MySpace Muses: October
Some people in this world never put together an outfit that’s less than perfect (cough: Vanessa Traina). Such gifted visionaries may be able to get dressed with ease and excellent results, but for the rest of us, assembling a great look usually requires quite of bit of trial and error. Though experience is the most brutal—and, dare we say it, best—teacher,* there are other ways to acquire key wardrobe information besides going through the sartorial crucible yourself.
One easy solution for creating your own mistake-free outfits is to look to today’s MySpace Muses for inspiration. These stylish ladies from our international community of friends offer up lots of smart ways to wear the latest trends. Kari, 21, Mexico (top row, far left) tucked a simple white tee into a plaid skirt—try James Perse’s Casual Tee
($44) with Arden B’s. Plaid Pencil Skirt ($78)—for a sleekly stylish look. We love how Tamara, 27, Wisconsin (top row, middle) made her all-black outfit more interesting by adding a few strong brown accessories. Punch up your own noir ensembles with Mia’s Empire Gladiator Sandals
($63) and Urban Outfitters’ Sabina Foldover Satchel ($245). As you know, we adore little leather jackets and like how Andrea, 24, Amsterdam (top row, far right) wore hers with some of-the-moment baggy cropped trousers. If you don’t have an abbreviated moto, try bebe’s Cropped Motorcycle Jacket ($249), and check out Silence & Noise’s Ankle Roll Pant ($68) for similar bottoms.
This crop of muses also gave us great examples of how to mix different styles together. Olivia, 16, Boston (bottom row, far left) balanced out the inherent preppiness of a cable knit cardi by wearing it over a graphic tee. If you’d like to emulate her outfit, J. Crew has a fantastic Cambridge Cardigan
($88), available in twelve colors, and Alloy’s Freddy Mercury Tee
($19) would be perfect underneath. Nita, 23, Finland (bottom row, middle) shows us how to work the over-the-top look of over-the-knee boots into an everyday outfit—just wear them with a pair of opaque tights! Chinese Laundry’s Turbo Boots
($99) are a great guilt-free way to try this shoe style. Finally, we have Hanah, 19, Toronto (bottom row, far right). She diffused her blouse’s girly ruffles (Ali Ro’s Ruffled Blouse
($152) is darling) by tucking the top into a sharp pair of tailored trousers. Playing feminine pieces against masculine ones is always a savvy choice.
As always, our search for new muses is ongoing, so don't hesitate to recommend yourself or a friend. Just email us (myspacemuse@whowhatwear.com) your name, age, email address, a link to your MySpace page, and the best full-length shots that convey your personal style!
*Thanks C.S. Lewis
One easy solution for creating your own mistake-free outfits is to look to today’s MySpace Muses for inspiration. These stylish ladies from our international community of friends offer up lots of smart ways to wear the latest trends. Kari, 21, Mexico (top row, far left) tucked a simple white tee into a plaid skirt—try James Perse’s Casual Tee
This crop of muses also gave us great examples of how to mix different styles together. Olivia, 16, Boston (bottom row, far left) balanced out the inherent preppiness of a cable knit cardi by wearing it over a graphic tee. If you’d like to emulate her outfit, J. Crew has a fantastic Cambridge Cardigan
As always, our search for new muses is ongoing, so don't hesitate to recommend yourself or a friend. Just email us (myspacemuse@whowhatwear.com) your name, age, email address, a link to your MySpace page, and the best full-length shots that convey your personal style!
*Thanks C.S. Lewis
I love the second girl's outfit. It is so simple but stylish. Those gladiators really give her outfit character.
Posted by: Melissa | 2008-11-12 11:45:49
Great group. These looks are real, and don't look contrived. Bravo.
Posted by: missy | 2008-10-23 12:15:23
Lovely lovely looks, by FAR my favorite selection of muses that you have included on the site!! Am so thrilled by the looks. Nita, as always, looks amazing and love love love the stripey top & whole look. She is such the fashion-forward girl!! (middle, bottom) Loving the brown accents with the black, so solid. (top, center) Andrea, I totally think you rock the cropped jacket the cropped pant in your photo - cannot wait to check out your blog, am sure it will soon become one of my faves as I have a similar body type to you and it appears we already quite similar :) Cheers, and congrats, ladies! Lovely!! XO
Posted by: megs | 2008-10-20 12:02:45
love the last loook put together perfectly. elegantly. letslivefast.wordpress.com
Posted by: Chel | 2008-10-19 01:01:09
i like the 1st girls outfit
Posted by: lianna | 2008-10-17 16:10:44
why do almost all myspace muses have fashion blogs? new trend, perhaps?
