these images may be from j.crew’s 2009 holiday catalog photographed way down south of the border in a very wintery chile, but for me the styling remains pretty timeless. i love the unexpected layering and colors — sequins, sweaters, lime green, pink, puffys and maybe best of all, paired with worn-in and faded denim. j.crew is pretty great that way — while... 
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i like getting dressed up — just not too dressed up. that’s why i love denim — you can take a sparkly top or a great blazer or both, throw them on with a pair of faded denim jeans and it turns out just right for my kind of dressed up. here’s some of my favorite holiday pieces dressed down with denim. clockwise, l to r: madewell sequin jacket; zara... 
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imogene + willie is a denim company based out of a renovated old service station in Nashville, Tennessee that i’ve only recently discovered. they’ve just announced the launch of their Autumn 2012 women’s collection, and i am overall, well just quite smitten. the imogene + willie owners Matt and Carrie Eddmenson are extremely passionate about creating quality... 
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well, this is your lucky tuesday! because dear readers, the fashionable folks at mih jeans invited me to give away a pretty pair today to celebrate the launch of their new Pre-Fall Collection. Pop on over to mih / sfgirlbybay giveaway page, where you can enter to win an outfit from the new collection: The MiH Halsy Cut-off and the MiH Surfer Tee (sorry, not the leather jacket... 
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the june/july issue of rue magazine is available for online perusing, and it’s their second annual travel and adventure issue. rue has scoured the globe for the most inspiring international style out there, and included in the issue is a feature on mih jeans’ london studios photographed by emma case. smashing you say? yes, i do! you say you’d like to see... 
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