what to wear

Being a born and raised California girl this week’s cold snap has put me into an absolute panic! A high of 53 degrees? Time to build an igloo…or even worse, wear pants. Pants – Dark brown pants from DVF will keep my legs warm! Turtleneck – Okay, so this is maybe not the warmest sweater…

For some reason, the holiday season always makes me think about party scenes from Woody Allen movies. I expect that there will be a lot of smart people all talking at once in a cozy apartment with a dash of New York sophistication! And while this isn’t something that Diane Keaton would wear, it is…

The Royal Tenenbaums is one of those movies that just gets better and better each time you watch it. It was on TV this weekend and I became totally inspired by the great retro-metro styling. So I designed an outfit to match! How to Dress Like a Tenenbaum: Dress – This rose and cream color…

I saw a girl wearing basically this exact outfit at Safeway late on Wednesday night. I couldn’t believe it! Oh my gosh, so cute! I so tempted to somehow find a way to steal it from her but there are a lot of security guards at the market so it wasn’t really an option. Instead,…

Crab season opens on Wednesday! I am so excited to get my hands on some big papa dungeness crabs in the next few weeks. Last year, Rob and I drove down to Half Moon Bay to buy a couple giants straight off the boat. If that’s not your style, Woodhouse Fish Company is hosting crab…

Oo la la! I’ve been dreaming of having a sixties cocktail party all day. I think it would be a fun theme for a Christmas dinner with a few friends. Serve up Tom Collins and make all kinds of terrible white-bread-based appetizers. This is what I would wear to that party (or the the Lawrence…

I was browsing apartment rentals in Paris last night at home. For about $2,500 a week, you and six friends can rent this fabulous Parisian apartment in the Trocadero neighborhood. Fireplaces, chandeliers, molding…perfect! It is fun to browse through these listings online, even better to turn them into a party outfit: Skirt – This skirt…

Along with voting and getting the results of my MRI, I also have a trip to the opera scheduled for tomorrow. I bought two tickets to the Barber of Seville back when we went to the free opera in the Civic Center with Jordan and Paul. It’s going to be a big day! Dress –…

Rob and I are going to a wedding reception for our old neighbors in San Luis Obispo this weekend. You may remember them from the wedding photo shoot back in August. We’re not sure what to expect because it is being held at their house. Either it will be very casual inside the tiny apartment…

No need to spend over $500 on the black and cream Trina Turk outfit! Anna found a replacement skirt and the rest was easy. We even recreated some of the set too: Sweater – BCBG ribbed sweater on sale for $39.99. Skirt – In black taffeta for only $27.99 from Target. Bracelet – $12.50 from…