young once and forever

I haven't been a super fan of Mr. Jacobs' past few collections, and curse his name on a weekly basis as I continue to wear my beautiful Marc by Marc flats which batter my feet like no others. But upon viewing the pieces from Marc Jacobs Resort 2011, I was reminded of why I love his designs so much. Everything here strikes a perfect balance between sweet and sexy, which as a girl in her early twenties I find is rarely accomplished by designers or individuals. Behold!

seven days in sunny june

As someone whose natural skin tone is so white I'm practically blue come the start of summer, dressing for warm weather makes me very nervous. Also, I've never understood the idea of less being more when it comes to clothing oneself, as I really do believe that (strategically) covering something up is sexier than letting it show in almost every instance. So needless to say that resort collections don't usually incite much enthusiasm from my neck of the woods, but Sonia Rykiel '10 has been the exception so far. I even like some of the pants!