Fashion Friday: The Army...the Navy and The Marines! We heart military inspired clothing..

We suuuper heart military inspired fashion!!!! What self proclaimed fashionista or tomboy doesn't?

OK... time for a history lesson! Yay...sometimes it's still fun to learn isn't it??? Especially when the payoff is learning about fashion and its whereabouts...well that and just learning to be even smarter than you already are ;)

By the end of WWII every major military power in the world was wearing khaki uniforms...a color that is still widely worn today...but the way the military inspired our clothing didn't stop there...todays biggest fashion designers and stores still pull from the military looks of the

uniforms and fashions of the 1940's....and they are fantasmical!!!!

See? Painless and you learned a little....

The first thing that comes to mind when we think about Military Inspired Fashion (MIF)...capes!

Oh yes...there is nothing cuter than a super cutey mcgoo wearing a cape. So bold, so "I know I am fashionable with out being trendy..."

And the way they feel...free and flowing yet totally pulled together...

Wowwwwwwwwwwwww!

This grey, Balmain masterpiece with the SS (strong shoulders) is so perfect, sooo classic and crazy chic. We are going to close our eyes when we look at the price. Whew...glad we did..

So we think maybe instead of paying an arm and a leg...well 2 or 3 legs we will scour ebay and cross our fingers.

Wooo hooo.

How beautiful is this vintage cream cape...good luck bidding gorgeous lovers!

We lurve a good M.I. jacket..who doesn't? They are so crisp, sleek and totally timeless. Plus they kinda up the ante of any outfit you are wearing.

This Free People Victorian meets military inspired jacket makes us swooon like little girls in heartville. The girly-ness of the ruffles against the masculine color and vibe. Yes and please!

This is begging for dark skinny jeans, over the knee boots and a black tee. Hello cute girl!

Speaking of M.I. inspired jackets...Top Shop (yay!) serves up a piece of yumminess with this funnel neck coat. The grey with the tailored-ness and brass buttons screams chic to the 2nd degree.

All you need with this jacket is a super cute hat with your rough waves hanging out, a la shmancy gal in the streets of Paris...

And we have just the hat for you!

Juicy Couture went from velour sweats to chic in no time flat with this cute Navy-esque cap.

Loooove the color and the tiny gold detailing. Ugghhh..this M.I. cap makes me want to dye my hair red!!!

Ooooh, you know what would look super cute with this hat, a mini and a tee?

These rad combat boots from Steve Madden. Love the suede and leather mixed with the toughness of this boot!

Looking for a sexier version of an M.I. boot? One you can put with jeans and look totally cute and ready for a night out?

Our fav go to cheapie shoe store, Bakers have the boot for you.

How cute are those gold buttons? And the cone-ish heel helps make the boot look classy with a "C" instead of Klassy with a "K".

Wanna try M.I.F. in a fun new way? Leave it to UO to help you out.
It's the perfect marriage of fem charm and vintage masculinity. Thanks Urban! We heart you!

You always save our fashion dilemmas!

Oh hello cute and perfect cardigan! You would look amazing in our closets!

Of course Kate Moss designed you...you are chic, easy and can make the most boring outfit cute! Now if only we could find a more recessionista option for the tough times out there...

Here we go!!!

Forever 21's charcoal grey M.I. cardi is perfect and cheap. Done and done. Throw on over sweats, jeans...even a shmancy dress...it's totally versatile and timeless.

Want a whole M.I. vibe? Pair either of these funtastically chic cardis with these uber cute J Brand jeans.

Look at that brass button detailing! Soooo cute!!!!

P.S. Loving the higher waists J Brand. Not mom jeans and yet they don't bake those muffin tops either. Thanks!!!

This next M.I. piece makes us speechless......

We want...no no..need this skirt! It is sooooo cute!!!!!! We promise to be good if we can have one...we promise!!!!

***WARNING***

Look away from the abs...we repeat...look away from Gwen's abs...do yourself a favor and just look at the boots (we warned you...if your self esteem went down a tweety bit it's her fault cuz we told you!)

Wowzers...if you can peel your eyes away from the beauty that is GS, then look at her boots!!!!! Knee high lace up combat boots?!!??! What??? Yup...of course...TDF.

But have no fear if you can't afford $1800 Ann Demeulemeester geniusness...

Steve Madden has the pair just for you!
How great are these knee highs? Pop them over tights and a knit mini with a drapey tee??? Uh huh...you got it...done and dddddone!

Now...if we can only stop eating cookie dough and workout and get those ridiculous abs...hmmm...but then I won't have time to post...or do research...or shop...or...OK...sorry...trying to make myself feel better...

Um hello...Andrea? Miss L? Hi...it's us gals at Things We Heart and we were wondering why the poop are you so freakin' talented...and how the heck can we get this military meets moto inspired cropped leather jacket...

Oh...Shopbop you say...ok. Thanks ;) This jacket literally ups the ante in the craziest way. You could probably roll out of bed in a night gown, throw on some mocassins and this jacket and you will give Miss Moss a run for her money.

Not ready to go as fashionista as A.L.C.? Don't think you can pull that amazingness off ...(yet!)?

Mike and Chris' gorgeous leather jacket is truely TDF.

