Bananas Over Taylor Jacobson

Who is Taylor Jacobson?  Why she’s the tough as nails, nay sayin’, style-saavy gal who is an integral addition to the cast on “The Rachel Zoe Project” on Bravo  TV.  Yes, “Tay” could use a bang trim, however her eclectic mix of vintage prints and woodcutter plaids  mixed with toughened up leather has me head over heels!  “Tay” has a knack for choosing the perfect shoe to complete a red carpet look and dare I say, looks better in skin tight leggings and drapy blouson tops than her emaciated boss, Rachel who basically gets swallowed up by whatever outfit she thows on over her bones… Hmmph!

So what have I dug on Taylor after the first two episodes?  Well, I can hardly ignore the FABULOSITY of the leopard Dior sheath she poured herself into on episode 2 -  LOVE!  The spunk and spice of the animal print paired with Taylor’s smokey eyes and tousled tresses was perfection and was the perfect outfit to don for a fash bash at Marquee in NYC! While this grrr-eat printed frock featured right isn’t Dior nor is it a sheath – it IS a fabulous way to incorporate animal into your reportoire.  You can find this pretty piece by Diane Von Furstenberg at Dianiboutique.com.  Wear this wrap in the fall with black leggings and over-the-knee boots or booties.

Taylor is also a knock out in fabulous second skin leather leggings – a must on my fall shopping list by the way!  As with any leggings one must get the proportions right.  Taylor balances out her look by doing her leggings with over sized (but not huge) button up shirts – this season she seems partial to plaids -and of course she finishes the look with sky high black booties – oh, and don’t forget the moto style biker jacket -BLACK of course.   Naturally, now of course you want your own pair right??  To wrap youself tightly up in leather check out these leggings featured left by Jeffrey.  Wanna buy?  log onto le garconne and make sure you have extra credit on that Mastercard as these babies go for a smooth $1150.00.  WOO-HOO!  Finsh the look with a plaid shirt.  I found this billowy one at Macys.com for a mere $19.99 – it’s all about the trade-off. 

STYLE TIP:  It’s ok to spend a little more on an “investment” piece – in other words something that you will cherish and wear a lot during the season and that will be a closet staple for years to come… Do leather leggings fit that description for you?!  If not skip ‘em and instead spend more on some fabulous over-the-knee boots – another BIG time trend this fall that will mimick the look above nicely.

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