Yellow//White//Gray

DIY everything except F21 scarf, Express sweater (both birthday presents! Thank you Marla and Megan!)

Off to LA tomorrow for the week!! See you soon lovelies!!

// Birthday //

roses

herb de provence butter with lavender

lavender lemonade

Birthday dress from my mother and sister, from last year. JC wedges. Lockheart bag

August 30th <- Birthday!!

Mini Editor - Aka my Fall Wishlist // You're invited!

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My dear readers have you seen the new Mini Editor from Polyvore? Amazing, I know. 
 Please feel free to create your own outfits from my "wishlist" above. I would LOVE to see what you create! Save it and share it with me (and others)! 
 

Here's my list of Fall Wishlist items. So far, I have been able to know 2 off the list. Love! 

Oh! And guess who has a birthday coming up? That's right! ME! 

Also, I've got a road trip coming up: LA baby! I've set it up so I can blog via phone. I'll begin testing it out Monday (my birthday).

Do I have any readers in the San Francisco area? If so, you are more than welcome to join me! My party will be at Golden Gate Park, Sunday the 29th at 12 noon. Should you like a map as to where we'll be, just send me an e-mail! I would love to meet some of my readers!

We call these lazy Days

Paris Blues jeans, vintage top, Coach shoes, Amazon heart shaped sunnies (Shin! I bought them! haha)

The heat finally showed up here in northern CA. Whew, what a temperature! 

Hit 100 degrees today.

Today, I just wanted simplicity. I think it went pretty well.

Oh! And, I found a London Fog trench coat today at a vintage shop - $4. Hell yeah!
I'm so excited for fall...and this warm weather.

How is a Raven...Pt 2 // Changed

Before....

Aaannnd,
After!

Thursday I colored my hair (I am now a "raven head"), yesterday I got my very first Deva cut, and today I took photos!
I was cautious enough to fade the color out through the ends, so I still have some brown. I'm still getting used to having black roots though. However, I know that I'm going to have fun stalking up on pink lipsticks and gray eye shadows....

How is a Raven....pt 1

"How is a Raven like a writing desk"?

My dear readers, I know the answer!

Too Big

DIY skirt worn as a dress, Full Tilt top, JC wedges

Finally (hopefully) getting my hair cut this week. And, perhaps a dye job. I can't stand these roots anymore!

I hope you are all having a pleasant, outstanding week!

Poker Face [Night]

Nordstrom bag, F21 top, flea market jeans, Miu Miu heels

It's hard when your boyfriend throws up all arms and refuses to take any photos. He flat out refuses to have anything to do with my blog now. Until they create a 3 ft tripod that I can fit in my purse, I guess I'm at the mercy of window ledges and other flat surfaces.

On another note: learned how to play poker this evening!

Cleaned the entire table.

San Francisco Chic Fashion Week Review

Runway with VIP seating

Last Saturday night I attended the Chic Week Fashion Show at the Design Center in San Francisco (not to be confused with San Francisco Fashion Week). There was an incredible line up 15 designers (the online site had said there would be 12). While the runway was impressive, I must say that I was not without my qualms. To be fair, I broke it down into the pro's and con's from my point of view:

Pros:

• 40 ft runway, well lit, and wide enough to hold 3 models walking side by side. Very nice!
• They had a beautiful array of models - a great racial mixture, which reflected San Francisco very well.
• Excellent DJ for the show, good quality of music
• Good turn out! 
• There were some beautiful designs 
• Great menswear

Cons:

• There two options for tickets: VIP ($75 at a pop) and "General" ($40). The VIP's got red carpet entrance, floor seating, goody bags, food,  and drinks. General tickets got seating more than 100 ft above the runway - and if they didn't want to peer through bars the entire show, they had to stand. When I first arrived I was asked "Where's your VIP bracelet?" When I responded that I didn't have one I was told "Then you go that way." So, I would like to say I still paid more than half of a VIP ticket. And, next time, please treat everyone with the same respect.
• I had to ask 4 different people for a list of designers and for a purchase sheet. The first 3 had no idea what either one was, and the 4th told me that there were no such items for the event. She then demanded to know who I worked for. Which brings me to...
• "What's a blogger?"
• Believe it or not, but this show to too long. With 15 designers and ALL collections having more than 17 looks, this show went over 2.5 hours. The fashion show had an intermission. I can't believe that this is in the "cons" list. But it's true. 
• With no list of the 15 featured designers, you had to watch the screen and jot down the name if you liked something. And then "Find the designer after the show and talk to them if you want to buy something." How am I supposed to remember a face after a 2.5 hour show?!
• I applied for a press pass and never heard back. I watched the press seating, and half didn't have or use cameras.
• They held a contest on their facebook page, promising to follow up and award two free tickets. They never followed up.

Overall, it was a fun experience getting to see all of the designs - although I did get tired of standing. A good portion of the designs were fun (though the kid fashion show was a bit random). Would I attend again? No.I don't appreciate paying $40 and still being stuck up in nosebleed seating.

San Francisco Wear of the Day // Kathryn McCarron Sweater

Ralph Lauren denim jacket, thrifted scarf, AA tube dress, target tights

Amberie earrings

Aaand! My brand new Kathryn McCarron Sweater!!!

aaand because my camera died...:

taken from K.M.D facebook fanpage