Really liked this... thought I would share...

Wear what you LIKE  - the rebuttal to Michelle Obama's choice to wear Alexander McQueen for the sate dinner with China.

The fabulosity of flares

Things have been a bit grey and gloomy here in Chicago, so naturally I'm dreaming of Spring and a new wardrobe. I'm sick and tired of wearing the same bulky black snow boots with every single outfit I wear in public because I can't tromp through the snow and ice in anything less. I feel frumpy and creatively stifled. So to remedy my mid-winter fashion blues, I've started surfing fashion blogs with renewed zeal. (note: the fact that my final semester of law school is full of classes such as "The Law of Social Networking" is certainly helping)

Of the many new trends I've noticed from ravenous blog surfing, I've been particularly excited about the growing prevalence of slim and sexy '70s style flared jeans. First I saw them on Scott Schuman's The Sartorialist (below left), and then on Rumi Neely of fashiontoast (below right).

Goodness knows I've enjoyed the chic look of my skinnies for the last four years, but I really miss the incredibly flattering look of a great-fitting pair of flares. They make your thighs look slimmer, your butt look juicier, and create this great shape that accents whatever fabulous pair of shoes you have peeking out from underneath.

As much as I wish I could break out the flares I wore with love in high school, I have a sneaking suspicion they probably won't fit anymore... So here's to a fresh new look for spring, courtesy of a fresh new shopping spree! (as soon as my loan money comes in...) Who's with me?