I'm crazy for neon, powder, citrus, acid and pastel yellow

OMG, I'm loving all the neon, powder, acid, citrus and pastel yellows that I'm seeing in the store windows here in NYC. Here I am in one of my favorite shades of the color. The pic was snapped by my brilliant friend Vanessa Jackman during the FW11 collections.

I'm wearing my absolutely favorite Max Mara Camel coat, Miu Miu dress, belt and shoes, and my favorite Celine "Trio" bag.

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As happy as a school girl!

Whew hoo! I'm flying to NYC tomorrow for NYFW. So happy to be heading home. Can't wait to see the collections and shoot street style. Now the only thing left to do is pack. I'm so last minute. I swear I'm only giving myself two hours! 

I'm wearing my favorite Max Mara Camel coat, a Prada skirt, blouse, sweater, thigh high socks and earrings, a Gap denim jacket, and Celine kitten heels and Trio bag.

Thanks to the wonderful Lee Oliveira for this super fun pic!

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Max Mara Atelier

A few weeks ago while walking home from an appointment, I passed Max Mara which had recently dressed its window to display its Fall 2010 sun glass collection. The collection is gorgeous, but what really caught my eye was the first few pieces of outerwear used in the display. After the dominant presence of camel and fur coats/fur accents on the Fall 2010 runways, I had decided early out (in March) that it was an absolute must that I visit the incredibile Italian fashion house to pick up a coat for the fall. Seeing these few pieces in the window amplified my excitement for what was to come and jogged my memory about the house's Fall 2010 Atelier collection of coats that I had the pleasure of viewing back in March.

The collection of "made to measure" sartorial beauties includes these two key fall looks. This camel coat is an exquisite example of feminine-meets-masculine. The coat, inspired by the traditional men's dress coat, is tempered with a feminine silhouette along the waist and is accented with a superbly draped collar. The grey coat also takes cues from men's wear and is fabulously decorated with a luxe fur hem. Both coats are sophisticated and timeless, qualities that are synonymous with the Max Mara design aesthetic. If there is one thing that I have learned since moving to Milan, it's that Italians know their outerwear. I feel like with two coats like these in your closet, you could fulfill not only all your Fall 2010 outerwear needs but also those of the not-so-near future. What do you think?

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