It is the perfect mix of tomboy chic and cool girl attitude. Got jeans, a messy tee and converse? Oh good cuz that's all you will need to wear if you throw this jacket on in order to look RTG.

Now that we learned how super fun history can be...let's take a piece of it and put it in our closets!

Try an Army surplus store for great hard to find pieces at super good prices...

And let's remember the brave men and women that actually donned these clothes when it wasn't for fashion..when it was for war. Thank you.

xoxo t.w.h.

Fashion Friday: We heart strong shoulders (and woman)...

We heart Strong Shoulders!

What you are about to see is not for the faint at fashion...these are not your mother's shoulder pads.

Not to be confused with these..

They are not your 80's power suits or puff sleeved dresses (YUM!) ..but we do secretly loooove those still and we are both known to buy some on ebay from time to time.

These are strong shoulders...some are moulded...some are padded and some are just constructed but all are amazing.

Throw one of these pieces on and you are insta-chic..it's like stepping back into the future.

Here are some of our fav SS (Strong Shoulder) pieces for fall 2009

The House of Balmain really were responsible for securing the trend..they did it last season and are doing it for Fall and next spring too!

Although Margiela brought it back a few years ago..it was Balmain's chic and sleek shapes that won over fashionistas everywhere...

The King of moulded strong shoulders...the king of chic...you love him...we love him...Rick mother f'n Owens!
He has been doing the strong shoulder thang for a while and it always looks ridic! (in the good way of course) Loving the asymmetrical hem on this leather piece and high Victorian-esque collar to off set it. Yes and S'il vous plait!

Hello fake BF! Why do you do this to us? Why do you always take what we super heart and then put your fun and fashionable twist on it and make us love it even more!

Here is Marc Jacobs amazing rendition of a SS top...

P.S. This top is in a french terry...Yay he makes sweats look chic...

P.P.S. LOOOOVEEE the yellow gloves and bow tie! Yummmmmmmmy!

Can't afford MJs fantastical piece? Well then head over to our go to store for all that is fashion with out all the crap... Urban Outfitters.
This SS dress is reminiscent of MJs and super cute. Looks totally futuristic and fashiony with out being martiany... Looks amazing with those sheer black tights.

Throw it on with some over the knee boots and you are RTG!

Oh Zara...how do we love thee...sooooo super much! We just finished a crazy spree there and still heart every single piece we got (which is unusual...we usually get buyers remorse)

Their strong shoulder pieces...they have a ton right now... are the best we have seen at normal people prices..

Nitrolicious

We absolutely love this white silk SS top. It's so classy and chic and utterly wearable. We think it would look amazing with jeans or just a simple high waist skirt for an easy peasy yet super fashiony look.

Oh and Zara?...Please start your online store already! Geez!

Hi, super cute and uberly easy way to wear the SS trend. How are you?

Good? Yes you are. We totally heart this simple grey l/s top by Torn. Maybe not so much with these sheer front leggins but with skinny jeans and high ass booties...done and done chic-a-rella!

Here is another one of Zara's amazing pieces featuring this amazing trend.

So crisp and Parisian chic! You could literally wear flats and look totally RTG. Look out Miss Kruger...here we come!

Ready to take this uber fashion trend to the next level? Well here you go trail blazers... French Connection has one for you.
Remember when we said it's not for the faint of fashion...this gorge purple dress falls under that category for sure!

Want a crazy hot ass SS dress that makes you look like a super model in the streets of London?

Yes..it sounds like a tall order, but not in this amazing dress by Topshop...
We lurve how the seamed waist perfectly offsets the gorge SS drapes on top. You will look like a futuristic movie star of the '40s. See...back to the future!

OK, now we totally heart this perfect SS blazer by Marley (kinda a take on Balmain's piece) and it would be amazing this Fall/Winter (yes white in F/W...go here to figure it out) but we can't find it anywhere!!!
Ugh it's soooo good! Throw it over an Alexander Wang tee? Amazing!

Leave it to our go to for all that is hard to find...Ebay...to give us 2 trends in one. This studded, fitted, SS blazer is sick!

Ugh...it's really good..even if it is a wee bit over the top with trends...but with a drapey white tee and black skinny jeans? Perf and easy breasy stylisita!

Oh..it's you...the reason for this post and us crazy hearting this trend. Are you good Mr. Quilted Balmain SS jacket? Yeah ...you are...well you are actually great.
This look is TDF! So sleek, so chic, soooooooooo perfect!!!!!! But at over $13,500 (uh huh you read that right) we will just take inspiration from you and save ourselves a few thousand dollars...thanks though for inspiring us!

Well, what do we have here? Another fantasmic Ebay find? YUP!

WOW...perfection!!!!!

P.S. There are UBER bad ways to do this trend too...please take notes...

No...no Kim K!!!!

Bad Girl Estelle!

We hope we inspired you to dip your toe into the SS trend so you too can be Flash Back Futuristic...

But if not... don't worry...although we think it will stick around for a bit..you will be just as super cute as you always are in what ever you love to wear.

Have fun with fashion!...it's just fashion...but f'n fun! (hmmm did that make sense...maybe these shoulder pads are going to my head)

xoxo t.w.h.