Casual Couture and TAG!

The elements: grey jersey; jeans; blazer; all-season scarf
The vibe: easy chic; downtown elegance, sans pretense
You know how CC loves CC posts! And after seeing this word in the New York Times Style Mag this Sunday, CC knew it was high time for a low-fashion post: decontracté: relaxed or casually dressed.
So get ready to relax, darlings!
Hollywood’s golden boys take off the tuxes and tails and get cosy for this Vanity Fair shoot in 2007.
Designer John Patrick and models in pastoral bliss in Vogue
Backstage at Marc Jacobs, male models in repose. This and next two images courtesy nytimes.com.
This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Miranda of Sparkle Dust Fantasy.
Maison Martin Margiela acid wash skinny jeans, at eLuxury.com.
J Brand Zombie jeans, at intermixonline.com.
Silence & Noise bleach white twig jean, at urbanoutfitters.com. CC has and loves!
CC noted a lot of sweatshirt material gone glam on the recent runways, beginning with Casual Couture god Alexander Wang… Photos via style.com.
Isabel Marant
Karen Walker
Get the gray jersey look with these Moschino Cheap & Chic open toe lace-up pumps, available at shopbop.com.
Laura Laine illustration; visit lauralaine.net.
Students from The Class, nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
A Vogue editorial by Steven Meisel, February 2009.
Take it easy, darlings!

Tagged by fabulous Fellow Fashionista of Mizz J of Being High Maintenance:

What are you wearing now?

Yoga pants and a cashmere zip-up hoodie… but later I’ll be donning this fab vintage fur for a night out in scenic downtown West Hartford.

How often do you blog?

Every day!

Who was the last person you hugged?

My dear friend Nina

Which item from your closet are you wearing most lately?

This crazy tie-dye dress from Torn by Tonny Kobo

What's for dinner?

Arugula salad with edamame, grilled chicken, avocado and Parmesano Reggiano

What was the last thing you bought?

The oversize see-through tee from American Apparel

What are you listening to right now?

Party Shuffle on iTunes on my computer

If you could have any super power, what would it be?

Omniscience. (is that a word?)

What is your favorite weather, and why?

Super cold and sunny. Great running weather!

What time do you usually get up?

8:30 a.m.

What is your most challenging goal right now?

Getting into graduate school!

Say something to the person who tagged you:

You have a fabulous sense of self, lovely wit and impeccable style, Mizz J!

If you could have a house-totally paid for, fully furnished-anywhere in the world, where you want it to be?

New York City

Favorite vacation spot?

Aspen, Colorado

Name the things you cannot live without:

strong coffee, Stride gum, Haute Couture, books & mags, and my family

What movies can you watch over and over?

North by Northwest, Anchorman, Legally Blonde, and The Princess Bride

What is your favorite tea flavor?

Green!

CC is tagging all those Fellow Fashionistas who fancy a diversion to complete this survey!

xoxox,

CC