Fall In San Francisco

 Zara coat, Club Monaco tee, Gap jeans, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Via Spiga shoes

Everyone who lives in San Francisco knows that autumn in San Francisco feels pretty much the same as any other time of year in San Francisco: cold.  Except in September when we get a glorious 30 day Indian Summer, every other time of year it's pretty much sweater weather.  Sometimes you will be fooled and think that you don't need a sweater because it looks sunny outside, and then you don't bring one, and then 6:00 pm rolls around and the sun dips down and you're stuck thinking to yourself "oops I did it again" and walking down the street crouched over in absolute frozen pain while everyone you're with magically whipped out a sweater without you knowing it!  We've all been there.  It's the beauty of this city and it breaks your heart every time.

The weather definitely wears you down sometimes you and you just want to go out in your SF "warm uniform" of Uggs and your Northface jacket.  So, the key is to stock up on A LOT of coats.  Comfy coats, casual coats, big coats, fashionable coats, novelty coats...all coats are welcome.  And remember to go against your better judgment and never leave home without one.  

 Yes, I even wore my coat as a cape like an asshole.

 Hermes, David Yurman, Stella and Dot bracelets, Maison Martin Margiela rings, Michele watch, Chanel bag

Pajama Pants As Real Clothes

Club Monaco pajama pants and shirt, Madewell jacket, Rayban sunglasses

You had me at pajama pants.  Remember when you were in high school and you went to school in full make-up, a giant hair-sprayed-bouffant-as-bangs hair and pajama pants to be ironic?  Well, apparently its now the "thing" to wear pajama pants as real clothes! Hallelujah.  Let's face it, nobody actually likes spending a full day in normal pants.  With the tight waistbands, zippers and buttons keeping you in, whats to like?  Especially if skirts and dresses are an option and you can be completely free.  Enter silk pajama pants with cargo pockets and an elastic waistband baby.  Yeah, it feels as comfortable as it sounds.  Let's hope this trend lasts forever...and ever...

Hermes, David Yurman, Jules Smith bracelets and Michele watch

Orange Is The New...Oh You Know

Club Monaco dress, Pour La Victoire shoes 

People keep saying "orange is the new black" and maybe it's because of that women's prison show, but I definitely have to disagree.  To me, black is still (and forever will be) the new black for many reasons: black is very sexy, slimming and easy to accessorize.  Orange on the other hand can never be the new black.  For one thing, it's very hard to make sexy, it's definitely un-slimming and you can only accessorize it with gold! That being said, I love the above orange Club Monaco dress even though it made me look a little like a human jack-o-lantern and people thought I was wearing it to be ironic--which I wasn't, but it was so unfortunately close to Halloween.  

 Maison Martin Margiela and Cartier rings, Louis Vuitton bag

Baby Calves

I'm a booties girl.  I have always been a booties girl and I will forever be a booties girl.  This is not by choice, despite the fact that there are probably about 25 pairs of booties on my "need" list right now, because quite frankly I need them.  This is because I have tiny calves, like really tiny calves. They are comically tiny, UNLIKE my upper arms which are like huge ham hocks.  But because my calves are so small, they pose a huge problem when wearing knee high or over the knee boots.  You see, it's not cute or sexy when you put on a pair of boots and they keep drooping down to your ankles.  Also not cute, when you buy a pair of boots made of stiff leather and then have to wear three pairs of giant ski socks to keep them up or go with normal socks and have that giant ring around your legs. 

That was the case before I met my "forever boots"--the amazing black suede Stuart Weitzman 5050 over the knee boots.  Made of half suede and half elastic they hug my tiny calves like little leg warmers.  And, I can actually walk in them comfortably around SF's long blocks since they're flats.  They've proven to be a classic and everlasting style as well because a couple of weeks ago, the 5050's celebrated their 20th anniversary.  Thank god too, because if these ever get discontinued, so are my boot wearing days. Now, I need to stock up on these puppies and grab all the amazing colors they offer: like these chocolate ones or these navy ones.  So great news for my calves, but no word yet on when they're going to make arm Spanx for my arms.  I'll keep you posted.