Mon chéri

{ Banana Republic “Mon Cheri” sweater, Fidelity jeans, Ray Ban aviators, Hermes scarves, Alexander Wang bag} ♫♪ Stevie Wonder — My Cherie Amour I’m on vacation this week. Proper vacation where I...

Becoming real

Caramel pretzel brownies

I love to bake. Getting immersed in the measuring and mixing is almost meditative for me. That said, sometimes there isn’t always the time (or will) to create from scratch. Yesterday I wanted to...

Silver Shoes

{ Manolo Blahnik “Chaos”, $695, Nordstroms.com } As I mentioned last week, I’ve been lusting over the Manolo Blahnik “Chaos” heels. Steve Madden makes a pair really similar, which I bought in nude,...

Mother’s Day

{You can see the photo I gave to Don Oehl that he based this illustration on if you got to my Instagram } I was interviewed a few weeks ago and asked to describe my mom in celebration of Mother’s...

Ten thousand things

{ Manicure from Marie Nails, moon and star confetti from Greenwich Letterpress } ♫♪ Macklemore and Ryan Lewis — Ten Thousand Hours The Buddhists say that in meditation you trick the mind and shift...

All ends with beginnings

NYDJ Sheri Skinny Jeans, Wilt tee, Zara heels, Alexander Wang bag, ADAM jacket, Rayban sunglasses ♫♪ Daft Punk — Get Lucky Stop the presses people, I’ve finally found the perfect white jeans. It...

Salad bar

With the weather getting warmer (finally!!), it’s time to lighten up. While I might not be totally ready to lose the forgiving layers, I am very beyond ready for some delicious fresh fruits and...

Forgiveness is the fragrance

I bought these flowers last Sunday as a special treat to myself. Usually I get the $10 kind from the bodega, but I wanted a bouquet of the spring’s latest and greatest (ranunculus, stock, and...

Butternut squash, goat cheese and watercrest crostinis

I wanted to make something this weekend to commemorate the end of butternut squash season. Since it’s spring I mixed it with some fresh watercrest and goat cheese. On top of grilled crositini it’s...

Perfectly slouchy

{Prada sweater, Lilly Pulitzer jeans, Valentino flats, Valentino Red purse, Tom Ford sunglasses, Massi Cavallo bracelet, Estée Lauder Hot Spell polish} It seems like the only editorial I read...

Happiness, Inc.

Spring has sprung. Just like the flowers opening up on the trees, everyone seems to be out, smiling, happy (even if it’s barely warmer than L.A.’s coldest day). So, when I happened upon this...

Navy bags

Been feeling navy bags lately. Sole Society “Kaylin” bag, $129 and Valentino RED Bow cross body bag, $395

One night of magic rush

{ Ralph Lauren Denim and Supply jean jacket, no name dress, Mary Norton clutch } ♫♪ José Gonzlez — Heartbeats I bought this dress when I lived in New York one magical summer in college. At 19 I...

I stood beneath an orange sky

{ Rebecca Taylor sweater, Fidelity jeans, Westward Leaning glasses, Alexander Wang bag, Converse sneakers } ♫♪ Alexi Murdoch — Orange Sky This weekend was mainly spent upstate at some of my...

Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung

♫♪ John Mayer — Queen of California Thursday I was scheduled to take an 11am flight from L.A. to S.F. At 9am my friend Hunter and I decided to drive up Highway 1 instead. I love an impromptu road...

Daring Greatly and Vulnerability

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.” – Dr. Brené Brown On the plane back from San Francisco Sunday, I...

L.A. snapshots

Last week in L.A. was full of work, but I was able to sneak in a couple moments at my favorite new restaurant The Heart and the Hunter, drop by Joan’s on Third, and visit with my friend Cara at her...

L.A. sushi

The traditional japanese restaurants in Southern California are incredible, and the first thing I do when I land in L.A. is meet my friend Charlene for a big sushi dinner. My favorite are those...

‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane

{ ADAM jacket, LNA tee, Rebecca Taylor pants, GEOX flats, Alexander Wang purse, Temperley London luggage } ♫♪ John Denver –Leaving on a Jet Plane When I was growing up we used to get dressed up...

The Equipment Challenge

While packing for a L.A./SF work trip this morning, I came up with a little challenge for myself. To see if I can survive for 9 days away with just 5 Equipment shirts (my love of these tops have...

Peanut butter and jelly bread

The second I saw this recipe I was incredibly intrigued. This bread has no flour, and yet… it’s bread. Not to sound like an informercial or anything but it’s moist, rich and decadent — without...

Love is a drug like chocolate like cigarettes

{Ralph Lauren Denim and Supply jean jacket, Current/Elliot jeans, Schoolhouse tee, Zara heels, Tom Ford sunglasses, LL Bean tote} ♫♪ Mika — Origin of Love I often think I should have named my blog...

Le weekend

This past weekend I packed my new weekender bag, and got out of the city. It was so lovely I didn’t want it to end. Not that much happened (Dawn’s Jawbone Up bracelet said that she took less than...

Like a baby…

The past few weeks have been so strange, a roller coaster full of amazingly exciting moments and contrastingly low, sad ones. All of it has led to feeling really overwhelmed. My first instinct in...

Refinery 29 Weekend Getaway

Last month I was asked to do a cool shoot with Refinery 29 and Clarks shoes. At first I was hesitant, not quite sure if there were any Clarks shoes that I would genuinely wear. Once I took a look...

Winter workout

{ Colosseum pants, jacket and sports bra } In high school, I spent every waking moment in the pool either swimming, playing waterpolo or life guarding. Once I graduated, and after one season of...

SXSW

I have to admit, I’m pretty happy anywhere that has great country music radio. But, my trip to SXSW in Austin included a bunch of other things that I’m pretty passionate about too: tech, great...

How ’bout them cowgirls

{ dress, Alexander Wang bag, Tom Ford sunglasses } ♫♪ George Strait– How ’bout them Cowgirls Saturday through Tuesday I was in Austin, Texas for SXSW, an amazing tech, music and film festival. It...

Pocket flats

{ Corso Como flats } These guys fold up into a small pouch, but you would never know by the looks of them (so cute, right?). A publicist sent them to me a few weeks ago and I feel like my toes need...