Say Hello to My Little Black Dress

Dress: Vintage. Belt: Forever 21 (a better version here). Shoes: YSL. Bag: J.Crew. Photography by Amy Chen.

After a roller coaster month of traveling, food poisoning and the flu, I can't tell you how excited I am to finally get back to blogging!  (Silver lining: I lost four pounds and can wear my skinny jeans now.)

To kick things off this week, Jean and I are bringing out a classic: THE LBD.  We all have that little black dress that hugs every curve in the right place and shaves off about ten pounds.  I've collected quite a few, but this one has a special place in my heart.  I found it gathering dust in a vintage shop in North Carolina.  Ten dollars and an alteration later, voila!

I wanted to glam this dress up, so I added a wide belt with gold accents  and gold beaded sandals by Yves Saint Laurent (a major score from a local consignment shop).  How do you wear your LBD?

xoxo, Linda

P.S. I was dancing to "22" by Taylor Swift in the last pic!

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Sizzling in Red (Literally!)

Dress: Haute Hippie (similar here). Shoes: Alexander Wang. Bag: J.Crew (old). Sunnies: Celine. Earrings: H&M. Necklace: Jennifer Zeuner. Photography by BShim of Bashful Captures

Guess where I am?  Back in NYC!

The weather's been amazing, albeit sweltering.  Most days call for as little clothing as possible, which for me means tank tops and short shorts.  But what little summer gear I brought got worn out quickly (not to mention sweaty, ew).

Fortunately, I packed my favorite summer dress by Haute Hippie.  It's bright and makes me feel like I'm floating on air.  And if tomato red wasn't bright enough, I added a small pop of color: neon yellow sandals by Alexander Wang.

Ah...don't ya just love summer!  I sure do!

xoxo, Linda

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Goodbye Spring, HELLO SUMMER!

Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Sandals: Derek Lam, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Photography by BShim of Bashful Captures

Cousin, I'm suffering from a major California emotional hangover.  I might have to come back next year for Bay to Breakers, part II!  Can't get enough of organized chaos.  

Even though San Fran was crazy fun, have to say the weather in NYC is way better.  Seems like we skipped spring and went straight into summer.  This long jersey dress is the perfect fix for finicky weather and highly recommend you snag one as San Fran weather is... well... cold, then warm, then colder, then kinda warmer!  

Super excited to see how our joint photoshoot came out!  Let me see!  

Jean

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Two Prints, One Dress

Dress: Juicy Couture, Sunnies: Chanel

Photography by BShim of Bashful Captures

Lets forget this "cougar" nonsense and talk about that Ferragamo clutch.  I see you mentioned vintage. I can't seem to maneuver through a vintage shop-- even the amazing ones.  Truly a great find cousin-- it's a great purchase.  

Florals are everywhere this season and I really liked the addition of stripes on this dress.  From all my spring dresses, this is 100% my favorite print.  Well, for now.  Of course tomorrow I'll love something else.  Typical right?

Jean

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Ladies and Germs, meet Raw Fotography!

On Me: Dress: Rebecca Taylor, Leather belt: Stefanel, Shoes: Tracy Reese

On Patty: Dress: Milly, Shoes: Reiss

Photography by Raw Fotography

Cousin, your peplum belt reminded me of this leather, cummerbund-esk, belt I bought about ten years ago while I was studying abroad.  I have worn it with many different outfits and this time, I paired it with a simple but timeless black dress.   It added the perfect amount of spunk.  

More importantly, I wanted to tell you all about Raw Fotography!  The founders, Lenny and Eric, came to the apt with all their fancy lighting and camera gear and took some amazing pictures for our blog.  I am calling it now.... their love of photography is going to grow into something amazing and can't wait to see how their work evolves.  Check them out!

Also, how sick are Patty's shoes?  For someone who doesn't like to take pictures, I think she looks gorg!  

Lenny, Eric, Patty:  Thank you for putting up with me!  I hope you love the post...
ME!  

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New Year, New Blog!

Dress: L'Agence. Necklace: Lizzie Fortunato. Bracelet: J.Crew (similar here). Shoes: J.Crew (old)

Happy New Year from San Francisco!  I'm so excited to kick off the new year with our new blog!   

The weather's been amazing the past few days, but it was not amazing the day I took these pics in my favorite LBD.  Rain is not my friend.  

What did you wear for NYE?

xoxo, Linda   

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