woodbury

a couple weeks ago i was lucky enough to be asked to attend this year's RETAIL CAMP put on by Woodbury University as a vip blogger {fancy, fancy!}.  the day was full of very interesting speakers and exciting blog chats - complete with lunch from some of LA's finest food trucks!!

anyway - i am in total love with this get up - i finally got my hands on a fabulous winter kate kimono AND some luv aj jewels!!

kimono: winter kate - tank: michael stars - pants: paige premium denim - shoes: jeffrey campbell - bag: LF stores - vest necklace: LUV AJ

some of my new faves - the linen/taffeta is super fresh for spring...andddd they are sky high so obviously im obsessed.

some of us VIP bloggers including Heather of LAfashionsnob, Shannah of The Student Stylist, ME, and Ari of La Catrina dela Moda.

xo

croc-odilly

jacket: LF dakota - sweater: james perse - tank: michael stars - jeans: paige - boots: YOU by CROCS {via CROCS, gifted} - necklaces: various

i was introduced to this brand new CROCS line {yes, like the rubber clog crocs...} called YOU by Crocs which are real shoes - and bare NO resemblance to their rubber relative!  i received these grey boots to try out -- and guess what?! they are great!!  i will be the first to admit that i was crazily skeptical until i slid my foot onto the amazing contoured foot bed and after that i actually ended up wearing them for a good 8 hours AND got a million compliments on!!  not too bad for only about $100 - especially if you are employed in a position that requires you to stand in nice looking shoes for long periods of time...check out these chikata boots and many more here!!

and i absolutely cannot forget to mention that MY FAVORITE JACKET EVER is still the DAKOTA from LF...ahh.  so in love!!

navajo

jacket: LF - tee: wildfox - jeans: paige premium denim - shoes: JC brisbane

the LF sale is ba-na-nas. obsessed with everything tribal. also my doggy. also the fact that i got my hands on these shoes (on sale) finally. also with ORANGE lipstick. ah, love. xx

uniform

pouncing tigre

jacket: what comes around goes around - tee: splendid - jeans: paige premium denim - shoes: forever 21 - bracelet: my wonderful brother

after spending christmas day on perfectly groomed runs in deer valley, i could think of no better way to close such a wonderful day than with dear friends and good food...however, i was sort of over the cutesy red/green coded clothing so i pulled out my new favorite jacket (tigerrrr, thank you momma!) and dressed it down with a black tee and jeans for a true mountain feast! hope you had an amazing day as well!! xoxo

xmas eve

hat: vintage UO - tank: UO - sweater: j crew - jeans: paige - shoes: f21 (the most amazing waterproof things...)

in utah loving the idea of a white christmas. (also added some more feathers in my hairrrrr!!) happy xmas eve!! x

texture

from top: cozy night in - LnA leggings, boyfriend's flannel, LF velvet dress.

 birthday party - H&M sweater (here), Rebecca Taylor fur vest, a&co feather earring, various chains, milani nail polish

final finals - American Eagle Outfitters green sweater, boyfriend's flannel, Furst jeans, Pure Heart necklace

rain storm - Free People knit sweater, Pure Heart cross necklace, street vendor crystal necklace

girls night holiday party - Free People sweater, Emma&Sam silver tank, True Religion black jeans, Nixon watch, various bracelets 

off to the snow errands - H&M leopard tee, UO green army jacket, LF red british flag bag, Paige jeggings, various necklaces

i am crazy for textures. i love mixing heavy knit with light silk and leather and chains. sometimes, i get dressed with textures in mind and other times i happen to glance down and think 'how cool'. here's a little collection of my favorite mixtures of colors and patterns.

hometown ho-down

this weekend was the manhattan beach hometown fair - a fun spectacle of artwork, children and yummy smells in the air.  i love to come home - to sleep in the bedroom i grew up in and be chauffeured to fancy restaurants around town by my parents.  generally, i think i take this whole world for granted and after this week's crazy events i have vowed to make this place more sacred than ever.  anyway, saturday at the fair was HOT.  crazy 89 degree sweaty hot - and i was not dressed very appropriately until around 5 pm when the clouds rolled in.  here's what i wore: 

top: millau from LF - jeggings: paige premium denim - shoes: calleen cordero embellished platforms

necklaces: pure heart boutique

it was a wonderful weekend for such an event and i look forward to heading down to manhattan for my mother's birthday next week! xo

FNOLA

friday was FASHION'S NIGHT OUT (LA style) and my mom and i went out and perused Robertson Boulevard before heading to Neiman Marcus for some pampering! the streets were CRAZY with people shopping and hanging out in the festivities!

our first stop was to Paige Denim, where we bought some jeggings (our ultimate favorite) and hung out with the most adorable pooch! then it was off to Intermix, where we scooped up some FNOLA tees, and Alice + Olivia, which would have made my sister's head spin! there was a hypnotic cocktail bar and an entire TABLE full of bin candy with little bags to make little goodie bags! (sooo cute and we totally would have made ourselves some but i made myself sick on cotton candy salt water taffy and my mom did the same on sour grapefruit chews, so we left it for the kiddies!) then we headed to Tory Burch where my mom's wonderful sales guy, Andre, had a jacket waiting for her! after we nixed the jacket and munched on mini cupcakes we hightailed it to Neiman Marcus where we finished off the night amid couture gowns and photo ops! (we missed the fashion show, but oh well)  on our way back we tried to eat at taiko, but it had closed literally two minutes before we got there so we headed home and noshed on leftover pizza and sorbet! all in all, a fantastic night! we cannot wait for next year's!! 

ME at Neiman's photo wall!

blazer: elizabeth&james - cutoff sleeve blouse: elizabeth&james - jeggings: paige - shoes: sam edelman FALKEN clogs - bag: marc by marc jacobs

My wonderful mother at Neimans!

jacket: tory burch - silk tank: ? - scarf: wright's - jeggings: paige - belt: j. crew - shoes: kelsi dagger - bag: gucci

so, so, so much fun! i love you mamma :)