12 Fashion Ads You Wanted to Live In

It's easy to lose yourself in a sea of pretty pictures on Tumblr and Pinterest these days. Still, there's something special about being able to hold an actual book of pictures between your fingers. (If you lean in closely enough, you can almost feel yourself stepping into its pages.)

For old time's sake, here's a look back at some of the greatest print ad photos we've all wanted to step into over the past 14 years.

Prada - Late 90s

It's 1999 and you're in bed in ratty pajamas, flipping through a copy of Vogue. You turn the page and find yourself staring at a brown skirt and tweed shoes, and a woven bag dangling just behind the model's ankles. If only you could have that bag, everything in your life would be okay. If nothing else, the bag would at least give you some semblance of being put together--in a Mrs. Dalloway sort of way. This photo is just a Muppet Babies' view of what your life would look like in Prada.

My Favorite Color

Don't pretend like gray isn't your favorite color. And if it isn't, it should be.

I wasn't always wise enough to appreciate the many shades of gray--cream pearlescence, metallic silver, charcoal, granite.... 

Over the years, in fact, I've experimented with colors on all sides of the wheel. In elementary school, I dressed my Kellys in dark purple because pink was too mainstream. Then I adored teal for awhile, because, what soulless person doesn't like teal? Somewhere in there, I swore my love to marigold. 

Anyway, after many years of soul searching and contemplation, I decided, one day, that my favorite color was gray. And so far, no hue has surpassed it yet--not okra, turquoise, or even navy blue.

Because whenever I wear slim, gray jeans, or a slate gray dress, I feel like a cloud.

Or a statue.

Or a foggy morning ;-)

In gray, I'm a shapeshifter---versatile, modest, and even quietly stunning on occasion.

InStyle Magazine, April 2012.

As we've seen from this year's runway and award shows, white, black, and red are en vogue, as they usually are and should be.

But let's not overlook the beauty of a light gray dress.

Jenny Packham, Fall 2012 (via)

What's your favorite color?

A color wheel