Luxe inspiration

I've always loved pleats, but have only found the shortest skirts to show off the trend. The longer stuff with pleats usually looks too stuffy and more fit for my grandma than for me. But Burberry Prorsum does it right for the Spring/Summer 2012 collection (shown at left during London Fashion Week) with its Pleat Front Heritage Skirt in Womenswear. It retails for $995 (see title link), but is great for inspiration, with the high, fitted waist, full skirt with gathered pleats at the waist band, and adjustable button tab with a concealed zipper. Of course, I have to give a shout-out to those beaded wedges - they steal the show!

(Bur)berry is in for fall

Gotta love some designer wonderfulness. I LOVE this Burberry dress from the Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear collection. Emma Watson modeled the look at the runway show in September, and that gold version is absolutely fabulous. You can't buy online so I don't know the price, but you can visit stores and check it out for yourself (see title link).