"Effortlessly" Cool

Madewell denim shirt, BCBG silk dress, Prabal Gurung x Target shoes, Chanel bag, Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses

I love wearing things that people say are "effortlessly" cool or "effortlessly" chic or "effortlessly" anything because those outfits take the most effort but looks like you just happened to throw something on and you just happened to look amazing in it. For example, I wore this dress to a holiday party this year and then re-purposed for a coffee run with a gal pal today. She noticed that I had worn it to a holiday party of course, and was amazed that I could cooly turn it into an "everyday" outfit like I'm some kind of fashion magician or something. As if all my clothes are so amazing that I can just wear anything in my closet as evening-wear or day-wear because I'm just that cool. Wake up people, nobody is that cool.  I knew when I bought this dress that I could make at least 4 outfits with it...that's why I bought it! Because, what's better than "effortless cool?" A lot of "bang for your buck" baby! So don't be fooled. The only thing effortless in this world are sweatpants and Uggs. 

David Yurman, Stella and Dot, Anarchy Street, bracelets, Brandy Pham, Baublebar, Erica Annenberg, Cartier rings, Michele watch

It's Not Easy Being Green

Club Monaco jacket, Aqua x Bloomingdales shirtdress, Tibi booties, Ray-Ban sunglasses

I absolutely LOVE this green suede jacket. I love it so much that I refuse to let this jacket become "that item". We all have "that item" or a lot of "that item".  It's the items of clothing or shoes that you buy because it's so cool and special, but then goes straight to the back of the closet and slowly dies there for years until you start purging your closet for stuff to donate. Well, I was not going to let the next time I saw this jacket be when I was about to throw it into a garbage bag to be sent to Salvation Army just because it's hard to find something that matches with pea green on a regular basis. No, I was going to do the opposite and wear it ALL THE TIME and since I can only find two outfits so far that match this jacket you'll be seeing me in this black shirtdress a lot. Case in point: I've already worn this outfit at least four times. That's a lot for a jacket that makes me look like a soup. Now that I've proven my point, I think I can take a break from it for a while. Pea green is really wearing on me and I have the perfect place to store it in my closet. 

Casual Cargo Friday

Banana Republic silk shirt, J Brand cargo jeans, Kenneth Cole shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Marc Jacobs bag

I don't know if I understand cargo pants correctly because I thought cargo pants were supposed to be comfortable and also have a ton of pockets to put stuff in for convenience.  So comfort and convenience are what I thought cargo pants were offering me on this Friday afternoon.  Instead, I feel almost none of those things.  All things considering, they are comfortable relative to slacks.  But they are not comfortable relative to pajama pants.  Additionally, all those nifty pockets that I was supposed to be able to put keys and money in are completely worthless because these pants are like skin tight.  I'd be lucky if I could fit a piece of gum in these pockets let alone a mini Twix.  So I guess it's going to be a happy sucking-in-my-tummy-in-my-cargos Casual Friday to me!  

Hermes, House of Harlow and David Yurman bracelets, Michele watch, Maison Martin Margiela and Cartier rings

Leather Is Always Better

Zara faux leather top and neoprene skirt, Prabal Gurung x Target shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses

This blue skirt was so cool that I wore it twice this week to make two awesomely different outfits. The first outfit is very "farmer's market, going to get some flowers wrapped in brown paper and take some photos of macarons" type of ensemble. It's fresh, it's cute; I'm even wearing a shirt that says "Mondaze" on a Monday. How adorable. Here, I'm a badass in a (faux) leather top.  Guess which is better.     

Hermes, House of Harlow, and Anarchy Street bracelets, Cartier and Anarchy Street rings