A WANG THANG: NON PLATFORM HEEL AND LEATHER SHORTS

I'm trying out a couple of things here that I haven't really given a chance before.  Leather shorts and a NON platform heel!  GASP!  Let's start with the shorts.  I've been searching for a good fitting pair of faux leather shorts for a while.  Faux because I was a little scurrrred to invest in a pair of real leather shorts not knowing if I'd wear it that much.  Let's be honest.  Chicago is either super cold, or super hot... so leather shorts can sometimes just be silly because you are either literally freezing your a$$ off or sweating your a$$ off.  Luckily I stumbled upon this pair and they fit me pretty well.  Out came the plastic and they were mine.  

Now on to the shoesies.  LC, aka honey chu chu, aka chucharoo, has been kind of nagging me for months to get a pair of non-platform heels in a 'naked' shoe style.  Not sure if anyone else noticed, but momma loves the platforms.  I tried out a few 'naked' shoes but nothing really grabbed me.  Okay that's a lie.. there was a pair of Saint Laurent ones but OMG for so little leather, the price tag was quite hefty.  I'm glad I waited it out.  Not that these Wangs were that much cheaper but in my opinion had a pretty fab design.  I love the ankle cuffs so much on these and the croc embossed leather is just delish.  Still, when I purchased them, I half hoped that they wouldn't fit.  I kind of always secretly wish that when I splurge on a shoe.  I take it as the universe telling me to save my monies.  Not this time though.  The universe was saying "you need a pair of NON platform heels".  And who am I to argue with the universe?!  I mean really... that's just asking for trouble.  

Top - Urban Outfitters  |  Shorts - Club Monaco  |  Bag - Proenza Schouler  |  Shoes - Alexander Wang also on sale HERE  |  Sunnies - Chanel  |  Accessories - Thanks to Kendra Scott, Chanel, Thanks to Alex and Ani

I want to thank EVERYONE for their sweet comments on the DOSxGatsby post.  I really am so motivated by everyones support and love.  I also feel incredibly blessed to have had the opportunity to put the whole thing together.  I wouldn't have been able to accomplish any of it without all of your support and encouragement.  I hope to keep bringing you creative shoots and just all around funsies as I continue on this little journey.  And I want to thank my amazing hubby for putting up with all of this craziness!  I love you soooo much for thinking that I look great in every photo, even though I keep telling you over and over that there IS such a thing as a BAD angle.  MUAH!  Lastly and most importantly, Happy Birthday to my guardian angel.  I know you are watching me and I hope you are proud and smiling.  Not a day goes by without a thought of you.  You are the reason for who I am and you are the reason for all of this.

(PS, I dedicate the title of this post to LAURZ)

xoxo,

DOS

FESTIVAL DAYS KICK OFF

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend!  I spent mine being the laziest sack o' crud.  Mainly because the weather was gloomy most of the weekend.  Thank goodness for Sunday.  The sun was out which forced me out of the house and off my couch.  The Hubster and I spent the day out in Lakeview and Wrigleyville which was super fun.  We made it out to the Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival which I must say was a bit of a disappointment.  I thought it would be much bigger and being a "music festival", assumed it would have more music.  Don't get me wrong, the performances were great but I had thought there would be multiple stages.  It was still fun anyway.  We went to every booth there and looked around and played whatever games there were and grabbed whatever swag was available.  I think I have a pretty legit plastic sunglasses collection going now.  I added an orange Chevrolet one from this day.  It felt good to be out and about with the hubs and day boozin' which we continued over in Wrigleyville area.  I love this type of weather... warm enough to show the legs but cool enough to wear a sweater.  These type of days are so rare here.  =(  So glad we at least had one day.  What did you guys do this past weekend?

Sweater - H&M  |  Skirt - Bardot  |  Shoes - Isabel Marant  |  Clutch - Zara  |  Accessories - Chanel, Marc by Marc Jacobs

xoxo,

DOS

SALE GUIDE

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SHOP NOW AND SAVE MY LITTLE NUGGETS!

xoxo,

DOS 

DOSXGATSBY

AND HERE IT IS!  DOSxGATSBY

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Best if viewed on a computer.  Enjoy!

Click to view THE GATSBY ISSUE on GLOSSI.COM

(images are owned by Drunk On Shoes and should be linked to as such)

UPDATE - You know those moments when you get sooo excited you forget to thank someone very important?  Honey Chu Chu... Thank you soooooooo much for your help that day.  You are THE BEST and most supportive little wench ever.  Thank you for always being there for me when I need you.  I just love you!

xoxo,

DOS

DRUNK ON HAI - HIGH LOW AND EXTREME FLARE

Hi everyone!  I am coming to you from a state of exhaustion and excitement.  Exhaustion from all the  things going on in my life and things I've got on my plate... and yet I can't seem to put the plate down.  Everything I have going on is just so exciting and fun that I can't let any of it go.  Even my current project at work is enjoyable.  Tax compliance is one of the few things I tend to enjoy in my field.  Yes I am weird like that.  So I guess you could say I'm exhausted but happy... a hazy and buzzed kind of happy.  And to add to that, the weather has been so nice!  I think Chicago completely skipped Spring and just roared right into Summer.  Now I bet it will drop back down to 30 degrees just because I said that.  With nice weather comes all the fun Chicago summer events.  Festival season is starting and I am determined to hit up as many as I can!  "Woohoo" for reasons to drink during the day in the middle of the street!  

