Category Archives: Clothing Pintrinspiration
Pics of me trying to figure out separates using my Pinterest inspiration and Midwest flare.
Piñatas in the Park
I’ve now lived in San Francisco for three months and have never been to Golden Gate Park. If you’re not familiar with what Golden Gate Park is, think of Central Park in NYC, only way bigger and more jungle-ish. One of our friends was having a 30th birthday party in the park, so we ventured over there on Sunday. Granted, we saw only 1/100th of the park, but I’m already in love. I want to take days just to explore it. It’s like you’re on an adventure.
Well, yesterday was a BEAUTIFUL day. It was mid 70’s, so what better way to spend it? In fear I’d get cold I wore my chambray shirt that has sleeves that roll. I’d found an inspiration on Pinterest that I’d worn before and decided to do it with white shorts instead of white pants.
Now, a 30th birthday part isn’t complete without a piñata. And, since it’s a 30th that would mean the piñata needs to be filled with candy, booze, silly string, and bang snaps. And there has to be kickball and bean bags. And cupcakes. And some spirits. It was the most fun adult birthday party I’d been to in a long time.
Shirt: J.Crew Factory (this season); Shorts: Old Navy; Belt: Banana Republic Factory; Shoes: Sperry Topsider
Hats
You know your weekend was a whirlwind when you can’t really recall what you did two days ago. We were going about 100 miles an hour. Thankfully it was all fun stuff, but even fun stuff can be tiring.
On Saturday we had a house warming party for one of KISA’s high school classmates. I’ve had a straw hat/fedora since last summer that I really want to wear. They always look cute on other people, but I feel so self-conscious and never know what to wear it with. Well, my KISA knows this and encouraged me to wear it to the party since it was a cook-out and we’d be outdoors. I felt completely uncomfortable the entire time, but I got a lot of compliments on it, so I think I was the only one that was uncomfortable. I’m not inspired to incorporate it more into my outfits.
Hat: Banana Republic Factory; Cardigan: Loft; Blouse: Gap Factory; Belt: H&M (this season); Jeans: Mango; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Work Friends!
We’re finally making more friends! Ok, so I’m kind of cheating because they are people my KISA works with, but all my work friends live down in San Jose or the valley, which is too far to hang out. So, I’ll just steal his! I’m sure he doesn’t mind.
On Friday night we did happy hour with a bunch of them and I finally got to meet most of the people he’s been talking about since starting his new job. After that we went home and he had to beg me to get back out of bed to go to another coworker’s house party (apparently I get tired after a couple drinks and no dinner). Since I was cold I decided that I had to change my attire and wear something warmer.
My pintrinspiration:
Cardigan: Zara; Shirt: New York and Company; Belt: Gap; Jeans: Mango; Boots: Aldo
Cowgirl
This was the start of my inspiration for today. Well, that was until my KISA informed me that I looked like a cowgirl.
A couple months ago we decided to have a date night and go out for a nice dinner and drinks. I decided to dress up and work a black, silk collared shirt with flared jeans, heeled boots, and a black belt. He and I both decided that night that I looked like a cowgirl. It was cute, but definitely bordering on looking country. Well, this morning I got dressed and pulled on a pair of white chinos that flared. I did the whole outfit, was satisfied and decided I should iron the pants before wearing them. That was when he spoke up telling me I looked like a cowgirl. Baffled, I asked what he meant. He immediately retracted his statement and started back peddling, telling me that if I liked it then I should wear it. You know how when someone plants an idea in your head you start to water it and let it grow? I let that happen this morning. I realized that what he meant by looking like a “cowgirl” was because the legs on the pants were flared. Since I didn’t have a lot of time, I pulled the below outfit on instead. I suppose he’s the only one I care to impress for the day, so if he prefer slimmer fitting khakis then that’s exactly what he’s going to get. I’ll fix those pants this weekend and use it at a later date.
Jacket: The Limited; Necklace: Urban Peach Boutique (this season); Shirt: Banana Republic; Belt: H&M (this season); Chinos: Gap (this season); Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Blueeeeee
I bought some blue skimmer skinnies a while ago and don’t really know what to think of them. They’re very basic and very blue. Today I found inspiration from a pin that I wanted to try. I’m still not sure what I think of them, but at least I’m figuring out how to match them with outfits. Ok, let’s admit that I’m matching them with all neutrals. I hope at some point in time to do a color-on-color match, inspired by my Indian work friend. We’ll see if I can go that far. For now, this is an accomplishment.
