Blue Red

Dreary weather here in San Francisco still. I usually dress pretty dark and designerly, but today called for a bright pop. For me, that usually comes from the lipstick.

I love this old Rouge In Love shade from Lancome. I fell for it when I saw Emma Watson wearing it in an ad. Advertising totally works on me. That or Emma Watson does.

I’m also practically living in the new Everlane cashmere tunics. I got this grey one and a black one. This is probably the first outfit I’ve shared with them, but I’ve been wearing them over dresses, tunics and pants, and as pictured. I can be very uniform oriented in the way I dress when I get in a rut, and these are quickly becoming my new uniform. I may order more, as back ups.

One of my favorite styling tricks is to vary the length of layers. Here what I’ve done is wear the shorter layer over the longer, boxier top to nip in the waist just enough to indicate the figure. I typically prefer to wear the shorter layer over the longer when I wear pants. Then I’ll reverse that for skirts, wearing a miniskirt with a longer cardigan, for example.

I wasn’t sure that the oxblood and the purple would play well together. Now that I look back on the photos, though, I would wear this lipstick + jacket combo again. Oxblood and purple both have blue in them, so I think as long as the rest of your face and outfit is neutral that it isn’t an overwhelming combo.  

OUTFIT DETAILS - Sweater: Everlane; Jacket: Theory; Leggings: Helmut Lang; Shoes: Express; Bag: Givenchy; Rings: Maison Martin Margiela; Necklace: Elizabeth & James; Lips: Lancome Rouge In Love

These people really know their laminated doughs. (at Mr. Holmes Bakehouse)

Sunday Funday

We’re still having very wishy washy weather here in San Francisco. Humid, overcast, coolish, and sometimes rainy.

This lofty cotton Cheap Monday sweater has turned out to be a really friendly piece for this kind of weather. Sometimes I’ll wear it 4 different ways all weekend long. Here I’m dressing it up for a brunch date by pairing it with my new leather skirt from Madewell and an old Marc by Marc Jacobs clutch. 

This is the first leather skirt that I have owned, though I’ve been eying them for several seasons. I really want one of the Alexander Wang ones, but they sell out so quickly and are at the price point where it would be a major investment for me. This one from Madewell is at a good price, probably because it is constructed using several pieces of leather, so that really lowers the material cost. But I actually quite like the combination of the piecing together with the pebbled leather. Plus, it has an exposed back zipper, which I love!

By the way, I always recommend that if you are trying a new silhouette that you opt for a lower cost item first. Then you can experiment and build your confidence about how to wear it before spending more on an investment piece the next season. 

OUTFIT DETAILS - Sweater: Cheap Monday; Skirt: Madewell; Shoes: J Crew; Clutch: Marc by Marc Jacobs; Necklace: Elizabeth & James; Rings: Maison Martin Margiela; Lips: NARS Heat Wave

Suit Up

I have had this suit for over a month now and still haven’t worn it out yet. I’m pretty self conscious about baring much of my skin – I don’t wear a bare midriff or even tank tops very often. The bare midriff and my lack of courage to is the reason why I haven’t taken this suit out of the house yet. 

I think tonight is the night, though, since it has been raining pretty consistently for a week. A nice scuba outfit should be appropriate for the wet weather. 

The classic silhouette of this suit got me feeling a little bit dramatic in this shot. 

OUTFIT DETAILS - Suit: The Letter; Necklace: Elizabeth & James; Cuff: JCrew; Shoes: JCrew; Lips: NARS Heat Wave

Black Friday

I’m doing black Friday one week late. Meaning wearing all black. Which I actually mostly do. On any day of the week. 

But all black is a very comfortable wardrobe default for me. Plus, we are having some dreary and indecisive weather in San Francisco. We have stop-and-start rain that is very atmospheric and temperatures in the 60s that are cool-ish but not cold. So, in honor of this indecisive weather, I’m pulling out wardrobe items that I would call ‘in-betweens’. Culottes in a suiting material, for example, are the perfect in-between bottom. And I’ve paired it with a summer-weight cashmere turtleneck. So I’m feeling like I’m not committing to winter dressing. Take that, San Francisco. 

OUTFIT DETAILS - Turtleneck: Shopbop Basics; Culottes: COS; Shoes: JCrew; Necklace: Vintage; Cuff: JCrew

Shopbop Resort 2015 Lookbook

This lookbook totally gets me right now. Via @Shopbop