Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Holding My Breath
I have exciting news coming up that I cannot disclose just yet because I don’t want to jinx it, but it’s been consuming me so much that I have to let some out before I explode.
Let’s just hope that it comes along with MrKP gifting me one of these beauties from Tiffany’s. Please wish me luck!
Welcome Autumn
Even though it is still around 80 degrees in Southern California, I am ready for fall. More importantly, ready for fall fashion. It's my favorite season to dress, layering is key. Here are a few staples that I'm looking forward to seeing them in my closet.
Fully-clothed from Victoria's Secret:
Classics with a twist from the J Crew collection:
Cannot have enough of these from Urban Outfitters:
And to finally show off the yummy boots that I snatched up from our Italy trip last year!
Fashionista
When I grow up, I want to be like Betty. Not only do I want her sense of style, but also to inherit her skill of making it look so effortless. I know, I know, she is Parisian after all, so she has a definite advantage in that arena. But can't I be jealous of her genes? She reminds me of Selma Blair, but not as severe. And who is this fabulous photographer who diligently documents not only her outfits but also her poses and expressions in such an artistic fashion? I can't imagine that she props up a DSLR camera on a tripod by the side of her house...although I am not opposed to that idea at all.
In other fashion news, I finally caved in and bought leggings.
Even though I rocked my lace leggings with floral babydoll dresses back in junior high, I wasn't as thrilled to jump on board with this trend as I did the first time around. Mainly because I couldn't believe that it made a comeback, and I was also thinking that it wouldn't stick around for long. So I have held out as long as I could, but the comfort of elastic waistband, coupled with the ease of wearing pants, but not really wearing them were too alluring. The comfort and ease that leggings have to offer are especially essential to my wardrobe as MrKP and I travel through Italy next month.Did I tell you that we are going to Italy? Hell yes we are!! To celebrate our first year surviving as husband and wife, MrKP and I...
...threw ourselves a fun party
...bought this sweet DSLR camera as a gift to ourselves
...and jet ourselves to Italy for 11 freakin' days!!
Spoiled much? Why, yes I am. I want to shlep through Milan, Florence, Rome and Venice with the same effortless chic as Betty, even if it kills me.
Hello Blog!
Remember me? Long time no talk. I will fill you in on all the madness eventually, perhaps when things quiet down a bit. For right now, let me tell you about the fun things, the things that make me feel good and giddy.
Like what I am going to wear at our first wedding anniversary party!! More later on how this fun celebration is being overshadowed by a more cumbersome event...ugghhh..
But back to things that don't make me want to tear my hair out, rather on the contrary, to go with what I will be putting on my hair! One of the very few things that I was quite bummed about during our wedding day, was that the gorgeous feather and flower hairpin that I had planned to wear with the dress that I would be dancing in never made its debut.
It was nowhere to be found when I was changing into my "dancing dress". My overzealous friend was determined to make my wedding day as perfect as can be and gathered up all my personal things so that they wouldn't be strewn about in the hotel. He and his wife brought every little knick-knack to our honeymoon suite, including the blue box with my hairpin inside. Oh how its wispy feathers would have moved harmoniously when I opened the dance floor with the tango number that I planned as a surprise for my dad for our father-daughter dance.
See how perfectly that hairpin would have completed the effect? [sigh] But how could I be upset at my friend, who meticulously displayed our leftover flower arrangements and portraits on the nightstand and coffee table in our suite, complete with a sweet little note on our hotel bed.So I didn't get upset, instead, I vowed to debut that sassy little pin on our first wedding anniversary! Thus, began the search for the sassy little white dress to complement it. Below are the contenders, I even had a public poll.
And this was the front runner. Quite a few peeps told me how Carrie Bradshaw this chic little number is, and I loved everything about it (including its allusion to SATC since I am a HUGE fan), except for the price.+01.jpg)
Being the smart and savvy shopper that I am :P, I waited for it to go on sale. Preferrably half off. It never did. So off I went to South Coast Plaza, ready to tear the place apart. Well, at least inside the stores that I could afford to buy something anyway. I started my way at one end of the mall, and just 3 stores later....I present you, THE DRESS: 
White, check. Cocktail length, check. Comfortable, check. Cute, check! The pockets and the optional straps are just icing on the cake. All that for less than $100, check, check, CHECK PLEASE!! Pull out the straps, put on a teal belt and I have a completely different dress halfway through the party. Just call me Katie Bradshaw.The good stuff didn't stop there. As you can see from the dressing room pictures above, my bob has grown into a blob. It has been months, I lost count. The highlights have faded to their true color, gray. So during this rare weekend of rest, MrKP and I made sure to get our hairs did.
Since our hair guy did such a good and quick job today, we had time to peruse in a few of our favorite stores. See my loot from Victoria's Secret and Paper Source above. And witness cute MrKP with his Fry's bargains below. Pure bliss.
Hmm...I just noticed for the first time when looking at these pictures that we both wore the same brand name T-shirts! Hahaha! And no, we are not one of THOSE couples who match, except for today, hilarious!
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