Have: Rag and Bone Jeans and Heutchy Boots!

So where is my life these days.  I recently moved to New York and started classes but needed a job.  I surprised myself by landing a job serving at a nice West Village restaurant.  I patted myself on the back on my way back to my apartment with a stop in at Rag and Bone.  I have professed my undying love of Rag and Bone and their effortlessly casual and English/New York fusion design.

While I was buying new jeans I came across a beautiful pair of Rag and Bone boots.  They were a simple leather boot with a black canvas strap up the side of the boot.  It was a stunning turn on the stable black boot.  I looked for the price tag but the lack of one said to me that it was sure to be out of my price range.

IMAGINE my surprise when not two days later I signed on to Gilt for a Heutchy sale (a wondreful shoe company sold at Oak and the likes) with a pair of boots that looked like my Rag and Bone cover to a T.  I quickly snapped up the boots for just $158.

Ah it has been a good week for shopping.

Want: Oak, Everything.

My last trip to New York was defined by my shopping extravaganza at Oak and Odin.  While I loved Odin I as absolutely floored by the beautiful unique variety of clothing at Oak.  The store is both simple and minimal and at the same time highly architectural in design.  I bought a four tanks and two pair of shorts after an incredibly pleasant experience with a salesperson.

If you know me at all you know I am absolutely obsessed with scouring the internet for menswear that is at once well designed, unique, and mildly affordable.  So one day after returning from New York in spring I went on Oak's website and was floored by the amount of merchandise they carry on their website.  It is one of the most comprehensive online stores I've ever seen.  The clothing is well styled and photographed, there are magazine quality clothing editorials, and they are constantly adding new clothes, shoes and accessories.

They carry everything from runway designers like Phillip Lim and Tim Hamilton to smaller startup lines like Wrath Arcane and Rochambeau.  The price point can sometimes be a bit high but the design is so worth it.  Perhaps you can't quite afford the Oak clothing?  Click the tab marked a.ok at the bottom of the right tab and you are shown their items with a lower price point!

I cannot express how much I love Oak and their ridiculous online store.  It is truly in a league of its own.

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Have: The Perks of Being a Harem Boy: Shades of Greige Harem Pant

As Sarah well knows I spent the better part of the last 6 months looking for the perfect pair of MENS harem pants.  I love the way that mens runways have picked up on the trend.  Yet, the problem is that most stores are too afraid to carry them thinking men won't buy them.  After long last, my search is over! Not to mention they were found at my VERY favorite of online stores Oak.

Shades of Greige thankfully made this rather affordable pair of graphite harem pants for just $132.  I love the fact that the pants are not overstated and gaudy.  There are soft pleats at the waist and a slimmer leg below the drop crotch.  So men (and women) I challenge you to find your own perfect pair of harems!

Pants can be bought at Oak NYC.