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More Photos of lovely faces at Paris Fashion Week. How cool is this headband!

Dree came across my radar randomly while flipping through a gossip magazine and I immediately “Thought this girl has style”. Of course I later found out about her genetics roots to the other famous Hemingway and that she’s a model.

Dree’s off-duty style seems to encompass a mix of a younger androgynous dressed Annie Hall ( Diane Keaton) versus the sexy exuberance of today’s Gwyneth Palthrow.

To get the look, try well tailored jackets and fitted pants with statements pieces such as a cocktail ring worn during the day or a standout Clutch. Keep the outfit simple and accessorize.

A while back I went to Colette to pick up a copy of Paper Magazine and they were playing the MAYA album. I went back home and bought it on ITunes – its one of the best albums I’ve bought this year.

I love XXXO ( the remix with Jay Z is a club banger), “Steppin Up” and “It takes a muscle” (on a simple reggae beat)  are some of my favorites from the album that manages to dish out both music you can dance to or just vibe to.

If you’re already a fan this album won’t disappoints as you can still feel the pain, joy and creativity in her music. If you’re new to MIA you’ll probably only like 40% of the album because the other 60% is unlike anything else out there right now on the mainstream airwaves.

Get MAYA , MIA’s new album here amazon.com

On a different note I’ve always admired her daring, playful yet rugged sense of style.

Here’s a shot that I love of MIA in her Timberlands and those shades are from SUPER I believe – love the styling for the cover of Nylon Magazine!

via here

Video for MIA XXXO here

This is one shoe combo I’m definitely excited about because it’s not just in the US, international shoppers can get a sneak peak at uber-trendy store Colette in Paris. The line is scheduled to hit store in the US on September 7th.

Isabel has a quirky artistic side that she tries to bring to her designs that make them anything but mainstream (I’m not really a big fan of the dress she made for Michelle Obama).

Will be taking my new bike out to Colette later today! I’m loving the Moon Rainboot that’s coming out in this collection, the High-Ghillie seems interesting too, but I’m afraid the yellow heel maybe a lot brighter than shown on the images.

Speaking of which “Two key styles in the line are the High Ghillie and a Ballet Flat Ghillie…the Ghillie shoe is an important design originating from Scotland as a smart shoe for walking the wet and muddy countryside. I love the Ghillie because it’s unique and practical. My Ghillies explore the allure of high style at a comfortable price. They complement the daring urban gladiator leg or a discreet workers’ pant.”

Can’t wait, shop online at Payless.com

More on Isabel Toledo -

Cuban born Isabel Toledo attended both The Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design in New York, but credits her real training to an internship with Diana Vreeland at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Toledo, a global fashion icon, became an international household name last year for the “Lemongrass” Day Dress she designed for Michelle Obama to wear to her husband’s inauguration.  She is an inventor of many signature looks and has been described as a “cult figure” by the New York Times , one of the “100 designers that count” by Women’s Wear Daily and “an important raw talent” by Vogue.

In 1998 Toledo and husband Ruben Toledo were the subject of the Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology exhibit, “Toledo-Toledo: A Marriage of Art and Fashion,” which chronicled their seventeen years of collaboration in design and art. The exhibit has since traveled to Kent State University Museum in Ohio, The Museum at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, and in part to The Kunts Haus Museum in Vienna, the Hayward Gallery in London and Parco Gallery on Tokyo.