Black & Brown :: Faux Leather Skirt & Blue Sweater

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning everyone! Friday has finally arrived. I could just squeal with excitement! This weekend we're getting our engagement pictures done by Angelica Criscuolo Photography. While researching photographers, I saw her New York engagement photos all over the internet! She was perfect for the shots we wanted for our photos. As luck would have it, she had one open spot in October. So we booked her for October 19th. 

We're going to have our pictures taken at two iconic places in New York; Grand Central Station (my favorite place in New York) and Central Park (Matt's favorite place in New York). Matt and I had our final dress rehearsal a few nights ago and we're going to keep it formal and simple. Looking forward to sharing with everyone!

Hope you enjoyed today's outfit. This sweater is one of my favorite from Banana. I've had it for three years and I never get tired of wearing it during the fall. The blue and black lace went well with the brown faux leather skirt from Zara. I'd loved to wear something like this to work, but I think this outfit is more appropriate for woman who work in more female dominated workplaces. Men really don't understand the new trend with leather. 

Have a great weekend.

Places to wear this outfit :: casual work environment, meet friends for dinner, engagement party, birthday party

Sweater :: Banana Republic old (love this J.Crew sweater)

Skirt :: Zara 

Heels :: Valentino

Bag :: Fendi

Necklace :: DIY necklace found on Glitter 'N Glue

Photo Credits :: Lydia Hudgens

Office LBD :: Textured Dress & Gold Accents

 

 

Morning everyone! It's a foggy day in New York. It reminds me of mornings in San Francisco. Hopefully the fog will burn off later this afternoon! 

Today's outfit is a classic look for the office. A few weeks ago Matt and I stopped by Chelsea Market and I wondered into a sample sale and I picked up this dress for $59. I love the texture material and the faux leather accents throughout the dress. It gives a great twist to your LBD. Now that the weather is cooling off, just add a blazer or cardigan to the look and you have a great outfit for the office and to transition to happy hour with friends.

Place you could wear this outfit :: the office, church, formal dinner

 

Dress :: Sample Sale (love this one) 

Heels :: Valentino

Bag :: Fendi 

Necklace :: Nordstroms 

   

Photo Credits :: Lydia Hudgens

Fall Layers :: Zara Faux Fur & H&M Cotton Dress

 

 

 Hello everyone! So excited to share today's photos. As most of you know, I'm all about accessories!  Vests, hats and statement necklaces are my favorite. For the longest time I was nervous about wearing hats and vests, thinking it was "too much". I'm not sure if it comes with age or living in New York, but I've really come to embrace this side of my style. 

I wore this outfit Saturday afternoon while shopping downtown. Since the weather is cooling off, I threw on this Zara vest and comfy boots and headed out the door. There is something so elegant about fur. Faux fur or real fur. The quality of faux fur is amazing nowadays, so don't be nervous about picking one up the next time you go shopping. You'll be surprised how much you love it! Yesterday I posted five of my favorite faux fur vests under $100. If you love real fur, I'd recommend going to a local thrift store. They always seem to have beautiful fur coats and vests from the 1950s and 1960s.

Place you could wear this outfit :: I really think you could wear this outfit always anywhere...except the office. This would be great to wear to weekend brunch, shopping with friends, girl's get together, any type of family event. You're able to take off the vest and put the belt around the cotton dress.  

Dress :: H&M (similar here)

Vest :: Zara

  Boots :: Coach (similar here) 

Necklace :: J. Crew (similar here)

Sunnies :: Target (similar here & here)

Bag :: Michael Kors

  Photo Credits :: Lydia Hudgens

Faux Fur :: 5 Vest Under $100

Hello everyone! Today I’m sharing a one of my favorite accessories for the fall…fur! In this case faux fur. Here are five great pieces to add to your wardrobe this season. Who says being fashionable has to cost a lot of money?

 
one :: Zara 99.60

two :: Buckle 79.00

three :: Mango 96.00

four :: Tinley Road 64.00

five :: Dorothy Perkins 69.00

Change in Season :: Zara Blazer & Perspex Heels

 

 

Good morning everyone! I'm looking forward to another beautiful fall day. Growing up in the Midwest we had four seasons and always loved fall the best. I remember the colorful trees while playing hide-and-seek and the brisk morning while waiting for the school bus. Living in San Francisco, the weather was always in the 60s-70s with some rain, so we didn't get to experience a lot of change in weather. We're both looking forward to fall and winter (I know that's hard to  believe because it gets so cold in NY).  

