Paris, L'amour

Here's a quick outfit post on our first day in Paris. This day was spent mostly traveling from London to Paris via train. I would love to tell you about the amazing scenery or how quick the trip was...but honestly I have no idea because I was passed out the whole time. Not sleeping a lot in London I jumped on the opportunity to catch some zzz's.

Once in Paris we checked into our hotel and high tailed it to the Louis Vuitton on the Champs-Elysees. You see, my Unlce promised Baby E a Louis item of her choice if she would come out of the womb naturally...and I'm sure you guessed that she took him up on his offer and was delivered just a mere few hours later. We thought bringing Baby E into Louis with a stroller would hinder us from shopping, but in fact it got us VIP treatment. We didn't have to wait in line like the others and were helped right away. Baby E walked away with a few great items and I walked away with a fabulous charm.

Outfit

Top: Banana Republic (similar here)

Shorts: Nordstrom

Tights: Target

Boots: Steve Madden (similar here)

Jewelry: Tiffany bead earrings

Purse: Louis Vuitton

Houston Blogger Symposium

This past weekend I attended the Houston Blogger Symposium put on by the amazing Megan from Greetings from Texas. The first night was spent at Langford Market getting to know all my fellow bloggers.




The amazing Haley from Style Sound




Here I am with Trang from Benjamin and Trang, Christina of Sunchild clothing, and her friend modeling one of their amazing dresses.





I am deep in thought while listening to the many speakers on the panels. I learned so much about blogging, sponsorship, and PR. I was so inspired after the symposium, it was awesome!!



Here are all of our speakers and sponsors...let me see if I can get them all in. There was Kelly and Brandi from Mucho Mucho Bueno Bueno, Julianne Agno from Francesca's, Meg Jones from Reward Style, Megan from Greetings from Texas, Kirsten from Triple Max Tons, Katy Atlas from Sugarlaws, Lisa O'Neill PR extraordinaire, Alicia DiRago from Dismount Creative, Davina Hirsch from Langford Market, and Kristina Braly from Pretty Shiny Sparkly. Phew that was a mouthful!



The sponsor panel



The blogger panel





The two lovely ladies that put on the whole event...Thank you so much girls! I can't wait to see what you put together for next year!!


All photos are courtesy of the lovely Paige from Paige Budde Photography. Thanks so much for taking amazing photos of the event!

Outfit

(night one)

Dress: Bebe (old)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell (not pictured)

Jewelry: vintage name necklace, vintage clown necklace, vintage Greek princess necklace, wrap bracelet from Greece, rope bracelet from Target, vintage class ring

Clutch: Louis Vuitton

(day two)

Top: Joie, spaghetti from Wet Seal

Pants: BCBG similar here and here

Shoes: BCBG

Belt: Target

Jewelry: Stella & Dot, gifted bangles, DIY bracelet

Glasses: Penguin

Ladies Who Brunch

I'm super excited for FNO tonight. I'll be heading to the Galleria supporting my friend Joy at her ShopGirl Style Lounge. If you're in the Houston area come check out her event in front of Louis Vuitton and say hi!

Here are a few photos of my day brunching at the harbor and the beach from my trip home. I was able to spend time with my good friends drinking bottomless champagne at the harbor then we head over to Laguna Beach to soak up some sun.

I picked up this dress at the sample sale I told you about in my previous post here. It was perfect to pair with this amazing Stella and Dot statement necklace, thank you Jas for letting me borrow it!

Outfit

Dress: Blackbird Betty

Shoes: Chinese Laundry (old)

Jewelry: Stella & Dot necklace, Target bracelet, Tiffany bead earrings, Tiffany heart ring, vintage elephant ring borrowed from mom's closet

Sunglasses: Chanel

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

New glasses

These babies just came in the mail! I needed a new pair of everyday glasses since I'm super lazy and haven't gone to get my contact eye exam. I hope you like them as much as I do!

Outfit

Dress: Jcrew

Vest: Forever 21

Hair bow: Rob & Sioux

Jewelry: Target earrings, Evil eye necklace from Greece, gifted heart necklace

Glasses: Penguin The Gandorff Eyeglasses

Beach Baby

I can't believe I forgot to post these pictures! A few weekends back the family took an impromptu road trip to Corpus Christi. We had always talked about taking road trips or having weekend getaways but never really went on one. Finally everything aligned for us to follow Michael on a business trip. The only beach out here I've seen is Galveston and there's no comparison to the beaches in Orange County, but I was assured that this beach was going to be a lot better than "water licking up to dirt". I was skeptical to say the least. After about a 3 hour car ride and almost 2 movies later, we arrived in Corpus around 11pm. We woke up the next morning Starbucks in hand and set out to explore the town. When we got to the beach we were able to drive right up onto the sand and take Baby E for her first adventure in the ocean! She loved it just as much as the pool but she tried to eat the sand and sea shells. I must say that it didn't compare to the beaches in California, but it was much better than Galveston. I could definitely see us getting a beach vacation home here, hint hint!

Since the weather was hot in Corpus, but not as humid in Houston I opted for this cute cotton dress I bought at Target a while back. The secret to finding cute simple dresses like this is to shop outside the box...I found this gem in the little girls section! I hope you enjoy our photos from our beach adventure

Thank you Matt for taking these photos

Outfit

Dress: Target (old)

Jewelry: Tiffany bead earrings, Necklace and bracelet from Museum of Modern Art Houston, Marc Jacobs ring

Sunglasses: Chanel 

Joy

Recently, I had the pleasure to meet Joy Sewing, the Fashion and Beauty editor for the Houston Chronicle. She is one amazing woman and we spent the better part of two hours just discussing our views on fashion, style, and life. We discovered our mutual love of figure skating and my closet of shoes. We swapped fashion blogs that we follow and even discussed our own. Joy has a blog called Dress Like You Are in Love and I really love the message that she sends with it. As she states in her blog, "People dress better when they're in love". She asked me what this message meant to me and I had to think for a second...I don't necessarily think that I have to be in a relationship to be in love and to dress better, but I looked at it as being in love with yourself. Having the confidence to wear what you want and wearing that one piece of clothing, or that pair of shoes that makes you stand a little straighter and walk with a supermodel strut. How does this message resonate with you?

I had an amazing time getting to know Joy and learning about her journey from the midwest, to New York, then finally back to Houston to work at the Chronicle. I hope to have many more talks about our views on the fashion scene in Houston. Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Thanks MBP for the great pictures!

Outfit

Top: Tucker for Target

Skirt: Forever 21

Shoes: Aldo (old)

Jewelry: Target earrings, DIY chain bracelet, Carey Hill ring, Charlotte Russe gold ring