Neoprene...?

Neoprene, also known as the fabric wetsuits are made out of, is having a moment.  The fabric has recently hit the shelves of department stores as skirts and bags.  That's right.  Move over O'Neil, Net-A-Porter has a great selection of neoprene wares, including a Stella McCartney wetsuit.  Surfer girl meets 5th Avenue.

The ultimate transition pieces.  Go right from your scuba lesson to the club.  You'll stay warm in the water plus post-swim while you're waiting in line for a drink.  

At left, yellow ASOS shift dress makes scuba diving sexy, while the McQAlexander McQueen dress below it makes you look like a shark.  Check out those side fins- we're gonna need a bigger boat.  Tablet case from Marc by Marc Jacobs, bring your electronics to the beach!  iPads and iPhones are best nestled in the safety of a bright orange Juicy Couture tote.  Neoprene shoes, why not?  Jimmy Choo to the rescue.  Wear them instead of flippers while scuba diving for a chic edge.  Skirt and dress on the right by Linda Marie Fernandez.  The blue and black neoprene with a thick, black plastic zipper remind the wearer of a classic wetsuit.  Upside of wearing neoprene?  It's so tight you can't breathe.  Who needs air? 

All Mint Everything

I love spring.  It gets warmer outside, flowers bloom, birds return, it rains a lot....

Anyway.... I mostly like spring for the flowers and sunshine.  The return of spring also means the return of floral prints and pastels!  I love florals, and we'll get into that later.

Today the spotlight is on the color I'm currently obsessed with: MINT GREEN.  The walls in my bedroom are this color.  I want to wear pants, shirts, shoes and dresses in this color.  I want to be this color, to put it lightly.

It's a trendy color so I don't want to saturate my wardrobe with it, but one or two pieces might work their way into my closet.  Being that it's trendy, I also can't justify spending much money on something I might not want to wear next season.

For your (ok mostly mine) minty pleasure I have picked out a few pieces you might want to be seen in.  Wear them all together and go get some chocolate chip mint ice cream, let everyone know spring is coming.

Clockwise starting at the top:

Shirt from LuLu*s

Shoes from Urban Outfitters

Skirt from ShopSosie

Clutch from TopShop

Pants from Urban Outfitters

Wear the Runway: Felder Felder 2012

Felder Felder 2012 consisted of:
1. more gold lamé
2. more underwear as pants
3. nebula tights
4. nebula dresses

All things I highly approve of.  Do you think the model wearing the underwear ever thought "one day, I'll walk down a runway in a sweater and underwear with gold accents?" I like to believe that was a childhood dream for her. View the whole collection here.

I know what you're thinking right now - "where can I get a pair of space tights/a space dress Dana?"  Fear not, dear reader.  I have scoured the bowels of the internet to bring you these fabulous tights AND galaxy dresses by Black Milk Clothing. 

As for gold lamé skirts...this was too easy.  I happened to own a couple pieces of lamé clothing and American Apparel has more lamé than a rave. 

Buy these articles of clothing and wear them to church, class, parties and your performance review.  Thank me later. 

Photos from www.stylebistro.com