For me, spring and summer fashion equals simplicity. I don’t want to walk around in scorching (ie, anything over 77 degrees) heat, bogged down in layers or accessories, but I don’t want to look plain or uninspired either. Liv Tyler is excellent at putting together ensembles that are minimalist while still being stylish and interesting.

t-shirt – Kohl’s, $24.99//skirt - Charlotte Russe, $16.99//sandals – 6pm, $44.99

This floral t-shirt is totally cute and seasonal, and I love the idea of pairing it with a simple black pencil skirt. Combining casual pieces with formal pieces is one of my favorite aesthetics. It propels any outfit into being visually dynamic, eye-catching, and fun. Choosing some fierce, strappy sandals gives you a relaxed but sassy look. If you want to add structure, a lightweight blazer would do the trick. A metallic headband would also be a great addition. Even as is, Liv’s outfit is a fabulous and an easy-breezy spring/summer look.

[Lead image via wallpapers.com]

Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress sells for $46 million

How to get the most out of a studio apartment

Great shoe deals this month

Will Schuester before ‘Glee’

Why Wednesdays are the best night to get busy

Why Liv Tyler loves ‘American Idol‘

7 ways to tell if your diet is working

Best outfits for a first date

Guess who Ashlee Simpson was spotted with!

[Welcome to Celebrity Chic on the Cheap, where our style guru takes a celebrity look and breaks it down for you, our poor college fashionista. What does that mean? It means that while the celebrities (like Lake Bell) are spending $5,000 and more on an ensemble, you an spend way less...and save the rest for Margarita Mondays.]

I think Liv Tyler has given up any and all aspirations of being an actress, and now focuses solely on showing up to red carpet events (in between being embarrassed by her father’s pervy remarks on American Idol).

She has an uncanny ability to arrive looking more fabulous than anyone else. She has this detached, almost frigid aura that is alluring, and since she doesn’t give you any personality, you’re basically forced to be awed by her beautiful sense of style.

Liv is trendy, so her style is constantly changing, but she’s still unpredictable. She’s embracing the minimalist trend this summer, where the ensembles are low-key, and there’s only one eye-catching piece. I am totally on board with this, because I find it way too hot to weigh myself down with accessories and chunky layers. Read More »

The solution to hair band issues?

Meet the woman who makes Gaga look tame

The secrets to looking perfectly polished

Dress like Nicole Richie and Liv Tyler

Finally!  A product that helps with blisters

Red carpet looks from the 2011 Glamour Women of the Year Awards

10 skin essentials you need before hitting the beach

The best new beauty product costs under $3

Our newest obsession: the demi-wedge

There’s now a Shazam for fashion!

The Mouse Jelly Flat from Marc Jacobs is the cutest thing we have ever seen

Wanna be a Bergdorf model?

Arnold’s not the only one with baby mama drama

We’re getting nostalgic for 1989

How to dress like Ashley Greene for cheap

What I learned 10 years out of college

Maria Sharapova is making $3,200 on just her earlobes

Craving some sushi after looking at this photogasm

Did your favorite comedian make the list?

This makes us sad for our future children

We’re in love with this Annie Hall inspired look

TV Shows and films imagined as retro video games

Something Old: Halloween (1978)

Something New: The Strangers (2008)

The Connection: Both feature the creepiest of horror creepshows, the lurky masked killer (or killers, plural, in the case of The Strangers)

Long before I had ever seen Halloween, Michael Myers scared the crap out of me. The iconic pictures of his blank white face, unmistakably human and at the same time utterly monstrous, the brief clips from the movie of him unhurriedly lumbering towards his hysterical victims; for me, Michael Myers was an exact representation of that thing that you suspect is lurking in your closet or following you down the street at night when you feel like you’re being watched. Michael Myers was, as young Tommy Doyle observes so astutely in the film, the quintessential Boogeyman.

But a terrifying killer does not necessary insure a good horror movie. And while I respect Halloween’s place in film history, and acknowledge that when John Carpenter made it in the late 70s, he was dabbling in uncharted territory, it just doesn’t quite gel for me. The movie opens with a six-year-old Michael Myers stabbing his older sister to death with a large kitchen knife while she babysits him on Halloween night. His parents arrive home shortly thereafter to find him standing on the lawn in a trance-like state holding the murder weapon.

Flash forward fifteen years to October 30th, 1978, and he’s being transferred from one institution to another under the supervision of psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis when he escapes, steals a car, and drives off in to the night towards his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. Hiding out in his now abandoned family home, he spots high school student Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) on her way to school and spends the day stalking her and her friends, hovering around behind bushes and the like in coveralls and his sinister white mask. That night, while Laurie babysits the aforementioned Tommy Doyle and another neighborhood girl, Myers picks off her drinking, drug-using, promiscuous friends one by one until the final showdown between Laurie and Myers. Read More »

Couples

I can’t even have a couple of the week because it was couple madness!

Ashlee and Pete got married

Aubrey O’Day and Quddus are together (?!)

Brad and Angelina were freaking everywhere and looking hot the whole time

Kate Hudson’s going for a ride with Lance Armstrong

Jenna Jameson wants to have babies with Tito Ortiz

And there was a little bit of divorce going on

Song of the week

Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major, “Lollipop“…Again, whatever you say, Billboard Hot 100.

The new Indiana Jones movie is out in theaters. Not to worry, Harrison Ford did not break a hip during filming. Read More »

I have mad respect for Liv Tyler.

One, she is the original offspring of super sexy and screachy Steven Tyler (yea, I said it – he’s SEXY).

Two, she’s managed to stay away from all the drama beyond the spotlight and start a family, scandal-free.

Three, she looks healthy and beautiful, and she’s not a size “negative 2.”

Four, she was in Empire Records, one of the sweetest movies, ever.

And five, she’s one of the only actresses out there right now who is pulling off the bangs.

Bangs should look soft, sexy and edgy. They should NOT look like this monstrosity, as seen here.

If you wanna change up your appearance, think about getting bangs like Liv’s.

Read More »