LE CATCH

Prada's fans turned up at last week's runway show in Milan, decked out in the designer's 3-D styles, only to see that Spring 2024 collection has even more tactile details in store from gossamer-light dresses to metallic fringed belts to sparkly, sequin-flecked blouses and jackets. While I'd love to splurge on the embroidered organza skirt and leather-floral ballerina flats, last picture, I am going to get in on the statement-making game for a lot less with this decadent-looking under $500 Xu Zhi feather-trimmed tank, the embellished Anthropologie button-down ($158) and fringe cardigan ($118) along with this, this and this!

They say the best podcasts have you feeling like you are part of a personal conversation, which is exactly why I am such a fan of my dear friend Molly Sims' Lipstick on the Rim. Whenever I listen to her episodes whether with Dr. Will Cole on gut health or Tinx about self-worth, I feel like I'm sitting on her sofa, her dogs Magic and Ruby nestled nearby and her three children squealing in the backyard. So, when she invited me to talk about fall fashion trends and share my style secrets, I jumped! Yes, I was nervous (first podcast ever!), but she and her co-host/bestie Emese Gormley made me feel like I was ensconced in her LA living room, chit-chatting as usual, showing off our latest shopping scores (i.e., the Khaite-spirited Sam Edelman shoes I wore to the recording session!) and our new favorite up and coming designers (TWP, Adina Reyter), style inspo (Meg Strachan/Dorsey), best leg-lengthening jeans (Nili Lotan, AGOLDE, Mother), fall must-buys (this brown leather Madewell jacket, these white Prada flats, and this red Rixo dress) and my can't-live-without beauty product, YSE Problem Solver, which, because of Molly, has pretty much solved all my skin problems! Listen to the podcast here!

Barcelona-based Blanca Miro, above, pulls off a super cool magic trick in this picture: she transforms inexpensive staples into designer-looking gems. So much so that you might be shocked to learn that she's wearing all J.Crew! How gorgeous is that pearl and metallic ball necklace? It's $39! And the cropped leather jacket? Looks like it was snapped up at Bergdorf ! I give her credit for all the just-launched pieces, including the embellished t-shirt, the fuzzy cardigan, and the fleece jacket in my shopping cart, below.

$49, commense

Love the unexpected raw trim on this tweed ladylike cardigan.

1. J.Crew t-shirt, $69, jcrew.com

2. AGOLDE jeans, $220, netaporter.com

3. Commense cardigan, $49, commense.com

4. J.W. Anderson popcorn bag, $550, shopbop.com

5. Gucci embellished ballet flats, $990, mytheresa.com

Never mind that Aussie model Yan Yan Chan stole Harry Styles's heart this past summer. All I want to know is what she will wear next?!

While Instagram delivers around-the-world style to our fingertips, it also homogenizes fashion, serving up an almost singular yet omnipresent/global aesthetic. There used to be a time when New Yorkers dressed differently than Angelenos. Not so much these days, I find. What's cool in London is also hot in Madrid. The exception to this phenomenon? The Milanese, who remain loyal to their longstanding and distinctive look, rooted in minimalism and sensuality--and manifest in the street style pics here. I want to channel their stand-out style via key pieces they love, but mostly the striped Gucci horsebit bag, a full white skirt, and red tights.

Every fall arrives with an "it" bag (Loewe Squeeze Bag) and shoe (Prada, please). But this year also heralds a must-have corduroy blazer by Dries van Noten. Peak lapels and double-breasted tailoring make it super chic, while the brown cotton corduroy is both neutral yet stand-out fresh. Fashion savants Alexa Chung and stylist Allison Bornstein, pictured here, vouch prove its worth--and that it can be worn with just about everything.

Instead of investing in one major coat this year, I'm thinking I can stock up on some not too pricey ones and have several in rotation! The ones I'm eyeing: the By Malina buckle coat, above, the gold clasp-accented And Other Stories, the $139 quilted River Island, the furry H&M, and the scarf-trimmed Marks and Spencer coat.

$160, nordstrom

For those who missed out on the now-sold-out Mango flats I posted earlier this week (yes, you, twin sister!), here's another excellent option.

1. Sacai dress, $835, mytheresa.com

2. By Adina Eden hoops, $50, shopbop.com

3. Loewe shearling bag, $2990, mytheresa.com

4. Sam Edelman flats, $160, nordstrom.com

I've been asking myself all morning who needs pants when you have on do-it-all loafers by The Row? Evidently, not Kendall Jenner, above. Then again, I actually do need the jaw-dropping sequin trousers ($159!) by And Other Stories, below, and to go with, the wear-under-a-blazer lace Doen camisole, plus the pearl-studded Gap blouse (comes in white too) as a back-up. Continuing this stream of conscious, I'm obsessed with the pleated Chopova Lowena skirt that took London Fashion Week by storm, below. Lucky for me, it is now on sale here along with loads more of new fall looks.