The Tiny Closet

I've been wearing mens button ups all Summer long and I'm noticing that I've been styling them more and more loosely, open and wrinkled.  

I'm just obsessed with that comfy, effortless, messy-chic look!

The booty jeans are plentiful here.  It's lovely.

My hair has been increasingly difficult to manage.  One, because it's now at shoulder blade length and two, because I haven't trimmed it in, like over a year.... eeek!  Anyway, I'm leading up to say that I've been waiting very impatiently for my new professional-grade helmet dryer that's currently in transit to me (!!!!!!)  In a week or so, my hair will never be the same again.  Dramatic, yes?  Can't wait to show-and-tell ya all about it!

cropped shirt: PINK / tube dress: H&M / sandals: Zara

This outfit is simple as can be but packs a white hot punch!  What can I say, the understated chic of minimalism is my jam, ladies.

Wishing you a fabulous end to your week!

Be sure to come back on Monday - I promise I'll be wearing a different shirt :)

Here's to a brand new start!


Over the last part of 2013, I started experimenting with new styles, new hair, new looks....  I am a hopeless perfectionist.  In front of my mirror,
testing and studying like a teen I prepared for a permanent change!

We Geminis love change.  In fact, change is something we kinda have a knack for.  So around this time of year, I'm in my element.

Ah yes, the exhilarating feeling of reinvention is addicting.  But this time, it was evident that I needed a major change.
In my routine, in my habits and of course, a change in my mirror.

Cosmo says the first thing a woman changes when seeking a new look is her hair.  They're right on that one.
Nearly my entire Instagram feed has been full of new hair styles from girls all over the world changin' up their do!

Including my own....

I have been layering a lot lately.  Something I don't tend to do as I am a minimalist and don't care to wear a lot of clothing normally.  

But with 80-degree days and 50-degree nights, I have been utilizing all corners of my Tiny Closet to be adaptive as possible!  On my daily run to the Garment District I spied this gorgeous wool plaid.  I don't usually see plaid in purple, navy and yellow so I cut a yard and a half of it and was on my way.  A perfect scarf! 

This cargo jacket was a fun thrift find and goes nicely over so many items.  Who knew I'd look half decent in a cargo jacket??  Thanks to its excellent tailoring, it fits like a charm. 

My all-season linen tunic that looks like a man's shirt is also a great layering piece for California Winters.  In the summer, I leave the buttons undone -
and come Winter, I'm all buttoned up from wrists to neck coverage.

Looking at my Tiny Closet with an all-new perspective, I am so incredibly inspired and excited about this year.  I am taking the entire month to celebrate all the change, growth and strength my friends and I have taken on.  And to all of you who are braving a new chapter, I say congratulations, good luck and have yourself a damn good time :)

~Happy New Year~

The streets are pretty busy where I live so sometimes, I prefer to record the various outfits I wear in a bit more peace and privacy and I take a walk upstairs to our outdoor pool area.  I thought this little white dress in particular would pair well with the sunny scenery.

The drape and weight of this dress is very elegant and gives it's playful casual shape more sophistication and formalness.  

I've been hovering over the water these days just waiting for the right moment (temperature) to get in and splash around.  Yesterday was NOT that day at all and my feet stung in the picture below as I kicked up the arctic cold water.  The sun is incredibly deceptive here.  I could be sweating under the rays but the water is still sooooooo cold!

I'll give it another month and then I'm diving in!  It is, afterall, still Winter here...

Anyway, I should wear more white.  So I will.

And you should too!  

I think P Diddy was on to something awesome with all those all-white parties we used to read about him throwing in the 90s.

All white is so fancy!

...Against my window

Last night, the rain outside sounded like a dam opening.  Not used to it.

It's been raining all week and will continue until the week is through.  And this aint' Seattle drizzle-all-day-til-you-could-slit-your-wrists rain, this is torrential, biblical rain, okay people?!  Wow.  But since the locals are carrying on as usual, so will I.

Let's take some pictures, shall we?

What's amazing about storms here is the sky and the beach are both still so bright!  Its raining and I still need my Raybans.  Even though my face is much darker than normal, I can still wear my signature satin finish M.A.C. Red.  

 My head scarf is the end remnant of another white linen dress that I got from the same hut.  When it comes to white linen, I'm like P Diddy - I have to wear it!  My earrings from H&M are still kickin it.  I really can wear them anywhere.

I hope you had a wonderful Valentines Day and spent it with the people you love.  I had wanted to act out that famous lusty scene from the movie "From Here to Eternity" but thoughts of sandy salt water in my mouth and up my *ahem* made me skip it in the end.

Happy Valentines Day :)