The leather jacket is such a wardrobe staple. It gives everything you wear an air of cool. I recently bought a great shrunken patent leather one that I wear with shorts, but mostly I like layering it over frilly dresses to take off the cotton candy edge. It's also great for dresses and tops that are a bit roomier; since it gives you an instant waist. I love how Alexa wears her jacket over a printed dress. It pulls her outfit together and gives a certain sophistication. I of course had to include some golden oldies. This picture of Mick Jagger is so striking. The ultimate rock 'n roll leather jacket do...complete with open shirt, eyeliner and studded belt. This translates easily into ladies-appropriate by just adding a roomy t-shirt underneath a button down shirt and maybe strands of golden and silver necklaces

sunnies

I recently spotted these ray-ban clubmaster sunglasses and although my first thought was "old creepy guy glasses" I now find myself looking at them more and more...

Especially these girly - non creepy manish- pink ones:

And now Chloe wears them too...are these the new wayfarers?




I could imagine wearing the pink version with the simplest outfit



or the black ones with a cupcake-clean look

Girls on film

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I love love love French 60's "it" girls. Their look is so mesmerizing because it is simple yet makes you want to stop death in your tracks. Seeing these pictures makes me want to get back to super basic. So I believe this is going to be the summer of no frills hotpants and short skirts paired with simple white/striped shirts or cozy sweaters for nights. These ladies also seem to make the desperate hunger for an of the moment bag fade into oblivion. All I seem to need now is a sturdy vintage bag or even a basket (if I dare).

For t-shirts you have to look no further than K-mart. You can just customize "regular" white shirts into cool AA with this handy tip from the princess (assuming that Jane Birkin is the queen) Lou Doillon: "The best fashion tip my mother ever gave me was how to stretch shirts so they aren't too tight around the neck. You put the shirt around the knee and stretch it to crack all the thread in the neckline (Elle UK)"