A Fresh Start

Ginta Lapina, Andrej Pejic for Marc by Marc Jacobs, by Juergen Teller 

Izabel Goulart, Alessandra Ambrosio, Isabeli Fontana, Maryna Linchuk for Dolce & Gabbana, by Steven Klein 

Iselin Steiro and Malgosia Bela for Chloe, by David Sims 

Abbey Lee Kershaw for Tom Ford Eyewear, by Tom Ford 

Anja Rubik for Giuseppe Zanotti, by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Joan Smalls for Gucci, by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Karmen Pedaru for Gucci, by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Laetitia Casta, Malgosia Bela for Roberto Cavalli, by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott 

With a desk piled high with papers, a few extra pounds under your studded belt and a head full of resolutions that you're committed to keeping, it's no wonder you might be feeling a little overwhelmed.  Only a few days into 2011 and the little wheel in my head cannot stop turning with everything I hope to achieve this year.  I want to make friends and family a priority over work, eat better, exercise more, and truly try to enjoy what I have now instead of always wishing for the next thing.  I know that I won't be able to do it all and chances are, I'll fall back into some (okay, a lot) of the old habits that define me but I'm feeling decidedly optimistic about the year ahead.  Fashion, for me, is a blissful means of escape from the real world;  cheaper than a plane ticket to St. Barth's, and less destructive than a bottle of Mount Gay Rum or torrid love affair.  Plus, I see nothing wrong with wanting to swim around in a pool full of pretty, if only for a little while.  Spring fashion campaigns have sprung so I implore you to abandon your list of to-do's and join me, won't you?   Shizzo!  Just broke my last resolution.  Happy to be back and hope you all had a lovely holiday.   As always, Real Life Runway is a two-way catwalk so if there's anything you want me to cover this year, don't hesitate to let me know!

xo