switcheroo

Yes, I know, all that is different is the coat.  Hahaha!  Well this was taken on the same day we were in Soho right after I did some damage at Aritzia.  So obsessed with that store!  Especially because there was a huge mega sale section.  This jacket however was not on sale.  But it was pretty reasonable so I had to snag it.  I couldn't help but switch into this jacket right after my purchase so I could snap some shots and show you guys!  And it fit so well with what I was already wearing.  I did look pretty crazy swapping jackets in the middle of the sidewalk and ripping off the tags.  If I remember correctly, this jacket was just a little over $100 and is perfect for spring.  It was actually 55 degrees in Chicago today so I have a feeling I will be using this jacket again very soon.  Yay!  I hope everyone is having a great week!  This have been kinda cray at work and I've only been back for two days!  EEKS! 

Top - Wilfred  |  Jeans - Paige Denim  |  Shoes - Fendi  |  Scarves - Wilfred  |  Jacket - Talula  |  Bag - Louis Vuitton  |  Sunglasses - Oliver Peoples  |  Earrings - Top Shop  |  Gloves - Moschino  |  Watch - Michael Kors

Also a big big big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby sister.  She's not quite a baby anymore.  Happy 18th Birthday baby girl!!  I love you times a million bajillion katrillion!

-DOS

trying to be fab just crossing the street

Hi everyone!  Oh-mah-gah!  Thank you thank you thank you for all the lovely comments on The Hubster's post.  Yes, he is the sweetest.  I was pretty surprised with the post.  He did a great job and he deserves a ton of credit.  I suppose he's a keeper.  LOL.  I was so touched from just everything my readers have done to support me.  He's right, I get all cheesy and geeky whenever I see any new activity from the blog.  I'm an accountant so I am constantly refreshing my numbers and looking for new followers and new comments like a total blog nerd.  Thank you for taking the time to publicly show support for me and showing me some love on my birthday.  And for those who sent me a personal message or email, thank you so much.  One in particular definitely made me tear up.  *wink at Becks*  I feel like you all have gotten to know me through this blog and I appreciate the little notes that let me get to know you and your story.  

I honestly cannot express how elated I am right now.  I know it may seem excessive but I do drown out my birthday for as long as I can and for as long as my friends can tolerate it.  Hahaha... So thank you to my wonderful friends for putting up with it and celebrating with me.  The fun is definitely NOT over because guess where I am going today... Lake Tahoe!!!  I have been itching for some snowboarding funsies but it's been so unseasonably warm here in Chicago that we have barely had any snowfall.  I'm probably the only person around here begging for another blizzard like the one we had last year.  I thought I would definitely get some fresh snow out west but you know what... there's no new snowfall going on in Tahoe either!!  What the doodle is going on!?  Oh well... I am still very much looking forward to it and to milk my birthday celebrations even more out west.  Tahahahaha...  I probably should be packing right now but I wanted to take the time out to do one quick post and to thank everyone for this amazing birthday I am having.  

Thank you to the friends who listened to me sing Whitney Houston songs off key, as a tribute to a great artist, at the karaoke bar.  "I Have Nothing" was an epic song.  Thank you to the girls who came out and treated me to an amazing dinner and partied like rockstars, even though one was preggo.  Es, you prove that moms can still hold it down.  Totes understand why you didn't take the patron shot though.  Bwahahaha!  I told you that you didn't look preggo at all.  Sue couldn't even tell!  Thank you to all the birthday dinners in the week that followed and all the amazing memories.  I have gone out to eat for the past 7 days and I don't think I remember how to cook anymore.  LOL.  Thank you to Papa DOS and Sissie DOS for being the bestest family ever!  Thank you to my hubby that kept saying "Happy Birthday!" to me every day for 7 days.  This all would not have meant as much if I didn't have you to share it with.  On the REALS!  

So these shots were taken after my BE&D shoot right around the Murray Hill area which was where we were staying on our NYC trip.  We were about to head to Soho for some light "window" shopping... okay lie, I totally shopped for real.  I changed out of my bright yellow jeans because I wanted some neutral denim to try on with other tops.  When going shopping, I like to wear neutral clothes and shoes so that it will compliment whatever I decide to try on.  Which is probably a really bad idea because I end up loving everything I try on.  Papa DOS decided to take some shots of me walking across the street.  This was probably the slowest I've ever crossed the street and I was trying to look so cool doing it.  Does it show?  It was a bit chillier this day so I had to bust out my muffs.  I'm sure I've said this before but I cannot live through a winter without these!  I am also pretty surprised I have not lost them yet.  Shoot, I'm pretty sure I just jinxed myself.  I actually have more pictures from this day of me in different coats.  We took the opportunity of the sun being out to take shots while we were out and all I had were different coats that I bought while in Soho.  I'll definitely be sharing those next week.  Thanks again everyone and I hope you enjoy the photos.  Keep the comments coming so I have fun things to read when I get back!  Wish me luck in Tahoe!  I probably won't have any new posts until Tuesday or Wednesday.  But there's nothing wrong with going back to July 2011 and re-reading everything right?  Oy vey, I really need to get packing.  Love you all!

Top - Wilfred  |  Jeans - Paige Denim  |  Shoes - Fendi  |  Scarves - Wilfred  |  Jacket - Rick Owens  |  Bag - Louis Vuitton  |  Sunglasses - Oliver Peoples  |  Earrings - Top Shop  |  Earmuffs - Neiman Marcus (old)  |  Gloves - Moschino

-DOS

BE&D and me

Hey everyone and welcome to all my new readers!  =)  So honored to have so many visitors in the past few days.  Thank you for all the positive feedback and support!

