In Transit Fly- Girl Style

I started traveling around the world when I was eighteen, modeling, actually getting paid for photo shoots in Paris, London, Milan, Bali, Morocco, Greece, Seychelles, and Capris among many, many more incredible and fascinating places. That was a couple decades ago and I can finally say with confidence that I have my airplane style "in-check". I used to travel, I'm sorry to say, fresh faced ( You can do this at 19 ), scrunchi in hair, and aerobic shoes....scary but true, it never really looked good, trust me.

I learned from my mistakes and today I usually wear all black, denim with stretch for comfort, socks ( for security check ) a small comfy wedge booty or sandal, and layered t shirts with a soft leather jacket or a comfy cashmere sweater. I'll mix it up with blue denim from time to time but that's pretty much it, this look works for me and a lot of celebrity's I noticed as I was doing research for this story.

 Wear what you want on board but if you care about looking polished or chic and still comfortable you can follow some of my tips and these from Eva Longoria who looks cool and comfy in denim, a boxy sweater, long scarf, and chic bag, oh yeah and a great attitude. The super chic dressed in all black Angelina Joli with her huge pumpkin tote, I love her polished unisex style. Cameron Diaz looks young and put together in a fun fedora, antiqued denim, wedge sandals and a t shirt/ sweater mix, great for changing climates. Diane Kruger ops for a cross body bag, love, black denim, sweater and leather jacket, short comfortable looking boots, the hair could be better in a nice pony but all in all she looks really good. Lastly I asked my hubby to take this of me just before departing to Miami's airport, my all black style.

I would love to hear about your favorite transit style tips, leave me a comment.

Be chic, travel safely, find comfort, smile a lot!

Braids, too young or just right?

Tricky subject for me since I really love braids but seriously feel there is an age limit. My first pre- pubescent love of "Adult Braids" came about when I saw the then young and absolutely stunning Bo Derek sporting them in the film10. Didn't everyone think braids were sexy after seeing her? I never tried to reproduce her look thank a God since most of the women I saw try this ended up looking, hmmm how should I say, ok like white girls trying to look like sisters, and in a bad way; there was nothing sexy about it; seriously this was a hard look to pull off.

Bo Derek had a face that was perfect and sadly or remarkably she could have done anything to her hair and look beautiful, a rarity indeed! 

I think Hiedi a Klum is also an exception, did I ever say how much I like her, well I do, she looks amazing for any age, rocks motherhood, is a seriously successful business women and even though every look she try's doesn't always work out she's confident and has a great sense of humor about herself! (my female crush I guess)

Back to braids I tried endless styles of them this past summer in the hopes of staying firstly cool and wanting to embrace this trend. Much to my serious disappointment my experiments didn't work, I tried but when I looked in the mirror I just saw this 48 year old women trying much too hard, this truly pissed me off since I wanted to sport some braids, really I did!

Please show me I'm wrong and send me your over 40 year old selves wearing braids and looking Chic!!

Here are some braids I Love and wish I could wear, that's me in the top left picture when I was about 32, sixteen years ago.

HOT PINK ...Really!??

Hot Pink, Fuschia, however you decide to call it, designers are showing this bold color for fall/winter 2013.
 Wether or not you embrace this shade of pink is up to you, but I have to say a little Fushia goes a long way in my opinion. Head to toe I couldn't personally wear as I would probably throw up by hour four, its just too much happiness in a fiber to wear all over, sort of like a pepto bismol eruption...yuk.
 

I can and will wear this shade of pink in  low doses, I would go as far as Fuschia snake skin pumps, a clutch, a t shirt, I own a DKNY Fushia silk skirt which I will be pulling out and wearing with my black leather motor cycle boots and with a not as yet bought pair of skinny sexy black pumps, I can't decide by whom yet, either Jimmy Choo maybe or Michael Kors has some super pretty black pumps!

Don't forget you can also embrace the pink in a lip gloss, an umbrella, gloves, a silk cashmere scarf, or 

A pink gemstone necklace or bangle.

Whichever way you choose to wear HOT PINK remember to wear it your way, with your personal touch.