Currently, I am still editing and compiling the photos for an upcoming post called DOSxGatsby.  If you follow me on Instagram, FB, or Twitter, you've probably seen some sneak peek photos.  I am going to be trying out something new with the Gatsby themed post and that's why it's kind of taking long.  But I swear it will be worth the wait.  I sooooooo hope you guys will enjoy it because it was such a fun project for me.  I feel sooooo fortunate to have had the incredible opportunity to actually take something I had floating around in my head and make it reality. I can't express how amazing that feels.  And to have had the people involved be so supportive and willing to help... I am just at a loss for words.  From start to finish, it all went insanely smoothly.  Especially for something I dreamt up and tried to accomplish with only a week of preparation.  I am so excited to share it with you all.  Hence the many late nights and state of exhaustion.  Fortunately, I got to squeeze out one outfit post in between Gatsby edits.  Enjoy!  =)

I hope you enjoy this outfit post.  It's from this past weekend where I spent a fabulous day at my friend's bridal shower.  Everything was so adorable!  The bridal party did an amazing job preparing and putting together all the cute details!  I am always so impressed with how creative people can be and it gets me so inspired.  Good job ladies!  I've been dying to wear this skirt out because I have been obsessed with it ever since I saw Aimee Song wear the blue version.  My GOD this skirt was near impossible to find!  I really wanted the blue one but it gets sold out so fast and it's usually only available through Australian websites.  Sigh.  As soon as I saw the black one in my size available, I didn't hesitate.  After it came in, I found myself in another pickle.  What did I have that would really work amazing with this skirt?!  That's where HAI Clothing came to the rescue.  They sent me over this super fun and light high/low top.  It looks like a sweater but it's not.  The material is actually really thin and light which made it okay to wear on a hotter day.  I absolutely love the crazy floral print because, and let me know if this doesn't make sense, because it doesn't look so "flower-y"?  Hahaha.  The colors are fun and the high/low effect really compliments my crazy flared skirt.  This week is going to be another crazy one for me.  I've got some fun events and my first Chicago festival this weekend.  Woohoo!!!  Come find me at the Belmont-Sheffield Music festival!  Unless it rains.. DOS don't do rain...

Top - Thanks to HAI Clothing  |  Skirt - Cameo  |  Shoes - Charlotte Olympia (similar)  |  Bag - BCBG (similar)  |  Sunnies - Anna-Karin Karlsson (similar)

xoxo,

DOS

AL FRESCO

I don't really have that much to say here except that on this day in Dallas we ate at The Porch and it was amaaaaaaaaaaaZING!  Oh and I also changed up my outfit after lunch.  Don't judge.  I was on vaycay, and I can change my outfit a hundred times in a day if I want to!  Mmmmkhaaay?!  *head swerve pointer finger up*  This strawberry cocktail thingy jingy was obvi so good because it really didn't leave my hand.  This has got to be my favorite way to eat or drink any meal.  Al fresco.  And a kind of a half inside half outside situation like the patio at The Porch.  I'm one of those weirdos that likes to people watch as I eat or sip on a drink.  I actually don't care much about the people I'm sitting with.  LOL.  JK!  Love you guys!  It just feels so good to get some sunshine rays as you throw back one too many cocktails in the middle of the day.  Again, vacation... no judgy.  Gawd, I miss Dallas.

Top - ASOS  |  Vest - Joie  |  Skirt - Milk & Honey  |  Shoes - Rebecca Minkoff  |  Bag - Givenchy Antigona  |  Accessories - Thanks to Lilly Pulitzer, Thanks to Kendra Scott, Casio, Nastygal, Oliver Peoples

xoxo,

DOS

COMING SOON

BLOGGER ON THE GO

Bloggers are pretty married to three things... their phones, their cameras, and their computers.  But of course we need to jazz it up in any way we can.  And what better to jazz up my MacBook Air than with a bright neon orange C/Fan case!  My previous neon obsession last year was citron and I think this year it is neon orange or "electric lava" as C/Fan calls it.  I always find it interesting when I change my mind on what I like and what I don't like.  There used to be a time when I thought orange was so gross.  But I guess that's what is great about fashion and life, what you thought you would never like, can all of a sudden be your current obsession.  And man, neon orange is just so hawt to me right now.  Hahaha.  Especially in a laptop sleeve.  What I love about this C/Fan one is that it can also look like a simple over-sized envelope clutch so I can feel like an undercover techie nerd.  And since I have the 11 inch Air, I can slip in some other items in this as well.  Nothing too bulky or else it starts to bend and lose it's shape which is no bueno.  I don't normally blog outside of my house since I don't need to subject the public to seeing me weed through a million photos of myself.  But now that I have such a pretty case, the public might just have to deal with it.  So if you see me toting around my "electric lava" case, you'll know wassup!  Or maybe there's just a panini in there and a few fashion mags.  I like to keep ya guessing.

Vest - Thanks to HAI Clothing  |  Top - Milk N Honey  |  Jeans - Paige Denim  |  Shoes - Charlotte Olympia (similar)  |  Laptop Case - Thanks to C/Fan Designs  |  Jewelry - City Blue, Stella and Dot, Thanks to Alex and Ani, Thanks to Kendra Scott  |  Watch - Cartier

xoxo,

DOS