One our last day in NYC before hitting Soho for some shopping and lunch, Papa DOS and I took a shoot for a friend who has some BE&D bags she got during a sample sale and is willing to part with them for anyone who is interested.  She kept a few for herself of course.  =)  These bags have such beautiful quality, especially the python ones.  I love the studded details on the first two.  Hooray for cool metal accents!  If you are interested in any of these beauties, feel free to email me at dos@drunkonshoes.com.  These bags are all new with tags.  

I tried to do the Wendy hairstyle in this shoot but I don't think I can rock it quite like she does.  Also because I think I have way too many baby hairs.  LOL.  Who else really hates their baby hairs, raise your hand?  It was fun trying out her tutorial though.  She makes it look so easy but I'm such a dud when it comes to hair that it always takes me 5 times longer to do anything.  =P  I wish I had more creative ideas with my hair.  Next I shall attempt the braid up do.  I had an updo kind of like it for J+D's wedding but it was totally done by a professional.  Hehehe...

Lambskin Tote (retail $1100, sample price $600)

Garbo Cross Body/Clutch (retail $775, sample price $375)

St. Germain Python Clutch with Glass Buckle (this one is my faaaav... retail $2200, sample price $900)

Crawford Python with Braided Strap (retail $3100, sale price $1400)

Gold & Pewter Leather Clutch with Chain (retail $600, sample price $190)

I hope someone can give these babies a good home.  I am seriously considering the St. Germain.  It's so versatile and can be both formal and casual and it also has an optional chain strap.  Woooot!  I love bags that can be worn in different ways.  Oh let's be honest, I just loves bags in general.  Hahaha...  So email me if you are interested!  =)  On a random note... 3 more days until my snowboarding trip to Lake Tahoe.  Wheeeeeeeeee!  Maybe in next week's post, I will be sporting a leg cast and busted lip.  So sexy.

Coat - Vintage (borrowed from my Anita Bonita)  |  Top - Wilfred  |  Jeans - Rich & Skinny  |  Shoes - B Brian Atwood  |  Earrings - Top Shop  |  Hair band - F21

-DOS

PALE LEOPARD

Okay I went a tad out of order.  Woops!  This was actually before we went to Lincoln Center to see all the Fashion Week madness.  This was me, the morning after one crazy New York night.  After the CurrentlyObsessed.me event, I roamed the meat packing district in a wine veiled haze by myself before I had my bestie Anita and her roomie Somi meet me at the Standard.  Not knowing where the Standard was at all, I ever so elegantly wobbled away from the Soho House where the event was held and was just trying to find a place to go number 1.  Turns out I ended up exactly where I needed to be.  Which is some kind of proof that you get really smart on a few one too many glasses of Sauvignon Blanc.  And might I add, strolling in the meat packing district where it is ALL cobblestone, on six inch booties, in a wine induced happy stage, is no easy feat.  I literally lived up to my blog title.  Drunk On Shoes indeedio!  We proceeded to meet some really interesting and super duper fun foreigners.  Two who were from London and Australia who were there because they had just sold their company to Living Social.  Cool!  And also, another two Swedish gentlemen who had something to do with Spotify but at that point I was in no condition to retain information.  Hehehehe...  For all I know they could have been the founders.  

So this is me, the morning after.  I had just finished nursing the effects of the prior night at Congee Village in NY Chinatown with Anita and Papa DOS.  That congee really did wonders.  I felt increasingly better the more I ate.  I highly recommend Congee Village and it's crab congee and seafood congee.  It's top notch!  Anita always knows where to guide me to some delicious eats.  Plus it's really sexy hearing her speak Canto.  =)  Of course Papa DOS was having the best time ever.  If he could, he would have eaten in Chinatown every meal of the day for the 3 days we were there.  We also had to scoop up some roast duck to go from his favorite duck spot, Big Wong King on Mott Street.  Don't be fooled by Big WING Wong which is also on Mott Street and has almost the exact same sign as Big Wong's.  I almost got tricked three times already.  The good stuff is at Big Wong King (although it just says Big Wong on the sign).

I honestly didn't really think about what I was going to wear.  I grabbed the first pair of jeans and soft sweater I had packed, and was out the door.  Pastel jeans are so great.  Just as great as neon ones.  Hahaha... But I love these more because of the pale leopard print on them.  Gives a fun twist to the leopard print denim trend that hit last year.  Understated but oh so pretty.  And when you are in no condition to think about what you are going to wear, it's perfect to go with any soft and loose sweater  or tee and you can still feel like you have on a fab outfit without even really trying.  So I hope you enjoy the photos and outfit I have here, regardless of the very little thought I put into it.  More props to Papa DOS for the photos.  =)

Coat - Golde  |  Sweater - t.babaton  |  Tank Top - Free People  |  Jeans - Current/Elliot  |  Flats - BP Nordstrom  |  Bag - Chloe Marcie  |  Button - TokiDoki

So this upcoming week is my birthday week!  Yay!  I celebrate my birthday starting the weekend prior to it up until the end of the month.  Doesn't everyone?  Starting tonight, my birthday celebrations begin.  It also falls right in the middle of restaurant week here in Chicago... so lots of dinners with friends.  Looking forward to it all.  Tonight begins with some good ol' karaoke.  YEA!  Absolutely one of my favorite things to do.  Hahahaha.  I am not a good singer by any means.  But who cares!  LA LA LA LA LA!!  I will try to keep the posts coming since I have more outfit photos from NYC.  Thanks everyone for visiting and reading my ramblings, I love you all!  =)

-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