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.

Runway: I'm A rag & bone Collector

Let me count the ways I love thee rag & bone.  To me rag & bone is the perfect melding of classic british fabrics (think tweeds or heavy wools) and a wholly New York City sensibility.   Designers David Neville and Marcus Wainwright are British expats who started their line just 7 short years ago because they couldn't find a decent pair of jeans in New York.

I can't even begin to count the things I love about this collection.  The effortlessly casual look is so expertly married to the pallet of military greens and slate blues.  As I've already mentioned in previous posts I'm obsessed with both the drop crotch harem trend and fleece pants tailored like jeans.  I have scowered every example of them from Tim Hamilton men's to Fifth Avenue Shoe repair.  I am worried that the collection looks a bit heavy for spring but I guess that just means buy it in EARLY spring and wear the hell out of it until it's absolutely too hot wear them any longer.

I think it's worth being noted that looking at these outfits as pieces they are incredibly wearable.  I have a feeling this collection is going to be a sell HUGE.