“New York cares”

I was so lucky to have shared my first fashion week with my family in tow.  Both my Mother and Grandmother accompanied me on my little adventure to New York City.  Being my first time in the Big Apple staying at the Waldorf Astoria was a must.  The history of this beautiful hotel is astonishing — I wish I’d had more time touring this historic building.

 

When I heard that Ladurée was opening it’s first US store in New York, I was overjoyed!  Recently I’ve fallen in love with macarons and have been dying to try one of their authentic french treats.  The store on the Upper East Side didn’t disappoint.

 

 

 

Throughout fashion week I was changing my outfits.  Here are a couple of my favorites.

Vintage Dior fur, Sea dress (currently loving this one,) Spanx tights, Prada heels, and Clare Vivier clutch.

J.Crew coat, vintage fur, Spanx tights, Alexander Wang ‘Morgan’ bag, and Zara heels.

Equipment pink top, vintage Lillie Rubin leather skirt, and Alexander McQueen bee ring.

Vintage fur, ASOS ponti pants, and Christian Louboutin decollete jazz heels.

Title from the song – “NYC” by Interpol


adios Mexico

 

I live for a bold print.

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Now I must admit while I’m not a huge floral fan, I love a great graphic print.  I look for something geometric, involving repetition, and a limited color palette.  This Milly dress certainly fit all of my criteria. 

I picked this dress to wear for my final night in Cancun. 

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Adios Mexico!

Wearing in Wonderland - Milly ‘Elizabete’ dress, Marc by Marc Jacob wedges, Taylor Kenney earrings, J.Crew and Banana Republic bracelets.



a little more Mexico

 

I may have used the I’m going to the beach excuse to pick up a couple of resort pieces recently.  I knew that DFV scarf would be the perfect buy and turns out this Clu dress was as well.


Clu dress

Clu dress 2

Clu 3

I’m so sad I have to put this back into my closet for the next couple months… hurry up spring!

Wearing in Wonderland – Clu striped maxi dress, Marc by Marc Jacobs wedges, J.Crew bubble necklace, Louis Vuitton bag, and J.Crew bracelet.


 


going to California

 

"Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they're all the same."

-Led Zeppelin

 

Lover dress St. Francis x

 

Lover St. Francis 2 x

 

Lover St. Francis 3 x

Wearing in Wonderland – Lover "smock" dress, J.Crew cuff bracelet, J.Crew Fenton/Fallon earrings, vintage rings, and Jessica Simpson heels

 

I'm a little obsessed with this dress…  

See here and here.

I just had to take a picture of it again, since it seems to fit this backdrop.  Hopefully third time is the charm.

 

 

Mood – wanna go back to Cali

Song –  "Going to California" – Led Zeppelin

 

I don't know about you Dolls, but I want ALL of the jewelry at J.Crew right now…


“Are you going to San Francisco”

"If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair"

 

A couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to take to my first trip to San Francisco.  We stayed the St. Francis in Union Square.  

It was such a busy and fun hotel with lots of history.

St. Francis

It also had such a beautiful lobby.

St. Francis hotel
 

And it happened to have Goyard inside. Uhhhhhh can we say, dangerous!

Goyard SF

 

Here are some of my other favorite SF images.

*A heart sculpture in Union Square*

Heart

*A beautiful clock tower*

Night SF

*Some funny faces in the park*

Faces

 *Vintage sewing machines in the window of All Saints*

All saints

 

*A dog waiting for it's master*

Puppy

 *Beautifully sculpted trees*

Trees and cars

 *Flowers in the hotel lobby*

Flowers at st. francis

 *The perfect macaron.  (The pistachio was my favorite!)*

Miette

 

*Street vender's selling stunning flowers*

Flowers SF

 

 

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Wearing in WonderlandBanana Republic trench coat, J.Crew scarf, James Perse tee, Club Monaco ring, Ray Ban sunglasses, vintage Vuitton Speedy (thank you Gran) and Zara pants.


SF outdoor back

 

SF outside Francis

SF outside Francis 2

 

SF outside Francis 3

Style note ~ Wearing FACE Stockholm nail polish in "crush worthy."  Never have I had so many compliments on a nail color before.  

Such a fun color – shop below!

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weekend at the Stoneleigh

Open your mouth wide
A universal sigh
And while the ocean blooms
It's what keeps me alive  

~Radiohead

 

Stoneleighfront

Stoneleigh bar

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Couch at stoneleigh

 

Stoneleigh from window


 

Vena cava window

 

 

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Stoneleigh hall

 

Side view room

 

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Wearing in Wonderland Vena Cava silk top, J. Brand skinny jeans, decollete 100 jazz Christian Louboutin's, Banana Republic bracelet, House of Harlow ring, and Rebecca Minkoff bag.

 

Mood – relaxed

Song – "Bloom" – Radiohead

 


indian summer

 

 

 12th st dress 4 

 

 

12st dress 3

 

 12th st dress 2

 

 

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I love you the best
Better than all the rest.
I love you the best
Better than all the rest.
That I meet in the summer.
Indian Summer.
That I meet in the summer.
Indian Summer.
I love you the best
Better than all the rest.

-Jim Morrison

 

Mood – Summer lovin'

Song – The Doors Indian Summer 

 

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hats off

 

I just adore big hats. They shade you from the sun (goodbye future wrinkles) and hide dirty hair. 

But most importantly big hats are fashionable!

Recently I wore my J. Crew hat with a Calypso for Target sundress.  This is the perfect inexpensive outfit for a hot day at the lake or beach.

 

Hat 1

 

Hat 2

 

 

Here are some other Wonderland approved hats.  Click to shop!


boys of summer – swimsuit edition

 

With summer around the corner, it's time for the dreaded swimsuit season.  But this post is for the boys, so there will be no complaining about tinnie bikinis!

Here are my Wonderland picks for those boys of summer.  


 (click to shop!)

 

 

Wonderland rules:

 -Make sure they aren't longer than the bottom of your knee.  You don't want them to border on man capris.  Ew.

 -Fit is important.  Make sure they're not too tight.  Double ew.

 

And for the boy's with money to burn and no planning skills, Mr. Porter offers this bag, towel and swimsuit set for only $395. 

 

 

 

Mr. porter swim set

 

 

Mr. porter swim set 1

 

 

Mr. Porter swim set 2

 

 

 

 Take it away Don Henley…

 The Boys of Summer