OVER THE KNEE FOR ME

Hello loves!  I'm closing the books on another fun weekend.  I hope everyone else had a great one.  The weather here in Chicago warmed up a bit and the sun came out so it was definitely a weekend to get out of the house. So what did I do this past weekend.  Hmmm...  The Hubster and myself are total city people so we only venture out to the burbs for people we really love.  D+E definitely fits in that category.   Friday night, right after work, we got into our trusty Prius and ventured into the burbs.  Forty-five minutes later, there we were.  It was our first time seeing their new house.  I must say, you get a lot more real estate for your money out in the burbies.  D+E have the two cutest little boys ever. I had so much fun playing with the new baby.   Their eldest is starting to chatter and says the funniest things.  It was so good to catch up with them.  E is one of my absolute favorites. =)  She even made us a yummy salmon dinner.  BEST EVA!  I had a great time and will plan to invite myself over again soon.

Saturday night was spent celebrating LC's very special birthday.  She was lookin' like a smokin' hot babe that night with a super low v cut neckline dress and her Louboutin Lady Dafs.  Amaze!  Although her dance moves were limited on those stacked heels.  LOL.   We started out at Sable Kitchen then ended up at my new fave spot Untitled.  Another fun night with very funny random moments.  Not sure how I ended up yelling "Obamaaaaaa!" before every shot.  I also ran into my darling Laurz there.  She snapped on some betch that shoved her.  It was awesomeballs.

Anyhoo, it was definitely a fun night.  And this was what I wore.  I'm kind of a night owl so it's hard to do shoots of my outfits at night.  So here I am, pretty much recreating my look from the night before.  Hehehe.  I had a request on Instagram to do an outfit post on this so here it is.  =)  I hope you like.  I firmly believe everyone should have a classic pair of suede over the knee boots.  They make you feel super sexy and powerful.  AND... added bonus... you don't really have to shave your legs, well your entire leg that is.  Shaving my legs in the fall/winter is so annoying since it's usually just for one outfit or a random occasion since most of the time I am in pants or tights.  I find it bothersome and a totes waste of work.  Nam sayin'?  So over the knee or thigh high boots help me save time.  And with the kind of person I am, always juggling a million projects at once, I'll do anything to save myself time.  So yea, underneath these slinky boots, is a whole lot of stubble.  Ha!  Hope that didn't gross you out.  Just keepin' it 100.  

Sweater Dress - YesStyle (old) (similar here and here) |  Jacket - Religion  |  Boots - Brian Atwood (old) (similar here)  |  Bandeau - Free People (old) (similar here)  |  Sunnies - Oliver Peoples  |  Bag - Chanel  |  Jewelry - Express, ASOS, Forever 21

xoxo,

DOS

SHOULDER ACTION

Finally, a little fashion fix!  Sorry it took so long to get an outfit post up.  The Hubster injured himself and has been out of commission as my photographer lately.  Even this shoot was a bit of a struggle but he is a champ for trying.  And he did a mighty fine job if you ask me.  By the way, his real name is Tek.  One of my readers caught my woopsie of writing down his name on the last post.  Hahaha.  I'm pretty sure he doesn't care if his name is revealed.  By the way, are there any Chicago photogs that wants to help me out with some shoots.  Just for funsies.  =)

This particular day was super fun because we met up my bestie and her sis at Fireplace Inn for their Tuesday special of 1/2 off appetizers from 5-7pm and 1/2 off bottles of wine ALL NIGHT.  That last part being the most dangerous on a Tuesday night.  I will suggest that they specify that the King Crab Legs that are on the "Appetizer" section is NOT included in this special.  That was a huge "womp womp" moment for us when we found out.  It would have been worse if we found out when we got there but me and my infinite wisdom called to ask because it just sounded too good to be true.  And yea, it was.  But everything else was delish!  Especially the 5 bottles of wine.  Yikes.  We took full on advantage of their special and pretty much ordered the whole appetizer side of the menu like total champs.  And we got to do it while sitting in their outdoor area and enjoying the last bits of summer.

In honor of the last bits of summer, I decided to rock a shoulder cut out blazer.  It's such a fun and sexy design and hellooooooo, love the color!  Hehehe... there is still time to rock the neons everyone!  The weather was perfect for this top and I was really glad it had the sleeves when the sun came down.  I'm trying really hard not to get depressed that the sun is setting sooner and sooner.  It's the most depressing scene working a full work day and then stepping out of the office into darkness.  I plan to savor as much sun as I have left and I hope everyone else is too.  So back to the outfit.  I love this tank that I got from Edith Hart on sizzzaale during their style gif event!  Woot!  It makes me feel very slinky and delicate.  Does that make sense?  And the jeans.  Wow, I was immediately drawn to the bleached look and random color stains.  They of course are too long and I will eventually get them altered.  There was just way too much material so the rolled up part looks super thick.  Me no likie that.  I also finally found a chunky chain necklace that fits well on me.  Woot!  It was one of my awesome finds at the Vintage Garage this summer.  I got a bunch of gold pieces for a total of $30.  Digital high five!  Anyhoozah, thanks for reading!  Let me know what you think of the look.

