The Fashionista Lab

This outfit is an unexpected study in contrasts: I’m WILD about this dress. The shoes however, I’m pretty lukewarm about. I love how they look – and I worked hard to get them – but I’ve never loved how they look on me – or with any of the things I own. I think their [...]

“Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.” Gaaahhhhh I love Miranda Priestly and I quote her every chance I get (sadly, not often). But she is wrong, so wrong! Florals for spring are wonderful. Florals are always wonderful, it all depends on how you do it. Just keep your flowers fresh! 1. Something Else (via Need Supply) // [...]

A couple of weeks ago I went to a work event, forgot to eat dinner, and drank copious amounts of wine – but I didn’t feel it until I attempted to wake up the next morning. In that mental state I combined sequined harem pants with wedge sneakers. And voilà: hangover chic! Nike actually sent [...]

Mondays tend to be a day for maxi dresses and the comfiest of shoes – which for me, usually start with a “T”: Tieks (which I wore with my maxi dress this week), or TOMS, a couple of weeks ago. It’s the easiest thing for my brain to process at the beginning of the week. [...]

I love it when, over time, I amass several items of the same color in my closet. I currently have my eye on a blazer at Zara (in turquoise) that I think would go great with this skirt! PS, looking for Academy Awards red carpet coverage? Head over to my Facebook page! But not till [...]

I saw a quote in the November Harper’s Bazaar that I feel sums up these outfits perfectly. Said Vera Wang, “like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging. And if not a legging, a pant that’s like a legging.” Who knew that I would share a love of leggings with the [...]

Tee – Everlane; skirt – J. Crew (from high school!); jacket – under.ligne by Doo.Ri; pumps – c/o Steve Madden; belt – Anthropologie (similar); necklace – Jules Smith; bracelets – Heroine, Kate Spade, Stella & Dot, J. Crew; rings – Stella & Dot, Kate Spade.

Things in S.F. have been crazy lately. The weather has been crazy cold, and me – and almost everybody I know – has constantly been getting sick. I’ve been under the weather the past few days, and I hope to catch up with the Golden Globes red carpet before it becomes super old news. But [...]

A note about this outfit, and January in general: The next several outfit posts will introduce a lot of new items. Between finally having a paycheck and the Black Friday/Cyber Monday/after-Christmas sales, December was kind of one huge shopping spree. That was okay. After a year and a half of frugality, getting tired of my [...]