SHADES OF PINK AT IMAGERY ESTATE WINERY

Nothing is more depressing than weeding through Sonoma photos when you are freezing your ass off in this cold Chicago weather.  I can barely remember what this day felt like... probably because The Hubster and I got so wasteypants this day and passed out on the grass under the sun.  This was the day we went to Imagery Estate Winery, which is a spin off from the Benziger Family Winery.  One of the brothers of the second generation decided to start his own winery to venture off of the classic wines that Benziger produces.  Imagery experiments with different flavors and wines which are equally as yummy.  The best part about going to Benziger for a wine tour is that they give you a free voucher for a tasting at Imagery.  And the tasting at Imagery was amazing!  The girl helping us just kept pouring wine after wine after wine.  BEST EVER!  After procuring a hefty buzz, we each purchased a glass of our faves, grabbed some salami, cheese, and crackers, and proceeded to the outdoor seating area on the lawn of the estate.  What happens next is a pretty classic DOS and Hubster moment and one that I crack up about in my head sometimes. 

How gorgeous is this dog?!  Thanks for posing for the camera!

Gawd I feel like this was all I ate every day!

This is the exact spot where we fell asleep.  I remember sitting and being silly drunk with the hubs and wanting to take a picture of him lying down next to the metal balls.  Yes, I am THAT immature.  When I crawled up to him to show him the picture, I realized that he was already snoozing.  Then I tried to take selfies of us as he was sleeping because I just found that soooooo amusing.  The whole time I was trying to take selfies, I was actually in video mode.  Resulting in some super awkward video clips of me just staring into the camera in various selfie face poses.  Once I realized what I did, I proceeded to crack up at myself TO myself for about 10 minutes.  Then, I too, passed out on the grass.  Luckily we woke up right before the sun went down and before the winery closed.  I gotta say, it was a pretty awesome day.

Tee - Juicy Couture  |  Shorts - Brandy Melville  |  Shoes - Converse  |  Hat - DA BULLS!  Sunnies - Marc by Marc Jacobs  |  Bag - Michelle Tan

Photos by The Hubster

xoxo,

DOS

THE SKULLS

Heyyyyyyy.  Did everyone have a great weekend?  I did.  Only because there was something called Beer Olympics that I was involved in.  Probably the best game ever created.  My hats off to the DePaul crew for their amazeballs creativity and genius-ness.  Luckily it did not rain on Sunday so we were able to still have the BBQ that was planned.  I had a blast!  And the party continued at a bar down the street and ended with a giant fishbowl filled with some sort of red concoction and about a million giant straws.  Definitely brought me back to my college days.  And let's keep it 100, who doesn't want to relive college sometimes?!  Never a dull moment with that group.  Here are some interesting quotes from the weekend.  "Koala!  Koala!  Koala!"  "If you are not holding the buns, you may not speak."  "What girl do you know has electrical tape handy?!"  "I have electrical tape!"  (said by the same girl who said previous statement)  "Door knobs, light bulbs, door knobs, light bulbs, door knobs, light bulbs."  "Fine, I'll give you my dance move."  "Take a picture of me holding my shirt up so I can show my boys."  "Omg who was that guy?!  Ew!  Throw away that straw right now!"  Yes, definitely one interesting day.

I went for the morbid cute-sy look for that day with my blush pink sweater and black skulls.  One of my awesome purchases from Brandy Melville in Santa Monica.  Sadness that I somehow ripped a hole in the sleeve by the time the night was over.  Signs of a fun night I guess.  Not much to say about this look.  Easy-peasy and perfect for a daytime BBQ.  The sweater is super light and airy and it wasn't super hot that day.  Paired with some wicked shorts I got from Coal N Terry Vintage.  Fun fact:  when I try to go to Coal N Terry Vintage's website at work, I get blocked because it is categorized as "sex".  Interesting.  So maybe don't try to go on that site while you are at work.  I'm just saving you from the potential red flag from your IT department.  Learn from others' mistakes y'all!  

So I am trying to push out this post because as of tomorrow night I will be in New York!  Woot!  I am super excited to be going to another Top Influencer partaaay.  I remember at the last one I got to meet Ms. Wendy and almost died on the spot.  I, again, want to thank you all for the support and love on this blog.  These kind of things would not happen if one, I totally sucked at this, and two, no one looked at this.  So thank you everyone!  It's been over a year and I am still so humbled by all the love I get.  XOXOXOXOXOXO!!!!  I'll be in NY just enough for the first few days of fashion week but yea... still not cool enough to get into a show.  But I am going to roam Lincoln Square staring at all the beautiful people like any other fashion crazed geek.  High fives all around.  The best part is that I have two of my bestest friends coming with me and who I am dragging along to stalk celebrities and be a total tourist.  Laurz from DEUX CHICAGO and Sung from..... from high school!  JEA JEA JEAAA!  As I am typing this, I will tell you, I have a belt and one clutch in my suitcase and that's it.  I really need to get packing.  I am by far the WORST packer ever.  My dad specifically requested that I not go too crazy on shopping while in NY.  It's like he doesn't even KNOW his daughter.  Hopefully I will keep it under control though.  I won't have my normal photogs with me so it's up to Laurz and Sung to learn some DSLR work with the quickness.  Wish us luck!!  Follow me on Instagram and Twitter to see me in action in NY during the next few days (handle - drunkonshoes).  =)

How cute is this!?  Such a wonderful display of love.  Makes me want to look at The Hubster like "Where's ours at man!?!"  Oh and anyone notice I finally got my hair done?  No more 3 inch roots and "fake" ombre style.  

