Black Tie Winter Wedding

Incredibly excited to spend New Year's Eve celebrating the nuptials of our family in New York!  And now on the hunt for beautiful winter dress.

today in missing new york

thank heaven for Metropolitan Diary.

weekly words to live by

 

"The unobserved life is so totally worth living."

and sort of an oxymoron for a blog...but it still very true.

From Margaret Talbot's article in the New Yorker.

you give me fever

It's rainy and cloudy in Santa Monica so I'll be catching up on my reading (The Unbearable Lightness of Being), channeling my domestic goddess as I attempt to bake homemade Oreos, testing out my new gadget You Curl which was inspired by the fabulous b.jones "cheapest accessory" hair tutorials and catching up on blogs...my new fav intothegloss.

victorious black ankle boots

Although seemingly everywhere this season, the blank ankle boot designs (within my budget <$100) have left me with much to be desired. The heel isn't high enough, too many embellishments, etc.  While reading about Charlotte Ronson's party I noticed what a divine little pair she was wearing. And since I don't have Ms. Ronson on speed dial, I knew I'd have to go it alone on this quest to find my perfect pair.  So thanks to Wasteland Santa Monica for pulling through! $32 and we have a winner. Thanks to this ridiculous deal, I decided I had a little extra funding for a BNWT Acne Dress for $65, Vintage black velvet dress and slouchy blank pants. Done and then some.

Maxi Skirt + Knotted Shirt

wickedly sexy and sooo simple. kudos to whoever pulled this lil number together.