The Fashionista Lab

Oh hello! Remember me? I used to blog here. Between ramping up at a new job (which I love, by the way) attending holiday parties, shopping for gifts, and spending quality time with loved ones, my little fashion laboratory fell by the wayside. But I have been taking tons of photos! Oh, there are so [...]

I’m trying to do a better job of posting about the fashion scene in San Francisco (and the outfits I wear to them) – especially now that I have an iPhone (!) and can actually take good pictures on the go. Last night I went to the Start-ups and Style event hosted by Eventbrite, Threadflip, [...]

The hosts: myself, Annie Wilson (of Poetic and Chic), and Kim Mitchell Stokes (of J’Adore Couture). Lindsay and I are reverse twins! The shop window. A plate (half) full of macaroons. I tried the blue one, and I couldn’t really discern a flavor. It just tasted sweet. OMG shoes. Forget “arm party”. Think I can [...]

It was hot and sticky in NYC, but I was determined to wear this outfit. I thought it could have been a candidate for a street-style snap at Lincoln Center – I felt very clever for mixing black and brown AND throwing in a jewel tone.

Dress: Anthropologie Wedges: Cynthia Vincent for Target Necklace: bought in Morocco Purple ring: Trina Turk Gold ring: bought in Paris Earrings: Bing Bang Leggings: Hue Photos by Catharine Burhenne

Isn’t it funny how a color can be described with texture? Crisp, is the word I have in mind. White denim is crisp. Cool. Breezy. I like to wear it when I feel like it should be summer but it’s not. It’s my way of expressing warm weather when it’s still chilly outside. I love [...]

Yesterday’s Thread Show was such a cool experience! As a “live stylist” I was backstage styling looks on a new model every 30 minutes. The first crew came in, we did a look, they left to go on display; then another group came in, we dressed them, sent them out, and had about 7 or [...]

I like being comfortable. Thankfully I don’t believe that you can’t be comfortable and chic at the same time. Needless to say, I also don’t believe that you can’t wear black with brown. This particular day I was still in my pajamas when I got a text from some friends to meet them in a [...]

Until I can get photos out of either of my cameras, here’s one from the archives: This particular day I had two parameters when getting dressed: 1 – I had to wake up early, so I opted to sleep as much as possible instead of spending time getting dressed. You know I chose sleep when [...]