All Year Round

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Shirt-Ann Taylor (currently on sale)

Jeans-Zara (old but similar style HERE)

Shoes-Pour La Victoire

Cuff-Hermes

Hat-H&M (old)

Clutch-Saint Laurent
Sunglasses-Karen Walker

The outdated notion of not wearing white after labor day is exactly that--outdated. White is chic all year round and doesn't have to be seasonal;)

Have a great week. Xo.

Blank Canvas

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Dress-Generation Love (this years version here)

Clutch-Saint Laurent

Sunglasses-Celine

Necklace-J.Crew (old)

Bracelet-Kenneth Jay Lane

Shoes-Stuart Weitzman

Now that summer is right around the corner, I am gravitating towards monochromatic all-white looks, especially a summery white dress. Wearing it with a tanned skin (need to work on mine), and gold accessories is the ultimate fresh look I absolutely love.

Have a great weekend. Xo.

Summer Date

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Dress-Malibu Fox

Shoes-Pour La Victoire

Clutch-YSL

Sunnies-Celine

Cuff-Kenneth Jay Lane

Rings-David Yurman, Kelly Wearstler

Hi everyone! If you've noticed on today's post, I'm wearing an unusual accessory on my finger. Over the weekend, I had an accident involving glass from my Tiffany crystal bowl and ended up going to the hospital to get stitches. I'm still getting over the shock of what happened because all I did was just pick up the bowl and the entire rim just came off, which took off a big chunk of my skin. When I contacted the company about their defective product and the accident, the company's response was to give me a refund.

I am so utterly turned off by their lackadaisical response (the store manager contacted me, yet was told someone from headquarters would) that I will NOT support their business from this point on. This is the item that caused the accident so please be aware: http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?fromGrid=1&sku=GRP02936&mcat=148207&cid=288215&search_params=s+5-p+50-c+288215-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+

I'm just thankful that this accident didn't occur on my writing hand or that I broke anything, but until I get my stitches out in about 12 days, you'll be seeing a wound dressing on my fingers. I know it's not a fashionable accessory but please bear with me until then.

Have a great week. Xo.

Floral Love Continued

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Denim jacket, tank-H&M

Skirt-Alice&Olivia (love this one here)

Shoes-Loeffler Randall (old)

Clutch-Saint Laurent 

Necklace-Alexis Bittar (similar version here)

Bracelet-Hermes

Sunnies-Karen Walker

My love of florals continues with another A+O skirt I picked up a couple of weeks ago--just can't get enough of the vibrant colors from their floral prints! This version is shorter and doesn't have tulle underneath compared to the one I wore here, but the silk material is so soft and lightweight which bodes well for this current humidity we're having. It's nice to have options;) 

Have a great rest of the week. Xo.

Coral Crush

Photos courtesy of Melanie Yu

Blouse-H&M (old)

Faux leather skirt-Boundary & Co (buy here)

Clutch-Saint Laurent (buy here)

Shoes-Pour La Victoire (suede version here)

Bracelets, ring- David Yurman (buy here, here, here)

Sunglasses-Karen Walker (buy here)

Happy Wednesday everyone! It's no secret that I love practically anything leather when it comes to fashion, so when I first saw this skirt a couple of months ago, I instantly gravitated towards it. Leather is usually characterized as "tough" and "edgy" but when you include feminine pleats and soft colors to that, it gives that piece much more personality. 

Hope you're having a wonderful week so far and thanks for stopping by! Xo.

Winter Pastels

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Oxford shirt-Juicy Couture

Sweater, coat-J.Crew

Pearls-Chanel

Clutch-YSL

Shoes-Loeffler Randall

Skirt-H&M

Hi everyone! These days my go to outfit choices have been picking similar shades of color for my top and bottom piece. I love the cohesiveness it brings to the outfit when playing with the same color story. I bought this J.Crew sweater about a month ago when they were having their extra 30% sale and fell in love with its soft mint color and texture. It's one of those type of sweaters that doesn't fall under a trend, but a simple classic piece that never goes out of style.

Have a wonderful rest of the week and I'll talk to you soon. Xo.

Weekend Snapshots

This weekend I...

1. Read that there was an Alexis Bittar sample sale happening in NYC and told my sister, who lives in NYC immediately about the sale. She went the last day when they were having an extra 20% off the sample sale prices and came home with these two gorgeous pieces. The bracelet is for me and the necklace is for her. I have the black version of this necklace that I've worn on the blog before so it was a no brainer to tell her to get the piece for herself.

