Military Addition: Camouflage Pastels

While it still seems so far away at this point, the pre-fall 2012 collection of designer Thakoon's affordable Addition line has been announced, and we are loving the versatile eccentricity.

From a pastel palette of camouflage prints (brilliant!) to olive green pieces, the designer described Addition's oversized pockets, full skirts, and swing jackets as being "flirty, cheeky, military" clothes. 

So, a military vibe mixed with pastels, floral prints, and the ever-so-trendy olive green? Yes please! But wait, this olive color is not the only one to highlight — there's also a pretty dose of peachy pink, blue hues, and sandy tones. The variety is so much to take in, and we can barely contain this exhilaration. Check out the entire pre-fall 2012 collection here, and tell us which look you can't wait to own next year.

Text Brittney Schering

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Men and Watches

Now that our world is in a technology frenzy, fashionable and useful watches are often ignored and taken for granted. With a real mix of military and collegiate style a Smart Turnout watch is one of the affordable watches that are often bypassed. While the watch has a sharp looking face, it also has a fun strap that it swappable. Match your watch band with your favorite polo and enjoy the bright colors of the Summer months. Even better, the watch is priced at $199. Now you don’t have to glance at your cellphone in the middle of your meeting or while your out on a date for the time. Watches will never go out of style, it’s the manner in which you accessorize and wear it that matters.

Text Stephanie Buscema
Sources: GQ

My Kind of 90's

One thing I love about fashion is its ability to reincarnate pieces from previous time periods so that they seem fresh and new. This season, Urban Outfitters has created a collection that is inspired by the 90’s. I personally wasn’t a huge fan of 90’s fashion- something about jean overalls just rubs me the wrong way. However, I was sincerely impressed by U.O.’s rendition of popular trends such as grungy tops, blazers, trousers, unconventional fabrics, and platform shoes. The color palette of the collection is cohesive with the fall 2010 vision of many other designers- it's neutral heaven! Rather than sticking to camels, though, U.O. opted for slightly more variation, incorporating blacks, browns, greys, and greens to create a slightly wider color spectrum. The collection also showcased some other 2010 trends, including harem pants, lace details, rompers, and military jackets. A few standout pieces were the velvet dress with a borderline crochet pattern made of lace, the sleeveless pinstripe blouse, the maxi-romper (which is daring, but well worth the risk!), and the trouser shorts. The accessories were marvelous as well. They were very vintage-inspired and included knuckle rigs, messenger bags and corduroy knapsacks, over-the-knee socks, and plenty of wedges, platform heels and lace-up boots. Another thing that made me fall in love with this collection was the eclectic mix of designers- Dolce Vita, Nom de Plume, Sparkle & Fade and Jeffery Campbell were featured the most. I would recommend visiting the website, just click over there to the right on our main site and buying at least one, if not all of the pieces in this collection, as I am sure they will sell out quickly! It’s not every day that you find such a lovely mix of items all in one place, so you heard it from us first—Urban Outfitters knows good style.

Text Ali Antonucci

Standing at Attention

ATTENTION! I hate to interrupt you from the planning of your fall wardrobe but there is one more trend you should consider before you start shopping.

It seems that for fall a girl can have multiple personalities. She can be the punk rock princess, the biker chick and now she can also be on the defense with this years military inspired trend.

The almighty military jacket is embroidered with gold detailing and ornate trims. These jackets all fall at any length from your waist to your knee. They can easily be paired with leggings or skinny pants or for a softer look it can be paired with a full skirt.

When out searching for the perfect military jacket look for a jacket with a high-stand collar and a strong uniform style, choose one in either navy blue, black or red. There are going to be various amounts of jackets with different detailing and fits, and if you're going to venture in to the military jacket you have to go all the way. Choose the jacket that is double breasted or the jacket with the officer style with brass-buttoned sleeves.

Fall is all about bringing out the different personalities that are hiding inside of you. Fall is for all the girls who ever thought "I wonder what it would be like to be in the military or to ride a motorcycle." Now you get to find out!

- Erin Jones