2011 {First} Year in Review

This post will serve as a walk down memory lane, I had such a great summer in Charleston, SC and was able to incorporate so much of my surrounding environment.  I've also highlighted some of 2011's best trends.  Without further ado, here is my review of some favorite posts from Sartorial Roadmap's first year...

 Residents of the Runway: Seriously Feminine was inspired by this perfect little house right down the street from my apartment.

Stripes + Stripes = Style Stars was inspired by this SS '11 trend, which also reminds me of a dress in this post!

I had A LOT of fun with my Oh Irene post, listing necessities for the incoming Hurricane...that ended up causing mayhem for a whole 10 minutes...

Jenny & I stopped by Sugar Bakeshop to celebrate 1,000 views on my blog!

This was definitely a favorite post, PJ's In Public highlighted the silk p.j. trends that were shown on runways around the world!

In September I prepared my Missoni x Target Shopping List and was able to score a few of my favorite things, but I'm still bitter about the socks!!

The Paris Market was definitely a highlight during my trip to Savannah, and obviously seeing this girl!

Design minded in every sense of the word, Jenna Lyon's just knows what she's doing, and that's why Lyon's Den is my favorite interior design-centric post.

Going to see My First Artprize in Grand Rapids was so fun, the above piece was one of my favorites!

Thanks for a great first year, I can't wait to dive into 2012!  I'm moving to New York in exactly 1 week and can't wait to see what the year brings!!

New From Old Navy

Okay so I went to Old Navy for the first time in a couple of years hoping to get my hands on a pair of booties like Jane's, unfortunately they didn't have my size, but I did come out a winner on a few other fronts.

After spending five years in Chicago the "color" black and I became quite fond of one another, and aside from a few pops of color in the summer I tend to steer clear of brights for the most part.  Perhaps now you'll have a better understanding of how shocking my Old Navy purchases are.

I notoriously hate pink more than pretty much any color, but I could not resist this skirt!  Admittedly my mind immediately went to the dark side...it needed some black to tone it down...

I decided that since the Holiday's are here it would be fun to style the neon pink as a Holiday look.  So I paired it with this top from The Roo Vintage, my favorite necklace full of sparkle from J. Crew, and finished it off with a belt.  What a great alternative to sequins and sparkles...still festive but not literal.

My eyes immediately spotted this dress on the sale rack.  It is giving me major Prada SS '11 flashbacks, and also reminding me of this post from July.

I figured that since the colors were already crazy I might as well throw on a red leather jacket to finish it off. I definitely feel like this is Holiday party appropriate too.  P.S. don't you love when you're in your high school room and there are bags full of photos and empty albums that are still lying around from your graduation open house...?

The best thing about these two lovely pieces??  Their prices...check it out!!

Even better............

And there ya have it...for a whopping $16.46 I have two new favorite ways to wear color this winter!  Also welcome for the first time putting her modeling skills to work, last years number one Christmas present...my dress form!!  Still messing around with how to photograph her, but expect to see her around more often!

Stripes + Stripes = Style Stars

Stripes are one of those "trends" that actually never go away.  I mean let's get serious the nautical look is ALWAYS in for summer.  They are however manifested in different ways each year, in 2011 stripes are thick, they're thin and best of all THEY'RE MIXED.  Together in a million different colors and sizes stripes were made to blow minds this year.

All of the photos below were already saved in my fashion inspiration folder so I figured I should share them since it was a huge trend for summer, and probably won't go away for a little while!

Elle France via Fashion Gone Rogue

via fashion gone rogue

via vanessa jackman?  i think...

via sincerely jules

With Jules I like the mixing of the two unrelated patterns.  It's an easy trend to try because of the classic shirt and the way that the black stripes tie into the black of the skirt.  Anybody willing to give mixing stripes a go?

And in case you didn't believe that I painted my nail to look like a firework for the 4th of July, here is photo evidence!!