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Camouflage and Kitten Heels

Dec 172012

It is almost the holidays (how many of you are working this week?) and all of a sudden it got really cold in California. I of course am a wimp about the cold even though I should be more tough after a few years in Boston. I met some friends this weekend for late night drinks and so wore my heavy duty camouflage jacket and some low kitten heels for the steep hills in San Francisco.

Mr&Mrs Furs

Mr. & Mrs Furs parka (similar fun interpretation here)
Aritzia sweater (similar)
Ann Taylor pants
Hermes bag (similar)
Repetto kitten heels (love these too)

My other major activity this weekend was picking out a white elephant gift for work. White elephant is one of my favorite holiday activities and I am probably a terrible person because I’m always torn between picking something good and something truly awful but hilarious. I agonized for probably twenty minutes inside Target before deciding on a Magic 8 Ball (had to be under $10). My husband was a big fan of the choice but I find his opinion to be unreliable since he just likes repeating “Ask the 8 Ball” ala Putty in Seinfeld (only watch this clip if you’re a Seinfeld fan).

Interview with T

Aug 292012

Today’s interview is with the lovely and very charming and accomplished T. T instantly won me over when she described herself to me as a “homebody who loves cats”. How cool of a description is that? As someone whose idea of a good time involves my couch, wine, giant Twix bars and Veronica Mars, T’s words definitely spoke to me as a secret introvert.

T is accomplished (she’s a dentist!), loves cats, and has fabulous style and a closet to match. Enjoy meeting her!

Hermes Kelly clutch and lizard Louboutins

Who are you? What do you do, and where do you live?

Hi! My name is T. I am a dentist. Currently, I live in the southeast United States with my husband, four beloved cats, and one stray cat who comes to our house daily to eat and nap on our front porch. Haha. Continue reading »

Parrot Dress

Aug 102012

I wore this to work earlier this week because I love this Equipment dress (who doesn’t love something that has birds on it)? However since it’s sleeveless I needed a jacket for meetings. In retrospect I’m a little concerned this entire outfit makes me look like someone about to audition for CSI Miami (my most hated of the CSI franchises, largely due to David Caruso).

Zara blazer (similar here)
Equipment dress (I love this one, on sale)
Hermes bag (similar here, a little less here)
Stuart Weitzman sandals
Aritzia belt (similar here), Cartier/T&Co bangles (similar here for much less)

This weekend we have another wedding and some fun meals with friends. I’m also excited because I finally finished my giant bottle of Escada perfume so now I get to choose a new scent (I try not to buy a scent before I finish my old one, otherwise I’d have a zillion bottles floating around).

What are your current favorite summer scents? I love light, fruity crisp notes and if you have any recommendations, I’d greatly appreciate it!

Greens and Gifts

Jun 252012

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Ours was pretty busy, there was a wedding which was really lovely and which is kicking off a pretty busy wedding attending season for us. I used to be one of those people who complained about how I hated weddings but I was just trying to be cool – secretly I love weddings and always tear up! Anyway, I wore the below this weekend – I love this knit and chartreuse/bright yellow green tones have been surprisingly versatile for me. I find you can wear them with a lot of other colors.

Gap sweater (very cute here, a friendlier price here)
J.Crew shorts
VCA necklace (similar and pretty here, $$$$ version here)
Hermes bag
Banana Republic sandals (similar here, here)

Early Saturday a few of us also went shopping for a gift for a former classmate whose having a birthday in the middle of a tough time. He’s the kind of guy who has or can buy everything so all of us were stumped as to what to get this mega baller. In the end I came up with the winning idea – a dinner at his local fire station! A few weeks ago we got to go on a tour and dinner at a firehouse and I’ve been obsessed with them ever since. I really need to write a post on that.

But the question I wanted to ask is – what are some of your fool proof, unique gifts that you have given to someone – and especially those people who have “everything”? I love giving cool gifts and am always seeking out new ideas! I asked this question almost exactly a year ago (in this post, where I shared my favorite journal), and loved the answers so much that I’m asking again. So please – tell me your favorite gifts to give (and receive)!

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