Versace for H&M

I know I'm not alone when I say that I'm a HUGE fan of the designer collaboration with budget friendly lines. So imagine how thrilled I was to read in WWD that H&M is collaborating with Versace for its next designer line! 

According to WWD, the line will launch on Nov. 17th in 300 stores across the U.S. and will be dominated by dresses featuring studded leather, silk and colorful print, with accessories including high heels and costume jewelry. Here's a sneak peek at some items from the collection.

Images Courtesy of Vogue.com

I've already set the date in my calendar and will not make the same mistake as when the Lanvin collection launched. I plan to get to my local H&M super early and snatch up one of these beauties. 
 

Half Said Fred

Every so often at work, we have really important clients who come visit. I expect this trend to grow when our office moves from the burbs into the city. But I digress.

When these VIP clients visit, we get notifications about how to dress. Apparently jeans and flip flops aren't acceptable VIP attire. The extent of fanciness gets designated by Fred. As in Fred Astaire. Full Fred is super fancy attire and Half Fred is business casual.

I'm typically dressed Half Fred four days out of the week, but today I REALLY wanted to wear yoga pants and sneakers. For the record, I've never worn my yoga pants to work unless I was going to or coming from the gym.

I'd like to call today's outfit my conservative attempt at color blocking. I stood in front of the mirror for about 5 minutes going back and forth about which shoes to wear, and ultimately decided on the ones I'm wearing. For the record, I have severe shoe guilt - I should have worn the other pair. Oh well, next time, right?

Laughing at Stephen's expressions here.

Top, Skirt, Cardigan, Shoes, Necklace

And this, ladies, is why the boyfriend rocks my socks. He may have laughed at me a few times and shook his head with disbelief, but when it was said and done, he grabbed the camera, kneeled on the sidewalk and took outfit photos. I think he did a great job, but I have a question for you other fashion bloggers: how did your hubby react the first time you asked him to take outfit photos of you? Stephen isn't a photographer, so it may have been a strange request for him, but I'm curious if anyone else got the strange look the first time. 

At any rate, I think he'll come around. Before you know it, this routine will become the norm.