2. Dined at Columbia Firehouse, a cozy and unpretentious restaurant located in Old Town Virginia. We ordered several small plates that consisted of mussels with chorizo and apples, cornmeal crusted oyster salad (best dish) and tuna tartar tacos. The least favorite dish was the tuna tartar due to the bland taste of the dish but that alone wouldn't deter me from coming back to this restaurant again. The drink I ordered was called the Moscow Mule which was a concoction of f lime juice, ginger beer, and stoli. Let's just say I was close to ordering 2 more of these but had to restrain myself from doing so, otherwise my Monday morning wouldn't have been very pleasant.

3. Bought the lastest holiday recipe magazine from America's Test Kitchen and baked a delicious chocolate peppermint sandwich from it. I made the festive dessert this morning so I could bring it for my friend whom I was meeting for brunch. She took a bite and loved it, so I'll be sharing this recipe late this week;)

4. Purchased this YSL clutch that I've been eyeing for awhile. I had a $350 gift card I received from Neiman Marcus after purchasing this Chanel pearl necklace a couple weeks ago and decided to use it on the YSL clutch. My choices were limited since the gift card could only apply to full priced items with jewelry being excluded so this clutch was the obvious choice for me. It's simple yet chic, which is something that comes in handy for frequent wears.

5. Visited the ZooLights at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Every year around the holidays they put up lights around the zoo and display amazing gingerbread houses made by local kids/adults inside the visitor center. It's free and just a fun way to kick off the holiday season.

How was your weekend?

Simply Mint

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Shirt-J.Crew

Pants-H&M

Sunglasses-Chanel

Shoes-Vera Wang Lavender Label

Bracelet-Hermes

Rings-David Yurman, vintage

My favorite color right now is the ever popular spring '12 color, mint. I've been wearing these pants on a daily basis and I wanted the colored pants to shine through on today's outfit post by pairing it with the simplicity of a crisp white blouse. It's an easy look to achieve and you could interchange your shoes with a solid colored pump, but I couldn't resist adding leopard to the outfit;) 

My recent splurge was this Hermes cuff called the Collier de Chien. The band is made of a beautiful, smooth leather and the color was a no brainer because orange is the classic color of Hermes. It's classic, chic and edgy. I see this as an investment piece (it's been around since the 1940's) and I have no regrets on this purchase because it has proved to stand the test of time.

Readers, do you have an investment piece you have or would like to purchase?

By the Water: Mint+Stripes

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Shirt-Abercrombie & Fitch (old)

Pants-H&M

Purse-YSL

Shoes-Vera Wang Lavender Label

Necklaces-David Yurman, vintage

Hat-Lerners New York

I've been wearing these mint pants I bought recently at H&M lately and am having a major lovefest with them. I know that the color mint is huge this season but I didn't realize how versatile they could be until I started experimenting with different pairings. I have another outfit coming up soon that involves these mint pants so please stay tuned=)

Have you jumped on the mint bandwagon too?

Winter Shorts

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Shirt-J.Crew

Shorts-Citizen of Humanity

Scarf-H&M

Shoes-Pour La Victoire

Bracelets-Hermes, David Yurman

Bag-YSL

This years winter weather has been very fickle. Right before the Christmas holiday we had unusually warm temperatures here in the east coast area which prompted me to wear lighter clothing. I love and miss the summer time and denim cutoffs are the epitome of summer staples but it's obviously too cold to wear just shorts. In order to transition it to winter, I added tights. The reason I love fashion is because it gives me the freedom to mix and match clothes and accessories depending on what situation I find myself in. It allows you be creative.

I hope you had a fantastic holiday and were able to spend time with your loved ones. Is everyone ready to ring in the new year? I'm definitely looking forward to it. Out with the old and in with the new:)

Urban Chic

Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Blouse-DVF

Vest-Old Navy

Jeans-JBrand

Shoes-Sam Edelman

Purse-YSL
Necklace-Alexis Bittar

Sunglasses-Stella McCartney
 

I know this is an outfit post but I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you. It's been kind of an exciting week for me because I was featured in both  Refinery 29 for my peppermint bar cookie post and The Washingtonian magazine for fashion purposes so I'm feeling very thankful.  A couple of days ago, The Washingtonian magazine did a feature on "10 Washington Fashion and Beauty Bloggers to Watch for in 2012" and I was one out of the ten chosen. Needless to say, I was a bit shocked when the style editor reached out to me a week ago because I've only started this blog a little over 3 months ago and didn't think many people would be reading it. So, thank you to those who left such sweet comments on the last post, thank you to my new (hello!) and old subscribers who stayed with this blog from the beginning, and thank you to those on twitter who messaged me with congrats and sweet words.

I chose to do this blog for the sole purpose of using it as a creative outlet towards the things I'm passionate about, so to be recognized as a "blogger to be watched for 2012" is just crazy. Crazy good, of course=) I hope that you continue to love what you see and I will strive to develop my blog into something you will enjoy reading. So again, thank you SO much for your support!<3