Recently Twilight actress Ashley Greene was seen at the Pink For Pilates Benefit along with her adorable Toy Fox Terrier, Marlo. While Marlo grabbed much of the attention, it was a bit hard to not notice the great leather sleeve shirt Ashley was wearing. After a bit of investigating, the shirt was identified as AIKO Kwan Top.

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The AIKO Kwan Top is a wool / cashmere blend sweater with a scoop neck and U-shaped topstiching at the neck. The raglan sleeves are made of leather making this sweater stand apart from most others. This is top that can be worn casual with jeans or dressed up if paired with a skirt. This is the perfect fall shirt  and you will get a lot of wear from the Aiko Kwan in either the Grey like Ashley is wearing or the black top as seen on the model.

Peplum shirts are ones that have a flared ruffle attached to the waist of the shirt and are a good way to make an ordinarily basic shirt more stylish.

The Alice + Olivia Ella Striped Peplum Tee is a silk black and white striped tee shirt with peplum waist. The peplum waist on its own creates a definition at the waist but this shirt takes it a step further by adding a yellow belt as part of the shirt which really draws attention to your waistline. The color also makes this shirt stand out even more than it would have on its own and starts you off in the right direction for a color blocking look. Unfinished edges at the cap sleeves make this shirt look less formal. You can wear this shirt with shorts or a somewhat fitted skirt.

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Alice + Olivia Ella Striped Peplum Tee

If you are unsure about the stripes and colored belt there is also a solid white version of this shirt available.
Alice + Olivia Ella White Peplum Tee

A silk blouse should be an essential piece in every woman’s wardrobe.

Most silk blouse look the same and there really is nothing that distinguishes one silk shirt from the next. The Chelsea Flower Henley with Snaps is a silk blouse that looks like no others though. This sheer brush silk blouse has 3/4 rolled button sleeves giving this shirt a bit of a military look to it. There are two front pockets and snap closure. The thing that really sets this blouse apart is the long back hem with lace up detail.

Wear a tank top under this blouse since it is sheer. You can pair this shirt with a pair of dress pants for work, shorts for a dressier casual look or with jeans if the weather is cool out. This is a great shirt to wear year round. This shirt comes in a few colors but my favorite is the Rosewood. It is a great pink beige color that will match your wardrobe. It is also a neutral so you can add pops of color in your accessories, pants, or shoes.

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Chelsea Flower Henley with Snaps in Rosewood

Summer is a time to relax and dress down but that does not mean you should wear a ratty old tee shirt even if you think it looks vintage.

Lauren Moshi has a great line of tee shirts, tank tops, and shirt dresses that are casual and relaxed but at the same time are stylish and in fashion. If you are unaware of who Lauren Moshi is let me tell you a bit about her and her products. These shirts all feature large, oversized prints all of which are hand drawn by Lauren herself.These drawings are then transferred to shirts, bags, capes, and pants. The images range from iconic fashion designers, skulls, the American Flag, and much much more.

While all of her stuff is amazing I love the shirts the most. My favorite of all of them is the Lauren Moshi Brie No 5 Raglan Tee. This two tone shirt has the fit and feel that all Lauren Moshi shirts are known for. The shirt has a burnout texture and features an image of the famous designer and fashion director of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld. This is a great black and white shirt that would look great with shorts or jeans to create a casual yet put together outfit. Add pops of color with your shoes and accessories.

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Lauren Moshi Brie No 5 Raglan Tee

If you like the image of the shirt but are looking for a different style then you may like the Lauren Moshi Corey No 5 Football Tee ( a simple heather grey tee shirt ) or the Lauren Moshi Karina No 5 Tank Pocket Dress ( a white tank top tee shirt dress with pockets ).

There are a few items that everyone woman should own, and a classic blouse is one of them.

Equipment is a brand that has been around since 1975 when designer Christian Restoin made the classic menswear button down shirt a makeover. He made a feminine glamorous shirt that women rushed out to own. These shirts are tailored exquisitely and timeless. In 2010, once the shirt was perfected the Equipment line was relaunched and is now known for its French sophistication and minimalism  meets laid back California style. There are so many great Equipment blouses to choose from but the Signature Blouse is  the most popular shirt.

