Spend (L):                           Save (R):

Yves Saint Laurent Arty Ovale Ring                    Alex And Ani Holly Cocktail Ring

$195.00 at Saks Fifth Avenue                                                  $58.00 at shopbop.com

Total Savings: $137

Every fashion week season (and every time I open my closet doors) I daydream about what (and whom) will be my inspiration and what detail about them influences the decision. I consider myself style bi-polar since day-to-day I go from craving an outfit as simple as Hepburn's, as quirky as model on Jacob's runway or as edgy as one strutting down Alexander Wang's. Too many options.  

Then I began to wonder, who are your influences/inspirations?

For my specific influences, it is a long list, however I will list a few ...

• Beauty: Brooke Shields, Drew Barrymore, Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Katharine Hepburn, Kiera Knightley, Lauren Hutton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peggy Lipton, Rachel McAdams, Sandra Bullock.
• Style: Ashley Olsen, Carine Roitfield, Dolores Costello, Diane Keaton, Ines De La Fressange, Karla of Karla's Closet, K. Hepburn, Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer, Rachel Zoe, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sienna Miller, Stacy London, those on The Sartorialist site, Victoria Beckham.
• Magazines: Anthropologie, Coco Eco, Elle, J.Crew, Harper's Bazaar, Lucky, Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, Urban Outfitters, Vogue Paris.

Images (and) Sources: Dolores Costello ca. 1923; dreolan on Flickr, The Sartorialist book; Amazon.com, Vogue Paris - A Toutes Jambes by Terry Richardson; models.com.