How Two Do: Sweater Dressing

 

On Melissa:

Sweater- H&M

Skirt- Parker

Leather leggings-Wilfred

Booties- Simply Vera

 On Aubrey:

Coat- J Crew

Dress- Jessica Simpson

Booties- Nine West

Let's talk Fall runway. Is it safe to say sweaters are dominating this season? We think so! We decided to try two totally different ways to rock the knit trend. First, the slouchy, cozy sweater and second the intarsia knit dress. Melissa chose to pair hers with leather to give the look a bit more edge while Aubrey kept it clean, letting the pattern speak its graphic story.

What are your favorite trends from the shows right now? Wishing you all a lovely Friday!

Coffee Break: Cafe Grumpy

 On Aubrey:

Vest- Urban Outfitters

Dress- H&M

On Melissa:

Necklace-H&M

Sweater- H&M

Pants- Parker

It is safe to say New York has a coffee addiction. We can't do without it; it may be the best relationship any of us has. The Two are happily a part of this coffee culture. One of our favorite pastimes is finding new coffee places and recently we found a cute one, as the title suggests, called Cafe Grumpy. The cafe has a few locations, we chose to check out the one in Chelsea. Each of us tried a latte and black current, huckleberry bread (hopefully we are remembering the name right! Either way it was an unusual combination.) Both were delicious and we were happy to declare the outing successful.

On our coffee adventure, both of us chose to style our black, winter staples pieces (Aubrey- her H&M black dress, Melissa- her H&M black sweater). We tend to believe no outfit is complete without lipstick or a standout piece! Melissa wore her printed Parker pants paired a minimal/ bold necklace and Aubrey adds a little sparkle with a sequin vest, a recent steal of a deal from Urban Outfitters.

We hope you are all finding a way to keep warm in this weather and wish you a wonderful week!

Snowy Style

 On Aubrey:

Jacket- Rachel Rachel Roy

Dress- Parker

Boots- Nine West

On Melissa:

Sweater-H&M 

Pants-Aritzia 

Necklace-Madewell

Beanie- H&M

How about this weather? Anyone who has been in or around NYC in the past few weeks knows how brutal it's been here! Last weekend, The Two adventured outside for a moment to take a few photos before heading to check out the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum.

When NYC gets cold, we resort to our natural instincts when it comes to fashion. What we mean is: layering! Beanies, leather, gloves, it's all in the details to stay warm and trendy in this season.

Wishing all of you a warm and wonderful week!

Black & White Night

On Melissa:

Blazer- Parker

Beanie- H&M

On Aubrey:

Dress- Parker

Boots- Sam Edelman

Well, hello there! It has been a crazy few months, so much happening! Here is a little update on the Tailored Two...
Aubrey has been working as an assistant designer for Jones NY collection. As her first job out of school, she couldn't be happier. Here's to loving what you do!
Melissa has been consumed by her senior year at FIT and an internship at Theory.  She is loving Theory and stressing hard at school, but it will all be worth it in the end.

In honor of the new year, our resolution is to give our blog the TLC it deserves! More to come soon.

Have an amazing week!

New Years Eve

Melissa's New Years Eve Outfit:
Blouse-Mango 
Skirt-Sweewe Cloriece
Heels- Privileged 
Bag-H&M 
Necklace-Dylanlex

This is our ideal New Year's Eve outfit, of course, accompanied with a glass of champagne, to start the New Year off right!

The Tailored Two wishes you a happy and healthy 2014!

Jazz Age Festival

On Aubrey:

Dress- Parker

Swing Coat- Tracy Reese

On Melissa:

Dress- French Connection

Fox Fur- http://www.afterlifeanatomy.com

Photo Cred: Emmanuel Rosario

A few weekends back the Two went to Governer's Island for a 20s Jazz Age Festival. We were celebrating our lovely friend's (in the middle above) birthday.  Our day consisted of picnicking, dancing, drinking, all while listening to a live 20's jazz orchestra.  Everyone attending the festival were dressed up in 20's garb, as if we were transported back into the age of flappers and prohibition. It was an incredible experience and we can not wait for next year's festival!  

We hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

How Two: Style Summer Prints

On Melissa:

Top- H&M

Shorts- Parker

Heels- Nine West

 On Aubrey:

Blazer- Parker

Tee- Self made

Shorts- H&M

Heels- Vince Camuto

Yes. We are wearing matching prints. After being roommates for three years, blogging together, shopping together, and influencing one another's styles, we have finally unintentionally reached twinsies status! We both met up wearing the matching print; at first we thought "how embarrassing?" then decided why not roll with it and talk about how we styled a print that we both clearly love.

It's always easier and fun to play with prints in the summer. Of course there is the obvious choice, printed dresses but we opted for printed details. Strong, bold, graphic looks have been an important trend lately, so we opted for styling with black and white to give our outfits the most impact.

Have a wonderful day dolls!

White Wash

 On Melissa:

Top- Forever 21

Skirt- Zara

Wedges- Simply Vera

 On Aubrey:

Dress- Parker

Heels- Vince Camuto

It's true, we have disappeared for a while but you can officially consider us back! It is also true that summer is officially here, in NYC anyway and in Aubrey's hometown for a weekend trip. As the weather is heating up, we have fallen in love with the summer trend towards all white. Not only is it practical being the coolest color to wear but it looks so clean and fresh!

We wish you all a wonderful week!

Starting Summer with a Pop of Color

 

 On Melissa:

Top-Zara

Shorts-Target

Shoes-Penny Loves Kenny

  

On Aubrey:

Jacket- Bebe

Dress- Parker

Booties- H&M

School has finished up for the semester and for Aubrey that meant graduation from Fashion Institute of Technology! This is just a quick post before a real update as to what we have been up to.

We are looking forward to what summer will bring and we figured the best way to celebrate the time of year was to wear a pop of color in our outfits. Wishing you all a great week!

Styling for Spring

 On Melissa:

Sunglasses- C/O Firmoo
Top- Prabal Gurung for Target
Pants- H&M
Heels- Penny Loves Kenny

On Aubrey:

Blazer- Aqua

Top- H&M

Mint Denim- Zara

Booties- H&M

We are so thankful that it finally feels like spring is here. Though we have not had much time to enjoy it with school, there is nothing like sunshine, colorful clothing, and the approaching imminence of sundress season to put us in a good mood.

We were so thankful to receive these sunglasses the other day from Firmoo. We were so happy because they came just in time for sunny weather and aside from that, um... hello? They are so cute! We are all about the classic style with a slight cat eye and silver detail. If you are trying to get your own frames, head on over to there site and check out their options and their first pair free policy!

I leu of the weather, we decided to wear happy clothing for this post and Melissa's new Prabal Gurung for Target seemed the perfect choice. As college students, we don't always have as much money as we would like to spend on clothing (who does??) and we are always happy to see collaborations with our favorite designers at prices we can afford. We particularly enjoyed this collection.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!