We break all fashion rules out here in sunny LA. We wear white and sandals year round. We’ll layer a fur-lined vest over our shorts to “solve” the dilemma of juggling warm days with chilly evenings. We’re so laid back, when I sometimes have on a simple LBD for the day, people will ask if I’m on my way to …
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Two Meals, Two Bags
While I love posting photos of food from the road, it’s rare that I mention a restaurant by name. But sometimes an experience is so special, I have to make an exception. And today’s entry is actually about two meals, two bags. The first one is the beautifully appointed Morimoto Waikiki. From the tiniest detail like the clear acrylic chopsticks …
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Happy Turkey Feasting
This time last year my Belgian host family celebrated an American Thanksgiving by going to bed at 9pm so that we could be out the door by 3:30am for Black Friday shopping. After that experience I grumbled to myself that my favorite holiday had become too commercialized and that perhaps real traditions were going the way of dinosaurs. Fast forward …
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Bringin’ Home The Cowboy
After a few rounds of brokering by my new favorite sales associate with other Chanel boutiques in France, the bags I was searching for arrived at the Brussels boutique and I hopped a train ride there last Friday with my heart in my throat. That and a few lozenges to futilely ward off a cold. But it wasn’t until this …
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Boutique No. 1
So I did manage to block off all of last Friday for some R&R. And by rest and recuperation I mean a hunt for a few things on my wish list. Now I should preface by saying I’d already been calling around for stock check at the various Chanel boutiques in Europe. It’s hit or miss, and some boutiques will …