Maximum Love

I've convinced Kati she should get a maxi dress this summer. Well, I should really credit Desigual, as we couldn't resist this dress ($142) when we walked through the "Summer of Love" collection in Macy's Herald Square on the 2nd floor. You may have noticed the Summer of Love windows on 34th Street. Be sure to check out the collection, a fun and colorful boutique full of perfect, flowing dresses and hippie bags for summer.






Although it's a crime to cover up that beautiful neckline, I made Kati try the Francis crest vest ($147) with the dress. I am a little obsessed with that vest. These two don't exactly go together, but I love pairing a long dress with a vest. If you really want to emulate the Summer of Love, you'll need a long fringed suede vest swinging alongside your maxi.

Check out some more Francis by Christian Francis Roth in Macy's Herald Square here. Don't forget to visit the sales section to the left for a Macy's savings pass, and to print up an H&M Friends & Family deal.

Macy's Herald Square, 151 W. 34th btwn Broadway & 7th
H&M Herald Square, 34th & 6th, and H&M, 34th & 7th Ave.

Happy Holiday Weekend Dress

It's Memorial Day weekend, and you need a dress for a beach party/Hamptons/Fire Island/Brooklyn roof BBQ thing. Please make me very happy and go to Macy's Herald Square and buy this from Christian Francis Roth's new Francis line:

A-line flag print dress.
Give it a home! Wear it this weekend! Let me live vicariously through you! I've got a wedding to go to and I'm taking two maternity dresses and the Forever 21 black maxi, because at the rate my body's changing, who knows what will fit best on Sunday morning? Or fit at all? So buy the nautical dress for me and slink happily round town one weekend night.

And speaking of happy, how perfect would this dress be for a fun-filled night in the city?

Vintage subway map dress, graciously modeled by Kati.
















Maybe you'll have a little too much fun and will need some help on the subway. You can just check yourself out for a bit and get your bearings. Not to mention, this dress is a total conversation starter. And think of the party games that could ensue, like "Where's my subway stop?"

Francis subway dress topper: the crest vest. I love this vest. Francis flag dress topper: trompe l'oeil pocket square jacket. I also love this jacket. And it has whimsical buttons.


















Many thanks to gorgeous blogger WendyB for the heads up. She told me his line was at Macy's after I raved about the safety pin skirt. And many thanks to my gorgeous model, Kati. Doesn't she have the perfect happy disposition for Francis?

Be sure to go here before you shop Macy's and get the Memorial Day Weekend shopping pass for an extra 10%- 15% off clearance items.

Macy's Herald Square, 151 W. 34th btwn Broadway & 7th