Fall is no doubt my favorite season, especially when recent Summer has been less than stellar lately weather-wise. I'm already so over wearing shorts and t-shirts every single day. I'm eager to put on some knit, wool, cashmere, and my favorite clothing item, jackets. There's just something about the Fall season that looks and feels so romantic. Maybe because people are covering up more and hence, look a lot less trashy than during Summer. I'm a big fan of layering, and that's because it maximizes my opportunity to wear more stuff from my closet and makes me feel like my money was well-spent on certain items since i'm actually wearing them (especially when it comes to my repertoire of jackets).
Even though the weather is still relatively warm for September, I started collecting a few Fall things here and there, just to get prepared for when time comes to bundle up, which in this city is always sooner than expected. But because my low budget doesn't really permit me to get things I really want to own this Fall, my only remedy is to blog about them through a wishlist post. So if there are any generous Samaritans out there willing to share their abundance of wealth with commoners like I, they will know what to FedEx me :)
1. Elizabeth & James Reversible Puffer Vest
I wear puffer vest during summer (I wore one today, actually), so obviously during fall for me it's almost something I can't avoid. The idea of being warm only on the upper body but leaving the arms out in the open fascinates me, but beyond that, I think they're just really cool. I want this one very badly because it looks incredibly warm and it's almost vintage-looking. Elizabeth & James is one of the high-end fashion lines from Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (I know!) and its from their newly-launched mens collection. Select Barneys New York, Barneys.com, US$565.
2. Burberry Prorsum Cashmere-knit Granpa Sweater
Knits are my favorite kind of sweaters to wear during fall (not the itchy Acrylic ones though) and I especially like it when they look like they're for grand-fathers during Christmas suppers. Call me old school, but that's my kind of stuff. A little anecdote of mine; I've started wearing granpa cardigans back in high school where it was frown upon (the times before Justin Timberlake was dancing around in 'em), and now younger guys from any kind of style groups in granpa cardigans are all walking around owning the look. As Jay-Z would say (in one of his songs called Off that): "If you driving it, I drove it. If you got it, cause I sold it. If you copped it, I bought it back". That's all. Confederacy, shopconfederacy.com, US$750.
3. Comme des Garcon x Converse Sneakers
Who doesn't own a pair of Converse? They're comfortable, easy to wear, and they're so classic that saying they're too cool for school is an understatement. I've own a couple of pairs, although I've managed to put them in places where they've gone though very rough times. Nonetheless, very solid shoes. But when I saw that one of my favorite Japanese luxury brand Comme des Garcon is teaming up with Converse to make these fun new sneakers, it was like Christmas all over again (as a matter fact, they will be on my Christmas list this year). A huge success in Japan, the U.S. will be getting them soon at select Comme des Garcon stores and retail carriers. US$100.
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