This year I want to start wearing more shapely dresses than the sacks I’ve gravitated towards in the past but this Zara number I might never wean myself off of. Eww wean. It originally came with a slip and a tie belt that I’ve long since lost, and it’s meant to be worn as a knee length sort of thing but I love it thrown back over the shoulders. Such an unseemly silhouette requires the most optimal footwear for redeeming power…I really think that these Céline sandals could save anything. The really good accessories are like that.

Buying two shearling jackets in the middle of summer while traveling through Europe was the bane of my existence every time it came time to pack my bags. But no regrets now, these things are so warm I have morphed into a person who has no issues taking long pointless walks at night or filling up the gas tank at a arctic Chevron in the middle of nowhere. Kinda nice not having to be the group wuss from time to time. Worn here with a Madewell light denim shirt and Malene Birger neck cuff.

I just got back to LA from a beautiful few days in Austin with Bryan. Explanation: my mind has been fixated on the idea of a road trip through the southwest to the deep south for so long that it was becoming the lamest thing ever that I’d only gotten so far as regularly Google imaging the Grand Canyon and New Orleans’ French Quarter (vampire tours!). So until I have the couple months to set aside for the real deal, exploring cities one at a time is the next best thing. The randomness of it all made for such a fun trip and holy crap Texans are so nice I started to feel like I was on a different planet. We tried to give ourselves a balanced activity set…stayed by Lake Travis in a house only accessible by tram (read: remote to the point of wtf but wait this is rad)/spent our waking hours exploring Congress Avenue and 6th Street. Checked out the local Barneys/wandered through antique stores under the gazes of a horde of taxidermied animals. Explored the historic Driskill Hotel/ate amazing vegan food at Beets Café. And had at least 500 totally dysfunctional Jessica Simpson moments. 

I can describe this top best by saying that I’ve conducted a futile hunt for something like it every time I’ve walked into a thrift store. That’s a lot of times. The tiny collar, the could-be-ancient off white, the swirly twirly paisley lace…yeah. It’s by Sea New York, a line carried seemingly exclusively at Barneys.

Borrowed this yard for its Victorian vibes and looming tree. Also wearing Céline bag and sunglasses, Ksubi cutoffs, and Zara pumps that match the color of my skin precisely. Floating Barbie foot effect is something I will never fight.

So much fun..but where should we go next?