We were away this weekend, so I couldn't get my act together until today. I debuted my Junya Watanabe reversible jacket on the "hunting" side, Uniqlo+J grey plaid cotton flannel button down shirt, Uniqlo+J grey stretch wool pants, Dries Van Noten black faux crocodile belt, Common Projects black boots, Alexander McQueen burgundy silk chiffon scarf and Bottega Veneta black tote.

I wore a Junya Watanabe grey wool pinstriped vest, Zara black rayon/cotton long sleeved henley, Uniqlo dark denim skinny jeans, Dries Van Noten black belt and JM Weston black shoes.

Motorcycle jacket madness this week can be traced to the fact that I once owned the perfect motorcycle jacket. I sadly returned it because it was so stiff and slim, it literally bruised my arms. Maybe it wasn't so perfect after all? I should have suffered for the sake of fashion. Look how Pharrell Williams is rocking it two years after its runway debut on the cover of the March 2009 Nylon Guys. Junya Watanabe brought back the Perfecto in his Fall/Winter '07 collection in collaboration with Vanson, the American motorcycle jacket company. I am determined to find a version of my own this season.

I innocently popped into Comme des Garcons on 22nd Street. I was convinced that the Fall/Winter '09 Junya Watanabe collection was NOT for me. The theme was field and hunting, with riffs on field jackets and those dreadful quilted hunting vests. The predominant palate was brown, khaki and olive. Earth tones, not good. BUT, I saw this navy blazer and immediately connected with the Sartorial Prep School pin-striped aesthetic. But, then I saw the lining. Oh My God: It's not the lining. It is REVERSIBLE. Unfortunately, with flash photography, the navy blue looks brighter than it does in natural light. The contrast is not as great between the two sides of the blazer. The interior is black and brown nylon with grey flannel elbow patches and bright orange flannel under the collar--dig the rifle padding. In the runway shots, you can see the model flipped the jacket inside out mid-catwalk. Love that.

The other side:

I decided to wear my new Junya Watanabe grey pinstripe vest, J. Crew cobalt blue gingham button down shirt, Uniqlo dark denim skinny jeans, Paul Smith dark brown tassel loafers, Prada brown belt and a dark brown Hermès bag.

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett was published in the 1880s and the accompanying illustrations by Reginald B. Birch caused a huge fashion stir among American middle class children of the era, which lasted for decades. The style of dress was loosely based upon the Van Dyke style, which was epitomized in the Gainsborough portrait The Blue Boy. The novel Little Lord Fauntleroy inspired three films in 1921, 1936 and 1980, as well as two TV miniseries in 1976 and 1995.

Junya Watanabe's vest and shorts remind me of this period, while somehow being totally modern. On the runway, the outfit was shown complete with the jacket.

Here I am wearing the vest and shorts. I decided not to wear the entire ensemble and just wore the shorts with a Uniqlo navy blue linen/cotton short sleeve shirt, Gucci peacock blue patent leather loafers, and Prada taupe belt. The pants actually hang better without the belt, so that quickly got tucked into my bag as well.

What comes around goes around.

Have a great weekend everyone.

All of you know how much I love Junya Watanabe. In fact, I was just lamenting the fact that I purchased a Vanson Motorcycle Jacket in Fall 2007, only to return it because it was so stiff it bruised my arms. I still regret that I couldn't endure the pain for fashion's sake. Pharrell can do it, why can't I?

Here is my Little Lord Fauntleroy suit from Junya Watanabe. The pieces were an amazing 60% off at Barneys NY. I doubt I will ever wear it as a complete ensemble, but I promise at least one modeling shot wearing the whole suit.

I love that the vest has little lapels and that the last button must be left open. The shorts are exactly the same ones I wore here, but in a different fabric.

Junya Watanabe's unique interpretation of Western dress is completely his own. He has collaborated with some of the most iconic English and American companies, including Brooks Brothers, Levi's and Mackintosh. What makes Junya's clothes so special is that they are sculpted, rather than cut. His jackets and pants require complicated patterns to create this three-dimensional effect. Shorts wrap around the thigh and contour toward the knee. Jackets nip in at the waist and curve around the hips. I can't think of any other menswear designer that pays so much attention to the male form, while maintaining elegance. There is a sensual quality to his clothes that adds a new dimension to the very Western vocabulary of Jacket and Pants. He is truly Master of the Jacket.

We visited the Metropolitan Museum today. We especially wanted to see The Pictures Generation, Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective and The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion. It was a giant undertaking to see all three shows in one day, but we were determined and we marched on.

We started with The Pictures Generation, which was a revelation of the 1974-1984 period of post-minimal and post-conceptual art, which ushered in a new era of recognizable imagery. This important period brought in new forms of appropriation that have become commonplace in every creative endeavor, from fashion to music. Many of my favorite artists, including Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Robert Longo and Richard Prince are represented.

Viewing Francis Bacon, a darkly inscrutable painter, takes an emotional toll. The culmination of the show is the room of portraits of the artist's lover George Dyer painted after his fatal drug overdose on the eve of Bacon's Paris show in 1971. Bacon is an uncompromising painter with a very dark vision. His self-portrait mourning the death of Dyer is perhaps the saddest painting I have ever seen. This heart wrenching show is worth every painful moment.

Model As Muse served as a break between our more intellectual pursuits. It was a joy to see images of the Super Models of the 80s and 90s as well as iconic photographs and fashion from the birth of fashion photography to the present.

Finally a quick lunch at the Roof Garden, where we viewed Roxy Paine's bewitching sculpture: Maelstrom.

Make a day of it.

I decided to look sharp for Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman and Bottega Veneta this morning. Polo by Ralph Lauren polo shirt, Junya Watanabe for Comme des Garcons jacket, Rag & Bone jeans, Prada belt, and Dries Van Noten silver brogues.