Thinker

Our next day in Paris was a mish mosh of adventures. It started off with my brother and I taking baby E to get our morning coffee and croissant. A tradition I'm trying to keep alive while back in the states and desperately wishing I was still in Paris. Note to Central Market: please never be out of croissants again...I'm developing a habit. Thank you. Next the whole family went to Napoleon's tomb. I'm telling you, this was one elaborate grave site. Do you think he was compensating for anything? Next we took a short walk to the Rodin museum, the only museum we went to on this trip. I wasn't about to wait in that crazy long line at the Louvre. This was definitely worth the trip. Walking around the garden was really peaceful and it wasn't very crowded. My kind of way to experience and enjoy the art. The day finished off with us wandering aimlessly around Paris stopping at Cafes and Patisseries along the way. One can't just go into one Patisserie there are too many goodies to choose from!

Outfit

Top: Juicy Couture black long sleeve (not pictured), Banana Republic sweater (similar here)

Jeans: Rock & Republic (old)

Boots: Steve Madden

Jewelry: Betsey Johnson heart earrings, Rose ring from Cuffs, vintage class ring

Glasses: Penguin

FNO

FNO was a blast! I attended the ShopGirl Style Lounge at the Galleria last night and had a great time. I was dolled up with some lashes from the Edward Sanchez Vanity Lounge while enjoying a delicious cupcake by Sweetbatter. I mingled, sipped on wine, danced a little and was able to get a photo with the amazing girls on stilts. I thought they were just for our lounge, but no, I saw them wandering around all parts of the Galleria. Amazing!! I then popped over to J.Crew for a little guilty pleasure shopping and some mini red velvet cupcakes, yum! I ended my night with another purchase from Nordstrom, but that will be a later post. I had such a blast and I can't wait for next year's FNO!

Me and Joy Sewing

Outfit

Top: Helmut Lang

Skirt: Juicy Couture

Shoes: Just Cavalli by Roberto Cavalli

Jewelry: vintage gold bracelet, vintage class ring from my Grandma, BCBG ring

Purse: DIY

Sporty Chic

I love when I meet amazing people through this blog! I have "met" the amazing blogger of Savvy Spice, Dale, when she became a reader of my blog. She's a rockin stylist which is proof from her working on Bravo's new show Silicone Valley. Awesome job girl! Definitely check out her blog for all of her amazing styling tips. My favorite is her post on Chubbies shorts here. First off how awesomely frat-tastic (ya, I just made up a word) are these shorts and I love how she effortlessly pulls of this menswear item. Okay I got a little off topic here...through Dale her neighbor, Wallee, found my blog. He has a company The City Supply Co which has greats tees that make me miss the city so much! And by the city I mean San Francisco. I used to live in Davis, CA for college and did not frequent the city as much as I should only being an hour away. But now that I'm in Texas I think about it way too much, the parks, the shopping, the food...ahh I'm starting to daydream....

Wallee (cutest CEO, check out his post here) sent me over this tee. I wanted to play around with the sportswear trend so I decided to jazz it up a bit. I wore this to see the movie To Rome with Love. Cute movie, typical Woody Allen humor...but I probably could have waited for it to come out on DVD. Next movie on my list is The Bourne Legacy. Mostly because it looks like an awesome action movie and I really want to know how good this can be without Matt Damon. I mean can you really have a Bourne movie without him?

 

Outfit

Top: Tee c/o The City Supply Co

Skirt: Juicy Couture 

Shoes: Missoni for Target

Jewelry: DIY star button earrings, Forever 21 flower ring, Cuffs bracelet

Glasses: Penguin The Gandorff

A Little Zebra

I wore this outfit over the weekend for my friend Sam's birthday. During the week I don't get to dress up too often. When I nanny I mostly wear whatever I can chase Baby E around in, which is usually shorts and a tee. This is why I take every chance I get to clean up and put on a fancy dress, even if it means I may be a tad bit overdressed for the occasion.

