case closed

My venture started on April 2nd. I logged onto one of my daily celeb websites and saw January Jones, the beautiful Betty Draper in Mad Men, heading into LAX in a really cool parka featuring elbow studs, nautical rope detailing and bleach splashes on the khaki canvas. I spotted the parka in question again on April 13th when January walked her dog. I then tried to find out which designer or brand made it but I failed. Yesterday, April 28th, I found pictures of Whitney Port in the very same jacket and it was then that I started my quest to figure out where the genius parka came from.

After many (and I when I say many I mean lots of loads of hordes) visits to as many e-tail websites as I could think of I finally found a website that featured Drew Barrimore allegedly wearing the parka. And I say allegedly because, even though I had found my parka, Drew Barrimore was actually wearing a Rag & Bone one. Anyway, this beautiful item was designed by Charlotte Ronson, of whom we've become quite fond of since her S/S10 collection. I find the line pretty genius. Think of it as an über-wearable combination of a little Balmain, some Stella McCartney and a dash of contemporary English-ness perfect for the Cali girl.

Check out the entire S/S10 Charlotte Ronson collection here and buy it here.

I'm off.

[Pictures: JustJared.buzznet.com, Celebrity-Gossip.net, ShopBop.com]