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

Boots and Blazer

Quick outfit post for running errands with Baby E. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week! xoxo

Outfit

Top: Banana Republic (old)

Blazer: Zara

Jeans: Hudson

Boots: Steve Madden

Earrings: DIY

Bring It On

This past Tuesday I went to go see the musical Bring It On at the Hobby Center downtown. I went as a media representative for Dish Houston, thank you!  I was a little skeptical about a musical version of it because I saw the first two movies and I was a competitive cheerleader for 5 years. I was blown away! The skript is hilarious and the music was actually really good. Not like Glee where they randomly insert popular music that doesn't really fit the story line (sorry Glee lovers).

Here's the look I wore to the theater (excuse the hair tie, I didn't realize I left it on until after I left for the theater) You can also read the review I wrote here. Enjoy!

Thanks to my uncle for all the pictures!

Outfit

Top: Forever 21

Skirt: BCBG

Shoes: Vince Camuto 

Jewelry: Marc Jacobs watch, Forever 21 necklace, BCBG starfish ring

Bag: DIY I found from Stylescrapbook

Roak

These photos were taken last Friday, yes I know I'm so behind on my posts! Apologies. I went out with a group of friends for a birthday. As I spend more time in Houston (it's almost been 5 months!) I'm meeting more and more new people. My friend Caroline is "good peoples" as my uncle says and so far she has only introduced me to the same kind of "good peoples". This was a much needed night on the town at a local club called Roak. It used to be a funeral home, insert eww, however on the inside it was amazing. I called it Houston meets Vegas, partly for the swanky bottle service tables, partly because there was a pool in the center of it all.

You probably remember this lace dress from a previous post here. I go from never wearing this dress to recycling it for two posts! I paired it with my beloved Steve Madden heels that were a spur of the moment Black Friday purchase. I love adding a pop of color to a LBD for an added wow factor. Also, my accessories were a recent purchase from my museum visits. The Contemporary Art Museum sucked me into their gift shop of amazing gadgets and jewelry. Who knew I'd find so many interesting pieces in a museum gift shop!

The girls and the birthday boy

Good Peoples

Thanks to my uncle for the amazing pictures!

Outfit

Dress: Zara 

Shoes: Steve Madden 

Jewelry: Necklace, bow ring, bangle from the Contemporary Art Museum, Bracelet from Greece, Tiffany ring, BCBG ring 

Purse: Louis Vuitton

Museum Day

My cousin Corey came to visit Houston this week and I took him to see a few of the museums. The first one we went to see was the King Tut exhibit at the MFAH. Unfortunately pictures weren't allowed so you'll have to take my word for it when I say it's amazing! They have a bit of history and artifacts from Egypt then they take you on a tour of his tomb room by room. Another day we went to the Contemporary Art Museum and The Jeung center.

At the Contemporary Art Museum there was only this one exhibit, but that's all they needed. The paintings, if you could call them that, were amazing! The medium was melted crayon and underneath some parts there were smaller pictures. These first two pictures were my favorites.

The creator of the exhibit

 I also took Corey to see the sculpture garden since he hadn't been there before. Hopefully you enjoy the different sculptures than in my previous post here.

After the sculpture garden we went the The Jeung center. The paintings here were really neat! They reminded me of when you looked under a microscope at different cells.

Thanks to Corey for taking the pictures!

 

Outfit

Top: Forever 21

Sweater: Forever 21

Jacket: Kenneth Cole

Jeans: True Religion

Shoes: Toms

Necklace: Forever 21

Earrings: DIY

Purse: Louis Vuitton Totally

Wild West

Last week I went to the country bar called Wild West and took these photos. Sorry for being so far behind on my life at the moment. My cousin flew into town this week and we were in the process of setting up our new computer. We are now the proud owners of an iMac! I've had my macbook for almost 5 years now and love it so I finally was able to convince my uncle to buy a Mac as our shared computer...although if you ask me it didn't take much convincing!

Anyway, back to the point of this post. My friend Beth (who has an amazing handbag line and I can't wait to show you some of her pieces) took me to Wild West, which is not only a country bar but has line dancing too. Yes, you heard that correctly, line dancing, and yes, I actually learned a few steps! My uncle went there when he first moved to Texas and he told me this was just a right of passage to becoming a true Texan! I had never been to a country bar before let alone line dancing so I paired an outfit I would normally wear with cowboy boots. Overall the night was a lot of fun and I was able to get on the dance floor and learn a few steps!

Photos courtesy of my amazing uncle MBP

Also, special thanks to my Mom for giving me her cowboy boots

Outfit

Jeans: 7 for all mankind

Top: Karl Lagerfeld for Macy's

Blazer: Kimchi & Blue (old)

Shoes: Cowboy boots (old)

Purse: Louis Vuitton Eva

Jewelry: Marc Jacobs ring, BCBG ring, Tiffany Atlas ring

Golden Globes

My uncles have a tradition of dressing up for awards shows like the Golden Globes and the Emmy's. It all started with one of their first dates to watch the Emmy's. Michael decorated the apartment with stars hanging from the ceiling and rolled out an actual red carpet. He had menus printed up of their dinner, which was Chinese food in homage to Mann's Chinese theater. They also had their own ballots to fill out who they thought would win. From this first date they continue to do this and when the Golden Globes aired this past Sunday we were all dressed in our best.
I found this dress at Zara on my last shopping trip in San Francisco before I left to move to Houston. I didn't know where I would wear it to, but I couldn't resist the color! (I usually don't find any light color dresses that go well with my skin tone)

Our table setting

Matt made amazing crepes for dinner and dessert. The dessert was so good I ate it before I remembered to take a picture!

Outfit
Dress: Zara
Shoes: Shoemint
Jewelry: Tiffany Beads 8MM, Tiffany Bead Bracelet, BCBG ring, Tiffany heart ring