Look from Celine Pre Fall 2011

Well, maybe not totally new. This look from the Celine Pre-Fall 2011 collection screams 1980 — making it new to this generation. A feminine take on the old-style tuxedo can be easily created with a few lucky gems from your neighborhood thrift store. If you want to add some vintage appeal to your everyday work blazer we found all the right pieces for $50 and under.

For starters the jacket is key. An eloquently fitted multi-paneled blazer can take your look from relaxed to self-assured. Hire a tailor to create the perfect fit. Tinley Road Equestrian Blazer, $47.99

Add a simple long sleeve tee in an unexpected maroon or burgundy to keep up with the throwback vibe from blazer. Long-Sleeve Crewneck Tee, $12.50

The make it or break it part of the look is comes down to the pants. A slim fit, high cropped pant with a soft sheen keeps the look updated, fun and chic. Express Ankle Pant, $49.90

Bringing some practicality to that high-fashion flair is a simple leather clutch. The tassle on this option from Topshop gives just one final nod to the old school. Navy Leather Tassle Lock Purse $44.00

Proenza Schouler S/S 2010

You don’t have to have invented the lightbulb to realize that it’s time to get some electricity circulating in your wardrobe. Proenza Schouler’s Spring 2010 collection was just one of the indications that a vibrant, mix-and-match warm weather season is upon us. When shopping for Spring, allow your eye drift to the brightest frock in the store, and this time, don’t leave it behind! Make it your own by mixing it with all your brights sitting in your closet in winter hibernation. Multicolored on top of blinding is precisely the look were going for, thank you very much.

Get the look:

Tee - Victoria’s Secret Essential V-neck Tee, $17

Skirt – Diane von Furstenberg’s Paulita Ruffled Mini Skirt, available at Net-a-Porter.com – $475

Shades – Mirrored Aviator Sunglasses from Topshop – $30

Bag – Amalia Cabas handbag in green by Zoe, available at shopzoeonline.com – $1,575

Sandal – Beaded Neon Bootie Sandal by Giuseppe Zanotti, available at neimanmarcus.com – $1,605

Runway image courtesy of Style.com

No word on what percentage of skin Lopez' sternum counts as.

We’re glad to see that scientists are applying their collective considerable brainpower to the somewhat Neanderthal-ish question of exactly how much skin a woman should show to achieve maximum attractiveness (and given that we have yet to find a cure for cancer or eradicate world hunger, I think we can all agree this is an excellent topic for scientists and sociologists to spend time on.)

If you’re wondering how these researchers managed to quantify something as legendarily baffling as human desire, read on: the researchers concluded that women are at their most attractive when they bare precisely 40% of their skin – no more and no less. How’s that calculated? you might ask. Well, each arm counts for 10%, each leg is 15%, and a midriff clocks in at a whopping 50%.

Feel free to mix and match. Might we suggest a leg, an arm, and 30% of a torso?

I’m a huge fan of big, clunky rings, but even I’m not so convinced about this new Delfina Delettrez ring – which comes with a painstakingly sculpted silver finger attached.

I've got you wrapped around my little finger.

Best (worst?) of all, the ring comes with a bottle of nail polish (and for $370, one could argue it certainly should) to adorn the silvery nail.

I think this is a fantastic ring to wear to let people know that you’re a serial killer, or that you want to date and be friends with serial killers. But maybe you’re more highbrow than I am and you can imagine this capping off a high-concept couture outfit. What do you think?

Over the weekend one of the girls in our office, Dina, decided she was tired of leaving patterns to her clothes and jumped on the bandwagon of a new nail trend, Minx nails.

As Dina explained it to us, the designs are like “contact paper for nails” – no polish or acrylic nails required to get an awesome, intricate design like the funky snakeskin she chose. The nails are supposed to last for up to three or four weeks without chips.

Have you tried Minx? What do you think of Dina’s lovely digits?

(ps: if you’re intrigued, check out this list of establishments offering Minx. if you get them yourself, send us a picture and we’ll feature it on the blog!)