Olive Sweater & Lace Slipdress

Sweater: Target, old (also worn here)

Slipdress: TFNC London via Revolve

Boots: BCBGMAXAZRIA

Bag: Chanel

Sunglasses: Dsquared2

You guys, it's been a minute since I put on anything I would deem photograph-worthy.  My uniform these days consists of a lot of black, and flat shoes so I'm working on adding some more interesting versions of these things to my wardrobe.  I'm going for quality not quantity, so it's taking me a while, because not only did we just come off the holidays ($$$$), and then award season (no time for life itself), but now I have several upcoming trips to account for.  All good things, though - weddings, a bachelorette excursion to Vegas, another vacation to Trinidad for carnival (see last year's recap post here - cannot wait for this year's shenanigans) and also hopefully going to be able to squeeze in a quick anniversary trip with my hubby.  We are coming up on 9 years of marriage.  NINE YEARS?! Shit, when did that happen?  We've actually been together for 14.  In this day and age, that deserves a celebration if I do say so myself.  We're thinking Mexico in May, but that's subject to change depending on what mouth-watering places Pinterest shows me between now and then. 

A quick word on slips with lace on the bottom - they work wonders for elongating minidresses and tunics when worn underneath.  Because sometimes you just don't feel like wearing pants. 

Tuxedo Vest and Sequin Pants

Jacket: River Island via ASOS (also worn here)

Top: Zara (also worn here, similar here)

Pants: BCBGMaxazria (also worn here, similar here)

Shoes: Jimmy Choo

Lots of rain here in L.A. this week, like Florida-style storms without the lightning and thunder.  It's been so weird to wake up to rain pouring - that hasn't happened since we moved here in June.  It was much needed though, because L.A. was getting dusty.  Much like these leggings that haven't been worn since earlier this year.  I pulled them out to wear for our family photos but changed into my leather pants at the last minute.  As much as I love the sequins, I thought perhaps, 10 or 15 years down the road, I'd look back and have a "what was I thinking" moment.  Future regrets aside, I'll definitely be wearing this outfit somewhere, soon.  

Black fuzzy sweater + Over the knee boots

Sweater: Tildon x Nordstrom (old but similar here)

Dress worn as skirt: ASOS (also worn here)

Boots: Rachel Zoe

Sunglasses: Marc Jacobs

Apologies for the late post, I was all set to do this last night and after so much wine and turkey and stuffing and mac and cheese, and then a family trip to the movies to see Horrible Bosses 2 (funny!) I just couldn't stay up another minute when I got home.   

This was my thanksgiving dinner ensemble - notice there are no buttons or anything tight around the midsection to allow for comfortable expansion of my waistline (we still have leftovers so let's hope that's a temporary expansion.)  What really makes this outfit though, is the boots.  Over the knee boots are not something new I'm trying (see here, and here) but these ones are UH-MAY-ZING.  I had googled and ogled the Stuart Weitzman ones for weeks, but they literally are so tall they reach my vagina and just look silly (apparently my inseam is like 24 inches? sad) so I went back to the drawing board.  After many nights surfing Shopstyle I found these Rachel Zoe ones, that are stretch and suede and have a low comfortable heel and even some sweet gold details on the back.  Plus they had just been marked down.  I didn't expect them to be this good, but when they arrived I thanked the shoe-gods for smiling on me once again. 

Plaid Shirt and Leather Pants

Shirt: Zara

Pants: J Brand

Shoes: Aldo (similar here, here)

Bag: Burberry

Sunglasses: Dsquared2

I'm back and honestly I feel like shit over my absence.  Neglecting this blog makes me feel so guilty which makes no sense because it's supposed to just be a hobby.  Something for my family and friends to read so they know what I'm up to, where I'm shopping, what I'm doing.  I don't know when this happened, but in my mind it's now become one more thing I'm growing, trying to take care of, keep alive, and when everything else takes over (kids, family, work, more work, bills, laundry, SLEEP, and now the holidays) my poor little blog suffers and I'm the worst poster/blogger ever.  Because the truth is, when I pay attention to TFR, the results show.  My hits go up, I get lovely emails and comments from readers, and I am actually motivated to push the boundaries with what I'm wearing.  So, I apologize to my blog - sorry for neglecting you, TFR.  I can't promise it won't happen again, but I'll try really really hard not to be so slack in the future.