The Equipment Signature Blouse is the perfect blouse to wear no matter the occasion or place. This versatile blouse can be worn with dress pants or a skirt for the office, casual pants or jeans for times when you are dressed less formal, or with a pair of cut off jeans for super casual times. These blouses can be worn year round so you will get a lot of wear out of this shirt.

Every season there are different colors of the Signature Blouse released but the basic look and style of the shirt is never changed. All Signature Blouses are long sleeve silk blouses with a fold over collar and have an 8 button closure. The pockets at the bust are foldover closure. There is a shirt tail hem with box pleating at the back and knife pleating at the double button cuffs. These shirts are semi sheer so you may want to wear a camisole or tank under the shirt.

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Equipment Signature Blouse

Colors Left-Right: African Violet, Lime Punch, True Pink

If you love the style and shape but want another color there are plenty to choose from:  Black, White, Coral, Blue, Beige, and Blush to name a few

Print clothing can be  a great way to incorporate many colors into your wardrobe.

Wearing a vivid print pattern will immediately liven up your outfit and draw much attention your way. Sometimes though, these patterns may be a bit much for certain occasions but there is an easy solution, watercolor prints. Water color prints tend to be a bit more muted in terms of color intensity. Another quality of water color prints is that the lines and shapes are softer, not as harsh as a tradition print. Since these prints are softer in color, they are perfect for spring and summer, though you will most likely have to put them away come fall since they are too summery.

The Shoshanna Sweetheart Strapless Dress is a great dress for spring and summer. This is a very feminine dress and is perfect for an afternoon or evening event. Made of silk-chiffon, this delicate sweetheart neckline dress with boning at the bodice has beautiful shades of pink, yellow, and green. A ruched waist, pleating throughout, and a bias seams make this dress figure flattering and ladylike. A feminine sandal will make this outfit complete though you can wear a heel or flat if you prefer. Because of all the great colors in the dress you should have no problems finding the perfect colorful shoe to wear or you can stick with a neutral shoe if you prefer.

Shoshanna Sweetheart Strapless Dress

The Twenty8Twelve Ava Romper is a very colorful romper with practically every color from the rainbow, in a muted palette. This long sleeve top with shorts bottom romper has a drawstring elastic waist and small fold-over collar. Hidden snap buttons make this romper seamless and streamlined. The cuffs of the sleeves have snaps on them allowing you to push the sleeves up to 3/4 length if you choose without worrying of wrinkling them sleeves or having them fall down to full length. In cooler weather you can wear the sleeve all the way down. You can wear this romper with practically any warm weather shoe, a flat, gladiator sandal, or heel. If you have a shoe in a color you can pull from the romper go ahead, but if not stick with a neutral or a brown shoe.

Twenty8Twelve Ava Romper

The Rebecca Taylor Watercolor Flower Camisole is a great everyday shirt that is casual but not too informal. This exposed shoulder shirt has soft watercolor floral patterns on it in shades of green, peach, blue, and pink. The ruched scoop neckline makes this a very flattering shirt. The cut out shoulders with ties give the shirt a bit of a sexy edge to it. The shirttail hem makes this shirt appropriate to wear untucked. You can wear this shirt with shorts or jeans. Pair your outfit with a pair of wedges and you are ready to go on with your day.

Rebecca Taylor Watercolor Flower Camisole

All of these watercolor clothes are perfect for any spring or summer activity and there are plenty more other great prints out there as well.

The menswear for women look is very popular this season and the easiest way to capture this look is with trouser pants or a vest but the most unique way to try this look , and often the most feminine, is with a neck or bow tie. By wearing a tie, you will most definitely be showing off a unique look that many women are too scared to try themselves. While you can take a regular mens tie and wear it, many times these ties are too large and cumbersome and look a bit strange around a woman’s neck. A solution to this problem is that many designers now are creating ties themselves that are either part of the outfit  or a detachable accessory for the shirt or dress.

