The Tiny Closet

blazer: vintage / top: Tiny Closet Collection / denim: United Colors of Bennetton / heels: Aldo 

 Anyway, for the past few days, I've been feeling slightly deflated so today I wanted to get back the vibrance and wear a color that could help me do just that.  

Just some food for thought :)  

What's your power color??

Happy Monday!

So I decided to save a few memories of our new ritual - without robbing other restaurant patrons of their private meal time - and I snapped a couple pics.  Pics of the place we go, the noodles we eat and my obviously unkempt eyebrows.  Sorry about the last one  :-/

I love high-lo layering - meaning, my cropped denim jacket with my maxi tee is a casual duo that go perfectly together.  My Bottega Veneta harem pants are a delicious go-to as I loves me harems.  Did you know?

So happy happy Friday!  Do something indulgent today and love it!
I'm preparing to do the same :)

See ya back here on Monday!

There's this quirky little trolley, Angel's Landing that ascends you in kind of a jif to the next block up.  It's such a cute little small town cart in the middle of downtown that, instead of just walking a block, I pay the 50 cents to sit pretty and watch the scenery as I rise... kind of like the stair assist chairs for seniors.

And of course I am also living in my drop crotch All Saints jeans.  It's a phase I'm going through.  Or is it?  Whatever, please bear with me.

Sooo I am loving this outfit for dog walks, trolley rides, fabric trips and everything else in between.  I feel like the love child of All Saints and Eileen Fisher.  Omg, that's exactly what this is!  Sigh :)

scarf: Zara Man / maxi top: Tiny Closet Collection / denim: All Saints / shoes: Converse Chucks

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For the past month or so I've been juicing daily...hourly, whenever.  

I'm addicted!

I'm not really into cooking and since I'm really busy anyway I decided to start drinking meal replacing fluids.  THEN I started getting into the veggie drinks as snacks and all of a sudden my face and skin have really improved and I've got tons more energy.  Total confidence booster :)

This juice I drink every day: 

kale / 2 apples / ginger

Specifically for my face, I drink carrot/ginger juice too!

bangles: Old Navy / top: Tiny Closet Collection / nail color: Covergirl "Coral Silk" / denim: All Saints

Which leads me back to my very first post where I talked about what I've always felt are the preliminaries of dressing: health, diet and feeling amazing!  

Simply essential.  Going shopping when you're feeling insecure and crappy is like grocery shopping on an empty stomach...during your period...after getting dumped.  Basically it's not good. 

When you feel good, you look good and that's for damn sure.  

It's just easier to wear clothes and have more fun with it all!

I've been a homebody lately.  From the end of last week through the weekend, I sewed, sketched (poorly), set up an eating/drinking/reading/design station on my island of a bed and witnessed a few highlights (one of course being Fitz's new and unfortunate attitude....wtf is right.  Sigh).

But anyway, my uniform as of late has been a pair of drop crotch All Saints denims and sumptuous tees, if I do say so myself(!), from my new line of jersey tops I've created:   

Think James Perse meets Eileen Fisher.  Both have understated quality and luxurious comfort.  For now, I am designing and sewing them for myself and testing them out.  You'll see me sporting them soon, I practically live in them now!

On Valentines Day, I had spent the entire day at the fabric store and Theo was in editing so it wasn't until the evening that we began to celebrate our first Vday as a married couple (as my friend pointed out, incidentally reminding me that I should probably do something).  Does watching Hulu together count??

As Theo went to take the dog for a walk that evening, I asked him to grab me a chocolate bar from the store.  This is what he came back with...

Can you tell I was hesitant to partake?  Since leaving the couch was inevitable, comfort that night was first and foremost on my mind.  Behold my suuuuuper comfy ensemble:

oversize sweater: Lane Bryant / top: Tiny Closet Collection / harem pants: Bottega Veneta / brogues: Bass

The streets are pretty magical looking at night.  We love walking through them and we love living here.

More interests and current events coming up on Wednesday so please come back and visit!!

Have a wonderful week :)

What a pleasant match I came across this morning as I prepared to step out for an early appointment.

One of my favorite finds from Driftwood, my Ralph Lauren striped sailor top.  And my skin tight coral pants from Zara.  Because this particular coral has a nude undertone, it goes well with the cream and navy stripes in my top.

 top: Ralph Lauren / pants: Zara / heels: Aldo

I wear glasses when I don't feel like putting on concealer or mascara.  I find glasses lessen the pain of looking at me in the face when I've skipped my beauty routine, ha!

If you're like me and can't leave the house without eye makeup, try wearing glasses (real or fake) on those lazy days.  It works!

Going to a block party in my new neighborhood tonight!

I'm excited :)

In anticipation of my move to California, I picked a few new thrifted items that might be perfect for all the warm weather I'd be living in.  One of them was this

slinky, maxi jumper.  

Of course, my romantic notions of 80-degree Winters here were silly and naive so I breaking it out of my Tiny Closet couldn't come soon enough.  I need to settle down, I know.  

Ah, but I am incredibly impatient you see so I had to improvise.

As dynamite as this jumper will look sans under top, it's still gorgeously dramatic with a fitted long sleeve scoop neck underneath :)  And booties!

jumper: thrift / top: Zara / booties: Jessica Simpson / earrings from a friend / bangles: Chamak by Priya Kakkar

I'm excited to show a bit more skin when the time is right.  But for now I suppose I will settle for some fun layering with the few seasonal wears that I have.  Aaaaand

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maxi top: All Saints / waterfall skirt: Forever21

I am a huge fan of frontal side slits a la Jessica Rabbit.  That's actually the only reason I entertain waterfall skirt - so that I can wear them sideways for some drama!

I love wearing drapey, loose clothing while at home.  Doesn't everybody though?  But also, lounging at home can be so...luxurious and sexy!  

So clothing with drape just adds to the sumptuous emotion of it all.

While I draft and re-draft, I am excited to show the semi-finished products of my labor.  Really, I'm working toward a lil collection.  Perhaps a Tiny Collection??  hmmm.  Haha :)  

Until then!

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I love this nautical number from StyleMint.  Love it!  I am actually working on sewing several more myself of the same design just because these little dress/tunics are so versatile.  And mama likes versatile.

And speaking of versatile, I wore this same outfit golfing months ago here....  Instead of the red lips, I wore red Tom's and an awesome cult denim jacket.   

tunic/dress:  StyleMint / denim: GAP / sandals: Nordstrom / glasses: Fremont Vintage Mall

It's Monday!  

Let's werq, shall we?

:)

While I've been taking a turn for the worse (I do tend to get dramatic about these sort of things...) the weather has seemed to be taking a turn for the better.  The sun has been shining without a cloud in the sky for the past couple days so Thursday, I decided to go out for second and enjoy it.

I went to a local market to do some craving-driven shopping.  You know, the essentials:  polenta, coconut water, Justin's organic peanut butter cups and almond milk.  Yeah.

I was pretty layered as I didn't know just how warm it was outside.  Nonetheless, I just wanted to be comfortable with no fuss.  As you probably have noticed, I've been digging mens shirts lately and I've been wearing them nonstop.  Yesterday was no exception.  This one I'm wearing is from Zara Man and it's got a much narrower torso.
If you're looking for a more "fitted" mens shirt, Zara Man caters to smaller sizes.

I love this light weight wool jumper!!!  I wore it here as well with heels.  I learned fast that its open design is hospitable to a lot of different combinations and pairings...
Like denim and an oversize sweater.

I wore the tap shoes to lighten the layers.  And my mood :)

Hope you enjoyed the week!  

See ya back here on Monday!