trendspotting: mirrored sunnies

It all started with this picture.

The "it" that I am referring to is my obsession with colored reflective sunglasses, which has now established itself as a full-blown trend for spring. (See just about every fashion week street style round up and this post on Refinery29.) I posted this photo by Garance Doré about two years ago in reference to the white blazers, but it turns out that it was those orange mirrored aviators that left a lasting impression on me. I picked up my first pair of mirrored sunnies at a street fair last summer: clear wayfarers with blue lenses, and when those sadly broke, I snagged a set of cobalt blue wayfarers with orange lenses from Aldo. Cute as they may be, they're pretty bold for every day and not the greatest quality, so now I'm jonesing for mirrored Ray-Ban aviators just like the ones above. (Birthday money purchase, perhaps?)

Here are just a handful of the many photos that have been perpetuating my obsession:

[images: garance doré, song of style, style.com, viva luxury, and the cut]

A bunch of really cool sunglasses brands, like Spektre, Westward Leaning, and Wildfox, are featuring plenty mirrored styles. Not to mention you'll be sure to find them at every fast fashion retailer this spring.

You think you'll give them a shot, too?

Peace, Love and Neon,

Marisa

on styling with elisa and viviana

I came across this video on Garance Doré this morning, in which she interviews two of my favorite street style icons, Italian stylists/consultants Viviana Volpicella and Elisa Nalin. The girls chat about how the jobs of a fashion stylist and consultant work, what it takes to get there and how street style has affected their careers. The two ladies look absolutely adorable, as always, in their signature brightly-colored, well accessorized, playful ensembles (not to mention their color coordinated yellow accents!) and all three girls are so much fun to watch as they gab like old friends.

I hope you'll all find this video as enjoyable as I did!

Peace, Love and Neon,

Marisa