Blazer - Nasty Gal  |  Tank Top - Paper Crown (purchased at Edith Hart)  |  Jeans - Blank NYC (sale!)  |  Shoes - Nasty Gal  |  Necklace - Vintage (similar)  |  Bag - Stella McCartney  |  Bracelets - Stella & Dot, broken House of Harlow Cuff, Express  |  Earrings - Top Shop

UPDATE:
Please visit my bestie and her sis' blog DEUX CHICAGO
She managed to keep this blog a secret from me for an entire year!  What the crap is THAT about!?!  She outed her blog to me on a drunken night out and I wish I had a video of how she said it.  These two are not only a beautiful sister duo, they are witty as hell.  Give them lots o' love!

UPDATE #2:
For all the Instagram followers who left me comments asking about the shoes =)
I originally got them from NastyGal.  I think they sold out a while ago.  I hunted for them online for you guys!  Here are the different sites I found and in different colors and styles!  I will tell you, these shoes are comfortable because of the very minimal arch and high front platform.  YAY!

SHOP THIS SHOE

xoxo,

DOS

IN WITH THE OLD

Yikes!  I haven't posted in a week!  Sorry y'all!  DOS has been super busy.  Mainly roaming around the city with The Hubster.  I think I've gone out right after work almost every day this week.  Goodness.  I haven't had any time to upload photos and think of something witty to say.  I still don't have anything witty to say but at least I got to uploading these photos.  =)  

I was kind of nervous to do this shoot only because this park was a block away from the office.  Gawd, if anyone from the office saw me, they would definitely be whispering about how weird I am.  They already think I'm weird by the countless times they have caught me lip syncing to slow jams at my desk.  I try to separate my work life from my blog life only because not very many senior tax analysts go around town having their husbands take photos of them after work.  I just don't think they will understand it that easily nor do I really want to explain it.  Who's got the time for all that?!  By the way, at work, I wore pants under this shirt dress.  Gotta keep things profesh n'am sayin'?  

This particular night was super funsies!  Mostly because I got to meet Lisa Frame.  She is the genius behind #soyeahduh.  This tumblr account will have you dying of laughter, especially if you live in Chicago.  I start pretty much every work morning on her tumblr.  It sets the tone for my day and instantly puts me in a better mood.  It's mostly me at my desk trying to laugh quietly.  You know where you sit there with your entire face in laugh mode but no sound comes out and you are just letting out rapid bursts of air.  I also add light fist pounds on my desk when shit gets REALLY funny.

Anyway, Lisa hosted a party at a local boutique, Edith Hart, and I just had to go and meet her.  She's 100x funnier in person.  She is quick with the witty comments and I LOVES IT!  I was so nervous to meet her just because I find her extremely cool.  So thank you Edith Hart for providing mucho drinks so I could find the balls to say hello.  Actually I think it came out like this.  "OKAY!  I'm going to say HI to you NOW!" and held out my hand.  Yikes, I have zero grace or poise.  She asked me if I bought anything and I told her I got pretty much all they had in my size, which wasn't very much.  She responded by saying "Oh, cuz you have that skinny asian betch thing going on."  I fell in love with her more.  LOL.  I had a great time, thank you.  ( little shout out to LC for joining me <3 )

And OH EM GEEEEE, Edith Hart might just have become my new favorite store.  No, they didn't have very much in my size, but I loved practically everything they had in the store.  Very much my style.  Even though I couldn't get everything due to size limitations, I still got enough to make a dent in my wallet.  I'm actually REALLY REALLY glad they didn't have my size in most of their stuff or else I would have been in major trouble.  I remember turning to The Hubster after perusing the first rack and saying "Aw crap.  I'm screwed."  I usually say that when I love 75% of the items on one rack.  I can't wait to show you guys the pieces I got!  Be excited!  No, really.  BE EXCITED!  They have some amazing stuff on their sale racks too!  Goodness, there was this coat in a size Medium that was only $50!  It was amazing!  Beige but with a pink lining.  Drooooool!  It was pretty thick and would have been perfect for the upcoming fall weather.  It totally didn't fit me, but I did make another girl buy it.  I told her I would find her and smack her if she didn't walk away with that coat.  And did I mention how sweet all the ladies at Edith Hart are?  No?  Well I'll say it now.  They are all suuuuper sweet and all suuuuuper fly.  They were all very helpful and didn't make me feel like a betch at all for hogging the dressing room.  Hehehehe...  Thanks ladies!  I had such a fun time at the store.  Any time I can shop with a drink in my hand, it's gunna be a goooooooooood time.  

