FNO AND EPIC FAIL

Day one in New York!  Woot!  I felt so blessed to have been on this trip with two of my besties!  Laurz and Sungie.  Two of my absolute favorite people.  So fun to travel with, down for whatevers, and both just know how to love life and be in the moment.  I immediately took them to the first place I always go to when I go to NYC.  Cafe Habana in Soho.  I did that for two reasons.  One, Cafe Habana is amazeballs!  And two, because I wanted to trick them into shopping in Soho since it's like... right there.  Cafe Habana is seriously some good eats.  The corn is indescribable!  Rocks my socks every time it hits my lips.  I'm pretty sure Laurz and Sungie are now huge fans.  The best part is the price is so reasonable for the level of tastiness.  Ready for some #foodporn?  Here we goooooooo...

We forced down two orders because it was just too good to not finish.

Let the midday drinks begin!

Laurz and her pulled pork.

Sungie and his Cuban sandwich.

DOS and her favorite fish tacos ever!

Don't you just want to shove your face in there?

Shopping in the Piperlime store in Soho.  The store is totes adorbs.  On the hunt for faux leather shorts.

Top - Nasty Gal  |  Jeans - Sass & Bide  |  Shoes - Steve Madden (similar)  |  Tank Top - t.babaton

LOVED these ones from Free People.  But smallest size didn't fit my waist.  WAH!  =(

Shorts - Free People

My besties in Soho.

Laurz trying to get that focus right.  Not quite there yet.  Hehehe...

Striking a pose in that Y-3 steez.

Him taking a picture of me taking a picture of him.  I am so obsessed with his outfit!

My darling Laurz in full haggle mode.

Later that night we were off to experience New York's Fashion's Night Out!  It was quite an adventure.  Very difficult to shop with so many people!  I went super casual for the night in a Brandy Melville top and Elizabeth and James shorts.  We started off around Midtown because I really wanted to check out the new Schutz store before heading down to Soho.

Oh hayyyyyyy.  If this doesn't get you in the store, I dunno what will!

Just a few delicious pieces from Schutz!  Pretty please make size 4.5 and 5!

After the craziness of FNO, we went to The Standard for some drinks.  Yummy yummy!  So fun catching up with everyone and hanging out with my Anita bonita.  It was also nice to be away from all the craziness and have a place to sit away from the crowds and away from the muggy heat.  We killed that sangria like champs.

After a rousing and might I add super successful boozing sesh at The Standard, we decided to continue the party rock at a place called The Park in Meat Packing.  Here's where the epic fail started.  Even though there are multiple bouncers standing outside, there is one main bouncer.  Dressed more suave-ly than the others with his light grey three piece suit and thick leather gloves (yea it was kind of 90 degrees outside) so it was purely for the sake of being fashionable.  I can appreciate that.  What I did NOT appreciate was feeling like I was two inches tall as he proceeded to skip over us and let other (in his unspoken opinion) cooler people inside.  

Was I dressed too casual in shorts and a cut off tee I wondered?  But then he let in more casually dressed peeps and I was sure that wasn't it.  We stood there patiently because one, we are not rude, and two we do not think we are royalty and expect to just be let in right away.  Part of us wanted to leave, but the other part kept hearing the fun music playing inside.  Exactly the stuff I wanted to shake my caboose to.  So each time I would turn to leave, the music pulled me back in.  With each swing of the door I could feel my inner ghetto girl want to shimmy shake.  Especially when Missy Elliot's Get Your Freak On started playing.  (click)  I shit you not, once the beat dropped my heart started racing and my breathing got all heavy.  Let me in!  Let me in!  But there was no convincing this guy.

Standing outside feeling rejected, I just wanted to be like:

But my buzz was wearing off and did not feel like embarrassing myself in the Meat Packing District.  Had I used up all my cool points at The Standard?  Quite possibly.  In defeat, we trudged down the street, got in a cab, and went back to our friend's apartment, trying to shake off the stink of defeat.  It was still a super fun day regardless.  In hindsight, I'm glad we didn't get in or else I would have been pretty dead the next morning which was important because I was going to my very first NY Fashion show.  Stay tuned...

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

TWO TONED, T-STRAPS, AND NEON CORAL

Greetings everyone!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend!  My little wish came true and the temps dipped a little so that I could wear my new trench.  I love the interesting design with the two different colors and layers.  The material is so soft and just drapes down effortlessly.  It's super comfortable and adds just the little bit of warmth when the weather is only a tad chilly.  Too bad it was also rainy and gloomy.  =P I went to go visit my fam bam this weekend and got to eat Olive Garden.  Woot!  I love their soup, salad, and breadsticks meal.  Zuppa Toscana for the win!  I rarely hit the suburbs since the drive is so long and traffic-y.  I think I will always be a city girl. I do love the open spaces the suburbs have to offer.  Wrigley had a blast running around in the yard.  He hardly gets a chance to roll around on grass.  These shots were taken in front of Papa DOS' house.  Always nice to visit where I grew up.  The house still looks the same and my room is still how I left it.  I also watched The Avengers!  OMG it's a must see!  I was so pleasantly surprised at how funny the movie was.  What did you guys do this weekend?

I also tried my hand at a top bun this day.  A sock bun is a tad too complicated for my hair skill set for the moment.  LOL.  It looks messy and there are pieces sticking out but overall I think it was a good first attempt.  I was surprised it only took 5 bobby pins to keep it up.  I am really bad at doing my hair so it's usually held up by a whole slew of claw clips.  Hopefully with some more practice, I can get better and it will look a bit neater.  

Oh, and if you all are wondering about the neon coral PS1 I have here, it's a long and funny story.  The short version is that I helped my friend locate this color and size for her birthday present from her ever so sweet boyfriend.  It took me 3 days to find this elusive color and size.  And of course, she decides to go with the orchid color since it was more practical and will be appropriate for even fall and winter.  I myself, being more on the NOT practical side, loved the color and since it was so exclusive, I could not find the heart to return it.  So yes, I now have 2 PS1s.  The citron in large, and this lovely neon coral in medium.  I love the look of the medium.  This size overall looks better than the large.  However, I find it hard to fit everything in this size.  The large is the one I take to the office since I pretty much carry around my life with me during the week.  The medium is my perfect weekend bag and with summer coming up, will be a fun color to carry around.  =)  I was planning to get the medium at some point anyway so I guess it all works out in the end.  At least that's what I tell myself in my head.  LOL.

Trench - Funktional  |  Jeans - Paige Denim  |  Sweater - Wilfred  |  Bag - Proenza Schouler  |  Shoes - Steve Madden (similar)  |  Earrings - Stella & Dot

-DOS