OOTD: Patterns and Prints

Outfit Details
Dress: Banana Republic Factory
Boots: Anthropologie Amity Boots
Sunglasses: Stunners
Scarf: J Crew Silk Driving Scarf
Tights: Spanx
 

This is my "business wear because I don't want to wear a suit" outfit.  I had a big presentation to give at work to the leadership team that morning and I was trying to be business-y, but not stuffy.  I think I achieved my goal! I picked up this amazing (petite sized!) dress from Banana Republic because it look super DVF-ey and I couldn't help myself.  I'm so glad that I did!  It's an amazing because it looks pulled together, but satisfies my constant need for patterns and prints.  AND I still get to wear a scarf with a small print on it that doesn't interfere with the dress's big one.  Win all around! 

What do you wear for business wear as alternatives for suits?  

OOTD: Wedged

Outfit Details
Top: StyleMint
Shirt: Target
Bottoms: 7 for All Mankind Cooper
Shoes: Dune via TopShop
Sunglasses: CottonOn  

You know, I am in LOVE with my wedge sneakers.  They make me taller, they're comfy AND they have sparkles, snakeskin (faux, duh) and suede.  3 S's!  I mean, come on, how could that NOT be awesome? 

Admittedly, this outfit was supposed to be fairly easy and it did look that way.  But it seems that when you roll up boyfriend jeans and rely on them being tight on the leg to stay up, you just spend all your time fixing them.  So, probably never again, but I do think it photographs nicely.  

Have you ever had an outfit you liked but was just too much trouble to wear again? 

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OOTD: Blue Flavored

Outfit Details
Top: J Crew
Blazer: Forever 21
Bottoms: Gap 1969 Always Skinny
Shoes: Enzo Angiolini
Necklace Anthropologie
Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs

 

I was really feeling the blue today.  As a kid, I always loved things that were blue flavored.  What was blue flavor anyway?  A cocktail of food dye, sugar and a nebulous mix of other artificial flavors?  So amazingly tasty.

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Travel Report: Harry Potter WB Studio Tour

As I alluded to in my last post, we went to Europe for 15 days in December.  It was so amazing -- I haven't been able to take an overseas trip in 5 years!  After moving to California, my traveling money was redirected to trips home to Chicago, so this is been a long time coming.

First stop!  The Harry Potter WB Studio Tour.  We are MAJOR fans of the Harry Potter series both in book and move form.  This was a fan dream come true.  Unfortunately, we only had an hour and half there due to delays in finding my bag after landing in London and our schedule train to Paris that night.  Super sad face.  But it was still absolutely worth it. Abso-freaking-lutely.

 

Picture Descriptions, Top to Bottom

//Christmas wreath in Hogwarts great hall

//Gryffindor Common Room

//Large scale model of Hogwarts exterior

//Harry's room under the stairs at the Dursleys

//Flourish & Blotts //Ollivander's

//Inside Ollivander's //Hogwarts Great Hall  

//Display of character's wands //Dressed up in Ravenclaw & Gryffindor robes      

My Outfit Details

Top: Anthropologie

Jacket: The North Face
Coat: Burton

Bottoms: Gap 1969 Always Skinny Jeans

Shoes: Zigi Soho Mixer Boots

Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Scarf: Gift from Italy

Purse: Hobo International

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OOTD: New Year, New Clothes, New Stories

Hey there everyone!  Let me be the next in line to wish you a Happy New Year (unless you're tired of that, then let's just move along, shall we?).

Last December was pretty eventful, mostly as BF and I went on a long Christmas holiday in Europe.  So, as it tends to happen, we spent the first 2 weeks frantically trying to close up any day to day loose ends and the last 2 weeks blissfully unaware of responsibilities.

I will definitely be sharing pictures from my trip, but I thought it appropriate to kick off the new year with an outfit post.  This being a fashion blog and all...

Outfit Details

Top: Top Shop
Bottoms: Gap 1969 Always Skinny Jeans
Shoes: Dune via Top Shop
Scarf: Christmas Gift via Old Navy
Jacket: J Crew
Bag: Orla Kiely

I picked up some super fun things from one of the London Top Shop location -- but we'll talk about that another time.  This was a day before going to work outfit that was fun and comfy at the same time.  And I am a wedge sneaker convert, let me tell you!  Height and comfort is just so hard to come by.  

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November on Instagram

NOTICE: I have extended the Stella and Dot a few more days to give folks a little more time to enter.  The new deadline for submissions is Wednesday, December 5th at 11:59pm.  Go check it out!

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Such an eventful month!  Birthdays, the late explosion of fall in the Bay Area, sports, a road trip down Route 1 with my parents to LA, a Bears game, workouts and winding down.

Left to right, top to bottom: 

• goddaughter rocking the pink hiking boots we got for her birthday // fall foliage 
• coordinated soccer cleats and socks // fresh seafood at monterey bay  
• giant pancakes @ lou lou's griddle in the middle // driving down rt 1 (details: stylemint, anthropologie, gap, stunners)
• hearst castle // bloody mary at tupelo junction  
• sunset at santa monica pier // bears vs 49ers game prep 
• 1920's party (details: target, white house black market, banana republic) // bears game at candlestick park 
• christmas oreos // pre-run

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