Posted by: Xyla | 2008-10-15 23:09:06
Wow! Much love to all those diggin my gladiators... Thanks WWWD!!! Check out my Ebay Store! ::Tru Orignl's Closet:: http://stores.ebay.com/Tru-Orignls-Closet Suscribe to my blog! http://www.myspace.com/truorignlcreations
Posted by: Tamara | 2008-10-15 20:33:47
I really love the over the knee Chinese Laundry boots!!!
Posted by: Steph | 2008-10-15 16:15:38
I really like girl number 2. She has really great style!!
Posted by: Kelly | 2008-10-15 12:18:37
hey i am Nita, this is my blog http://nita-karoliina.blogspot.com/ i am so glad for comments and this was huuuuge for me!!! <3
Posted by: nita-karoliina | 2008-10-15 00:19:58
I like Hannah's look the best. Although I like the concept of Tamara's look, I'm very wary of seeing gladiators. I would have liked to see this with a different shoe. http://www.sugarrockcatwalk.com
Posted by: Sugar Rock Catw | 2008-10-14 22:54:24
I'm glad the muses are dropping by to give us their blog addresses...sure helps us to follow their stylish ways. Especially since I was only familiar with the bottom middle and right girls :) My blog: http://mimisview.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Mimi | 2008-10-14 19:33:05
yes cute, love the irina looking girl and the one below, i would wear those both.
Posted by: sarah | 2008-10-14 19:03:19
Yay it's Hannah S from lookbook.nu. She dominates that site with her amazing style. nice post.
Posted by: Alessa | 2008-10-14 18:18:36
kari, congrats! this girl is so special, and she's so fashionable .. i love her work... you can check it out at: www.rarascoincidenciasneoyorkinas.blogspot.com
Posted by: ivizza | 2008-10-14 17:48:27
SOOOO THANXXX !!!!! I'M karii this is so excited! :D http://rarascoincidenciasneoyorquinas.blogspot.com http://rarascoincidenciasneoyorquinas.blogspot.com http://rarascoincidenciasneoyorquinas.blogspot.com http://rarascoincidenciasneoyorquinas.blogspot.com
Posted by: karii | 2008-10-14 17:39:24
I love Andrea's look!!! I always love the myspace muse column. check out my blog: whocarestisonlyfashion.onsugar.com
Posted by: Robi | 2008-10-14 17:15:28
this is so amazing, thank you so much!! (i'm the one in the lower left) elena (and anyone else who is interested), my blog is: NATUREGRAFFITI.BLOGSPOT.COM
Posted by: olivia | 2008-10-14 16:11:31
Andrea has the look of Irina Lazareanu about her!
Posted by: Amy | 2008-10-14 15:39:16
Hey! Im Andrea, the top right, drop by my blog, maybe you'll like it! www.stylescrapbook.com
Posted by: Andrea | 2008-10-14 15:26:21
I'm the last girl! lookbook.nu/hannahsider 3-of-hearts.blogspot.com
Posted by: HannahSider | 2008-10-14 12:21:25
NITA. Love youuu! --fashionchalet.blogspot.com
Posted by: Fashion Chalet | 2008-10-14 12:07:11
recommendation: you should include the link to their blogs. how else can we follow up on them? great picks btw!
Posted by: elena | 2008-10-14 11:40:26
Agreed. These are fashion forward women. So much fun to see older ladies.
BUT....can we get a man every once in a while. There are some great fashion guy blogs out there too...
The over the knee boots are great. Nice and simple. Anyone know what they are?
http://luvvy-luvvy.blogspot.com/
check my ebay store thru my blog too (for all things vintage)!
Posted by: LuVvy | 2008-10-14 11:15:49
I love that most of these girls are actually older than 16. This is prob the first muse post I've actually liked. Love those over the knee boots!
Posted by: stylenowhere | 2008-10-14 10:57:57
Love Andrea's outfit.
Posted by: foreveryoun | 2008-10-14 09:59:03
I'm only digging the first and last girls. Mreh.
Posted by: Aitch | 2008-10-14 09:50:50
I love the myspace muses. they always look so chic and pulled together. in particular, im in love with the all black look with brown accents. it really shows that you can actually wear brown with black.
Posted by: S | 2008-10-14 08:26:04
yuck ... that bebe jacket you posted is quite possibly the most hideous thing ive ever seen... nice try but i think weve all seen way nicer "little leather jackets" than that one.
Posted by: R | 2008-10-14 05:34:53
Yay! They don't look like 10 year olds playing dress up! Love the orange plaid skirt...Love the over the knee flat boots...and even though I would never wear 'em, still love the gladiator sandals.
Posted by: blinkbunny | 2008-10-14 01:07:50