Houndstooth Love

I have an obsession with houndstooth. If I'm shopping with Steve and I say, "I want that!" he usually knows to follow my exclamation with, "because it's houndstooth." Something about the crisp black and white design screams "timeless" and I just can't get enough.

Steve recalls me gushing over this outfit from the Jackie O challenge on last season's Project Runway:

But he probably doesn't know that I'll be including these in our Target wedding registry:

Here are some more of my favorites:

Sara and I have been going crazy over Sally Hansen Salon Effects. I put these on last night:

A great find: I snagged this scarf from the men's section at Marshalls for $5:

A few items on my houndstooth wish list:

These shoes are from Salvatore Ferragamo, whose Fall 2011 collection has a ton of great houndstooth pieces. Not that I could ever afford them, but a girl can dream, right? 

A houndstooth coat is a wardrobe staple. This one comes from yystudio's Etsy page:

Oversized houndstooth patterns are the best:

From Kate Spade (no longer available online). 

Leighton Meester on Gossip Girl

Stalking Target's website waiting for these bad boys to go on clearance:

This summer, I'd love to find an old chair at a garage sale and reupholster it with houndstooth fabric. It's probably going to look like someone threw up houndstooth in our house (sorry, Steve).

What are some patterns, styles or colors that seem to catch your eye, again and again?