Photo: The Sartorialist

Things are finally starting to heat up, both weather and fashion-wise! Here’s some great street style in the interim.

Also, remember our Twitter contest this past week? Announcing the winner of the gold Sarah Aghili “Kiss Kiss” ring… @kisukisu! We will be contacting her via Twitter DM today.

Photo: The Locals

Photo: The Sartorialist

Photo: The Sartorialist

Photo: The Locals

Rebecca

Rebecca is wearing a Club Monaco Hat, Club Monaco Shirt, David Kahn Jeans (gifted), Louis Vuitton Vintage Perfo Collection Pochette, Marc Jacobs Furry Heart Keychain, Tiffany Citrine Sparkler Ring, Sarah Richey Stacked Twist Rings, and Ecco Loafers (gifted).

Last weekend Renee and I took a fabulously warm and relaxing stroll to the East River. I was wearing my new favorite jeans (bright blue to everyone’s delight! no black!) and loafers. My boyfriend was pretty happy about the preppy Ecco loafers I had just received, and Renee was happy that I broke out my vintage Louis Vuitton pochette. I count it as vintage because I was in high school when I bought it—it took quite a lot of savings from my after school job! I’d like to think that adding this furry red Marc Jacobs heart keychain helps keep it relevant. I think I’ll probably buy a long strap for it as well to make it both more useful and more updated. After all, there’s nothing wrong with breaking out some well made classics… this Club Monaco shirt was my uniform years ago. I found it in my closet this past week and have put it back into my daily wardrobe mix. Guess you can tell I’ve been trying to make my spring cleaning more recession-friendly!

Rebecca

KAWS’ Recreated Rihanna GQ Cover

I’ve always been attracted to pop art. My parents are fond of telling the story of when I visited a museum as a 5 year old, and was enamored with Andy Warhol’s Campbell soup cans. In college I was totally obsessed with a class that went deeply into the meaning behind pop art and spent weeks perfecting a paper on the superflat movement. I’m still in love with that bright, flashy look that attracted me as a 5 year old, but I’ve moved on from Warhol to Murakami and most recently, KAWS. KAWS worked as a Disney illustrator before becoming the crazy popular artist he is today, and has collaborated on everything from toys to music to fashion. I’m obsessed with pretty much anything he puts his hands on—I would die for a KAWS Bearbrick or a piece from Jason Wu’s SS12 collection (he collaborated with Jason on that awesome print!). So, I’m dedicating this post to all things KAWS—enjoy!

P.S. Don’t forget to enter our Sarah Aghili ring giveaway—just follow @stylustesays on Twitter and tweet at us mentioning the ring! Winner will be announced here on Friday.

KAWS Skulls in Audrey Marnay’s Home, The Coveteur

KAWS OriginalFake Toys

Gering Lopez Gallery

Jason Wu/KAWS Collaboration Print, SS12 Collection

KAWS Statue at The Standard, NYC

KAWS Bearbricks

KAWS Artwork

Kanye West 808 & Heartbreak Album Cover by KAWS

KAWS Work in Pharrell’s Home, The Selby

Renee

Dries Van Noten Jungle Print Shorts $595

Don’t you love wearing landscapes? We do… especially landscapes that are reminiscent of old default Apple wallpaper. These Dries Van Noten shorts are both fantastical and fabulous! Spice up a white tee by pairing these with a pair of flatforms (perhaps Isabel Marant?)! Super lookbook ready. And can we pat Dries on the back for making a pair of shorts that are both fashionable and long? Work-appropriate is always such a nice bonus. Speaking of whimsical fashion, see below for our latest STYLUSTE giveaway!

Enter to win the gold Sarah Aghili “Kiss Kiss” ring by following the below!
1. Follow @stylustesays on Twitter
2. Tweet at us mentioning Sarah Aghili’s Kiss Kiss ring—we’ll choose a tweet at random
3. Come back here next Friday (5/18) to see if you won!

Rebecca & Renee

Clockwise from left: Anna Wintour in a Lobster Prada Dress at the Met Gala, Markus Lupfer Lips Embroidered Sweater $330, Lynn Ban Lobster Pin $4,500, Sarah Aghili Kiss Kiss Ring $6.50, Prada Patent Leather Lips Sandal $890, Delfina Delettrez Collar (price upon request).

WWD recently featured a big upcoming trend—surrealist motifs. Many of the Met Gala guests (including Anna herself) paid homage to surrealist fashion due to the “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” exhibition, and designers are coming up with all sorts of bizarrely chic pieces for fall. All of my favorite surrealist pieces seems to have something to do with lobsters and lips…such an odd combination, but both so much fun!

Want your piece of the surrealism trend? Enter to win the gold Sarah Aghili “Kiss Kiss” ring by following the below!
1. Follow @stylustesays on Twitter
2. Tweet at us mentioning Sarah Aghili’s Kiss Kiss ring—we’ll choose a tweet at random
3. Come back here next Friday (5/18) to see if you won!

Renee