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Not that we really need any reasons, but just in case...

Since summer is unofficially over.
Since today feels like Monday
Since it's going to rain here soon.

...let's look at some of my favorite stylish men! I keep them handy so rainy days and sort-of Mondays never get me down!

A little something for us girls who like our boys young... hello Josh.

And remember when Robert Redford looked like this? No wonder Meryl Streep let him wash her hair in Out of Africa!

The Kennedys in their prime. Brooks Brothers probably paid them commission for making tweed look so sexy.

Isaac Mizrahi dresses and adores all women large and small. For this we must give him our undivided love and why not? He's a doll!

Christopher Bailey has resurrected the Burberry brand..perhaps he could ressurect me?

Mr. Tambourine Man. Native of my state. The only man here who's hair I could mimic with my own. God he was hot....when I was only about 6 years old!'

And Tim Gunn. Stylish is life and he personifies it. Sigh.

Avedon Fashion 1944-2000

While in NYC last week, I had the total pleasure of attending the Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 exhibit at the International Center for Photography. It was one of those wonderful NYC moments where you simply stumble onto something incredible that you were not planning on attending, but then it becomes a trip favorite. The exhibit highlights Avedon's fashion photography from his career days at Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, The New Yorker and more. The images are iconic, glamorous, gritty, beautiful and imaginative. It's hard to imagine the look of fashion magazines today without his groundbreaking photographs of yesterday. The true test of course is that his photos are as current and fresh today as they were then.

Top Gunn

"If you want to dress to feel as though you never got out of bed, then don't get out of bed." - Tim Gunn

When the Deep Purple Falls

Refreshing. Regal. Rich.

Autumn is arriving! Here in Minneapolis it is crisp and cool and in the 70's. While some people are thinking "back to school" I'm thinking "back to knee high boots and cashmere wraps"! Having just been to New York City, where I perused the shops and swooned over the stunning Marina Rinaldi pieces at Saks Fifth Avenue, I am going to post some pieces that highlight of the biggest color trends of fall. It's all about regal and rich purple and refreshing grey my dears. Pictured here are some of what is available to us this fall, and I don't know about you, but I'm SO ready!

Credits (top to bottom):

Calvin Klein, Etro, Manolo Blahnik, Lafayette 148,
Igigi, Michael Kors, Eileen Fisher, Brian Atwood, Joan Vass, Eileen Fisher, Anya Hindmarch, and Anna Scholz