I’ve always regarded this brand as a fabulously innovative one – I adore the play with colour, the wonderfully playful clothing (without being tacky), and how the designer can truly showcase her versatility in not only creating pieces for heavy casual wear, but also a range which includes transitional clothing from day to night.

While I’ve never been a fan of the fabricated label names (meaning alice & olivia is really neither alice or olivia, but rather just Stacey Bendet, a trained business woman), I really love the personality and flare that alice & olivia brings to the table. Not only that, but the brand has formed a long withstanding collaboration with Payless (yeah, I know you’ve all heard me ramble about this for long enough).

See some of what I’m referring to at shopbop.com (their website currently is under some long time construction).

> images courtesy of payless.com and shopbop.com