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J.Crew brought up an interesting fashion question on their Facebook page: Colorful socks—chic or geek? Could be a fun way to add some color this Spring and Summer…or could be Steve Urkel front and center. What do you think? If you’re thinking chic, you can purchase a few lovely pairs at JCrew.com. If you thinking geek, disregard this post…

We all know the one-piece bathing suit is back in style. With a few adjustments to the old school fit, the one-piece is sexier than ever. And modestly so, in most cases. Here are a few I’ve been eying lately:

Tigerlily Lilybelle One Piece Suit

Zimmermann Laughing Gull White One-Piece Halter Swimsuit

What do you think about these spirits hoods? Swell.com carries the red fox and owl (above) as well as the tiger and snow leopard. I could have some fun with these.

Coconuts Gaucho Boot available at Swell – $60

I still can’t decide how I feel about cowboy boots as a fashion trend. Most of the time I think, “Why would I wear cowboy boots when not riding a horse? That’s like wearing a helmet when not riding a bike.” And then I think of the other fashion trends I do follow like wearing a belt when my pants fit just fine or wearing flannel shirts (or better…faux furs!)  in the Spring, and yes, even in the Summer. Where are my “function-versus-fashion” arguments for those fads?

What do you think? Cowboy boots…yay or nay?

In this office

wearing this jacket

and these glasses

with this hairstyle

Forage Bow Ties

Oliver Peoples is a designer eyewear company based in Los Angeles that began in 1987 after opticians Larry and Dennis Leight found inspiration in a found estate collection of vintage American-made eyewear. Olivers Peoples offers both a Sun Collection and an RX Collection, all of which are fabulous. Here are some great ones from the Sun Collection…

The Soloist

Gregory Peck

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See a short video of Oliver Peoples interesting history after the jump…

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