NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

Somi and I at #NYFW.  She towered over me even though I had on 6 inches of pure platform.  Hahaha.  So glad I got to bring a guest.  Thank you Noon by Noor!

I'm finally getting this post up.  Sorry it took so long.  I feel like it was forever ago already.  Missing NY badly.  Thank you all for your patience.  

Dress - Blessed are the Meek (also here and here)  |  Shoes - Nasty Gal (links to shoes at bottom of Shoulder Action post)  |  Bag - Christian Louboutin  |  Necklace - Vintage

I hope you enjoy the following photos!  I tried the best I could to get good shots.  But I am no expert runway photog so hopefully these are good enough.  LOL.

Gorgeous gold tones and thigh high slits.  Y'all know how I feel about slits right?  LOOOOOVE!

Look at the photog pit.  Look at that one girl right smack in the middle with a camera phone.  Hahaha.  Awesome!  

WANT. THESE. SHORTS.

They had such awesome shoulder details on the blazers.  There was one with feathers that I wish I got a good shot of.  =(

My favorite piece.  It moved so amazingly on the runway.  Sorry I suck at taking these runway photos.  Man these women walk quick!

What a great show.  So glad to have been part of it.  =)

Olivia Palermo.  STFU!  Could you be any prettier?  Excuse the close-up-ness.  I only had a prime lens.  And poor Somi had no idea what to do.  LOL.

Nicky Hilton.  Photos don't do her justice.  She is stunning in person.

Later that night partying with Lauz from Deux Chicago.  I have pretty friends.

rewardStyle + asos top influencers partaaaaaaaaaaaay at the Dream Hotel.  

Aimee Song and Dani Song oooooooze fabulousness.  So gorgeous and so sweet.  

Jane Aldridge.  Amazeballs!  We had a fun chat about Texas and Chicago.  She is so friggin' nice and actually pretty shy herself.  I was pretty much rambling out of nervousness.  Not cute.

Ugh, my iPhone 4 is so old and the camera got crummy.  Hooray for iPhone 5!

And it wouldn't be a fitting end without some fun photobooth shots.  With the totes amaze Devon Ho and the ridiculously lovely Wendy Nguyen.  <3

xoxo,

DOS

MUSTARD AND BOATS

Fashion fix!  Not much to say except I love this dress!  It's got a vintage feel.  Circa 1930s but with a modern flare with shorter under lining.  This color screams autumn is here!  I am definitely welcoming the low 70s high 60s weather we have been having lately.  I hope it's not fleeting and sticks around for a little bit before dropping to freezing like it eventually will here in Chicago.  Flowy dress season is almost coming to an end around here ladies!  Take every opportunity you can to bust yours out and savor each day.  This dress pairs so perfectly with my Shoemint shoes.  Definitely not a pair I could walk a mile in but don't they look fab!?  I love the style and caged detail of this shoe and I'm thinking I should have gotten them in both the colors they came in.  Hehehe... 

This particular day was sooooooooo beautiful and we took the opportunity to take some shots by the docks off of Fullerton.  It won't be long until all these boats will get stored away for winter.  It was a great day to soak up some sunshine and watch it set over the buildings that line the lakefront in Lincoln Park.  The best part was that the hubs took a little break from football that day to take some shots and enjoy the weather with me.  Isn't he the bestest?!  Football season is highly frustrating to me.  Mostly because I am really not that into football.  The action is too short and blunt and it seems like most of the time it's just commercials and big burly men huddling.  I just don't get it!  And hello, what is up with having football on Sunday, Monday and now Thursday!?  Are you trying to slowly kill me?!  So if anyone out there needs someone to play with on Sundays, shoot me a tweet!  I'm free!  

Oh, I would also like to take the time to say hello to all my new Instagram followers!  I am a lot better at responding to comments on there so I appreciate you all for following and leaving me little notes.  =D  I am trying to be much better at responding to comments on here.  Just bear with me.  Work has been a tad busy since it's state tax returns season right now.  #taxgirlproblems  I'll be posting more of my NYC trip soon once I get all the photos in one spot.  Gah!  So much to do!

Dress - Ladakh (purchased at Edith Hart)  |  Shoes - Shoemint  |  Bag - Louis Vuitton  |  Necklace - Brandy Melville  |  Watch - Cartier  |  Bracelets - David Yurman, Charm & Chain

xoxo,

DOS

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