This is indeed a clutch fashioned in the shape of my favorite French pastry: the golden, flaky croissant. I wonder if Charlotte Olympia would consider making ones shaped like my two other favorite French pastries: the chocolate croissant and the millefeuille… (Yes, I was hungry when I wrote this post. That said, I’m always hungry).
Slightly spendier top and shoes (Marc Jacobs for both) paired with my beloved Whistles full leather skirt.
Spent some time earlier this week at Patrick Demarchelier’s studio (I can’t believe this is my life either!) and couldn’t resist snapping some of his books. I love a good stack of coffee table books, don’t you?
I keep telling people that sunglasses are the new shoes. You might be thinking, “Huh?” Really, what I mean is that I’ve begun to collect sunglasses as voraciously as I do shoes. Added a few pairs to my collection recently (clockwise from top left): no name from Hong Kong (henceforth known as NNfHK), Westward Leaning, Warby Parker, NNfHK, Prada, NNfHK.
Twenty dollar leather baseball cap I picked up at a diner in Sedona, Stella McCartney jacket, Whistles sweater, Ditto’s boyfriend jeans, Chanel heels, Balenciaga bag.
I’ve owned this Whistles skirt for approximately one week and have already worn it a million (okay, three) times. It’s really rather perfect: Leather! Full and twirly! It’s definitely earned a place in my Fashion MVP list for SS13.
Makeup artist Nessa was at my place in Los Angeles a few weeks ago and I couldn’t help but notice how perfectly her sweater matched my Marc Jacobs Daisy packaging. Adorable!
Okay, kindly allow me to amend your statement to: “I will not wear short-shorts ever.” That is simply not an option in the workplace (at home, on the weekends, after hours: wear all the short-shorts you want. At work, mais non!). Other no-no’s: anything too bosomy (I love the old-lady-ness of that word), bandage dresses, Uggs, flip-flops. Honestly, most workplaces are so air-conditioned that it’s not totally unrealistic for you to be wearing your fall or spring clothing in the office even on a 90 degree day. The first key to cute summer office style is layering: Little jackets (even a moto jacket!) or sweaters to throw on over sleeveless tops paired with skirts (pencil or full are my silhouettes of choice for summer). The second key? Easy dresses, especially shirt-dresses. I recently got a black and white gingham dress from this site that I’m looking forward to wearing if it ever gets warmer, sigh.
I’m a big, big believer in bags within bags to stay organized. I recently received a lovely (and bright) neon pouch as a gift from UK company Pret A Portobello. It’s the perfect size for my iPad mini (and other essentials like my La Mer hand cream, eye drops, Sharpie, hand sanitizer, and cuticle oil).
One of my investment pieces for spring-summer was Marc Jacobs’ neoprene Mickey Mouse sweatshirt which was, despite the whimsy of it, rather substantial in cost. As such, I’ll basically be wearing it 24/7 for the rest of my life to make it “worth it.” ^_^ Here, I paired it with Zara flats, a COS skirt, a houndstooth jacket I bought from a street stand in Hong Kong, and an Hermes bag. And purple hair!
The Instagram week in review: Last week was a busy week, my first one totally back in NYC. Highlights: mother-daughter Cartier Trinity ring bonding, my dream mermaid Rebecca Minkoff shoes, and pretty purple nails. To follow, click here.
These leopard print Stella McCartney glasses are deeeeelicious!
(Imagine the last word in a Tony the Tiger voice)
Beloved (and surprisingly hole-y) Kenzo sweater I bought in Paris last year, Prada full wrap skirt that I always forget I own, YSL mohawk heels.
Heavy Metal
“Sexy” is a word that’s wildly overused in everyday rhetoric, in my opinion. First of all, not everyone wants to look sexy (it’s not a look I actively strive for; I think the more you try to look sexy, the less sexy it usually is.). But, I have to say, Anja Rubik’s new shoes for Giuseppe Zanotti are the very definition of sexy. I’d wear these with a pair of distressed boyfriend jeans and a slouchy black t-shirt. Done!
