Ladies Who Lunch
I have a soft spot in my heart for Mr. Oscar de la Renta. By all accounts he’s a gentleman first and designer second, so most of his designs are lovely tributes to women. Very soft, elegant, romantic. I’d love to be an Oscar girl, and perhaps a small...
One-Two Punch
Long days and short deadlines make a killer one-two punch when you’re also trying to update your blog. But in spite of all the busy stuff, I can always make time for a quick text or call from someone who prefaces the communication with “guess what I found...
Birds Of A Feather
Maybe it has to do with my name, but I love anything related to birds, flight, and plumes. In my next life I’d like to be either a Russian supermodel (it’s probably the only way I’d know Russian) or a robin because either way, I’d get to fly a...
Another Look
So continuing with the black/beige theme and rather warm weather, I’m featuring another casual look in today’s entry: ivory herringbone linen JCrew pants, Allsaints Spitalfields black top with leather harness, and Chanel camellia slides and mini...
Carmageddon
Remember how the world was “supposed” to end last month…but we’re still here? Well, something worse is actually happening to LA this weekend. It’s Carmageddon. That’s right, this weekend the already congested 405 freeway will close...
The Gatekeeper
Last night I was reading an old (2010) article in Vogue about how the retail industry would have to adapt not just to an online presence but more specifically to reaching customers via their smart phones. That tiny mobile device is now the ultimate gatekeeper to a...
4th Of July
I love the 4th of July because even the moniker “Independence Day” is such a call to action. The legacy of this young country that I now embrace as my own is that we get to take freedom as a given. Every day that we wake up, freedom awaits us....
So Wrong
This is so wrong…am I right? But is it wrong that I got almost all the permutations from this collection, or is it wrong that I didn’t get all of them :D? In my defense, I will probably make very good use out of all these shoes for a long time, and the...
Cá Nướng
So all this shopping chatter has really gotten my appetite going. Once the eyes are stimulated by fashion candy, the belly follows suit and all I crave is some really good VN food. Or a sinful chocolate cake. The former reminds me of one of the spectacular meals (that...
Those Dr. Scholl’s Clogs
OK, so I didn’t sleep in that jacket after all, but it is hanging prominently in my closet so that I could swoon over it every time I walk by. Men would never understand this, but that’s what those of us with the XX chromosomes do. We’d dissect it,...