The ASOS Pleat Blouse With Tie Neck is a ultra feminine sleeveless A Line pleated blouse with a retro collar and neck tie. This shirt is semi sheer  so you will want to wear a camisole underneath. This shirt looks great untucked, showing off the pleats or you can easily tuck it in if you prefer. This really is an all occasion shirt. You can wear it for work with a blazer covering up your bare arms and then take it off for after work drinks. You can also dress this shirt down and wear it with jeans. This shirt is available in Cream (pictured ) and Nude, each having a black necktie.

ASOS Pleat Blouse With Tie Neck

Twentysevennames Lydia Floral Shirt Dress With Detachable Bow Tie is another option if you are looking to try this tie trend. The tie on this dress is detachable so you can easily wear this dress without the tie if you would prefer. The dress itself is quite busy with its all over floral print and is designed to look like the skirt and the top are separate, and not one piece. This dress really is very feminine and the bow time gives it a bit of a masculine edge to it.

Twentysevennames Lydia Floral Shirt Dress With Detachable Bow Tie

Not all ties are attached to or even sold with a shirt. There are some really great, very unique, ties that you can pair with your clothes on your own. There are a lot of black and white traditional bow and neckties to wear but I really love the ASOS Bow Tie Body Pin with Mini Braces Clips. This is a very unusual tie, in fact it is really jewelry and not a traditional fabric material. This pin bow tie is a silver tone metal mesh pendant on a twisted rope chain and has miniature brace clip fastenings. As you can see in the picture below you should keep your clothign simple and use this as your accent piece. To play off the masculine / feminine look keep your jewelry to a minimum, perhaps only wearing a simple studded earring in your ears. For bracelets in rings, you can mix it up with simple pieces and perhaps a single ulta feminine ring.

ASOS Bow Tie Body Pin with Mini Braces Clips

Wearing a necktie that is not pre-tied may seem daunting but tying a tie yourself is not easy to learn especially with a great tutorial video showing you how.

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I have professed my love for Stella McCartney and her gorgeous floral and fruit prints that grace so much of her Spring /  Summer 2011 clothing line. I truly can not get enough of all of these gorgeous prints on all of her clothing. My favorite floral prints are on all of her tops.  The shirts can be worn with so much and the dresses are all so perfect for the spring and summer weather.

The Silk Dress with Floral Print is a beautifully illustrated dress with flowers all over the front and back. I love that the pattern carries onto the sleeves and neck of the dress. The cropped sleeves make this dress perfect for nights that have a bit a breeze yet are not too hot for those Indian Summer nights.

SILK DRESS WITH FLORAL PRINT

The sleeveless Floral Print Top is a great shirt with ruched shoulders.The print on this shirt is bright large tulip flowers at various stages of bloom. The background scenery carries to the back of the shirt.

FLORAL PRINT TOP

Similar to the silk dress, the Silk Top With Floral Print has the same overall pattern but is a shirt, not a dress. The shirt has ruffle trim detail on the sleeves and a cream trim detail at the neckline. Unlike the dress though, the back of the shirt does not have the flower pattern carry over.

SILK TOP WITH FLORAL PRINT

The Stella McCartney Floral Print Tank Top is a basic white tank top with a vivid tulip floral print on the front. The colors are so bright and cheerful and it is easy to wear with so many colors. This shirt would look great with a paid of denim jeans or shorts.

FLORAL PRINT TANK TOP

All of the Stella McCartney Floral Print clothing are breathtaking with the attention to detail. The floral prints look like they were hand painted onto the clothing. You can not go wrong with any of these florals.

One of the biggest trends for summer is a retro preppy look and it is easy to achieve this look by wearing Lacoste. Lacoste has been around since the 1930s when they created innovative white knit tennis shirts with a crocodile logo embroidered at the chest. In the 50s the brand expanded to add colored polo shirts, hoping to capture an audience of other sports genres. The popularity grew immensely with this expansion of colors and in the 1980s. In fact, Lacoste was THE MUST HAVE signature piece to any preppy’s wardrobe. It was also in the 80s when Lacoste branched out from shirts and starting designing shorts, fragrances, sunglasses, tennis shoes, boating shoes, sweaters, and leather goods. While the popularity of Lacoste has waned a bit, it is still the signature brand for the preppy look. Lacoste has also gone back to its tennis routes in the past few years due to top tennis players including Andy Roddick have begun to wear this brand on the court.  Now in 2011 the preppy look and Lacoste are a big trend so find a great shirt, sweater, or dress to wear.