Speaking of what I'm wearing, here's another pair of pants I'm obsessed with.  Another pair of my recently acquired leather pants have already been chronicled here (have those leggings in black too, best investment ever) but these ones haven't made an appearance yet.  There's not much to say about them, except that I don't know of any other pair of pants that can sex up the most pedestrian plaid shirt of all time quite like these.  Plus the mules.  Yep - leather pants plus mules are are sure way to inject some sex into your outfit without showing any additional skin.  Except, maybe a little toe cleavage.  

Pink Fuzzy

Sweater: H&M

Jeans: BlankNYC

Shoes: Report Signature

Bag: Gucci

Earrings: Chanel

Lipstick: M.A.C. "Kinda Sexy"

Finally found a fuzzy sweater that doesn't look too much like Barbie goes skiing, due in large part to the loose baggy fit.  I kept everything else black though, just in case I started to veer into the wrong territory.  I'm a big fan of anything that feels good against your skin (and your date's skin too, if it's date night) and this sweater feels like the softest baby blanket of all time.   

I wore this on Saturday night for date night with the hubby.  It was one of those nights where nothing really worked out the way it was supposed to.  In a very out of character move, I didn't pre-purchase tickets to Gone Girl, so every show was sold out (honestly, wtf was I thinking, trying to buy tickets on the spot for a 7pm show on a Saturday night at The Grove? Clearly I was being punished for being an idiot).  I stood at the ticket machine about to lose it like a toddler at Disney World.  I had perfectly timed our dinner reservation at Connie and Teds for 10 minutes after the movie was supposed to let out, and due to my lapse in good judgment, not only would we not be seeing the movie (we're trying again next weekend), but we also had 2 and a half hours to kill before dinner.  Have I mentioned that I love plans?  I literally can't live without them.  Thankfully, though, there's only one maniac in my marriage, and my husband was all like, chill, let's just go to the restaurant and see what they can do.  So they probably took pity on my husband because they sensed his wife was a Type A lunatic and sat us early, we had a DELICIOUS seafood dinner, and after some wine I calmed down enough to enjoy rolling with the punches (just this once).

Fucking Mercury retrograde - got me this time.

Incognito

Vest: Rebecca Taylor (also worn here and here)

Top: H&M

Skirt: Free People (similar here)

Shoes: Converse

Bag: Chanel

Sunglasses: Fendi

I was going to go the all-black route here, but put the vest on at the last minute because it was actually cool outside when we left the house.  Also, I wanted to be a little more incognito for where we were going, and I feel that (ironically) wearing all black during the day to a family-friendly event can make you stick out like a sore thumb in a sea of printed leggings and colorful Nikes.  Not that I'm against standing out, but I'm working on being more approachable (it turns out making new friends in your 30s in a city like L.A. is really hard) so in certain situations you kinda have to dress the part.  Or at least, do the best you can and still be you.

Grunge-ish

Dress: Hardwear boutique in Larchmont Village 

Boots: Zara

Bag: Chanel

Sunglasses: Prada

Watch: Cartier

I never like to dive too deep into a trend because it makes me feel like a poser.  These boots are SO hi-I'm-into-kurt-cobain-and-i-have-the-boots-to-prove-it, and who are we kidding - I love Beyonce and all things pop.  And fro-yo.  And showers.  But I do also love a chain-embellished anything, genuinely, so I wore these the best way I know how - with an asymmetrical black dress that says orchestra pit more than mosh pit.  In actual fact, I wore this dress starting at 9am to shop the sample sales in grungy downtown L.A., followed by afternoon drinks at the Ace Hotel, and then switched to these shoes for dinner at Lukshon.  This dress made it a full 14 hours and worked the entire time. Cha-ching. 

Sportswear

Top & Pants: Zara

Shoes: Rebecca Minkoff

Bag: Gucci

Sunglasses: Stella McCartney

I'm not into sports but I kind of dig the silhouette right now.  If I were on a basketball team and got to pick the uniforms, this is what they would look like.  Black, leopard, gold, and some faux leather.       

Golden Hour

Sweater: H&M

Blouse: Zara

Pants: ASOS

Shoes: Tibi "Riley"

Bag: Chanel

Sunglasses: Marc Jacobs

We had a random cold day this week.  Just like everyone else, I'm tired of this moody bitch called the weather.  Here's hoping this is the last time I wear this sweater until December.

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