Trench Cape & Scalloped Pants // Redone Classics

Trench Cape (℅): Banana Republic // Pants (℅): Banana Republic // Bag: Stella McCartney // Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad // Watch (℅): VOTCH // Bracelet (℅): Kristine Lily // Full Makeup Details on my Instagram

It is finally shifting out of the heat wave that is a California summer, and this week was the first with temperatures below 85 in Southern California.  I'm so ready for fall, and so, it seems, is the fashion scene.  Today I'm teamed up with Banana Republic to bring you the perfect look to transition into fall.

First off, I seriously can't believe I'm collaborating with a brand like Banana Republic here on my little blog.  This is seriously a dream come true and I had such a fun time working on this project.  Banana Republic's new fall collection is seriously stunning, and these pieces I'm wearing today are my favorites.  I wanted to put together a look that reinvented classics like the camel trench and skinny navy pants, and these two pieces really did that for me.

This trench cape is everything: the perfect combination of a standard wardrobe staple and a high fashion piece, and wearing it made me feel so chic.  I paired it with these skinny navy legging pants with the most gorgeous scalloped hem.  I personally love the look of long, tailored skinny pants with a great pair of heels.  This look is such a go-to and I've already worn it to class a few times!

I've started posting my makeup looks on Instagram: something I've been nervous to do for a while but I finally decided to take the plunge and just do it.  I run a beauty Youtube channel and I'm a self-taught makeup artist, so I've been wanting to share my looks on social media for a while.  In this one I stuck with the classic theme and did a gold and neutral eye look with a classic dusty mauve lip.  Full details are going to be on my Instagram if you want to know what I used.  

What are your go-to fall transition looks?  

Thank you to Banana Republic for partnering on this post.

Parisian Ease // Transition to Fall

Coat: Marc Jacobs // Top: AllSaints  // Jeans: Rag & Bone {altered} // Bag: Chloe "Drew" dupe by Justfab (similar) // Watch (℅): VOTCH // Shoes (℅): Wills Vegan Shoes // Scarf: Coach // Eyes: Jaclyn Hill x Morphe

Columbia Summer // Blue Plaid

Pretty much sums up how I feel about this whole experience.

Dress: Jack Wills // Shoes: BC Footwear {love these ones too} // Bag: Stella McCartney // Bracelet: Kiel James Patrick

How gorgeous is this campus?  Columbia is honestly a dream come true and I'm having a great time.  Thank you for all your kindness and well-wishes on my last post and Instagram photos.  If you want to see pictures from all over NYC, feel free to follow along at @juliacmazzucato if you aren't already.  

This tartan plaid dress is from one of my favorite brands ever, Jack Wills.  I recently discovered this British label and I've been absolutely loving their classic, streamlined and slightly preppy pieces.  This dress is my summer favorite right now and I love the fit and flare silhouette.  I don't have too much to write on this post, mainly because I've got notes to take and assignments to do for my classes, but this is a little mini-update.  As always, if you have recommendations for anything on Manhattan, please let me know!

Spring Florals & Stripes

Coat: Avoca Ireland // Shoes (℅): Wills Vegan Shoes // Top: J. Crew {similar here and here} // Skirt: Forever 21 {similar} // Bag: Kate Spade // Watch (℅): VOTCH // Belt: H&M // Lipstick: Charlotte Tilbury 

This coat.  Seriously, I let out a mini shriek when I spotted this in Avoca while I was in Dublin, Ireland.  It's probably the cutest raincoat I've ever seen, but it's super warm and doesn't even look like a raincoat with its lightly waxed outer shell.  I love pairing stripes and florals, so I added the coat over this otherwise simple outfit of a striped tee and chambray skirt.  And then because I can't resist adding more prints, I threw a polka-dot bag in there because why the heck not?

I do have something exciting in store- I'm currently making plans to start a beauty channel on Youtube!  I've gotten super into makeup lately and dabbled into makeup artistry, curating a makeup collection and trying out different techniques.  I also love watching beauty videos on Youtube and I wanted to start my own!  You can subscribe to see my coming videos at Julia Mazzucato.  I'm putting off filming until my life calms down a little- I have a major exam for my college course next week and I've been prepping all year.  Wish me luck!

What are you doing this weekend?  Let me know in the comments below.  Hopefully you're not studying like me.