Today I'm wearing a few of my favorite pieces from my wardrobe. My striped blazer from Zara and my perspex heels from NastyGal. I wore a similar outfit a few months back. This outfit can easily be transitioned into a work outfit. Throw on black trousers or a pencil skirt and it's office appropriate. Speaking of work wear, I read this article by InStyle and it talks about corporate dress code and how to maintain your style while still looking professional. Check it out if you have a chance.

Place you could wear this outfit :: Sunday brunch with your friends 

Top :: Zara (similar here)

Blazer ::  Zara (similar here)

Pants :: Zara

Heels :: NastyGal

 Necklace :: J. Crew (similar here)

Bag :: Coach 

  Photo Credits :: Christine Dam

Home Photos :: New York Apartment

Kitchen, facing South

Our fish, James Bond

Living room

 Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Yesterday Matt and I enjoyed an early evening in Bryant Park. We had a mini picnic, which included wine, cheese, olive and a sweet baguette. Matt said he wanted to reenact our weekends in Napa Valley!  We really miss Napa. 

 We also celebrated our 10 years anniversary of meeting in college. After the picnic we had dinner plans, but we decided to relax and enjoy an evening watching the Cardinals game (I was shopping online). 

Today I'd wanted to share a photos of our New York apartment. The first few months we moved in we were so busy putting everything together. I'm thankful we spent those first two months of summer working on the apartment. Now we can take our time working on the small details.  Most of the things in our apartment were found on Craigslist. I spent many night searching Craigslist to find the perfect pieces for the apartment. Several times we got lucky and other times we missed out on some great pieces. 

 Be sure to check out the rest of the photos. Click over there -------->

Wall gallery, most frame from Ikea.

Flowers from Matt

Vintage chairs, tableand pouf from craigslist

Bedroom. Light from Overstock & pillow from Home Goods.

View of Chrysler Building

Coat hanger turned into necklace holder

Vintage flag from flea market

Mid-century inspired living room. Table from Craigslist & rug from overstock

Wall gallery

Our favorite flowers in the fireplace

Two of the pieces we brought from SF, ceramic elephant and chair

Record player & wall gallery

View from the balcony

  

No. 2 Pencil Skirt :: One Piece, Two Ways...

 Hello everyone! Looking forward to a great weekend with my fiance. Tonight we're having date night. Matt is making plans, I'll be sure to take outfit pictures! 

Today I wanted to share one of my favorite skirts from J.Crew. I have several skirts from J.Crew and J.Crew Factory and they are key pieces in my wardrobe. As you can see, one skirt can be worn many different ways. The No. 2 Pencil skirt can be worn to the office every single day and can also be worn out with friends around the city or out shopping. Two important things to remember as fall approaches, wear layers & make sure your first layer is very thin. I learned the hard way, wearing four layers of thick sweaters and shirts will only make you hot and feel bulky. Here are two tops that will reduce bulk and also be fitting to your body with the second layer. 

Work

Top :: Jane Norman vest t shirt $13

Blazer :: Trouvé open front blazer $98

Skirt :: J.Crew long green skirt  $130

Heels :: J.Crew pump $278

Necklace :: Forever New cream pearl necklace $24

Bag :: Zara black messenger bag $70

Play

Top :: H&M basic top $13

Vest :: H&M faux fur vest $48

Skirt :: J.Crew long green skirt  $130

Boots :: Timeless ankle booties $69

Necklace :: Monsoon steel necklace $38

Bag :: Topshop red handbag $72