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

COOKIN' RAW WITH THE BROOKLYN BOY

So I'm kind of going backwards with this post.  This was actually my LAST day in NYC.  Probably the best weather day for photos but the worst hangover day for the one in the photo.  By this point in my trip I was soooooo dead tired but I didn't want to stop the rock (inside joke).  One of the biggest reasons why I love visiting my bestie Anita is because she takes me to the best places.  I've already hit up all the touristy spots so she likes to take me to explore New York like a local.  I love that!  This particular day we ventured into Brooklyn where she took me shopping at a few flea markets.  On the way, I got stopped in my tracks by this awesome wall!  What an uh-maaazing backdrop!  Props to her for taking great pics.  I believe this was Williamsburg area.  The day was so beautiful and sunny, perfect for a flea market shopping day.

I loved the buildings and their very city style fire escapes.  Makes me think of the final scene of Pretty Woman, very romantic.  If a boy climbed my fire escape with flowers I would just swoon.  Swooooooon!

I made Anita get this hat.  So fabulous!  Vintage, great color, decently priced.  Gotta love finding an old treasure!

At the flea market, I got myself some awesome pieces for my place.  I always try to get something interesting from every trip I take.  Something I can look at that makes me remember all the awesome memories.  This was obvi too big to stuff in my luggage so these are being shipped to me by the artist.  I am getting one New York skyline and one Chicago skyline!  How perfect is that!?  The Chicago one is still being made.  The picture above is only the NYC skyline.  They are on reclaimed barnwood and I love the effect it has on the print itself.  The artist Philip Sachs also has an etsy shop set up for those who can't get to him in Brooklyn for his awesome stuff.  Check him out on www.sheepsheadnyc.com.  I asked him about possibly making me an LA one to complete my triad of cities that I visit the most.  Please try to support local art whenever you can!  It's a welcome change to my items from Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel.  

Haaayyyyy girllll.  Effortlessly sexy.  I wonder if she noticed I was snapping pictures of her and tried to pose a little.  Don't worry girlfriend, I totally feel ya.  Hehehehe...  Maybe I should be a street style blogger so I don't seem so creepy trying to sneak a photo.

We took the ferry back to Manhattan.  Wow what a view!  I highly suggest taking the ferry to and from Brooklyn.  It's only $4 and on a great day, it is a fabulous way to take in the New York skyline.  I'll be seeing you on a wooden plank in a little while New York.  Can't wait to share all of my crazy stories from my trip with you guys.  I had myself quite a fun adventure.

Sweater - Generation Love  |  Shorts - TEXTILE Elizabeth and James  |  Sunnies - Oliver Peoples  |  Hat - Vintage Find (similar)

xoxo,

DOS

NAP TIME

AFTER MY NYC TRIP, AT WORK I FEEL LIKE:

I am taking a page from my favorite tumblr #soyeahduh on this one.  I had absolutely the most fun in NYC this past weekend.  I was there from Wednesday night to Sunday night and it was a nonstop bucket of fun.  From eating at all my favorite spots, to running around the city during Fashion's Night Out, to going to my very first fashion show, to seeing a celeb or two, to party rocking with my friends at Meat Packing, to meeting some of my all time favorite bloggers, to buying artwork at a Brooklyn flea market, I have to say, New York never disappoints me.  But I do have my battle scars.  My feet are crying, and I've got a few bruises and a ton of blisters.  But all totes worth it.  Needless to say, I am exhausted!  Add the fact that I was back in the office bright and early on Monday morning trying to play catch up to some state returns.  I definitely just want to crawl under my desk and nap.  But like any other insane multi-tasker, I must power through!  I have a few photos to show you guys.  Not a lot because teaching my friends how to maneuver a DSLR was a bit of a fail.  And it was so hot and muggy out in NY with rain mixed in at random points.  Very hard to stay lookin' cute and sassy.  Not that I didn't try.  Hehehe...  But mostly I cared more about spending time with my friends and having fun.  I definitely have some photos to show you guys.  Just be patient as I try to get my head on straight and back to my grind.  Hopefully you follow me on Instagram (drunkonshoes) and that is holding you over for now.  Don't worry, I'll compile those pictures into a post as well.  =)

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

SET SAIL

Happy Labor day weekend everyone!  I hope everyone has something planned for their extra day off.  Well for those of you that have that extra day off.  For those that don't.  I am soooooooooo sorry.  That totes sux.  This weekend is a little poopy because it has been intermittent rain.  Definitely ruined plans to lay out pool side and bbq.  Friday was great though.  I celebrated a birthday for a very special lady at Bluebird in Bucktown.  No boys allowed at this dinner so definitely nice to have some girly chit chat.  Happy birthday to my darling MP!  I hope you love your new ring.  =)  

Birthday dinners allow me a chance to get dressed up and dolled up.  I thought this dress was perfect for the day.  I knew I wanted to do a shoot today for the blog but I also had to work all day.  I would have had to go straight from work, to a location for our shoot, to stroll through stores for a birthday present (yea I procrastinated and bought her present that same day.. she knows and still loves me anyway), then finally to dinner.  Basically I had to find something appropriate enough for the office, yet something cute for the blog, and dressy enough for dinner and also sassy enough if we decided to find an after party.  I think this dress hit all those points don't you?  I love the way it's sailor inspired and makes me think of boats and sails.  Hehehe... I also had a twitter comment a couple of days ago from someone that works in a corporate environment and she was wondering what kind of things I wear to work.  I hope she sees this post.  =)  Although at work if my skirt is a little above the knee I tend to wear flats.  My old job was a little more used to my sky high heels than my current one.  Sometimes you gotta slowly incorporate that in and not all at once.  Hahaha.  For those of you in corporate America, how do you guys incorporate style into a corporate setting?

Dress - ASOS  |  Shoes - Aldo (similar)  |  Clutch - ASOS  |  Watch - Chanel (similar)  |  Rings - Stella & Dot, David Yurman, Cartier  |  Jewelry - Tiara Love (bracelet similar) (necklace similar), Stella & Dot, Urban Outfitters (similar)

xoxo,

DOS