I'd throw this on with a t-shirt and jeans and be done!

1. Madewell t-shirt,
2. Monsoon embroidered cardigan,
3. Ash tasseled bag, $295, shopbop.com,
4. Alexander Wang ankle strap flats,
5. AG for Alexa Chung jeans,

Typically it's the hero skirts, statement tops and technicolor accessories that trigger the camera flashes outside the shows during New York Fashion Week. This time around, it's--surprise, surprise!--dressed-down denim. Yesterday, (A.K.A., Day 1 of NYFW), show-goers, above and below, strutted out all manner of blues: cropped jeans, distressed cut-offs, deconstructed, high-waisted, frayed and bleached. All of it, I like! Because these pieces work--and make a statement!--in real life, not just on paparazzi-infested sidewalks. The most stylish indigo girls in my book right now include these by (pictured in second to last pic),, , , , , and .

Working away in style today in this gorgeous, gathered top!

This tasseled sweater will make fall's first cold front a little more fun.

Over the weekend, a good friend and I were going over our fall shopping checklists and she crossed off the fur vest, explaining it was not worth the closet real estate. I'd beg to differ, particularly with this example, which would work over a silk blouse, under an army jacket or a pea coat. And it nails the season's boho spirit.

"Tenor setting" is how Vogue describes these flared jeans, the new style for fall. I witnessed them in full effect the other day while shopping at Decades with a vintage-loving friend. In walked a chic woman, clad in head-to-toe denim. Her jeans, however, were far from ordinary. They were cropped, yet not so much to be considered culottes and were flared and hugged the waist. They also featured what seemed like a crease from an undone hem. In other words: tenor setting. To the point where my vintage-collecting friend--who does not own a single pair of jeans--shifted her anti-denim stance and announced that she was thoroughly obsessed. So, I tracked down these new blues by (above), , , and .

I'm loving the retro (Louis Vuitton-esque) vibe of these jeans.

This cute sweater just might make me forget how much I hate cold weather.

A little fringe makes this denim jacket a lot more fun!

This faux fur trimmed cape will make the upcoming transition from warm to cold way more smooth.