Whenever the brand Lacoste is mentioned the first thing that comes to mind is their signature polo shirt with crocodile logo on the chest. This shirt is available in every color of the rainbow and even multiple shades of a color.The womens shirts are made in a fine cotton stretch and have a slim fit to them and are long in length so you can easily wear these shirts tucked or untucked.

Lacoste Womens Aumur Polo Shirts

Lacoste has a great line of v neck sweaters, some are a  solid color with a  stripe accent and others have  all over stripes These sweaters are casual preppy sweater that of course has the signature green crocodile on the chest.  The light weight stretchy cotton is slim fit and has long slim sleeves. This is a great sweater to wear with short, jeans, or over a dress. Since the sweaters are light weight and thin, you can throw one in your bag or tie it around your shoulders until needed.

Lacoste V Neck Pull Over Sweaters

My favorite of all the Lacoste Summer 2011 items are the polo style dresses. Like the shirts, these dresses are a stretch cotton with buttons and a collar. The Lacoste dresses have a long slim skirt with small slits at the sides and are knee length. You can wear them with sandals, ballet flats, or flip flops. The dress comes in two versions, one is a solid color and the other has a contrasting stripe piping along the collar, button plackets, and the arm holes. Both versions are perfect for a casual weekend day or perhaps a day at the office, if permitted.

Lacoste Short Sleeve Polo Dresses

Lacoste is a brand that has been around for almost a century and should be around for at least 100 more at the rate they are going. As long as they continue to design clothing that is classic and preppy there will be an audience to wear this brand.  Make sure to click on any of the links above to learn more about these great Lacoste shirts, dresses, and sweaters as well as to find other great Lacoste clothes and accessories.

Tribal print is the use of aboriginal and native prints and patterns on clothing either as a highlight or the main pattern. Most of these prints are vibrant and warm tones and occasionally are an animal pattern.  This season many of these tribal prints are in bright, bold colors  and patterns, though there are some in more neutral palettes. The easiest way to show off this trend is with accessories since there are so many necklaces, rings, bracelets, and earrings but that does not mean that there are not plenty of dresses and shirts in these great patterns as well.

Tribal prints are a trend that never really ever disappears from the fashion scene. There are times that it is in the forefront more than other seasons. Spring and summer 2011 is a time that it is quite easy to find top designers who used this look in their clothing campaigns.

The Boulee Tribal Juanita Dress is a light and airy baby doll dress with a ruffle hem and adjustable straps. This dress is overall a neutral palette with tons of turquoise color popping out all over.

BOULEE Juanita Dress in Tribal

The Warehouse Tribal One Shoulder Print Dress is an asymmetrical dress with a longer hem in the back and flared skirt. The colors of the dress are bright, bold, and colorful. You can wear this dress as is or you can belt it if you would prefer.

Warehouse Tribal Print One Shoulder Dress

Shorts are a great way to add some pattern and color to an outfit. The Stolen Girlfriends Club Anja Tribal Shorts are a high waist tie waistband short that has a great neutral tribal pattern all over. Wear these shorts with a solid shirt and a pair of high wedges.

Stolen Girlfriends Club Anja Tribal Shorts

The spring 2011 campaign for designer Diane von Furstenberg was heavily influenced by the tribal look. On eof my favorite pieces from this collection is the Diane von Furstenberg Oblixe Wrap Dress. This is a v-neck silk sleeveless wrap dress with a mix of patterns and a tassel tie waist.

Diane von Furstenberg Oblixe Wrap Dress

The MINKPINK Tribal Dance Tunic Tank Top is a vivid tribal print in my favorite colors, pink and purple. This is a long tank top with an asymmetrical hem so you will want to wear this with a pair of jeans unless you want to cover up a pair of shorts.

MINKPINK Tribal Dance Tunic Tank