sunday funday sale

Hello Boston ladies!

One of my favorite Boston companies, Boutikey, is holding a Sunday Funday Sale this Sunday, March 1st, at The Living Room on Atlantic Avenue from 11 AM to 4 PM. Shop end of the season sales from eight different boutiques and designers while nibbling on brunch, sipping champagne, & grooving to a live DJ. Plus, I'll be there!

Learn more about my love for Boutikey here & click here to buy tickets - they're only $20 a pop!

smile so hard

Wearing: c/o 424 FIFTH Floral Sheath Dress & Embellished Baseball Cap | Trouve Clutch | Zara Heels (similar)

See that smile on picture four? That, my friends, is what a good tan & some much needed sunshine does to an individual.. makes them smile so hard that their cheeks are sore. #winning

My trip to LA seems like decades ago as I came home to a flooded apartment, negative degree weather, & my car covered in yet another 3 feet of snow. But, as soon as Spring hits I'll be prepared with the 424 FIFTH number. Isn't this bejeweled baseball cap the cutest? Not one for hats but I love how it adds a bit of understated sparkle to this Hawaiian inspired dress.

Happy Monday, folks! Shop my look below.

big printin'

Wearing: c/o 424FIFTH Floral Jacket & Floral Palazzo Pants | Banana Republic Grid Pattern Cross-Body | c/o Chloe & Isabel Palm Royale Bracelet & Leather & Crystal Chain Bracelet  | Armani Sunglasses via Sunglass Hut | Zara Sandals

This print is bold, folks.. so bold that I walked into a restaurant after shooting these pics & a swanky LA lady approached me screaming "I just looooove your outfit!" She told me print on print is the new thang & Trina Turk told her so. Okay, I'll take it!

So, here I am.. after a day of roaming the Venice Boardwalk I changed into this printed 424FIFTH number from their new Spring collection to experience my first night out in LA. When the weather is hot, the last thing you want to do is wear something tight (at least for me) so I love that these pieces were lightweight & not constricting. Since the outfit was a lot of black & white (like.. a lot of black & white), I added some color with the accessories but nothing too bright to distract from the print. I love the subtle crystals in these bracelets from Chloe & Isabel's new Palm Royale Collection.

If you want to hear more about what I did in LA, click here to check out today's guest post on BosAngeles! & if you don't know who BosAngeles is, they are an awesome group of Boston guys living in LA who just happened to sneak into the Superbowl after party which made major headlines.. um, hot.

Now, for the fun stuff! I am giving away one Chloe & Isabel Palm Royale statement bracelet for one lucky reader. All you have to do is enter in the widget below & cross your pretty little fingers. The giveaway is open to US residents only & will close a week from today on Thursday, February 26th. Good luck!

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cali allie

Wearing: Zara Kimono Top & Heels (similar) | Banana Republic Faux Leather Mini | Trouve Clutch | Reflective Sunnies (similar)

I am currently sitting uncomfortably on a plane en route back to Antartica Boston after an epic 5-day vacash in sunny California. Graced with free wi-fi in the air, I figured there's no better time to whip out a blog post showing what I rocked around LA. I was excited, yet terrified, to return to LA after a 5 year hiatus. I had this idea that LA was filled with fake Barbies & obnoxious characters all chasing the dream while drinking dirty martinis on roof-deck bars next to their chihuahua. I mean.. it is, but it's also filled with organic coffee shops, speakeasy dive bars, & groups of friends that want to get rock to reggae during a six hour beach session which is much more my scene. I wasn't sure what scene we'd be visiting (in the end, we visited both!) so I packed for it all.. fancy night outs & casual happy hours.

I wore this kimono inspired top with this faux leather mini (that's less than $30!), aiming for a neutral palette. To add in texture, I paired this yellow snakeskin clutch with blue snakeskin heels that I happily snagged on the clearance rack during a recent Zara haul. I thew my hair in a messy bun, borrowed his cheap sunnies, & chased the California light.

Hope you had a great long weekend, folks! I've missed you.. true story.