First off I need to talk about these shoes...they're just one of the many pairs of Jeffrey Campbell shoes I own and, like all of his shoes, I always get compliments on them. These shoes have been ooo'd and ahhh'd over every time I wear them out and the story of how I got them makes it even better. When people ask me where  I got them I respond with Vegas! Because really that's where I found them and they totally look like a shoe you would find in Vegas. I had about one too many drinks from Fat Tuesdays when my friends and I wandered past some store filled with shoes. I don't remember what the name of it was, I just remember there being so many amazing shoes. In a haze from my drinks I remember trying on a bunch of Jeffrey Campbell shoes but falling madly in love with these. They had a killer platform (some have even said it can be used as a weapon to fend off an attacker) and print...who can resist a little Zebra? Best drunk purchase to date.

 

Outfit

Dress: Wish boutique

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Jewelry: Juicy Couture clover friendship necklace, "Greek Princess" necklace from Greece, Starfish BCBG ring, Tiffany heart ring, Stella & Dot bracelet

 

Titanic

On April 12th the Houston Museum of Natural Science hosted a VIP night to celebrate the Titanic, 100 years later. My Uncle Matt (who's quite awesome, if you didn't already know) was able to get my friend Minhthy and I last minute tickets to this sold out event. Three cheers for Matt! I was never a huge fan of the movie and I wasn't one of those lusting teenagers over Leo. However, I am a huge history nerd and the history and story behind the Titanic fascinates me. The event described a first class area where a sting quartet would be playing (in my opinion, much like the band playing as the ship was sinking and people were scrambling to life boats) as well as third class where there would be a Celtic band playing.

The event was fabulous! As you entered you received a swag bag (if you were the lucky few like Minhthy and I were) that had free museum passes and a discounted Titanic exhibit pass, which I definitely need to use. Once inside, on the left was the live band for third class and on the right was first class, which was held in the gemstone area (a perfect place for first class). Minhthy and I decided to beat the crowd to the exhibit, so we started there. Upon entering you received a card with a real passengers name and a brief bio, I was an older woman with a daughter and traveled first class...we would need this later. Once inside it was incredible! All of the artifacts from parts of the ship, to history of passengers and the builders of the ship, and quite a few personal belongings. It was amazing to see what items were almost immaculately preserved and those that had much deterioration. At the end of the exhibit you were able to look up the name you were given and see if you survived. I thought since I was first class that surely I would have survived, but Minhthy told me not to get my hopes up....however, I did survive!

Overall this exhibit was amazing and the VIP night to celebrate the Titanic's voyage 100 years ago was a great showcase of her history. I can't wait to use my pass to the museum I got that night to go again and maybe I'll buckle down and see the movie as well.

 

Outfit

Top: Thrifted

Skirt: BCBG (old)

Shoes: Bebe (old)

Jewelry: Juicy Couture heart earrings, Bebe bangles, Stella & Dot ring, Chloe Lane Studio "Oui/Non" necklace

Purse: Louis Vuitton Eva

Foxy Fur

After my last post about how I was never going to get a chance to wear any of my new warm clothes due to Texas not being very, cold we got a huge cold front. Maybe the weather is reading my blog?! If you've been following from the beginning you'll remember I received a fur coat from my Grandma for Christmas. I have been patiently waiting for it to get really cold and I got my wish with this 40 degree weather!

I styled it with a dress, heels, and tights because I wanted to highlight the fur itself. It is such a great vintage piece and even more so because it was passed to me from my Grandma. I inherited my chic fashion sense from her and my dad (but a post of his style influencing for a later date).

Thanks MBP for the pictures

Outfit

Dress: Lush Nordstrom (old)

Tights: Target

Belt: Wish 

Fur: Vintage

Shoes: Aldo (old)

Jewelry: vintage name necklace, Juicy Couture friendship necklace, Grandma's vintage engagement ring

Sculpture Garden

Yesterday we decided to take a family outing to the sculpture garden. Houston still amazes me with what it has to offer. In the museum district there's literally an area where there's a ton of sculptures and benches for people to come and walk around and enjoy the art. It made me want to go back with a picnic lunch and a good book and just take in the scenery.

The shoes I'm wearing were an amazing Christmas present from my parents. I had been looking at these for a while so I put them on my list and I figured fate would figure out the rest! I wanted to pair them with a more feminine outfit to add just the right amount of edge to it. I really like the end result, what do you think?

This is when they told me not to touch the art, oops!

Thank you to my amazing uncle for all the pictures!

Outfit

Top: Jcrew

Skirt: Juicy Couture

Jewelry: BCBG necklace, BCBG rings

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Purse: Cole Haan (old)