SHOULDER EXPOSURE

Woweeee, I kinda suck at updating huh?  Had another jam packed weekend and going right into a busy week at the office.  Thank goodness I had a three day weekend.  It gave me the opportunity to party Thursday night and watch DJ Kayper spin at Studio Paris.  Hahaha... Let's be honest... I partied pretty much all weekend.   Gotta love wedding season.  I coordinated another beautiful wedding... Hashtag YOURIC!  Both the ceremony and reception were at the Intercontinental Hotel by O'hare airport.  That hotel is so pretty and the Presidential Suite is bomb diggity for getting ready.  A perfect backdrop to some amazing photos.  Doesn't hurt that the brother in law is Kenny Kim, a friggin amazetastic photographer based here in Chicago.  The bride looked insanely gorgeous in her dress and flawless hair and makeup.  If you follow me on the insta insta grizzzaaam, then you probably saw already.  I love coordinating weddings for my friends.  I get to be part of the whole day and see everyone get all dolled up and have some play time with the bride and bridesmaids.  =D  Although after spending 14 hours on my feet in my platforms then ending the night pounding the dance floor, my feet were so sore the next day.  Didn't stop me from woopin' it up at Taste of Randolph with my daddyyyyy for father's day.  I love a good festival and Taste of Randolph was definitely one of the better ones I've been to here in Chicago.

Well, here's what I wore out on Thursday last week.  Definitely been obsessy-pants over this skirt.  It goes with so many of my tops and has a really fun hem line.  And I just love love love the funky dunky print.  The top I got last summer and never really took it out for a spin.  I must say, I love anything off the shoulder.  I find this top very fun and a subtle sexxxaayyy.. Put it all on top of some Charlotte Olympia's and add a little Chanel for that swag, and I'm good to go.  =D

Top - Boulee  |  Skirt - Bardot  |  Bag - Chanel  |  Shoes - Charlotte Olypmia (similar)  |  Accessories - David Yurman, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Stella and Dot

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

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