Back At It...

So to state the obvious, I have taken a vacation from blogging the past few weeks. To be honest I have been so busy with work in addition to other obstacles and didn't want to force my blog posts. I felt that if I kept blogging, that I would just be going through the motions and eventually something that I looked at as a hobby would inevitably become a chore or job. So... I decided to take a break and now here I am :) Thanks to anyone who sent me a message saying they missed my posts, it really made me smile.

Per usual, I feel as if I have been living out of a suitcase and constantly traveling, but I can't complain too much because I love being on the go. As some of you may know, I go out to LA for work frequently - but a typical trip consists of 10 hours of flying, ten hours of meetings, and taking the redeye back only to make it to work in glasses with limited make-up. However, this last week I was able to stay Thursday and Friday and decided to mix business with pleasure and fly my sister out as an early Xmas gift to spend the weekend.

Needless to say, my next few posts will be about various things from my trip. Below is an outfit that I wore for my second day of meetings with BCBG. The pants are from SouthMoonUnder - I have learned to love this style of pant. They are the closest thing to sweats or pajama pants that are appropriate for work! The jacket is from GAP, yes the GAP. I was shocked myself but I love the electric pink and now that I am looking online it comes in a ton of other great colors and patterns. My earrings are AUDEN - I have a slight obsession with this line and the designer. I love how his pieces are simple but edgy. I completed the look with my go-to Pour La Victoire pumps which I actually had to buy a second pair of because I had worn out my first. Go figure haha

Spring High-Lows

So yesterday was absolutely gorgeous in the city and for the first time I think Spring might actually be here to stay (for 2 weeks until summer begins). I looked ahead at the forecast and decided that I was going to wear a very West Coast outfit that I had worn a couple of weeks ago while I was in LA. The reaction was hysterical. I decided to ignore the fact that New Yorkers are permanently in black and jump head first into splashed colors. I wore this tie dye high/low skirt that my sister picked out for me last year at South Moon Under. I was a little hesitant towards high-low last year because they were everywhereeee but this was my first and I love it! I looked even more ridiculous given the fact that there was a little wind so when I walked down the street I had this floating tail following behind me. Sometimes you just have to be able to giggle at yourself...

Here are some High-Low Skirt options from Lulus.com that I love: Print & Solid with Lace Panel

I wore one of my summer staples - my cropped jean vest from Zara with studded collar. Get ready to see this vest a lot because I'm obsessed with it and during the hot summer use it as a fall back to wear my "warm weather" clothes a little more work appropriate. Here is a great Denim Vest option from ShopAkira

  Since I wore a plain white sugar lips tank top underneath the vest, I decided to wear 2 of my newest necklaces layered together. The shorter necklace that says "DREAM" is a BCBGeneration affirmation necklace and the long necklace with heart and horn charm is Rebecca Minkoff. I bought the Dream necklace at Lord&Taylor but here is the bracelet version which is also adorable

As seen in other posts I also wore my Juicy white aviator sunnies and my staple summer wedges from Lulus.com

Bikini Ready

I just got back from a quick 24 hour work trip to LA and although I didn’t have time to shop, tan, or live it up – the 91 degree weather was totally refreshing and really got me excited for SUMMER! With a girls Miami trip within days, I figured it would be only fitting to post about the best places to go bathing suit shopping online & stores – NOT including Victoria’s Secret – since that’s an obvious fall-back. Here are my Top 5:

Kayokoko is a bathing suit Mecca based in Canada. In the dead of winter when I need to book a beach trip, I always find myself spending 3 hours on this website trying to narrow down my top 3 picks. I love that you can buy tops and bottoms separately so you can mix and match to put together the best styles for your body type. I rarely ever buy a full bathing suit “set”. My favorite brand on this site is Luli Fama. 

 

South Moon Under – for those that are from NOVA this is probably a staple location for you but for those that live other places this is a great online venue for all clothes but specifically bathing suits. South Moon Under started out being a Surf Beach Shop in Maryland and has now blown up to be a specialty chain store for Mens & Womens Clothing. Here is a Mara Hoffman Bottom from their site that I have been eyeing

Target – okay you might think I’m crazy for saying this, but the Bathing Suit section has never disappointed me and not only that but how can you feel guilty when you’re buying multiple bathing suits when they are only $35.99??? With amazing colors and prints, I dare you to take a trip to Target and see if you don’t walk out with at least one bathing suit. Here's one that I found online that I love

Beach Bunny Swimwear – this website is the definition of Sexy. Beach Bunny Swimsuits try to emulate the same sexy fit as lingerie --- but with that comes $$$$ Higher prices. So if you’re looking to invest in a perfect bathing suit for Vegas or Miami, BeachBunny would be my recommendation. Here is my favorite one that is up on the site now

 

 Revolve Clothing - I'm putting this website on my list but really it's specifically for the band Tori Praver, I love this brand particularly their bottoms and I own a few. Here is a set on Revolve that I love