Imagine a world in which you couldn't stroll into a Nordstrom to shop the popular retailer's latest chic selection. This is the reality for the stylish Europeans out there. Thank the fashion gods for international shipping. Speaking of Europe, you already know about my affinity for French style, but Italian inspiration has been creeping more and more into my psyche lately. Sometimes, with my admiration for chic Italian style in mind, I like to play a game—what would a chic Italian woman buy...

Ask any true fashion girl for a list of their most prized sartorial possessions and nine times out of ten, one item on said list will be a pair of perfect 501 Levi's jeans. Maybe they were scored at a flea market in Paris or an IYKYK online vintage shop, or perhaps, they were bought new and personally worn in until they were stretched and softened to perfection. No matter where they were sourced or what form they were in when they were purchased, Levi's will always become a cherished and freq...

No, seriously.If my (ahem, weekly) shopping-spree lineup were able to consistently resemble that of a Paris Fashion Week calendar, I'll be first to admit it probably would. However, I tend to err on the side of the much more affordable when I'm online shopping. That's not to say I don't often get my hands on plenty of styles that are so polished and stylish they almost look like designer items. In fact, I just about always do (as a fashion editor, you pick up on just what details to look ...

When most people think about the French, they think about their food, their architecture, their effortless beauty hacks, and, of course, their personal style. Most of us center our love for French fashion on tweed jackets, straight-leg jeans, and oversize blazers. There's a lot that can distract you from one of their best assets—their shoe collections.The French have a similar knack for footwear as they do with everything else that one might consider to be a work of art. While everyone who ...