Sweater - Brandy Melville  |  Shorts - Coal N Terry Vintage  |  Shoes - Steve Madden (similar)  |  Bag - Michelle Tan (similar)  |  Watch - Chanel  |  Bracelets - Brandy Melville (similar), Kate Spade, Tiara Love  |  Necklace - Forever 21 (similar)  |  Rings - Stella & Dot, David Yurman (similar)

xoxo,

DOS

NEON PINK AND SPIKES

So this was day 2 of me in NYC.  It was so surreal to be surrounded by so much fashion and fabulousness even just strolling outside of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Faux Building.  =)  Yes that silver building behind me was put there just for Fashion Week.  There were so many incredibly fashionable people walking around, a whole slew of photographers and reporters, and tons of bloggers.  It was a bit intimidating to be quite honest with you.  It is extremely difficult to stand out in that kind of a crowd.  LOL.  But I tried with my pop of neon pink.  =D  I also am wearing this awesome spiked cuff from Doloris Petunia.  It makes me think of Street Fighter character Chun-Li.  KaPoW!  We were lucky enough to get in thanks to my gutsy cousin-in-law.  Hi Lisa!  She strolled up to the two security guards and shmoozed her way through, taking me and Papa DOS with her.  No we did not get into the tents to watch any shows but getting into the building was good enough for me.  Inside were tons of stations from the sponsors of the show such as Pepsi and Circa and of course Mercedes-Benz.  We got some free goodies, one being a hard plastic straw designed by Jonathan Adler which I am totally using to sip some water as I am writing this post.  Everytime I take a sip I think to myself... "oh you fancy huh? oh you fancy huh?"  Bwahahahaha... I'm such a nerd.  Thanks to Papa DOS being with me, I got to take some fun pics right outside.  Even if you can't get into the shows, outside and inside the building, is one big fashion show.  People are out in their best outfits ready to strike a pose.  Definitely going to try to come back next year... and umm... every year after that.  ;)

Coat - Golde  |  Sweater - Michelle Tan  |  Long-Sleeve Tee - F21  |  Jeans - J Brand Lovestory  |  Bag - Balenciaga Town  |  Spiked Cuff - Doloris Petunia  |  Shoes - Fendi Fendista

Please excuse all the changes that the blog is going through.  I am trying to play around with web design so I am going to be testing it out here.  I would love to hear everyone's thoughts.  =)  As always, thanks for stopping by!  And please please please, if you like what I do, publicly follow the blog, follow me on Twitter and Pinterest, and like the page on FB.  Basically just click on anything you can click on.  Hehehe... <3

-DOS

A HINT OF MINT

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I wanted to put up an outfit post for you all since it's been a while.  It is so hard to get out and do a shoot in the winter.  I am literally freezing in these first set of pics but I wanted you guys to be able to see my oversized sweater cardigan.  I've been wearing it a lot lately because it's so comfortable.  I like the texture and open weave pattern of this cardigan.  I just have to make sure not to snag it on something.  That's always my biggest fear with loose weave sweaters.  One wrong move... then snag!  It's the saddest feeling ever right?!  The poor Hubster was freezing right along with me.  Most of his shots are blurry because his hands were shaking.  Poor thing.  But what a trooper!  <3  And of course, gotta love my Chloe 'Marcie' purse.  This is the large size and it can hold my entire life.  It's my go-to bag when I am going to be out for the whole day.  

I also finally get to show you guys my House of Harlow shoes... yay!  I love the Oxford style and gold plate.  They are classic and simple booties in a neutral brown color and of course, it's a high heel.  What's there not to love?

I am also wearing my Calvin Tran coat.  I love this coat because it's got some cool faded stripes on one side and it is just very unique.  It's also really easy to just throw on over thick sweaters.  It comes with these cool gigantic safety pins which you can use to completely change the shape of the coat and also can be used to close up the coat.  Much like what buttons would do.  Next time I wear it, I'll have to show you guys what you can do with the pins.  That's one thing I love about Calvin's work.  It's all very transformative and fun!  If you are in Chicago, check out his store on Halsted and Webster.  You might get lucky and he might actually be there to help you pick out items.  He's super silly and definitely made me laugh when I met him.

Coat - Calvin Tran  |  Cardigan - Free People  |  Top - Club Monaco  |  Jeans - Current Elliot (color mint)  |  Shoes - House of Harlow  |  Purse - Chloe 'Marcie'  |  Scarf - Michelle Tan  |  Jewelry & Watch - Top Shop, Michael Kors, Nordstrom, F21

Thanks for reading!  <3

-DOS