I love that glasses tray; I have a similar one, in green, that I picked up years ago from CB2. It’s the perfect spot to rest your specs, and I’ve got my eye on this new pair (half-pink!). Then one must follow the tray’s suggestion and add your keys, right? Make sure to attach a leather tassel or striped key chain for bonus points.
Hi! Five months pregnant and looking the part!
dress: Old Navy (past season) • bracelet: kate spade new york (similar) • earrings: Small Sqare Studs, kate spade new york • glasses: Mallory, Warby Parker • bag: New York Francis Tote, c/o kate spade new york • shoes: Kate Spade Saturday (similar here and here)
I was sent a Francis Tote from kate spade new york and asked to share what I like to bring with me when I’m traveling. The bag is exclusive to their Hampton store, but it’s also carried online at Bloomingdales and Saks.
So, what’s in my bag when I’m on the go? I tend to pack light, mostly with what I have in my purse normally, plus a little extra something to read. Depending on where and with whom I’m going, I might have my laptop with me (in a cute laptop sleeve like this one), but I didn’t include it here. Let’s take a peek at what is inside…
Holly Street Clear Francis Tote, c/o kate spade new york
What better bag for a “what’s in my bag” post?
Chambray Infinity Loop Scarf, fashionABLE
I never fully hopped aboard the chambray trend, but this scarf goes with just about everything.
Leather Sunglasses Case, Rebecca Minkoff
Brandon gave me this case for Christmas a couple of years ago after I wrote about it here.
Hepcat Shades, Madewell
Well, if I already had the case, I had to go pick up the sunglasses from that post too, right?
Photo Finish Odometer Coin Purse, c/o kate spade new york
The perfect little pouch to have with you on a road trip! I have lipstick, a barrette (because I might be growing out my hair?), and a few other small things inside.
Keys, with Tassel Keychain
The funny thing about having a blog like mine is that you can go back and see when you got something. I’ve had this keychain since 2010, apparently. Still goin’ strong!
Anthology Magazine, The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them), by Peter Sagal,
Something pretty to look through, something funny and quick to read, and something for jotting down notes. All set.
Botanical Rose iPhone Case, Rifle Paper Co.
I gave a matching case to my mom too, so we’re twinsies.
Blood Orange & Honey Organic Hard Candy, Torie & Howard
Pregnant, remember? I’m still craving orange/citrus all the live long day.
Legacy Metallic French Purse Wallet, Coach
Hello, wallet! I’ve had you since my first style post in 2008. You were a splurge, and I’d say well worth it, since you’re still around with no plans for replacement.
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Now, as for where to go, how about Rio? Not for me, for you! Kate spade new york is offering up a trip for two to Rio, plus your own summery tote filled with goodies and $1000 to spend in their shop. You can find out more about the sweepstakes and enter here by June 1 for a chance to win. Good luck!
Three months ago, I pinned these Keds shoes by Kate Spade. Last week, I rejoiced when I realized they were finally available. I immediately picked up a pair of the pink pointy-toed sneakers for myself, even though it is a little ridiculous that they were $85, based (as far as I can tell) solely on the fact that they have the Kate Spade name attached.
I pulled out my old stack of red binders today. I joked and told Brandon that it was my physical Pinterest account. Each was filled with pages torn from the stacks of magazines that I used to have free access to, and time to read on a regular basis. These binders were made before Pinterest, yes, but also before I started blogging at all. I dated each, and they span from 2001-2004. That’s a lot of magazine reading and clipping.
Two binders in, I found it. The reason I pulled those binders out of my once-neat closet. The image I wanted to share with you.
It was in a separate binder — the one not labeled and sorted by date, but rather housing a collection of my very favorites. I never did much care for that bitty purse in that photo, and the turtleneck isn’t my thing. But those shoes? I still think about them.
The photo was from Mademoiselle, circa 2001, and the shoes are credited to Michael Kors, $148. There was no way I could afford those as an independent bookstore employee in my early twenties, making barely more than minimum wage. But I could slice those magazine pages with a razor like a pro, and archive them in little plastic sheets! I’m telling you — physical Pinterest.
I saved the entire spread, and I’d still like to dress like this (mostly). To live in a house like this (definitely). Looking at it again, I wonder if, subconsciously, it made such an impression on me then that I would later choose “lovely” as part of my blog name. I see that my dear pink and brown are in there, too.
The red stripe on those shoes with their perfect heel. The full printed skirt. Charm bracelets. Pencil skirts. Those bangs. That one fashion spread so neatly encapsulated and informed my style at the time, and still does. There are items in my closet that I have had forever and still wear regularly, and had I the wherewithal to buy them at the time, those pointed sneakers would be among them. They were more expensive than I think they ought to have been, but I have the means to buy them now, and so I did.
Maybe you’ll be the one pinning these images now. Or maybe you can’t stand them. I know that it’s silly to write about buying a pair of shoes like it’s the fulfillment of a dream, but dammit, it took more than 10 years to get them. And they’re pink and everything.
Eleanor has had some cute coats, but this tweedy yellow one (now outgrown) was my favorite. I bought it from Boden when she was still a baby, in the spring when it was on clearance, and then I saved it until it fit her. She wore it from fall to spring last year, and again this fall until it was too small.
Ladies would often compliment her on her coat, then follow up with “I wish it came in my size!” “Me too,” I would say, meaning it.
Today, I spotted the ladies’ version: Kate Spade’s Tweed Pierce Coat. No, it doesn’t come in that fantastic yellow color, but seeing as it is pink, I shall overlook that. It is spendy though. Maybe, like Eleanor’s coat, it will make it through to clearance time? (My guess is that it won’t.)
If I squint and imagine that the model wearing glasses, I can pretend it’s me. That’s totally normal, right?
p.s. Sometimes I like to play around with the formatting on these posts. It may look a little funny if you’re reading it via a feed (RSS) reader.
I think I’m keeping the red version of this dress from Anthropologie and returning the white/navy one, but I’m still not completely sure. Since I already played around with styling the red one, I figured I’d put together a board for this one too. Which one would you keep?
I tried this dress on in the store the other day and I was so smitten with it that I grabbed it in two colors (this one and the white/navy version), intending to keep one and return the other. I think the red version is the winner, so I put together a little style board for how I plan to wear it. It will be cute paired with tights and a cardigan when the weather finally cools off too.