Oh, so I should probably talk a little about this outfit huh?  'Kay.  Well, I called this post "in with the old" because the belt is vintage and the dress is old.  =)  Gee wiz, I am clever!  The belt was a purchase from Threadflip, an awesome blossom site that is like ebay and pinterest rolled into one but just for fashion.  Thanks to whoever was selling this belt!  I love it.  It's a little big so I have to tuck in the straps in a weird way, but it works.  It also makes the belt asymmetrical which I'm pretty sure I like, I guess.  Oh well.  Gotta make do with what you got.  The dress is also old.  Not vintage but old as in I've had it for about 2 years.  And they way I shop, I consider something 6 months old as old.  So I guess I WILL call this dress "vintage".  Hehehe...  It's definitely a favorite of mine.  Easy to wear, and I don't have to think that much about styling it up.  Just add belt and sick pumps (like these YSL babies) and I am good to go.

And if you are saying to yourself, "omg her hair looks so fabulous and flowy" (it's okay, you can say it to yourself, no one will know), it's because I used Moroccan Oil.  If you pay any attention to what I write on this blog, you'll know I don't like doing my hair.  Mainly because I have thick coarse hair.  No, I do not have that pretty flowy and silky asian hair.  My hair dries kind of frizzy and I always have to run a flat iron through it.  I started using Moroccan Oil just to try since LC recommended it.  After the first two times, I definitely noticed a softness and sheen to my hair.  WOOT!  I couldn't stop running my fingers through it all day.  And also walking and swishing my head side to side like Beyonce in the intro of Crazy in Love.  So if you have coarse, unruly hair like me, give Moroccan Oil a try.  I officially stamp it with the DOS seal of approval.  I say that like it means something, but it probably doesn't.  Wow, I wrote a lot.  Hope you all read it!  <3<3

Dress - Urban Outfitters (similar here)  |  Belt - Threadflip  |  Shoes -YSL  |  Bag - Louis Vuitton Speedy 30  |  Watch - Michael Kors  |  Sunnies - Oliver Peoples  |  Jewelry - Urban Outfitters, Stella & Dot, Express

An ode to Lisa Frame of #soyeahduh

When I met Lisa, I was all like:

Thanks again for reading and still checking up on my little bloggie blog!  Please follow me on GFC, FB, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest!  Handle for all is DrunkOnShoes.

-DOS

TOMS AND TRIXIE

Hi there!  I can't believe it's well into August already.  Does anyone else feel like this summer FLEW by?!  This summer was super fun for me because I really started to explore my city.  As funny as that sounds that I haven't already done that, everyone gets caught up in the busy schedule of work or going to the same places over and over that most people really haven't explored their own city.  This year I said I would try to hit up as many Chicago festivals as I can and this particular day, I went to probably my favorite festivals of all time!  Wicker Park Fest!  Wicker Park has so much personality and filled with people who are a little bit grunge and a whole lot of hipsters.  And I don't quite know why all of a sudden being a hipster was a BAD thing to some people.  I friggin' love hipsters!  Shit, I wanna be one!  The Hubster and I even rode our bikes there to blend in.  Hahaha.  

See my baby in the background?  Her name is Trixie and I love her.  She is custom sized because I am dainty and small.  She has awesome neon green inner tubing which makes me feel like a rockstar whilst I navigate the streets of Chicago and wave my middle finger to cars who don't respect the bike path.  Biking around Chicago has really allowed me to go to places I normally stop myself from going.  Mostly because the public transportation can be tricky or it would take an hour to park the car.  Now, I just take out Trixie, pedal my ass over to wherever, and park her on the nearest pole.  Sometimes I park her on the "Pay Here" parking sign poles and mentally high five myself for one upping the man.  BOOYAH!

So I kind of don't know why it took me THIS long to get a pair of TOMS.  They are like heaven on my feet.  Everyone should have a pair!

This guy had a mobile DJ station.  It was mesmerizing.  He would just roll around and play some sick tunes.  LOVE!  Wicker Park fest was so fun!  If you live in Chicago and have never been, make it a point to go next year.  And before the festival ends, get yourself some Harold's Chicken.  I had it for the first time that night and my eyes rolled to the back of my head from how good it was.  DAMN good friend chicken.  Crap, I just made myself hungry.  Thanks for reading loves!  Hope you enjoyed the post.  Was anyone else at Wicker Park Fest this year?  Leave me comments to read!

Top - Wilfred  |  Shorts - PacSun  |  Shoes - Toms  |  Sunnies - Toms  |  Bracelets - Brandy Melville, Express  |  Bag - Karl by Karl Lagerfeld (similar)

-DOS