Topic: oxfords

Ready-To-Click: Blogger Jet Set Style

Ready-To-Click: Blogger Jet Set Style

Susie Bubble on how to be stylish while living out of a suitcase. -Styleite

Cords and Oxfords: fashion lessons from your professor. -Refinery29

The 10 best moments of fashion month. -Fashionista

Everything Beyonce wore in that “Countdown” video. – The Frisky

Mary Janes for Fall. -Betty Confidential

Lady Gaga dressed like a normal person at iheartradio music festival. – College Candy

The Kardashians are in favor of pairing black and brown. -The Budget Babe

Unexpected style evolution: Susan Sarandon. -StyleList

Cities are fighting over Fashion Week schedules. It’s getting ugly. -The High Low

Dry brushing sounds like some kind of crazy miracle. -Birchbox

Scientists will never figure out if wine is good for you. -YouBeauty

Shopping Guide: Affordable & Adorable Floral Print Flats

Shopping Guide: Affordable & Adorable Floral Print Flats

I’ve been seeing a lot of really lovely floral-print flats lately (like this gorgeous $390 pair by Jil Sander) so I put together this gallery of affordable styles. Yes, one man’s affordable is another’s extravagance. However, I can say comfortably that the shoes in the following gallery are affordable… compared to pricey designer options. Prices start at $16 and cap at $100. More »

The Editors Create: A Dress Out Of Men’s Shirts (For Father’s Day!)

The Editors Create: A Dress Out Of Men's Shirts (For Father's Day!)

Have you ever been entirely naked in a man’s room and needed to create a makeshift dress? Out of button down men’s shirts? Sure you have, you trollop! Happens to you all the time. Well, the editors at TheGloss have worked out a solution for you. In honor of Father’s Day, we’re juryrigging some shirts and making them into something the Little Mermaid might have worn.

(Ed note: And in retrospect, if you making videos, decide not to just let people smear all the makeup on you. All the makeup. ) More »

Shopping Guide: 13 Saddle Shoes Fit For The Kentucky Derby

Shopping Guide: 13 Saddle Shoes Fit For The Kentucky Derby

The recent ridiculous fashions at the Kentucky Derby had me thinking about what one might wear to such an outdoor event without looking like a shameless cartoon character. This got me thinking about saddle shoes, a great casual style that’s perfect for an all-day outdoor event that requires a lot of milling about and drinking bourbon cocktails. The saddle shoe (not to be confused with the very similar “spectator” shoe) is a low-heeled oxford characterized by its distinctive “saddle” usually (but not necessarily) in a contrasting color. Saddle shoes are cool and–while scoping label 80%20′s designs this morning and sad to discover their excellent saddle wasn’t available anywhere–I set about putting together a shopping guide.
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