Jacket: Express; Shirt: Gap Factory; Necklace: Forever 21; Belt: J.Crew Factory; Pants: Gap (this season); Shoes: Lands End Canvas
White Dress
One of my favorite articles of clothing (I’m realizing that as I use the word “favorite” in many of my posts that they all seem to be my favorites) is a cute, white summer dress that I got from Banana Republic ages ago. I’ve really wanted an excuse to wear it and Pinterest found a way for me to make it less “summery”.
Cardigan: Lands End Canvas; Belt: Banana Republic Factory; Dress: Banana Republic Factory; Shoes: Lands End Canvas; Earrings: Aldo
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Ok, this is not at all ball game apparel. For our New Hire training this week I had an opportunity to go to a Giants baseball game in the company suite. Fully catered. Who wouldn’t love that? Well, except for the fact that I don’t really like the Giants or Diamondbacks (their opponent). Nor do I really care that much for baseball. But, I do love food.
After making the mistake on Monday with the weather, I saw that it was going to be in the mid 70’s and decided that a dress with a cardigan would be a safe choice. If/When it got cold in the evening, my legs would still be warm with a maxi dress. If it was warm I could take off my sweater since it’s a halter top. Well, it was 53 when we got to the game. I’m not sure if it even got to 70 during the day.
Lately I’ve been deciding that I want to wear more dresses since that’s what 25% of my closet consists of. The only issue is that it’s not cold enough to really wear tights and boots with them, but it’s also not warm enough to wear short sleeves or no sleeves. I found a pintrinspiration I liked that would allow me to wear my maxi dress, but not have it be full-on summer attire. Unfortunately I do not have a scarf that matched any of the colors of my dress, but I did have a cardigan that I’d failed to dye mint 6 months ago that matched rather well.
It’s really not a flattering picture of me, but I promise I’ll get better at the whole picture-taking thing.
Dress: Banana Republic Factory; Cardigan: Gap Factory (dyed); Belt: Pitaya; Shoes: Aldo
82 Degree Attire…?
I made the unfortunate mistake of not looking at the weather reports for yesterday before picking my outfit and proceeding to bike to and from work. For the bike ride into work it was pretty manageable and I typically wear a work-out shirt with a thin layer over it. However, going home was a different story. I didn’t change my outfit because I had an appointment I was going straight to on my bike after I got off the train. I learned pretty quickly that it was a scorcher out there. On my bike ride to the train I made sure to continually move my back in hopes I wouldn’t get back sweat from my 17.6 lb backpack. Thankfully there was no mirror on the train, so I couldn’t prove or disprove if my method worked. I then looked up the temperature in the city and realized it was 82 degrees in the city. Shit. I convinced myself that maybe if I biked fast enough there would be enough of a breeze that I’d still be ok. After I got off the train in the city I headed to my appt. I decided to take a different route, figuring out that it’d be faster. I was wrong. Apparently Pine Street that I started biking up is a 90 degree angle for at least what felt like a mile of it. I made it 100 feet before jumping off my bike and walking it up the hills (yeah, it flattens off for 10 feet so that you can catch your breath and wipe the sweat that’s getting in your eyes, which would technically make it two hills). By the time I got to my appointment (yes, of course they had mirrors) my face was beet red and I looked like I’d just showered in my own sweat. I’m not even exaggerating. I sat in a cloth chair waiting for 10 minutes and when I go up you could see the wet spot from where I’d been sitting.
This was my pintrinspiration for my outfit that I’ll save for next time when it’s a bit cooler.
How I spent the remainder of my afternoon and evening after my appt. And changing, of course.
Jacket: Lands End Canvas; Tee: Gap; Necklace: Ebay; Belt: J.Crew Factory; Capris: Tommy Hilfiger Factory; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Sunday Brunch
I wore this outfit on Sunday to go to brunch and then also for the plane ride home. I was sad to leave, but I know we’ll be back soon!
I really want to get a blazer like the one used in the picture, but I suppose a cardigan will do for now.
Cardigan: Lands End Canvas; Tank: Old Navy; Blouse: custom made; Belt: H&M (this season); Jeans: Levis; Shoes: Lands End Canvas
Boating!
On Sunday our friend came up with the idea of renting a boat. I attempted to pack light and had only packed one pair of shorts for the weekend. So, I had to recycle a top from Friday and my shorts from Saturday.
My perfect Sunday: beach, sunshine, and great friends
Swimsuit: Lands End Canvas; Sweater: Gap; Tank: Old Navy; Short: Banana Republic Factory; Sandals: borrowed
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