Legion of Honor

 

California on Film

Summer Sunset

Lovely Lady

Summer in Santa Cruz

Chinatown

Museum of Ice Cream

Golden Gate

Uninspired

Boardwalk

Totally Beachin'

The Tricky Thing About Sizing

Lombard Street

A Painted Lady

Wine Country

Wearing:

Dress - Warehouse, Jacket - Mudd, Shoes - Boohoo, Clutch - Zara

Sorry for the radio silence!  I'm so mad at myself; I only posted twice in May.  However, May was an incredibly busy for me.  I finished my first year at university, I've been applying to summer jobs, and my cousin just got married!  Over the past week, I've been in Napa, California for my cousin's wedding.  I was so excited for this wedding, as its been on the calendar for over a year.  I purchased this dress I'm wearing when I was in London in December, and since then it's been hanging in my closet waiting.  The dress is black velvet, and it may have been a bit hot for the occasion, but I loved it so much.  As I just mentioned, it was very hot at the wedding; the venue was outside at a winery in Napa and easily 90 degrees.  Should I have taken off my jacket?  Yes.  Did I take off my jacket?  No.  I just like the draped look of it too much.  

I had a great time in California, but because of the craziness of the wedding, these were the only blog photos I had time to take.  But if you're interested, I have a few photos on my Instagram from the week.

Now that I'm back home, I'm hoping to have a more regular blogging schedule.  Talk soon.

Elizabeth xx

San Francisco Fun

Wearing:

Coat - H&M, Dress - Pimkie, Boots - Dr. Martens, Purse - Ross

While I was in California for Thanksgiving, I was able to spend a lovely day in San Francisco.  My mom and I took the ferry to the and went to Union Square.  I had the intent of doing a ton of shopping, but I didn't quite find exactly what I was looking for.  I did get a top from Forever 21, tasty macarons, and some random things at a Japanese dollar store (including blue lipstick).  For lunch, my mom and I stopped at a lovely Irish pub.  After that, we roamed more shops, including H&M and Nordstrom, and took some pictures of the city.  Other than that we didn't do too, too much.  Just being in the city was fun, even if I didn't do anything too "special."

Now, onto what I was wearing.  I wanted to wear something that I could really wear right now where I'm from (that was basically the theme of the whole trip).  I started with this dress that I bought when I was in Paris this past summer.  Riding the ferry can be a bit chilly, because you're out on the bay, so I added tights to the look.  Knowing that I would be doing a ton of walking around the city, I knew that I needed to wear comfortable shoes, which is why I decided to go for my Dr. Martens (people are always surprised when I tell them that my Docs are one of my most comfortable pairs of shoes).  Lastly I wore my favorite coat, which I ended up carrying most of the day because it was so warm once I got to the city, and my small black and white purse.  

It was actually really funny walking around the city and seeing all of the locals who were clearly very cold as everyone was wearing their down coats -- it was only 60 degrees!  However my mom and I were walking around without any coats on and sweating.  When we left the mountains it was 0 degrees, and when I got back it was -15 degrees.  So 60 degrees felt amazing to us!

Warm California Days

Wearing:

Dress - Target, Cardigan - Target, Shoes - Kohls, Purse - Kenneth Cole Reaction (Ross)

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!  I was lucky enough to be able to leave my cold town and go to the San Francisco Bay Area in California for Thanksgiving to visit family.  So naturally I brought all the clothes that I can't wear now because of the weather.  It was amazing to be able to put on a dress without worrying about my legs freezing.  I paired this striped dress with a simple black cardigan, a pop of red with my purse, and my new oxfords that my grandma bought for me.  Normally I would have just worn Converse with this dress, but I just couldn't wait to try out my new shoes.

After going to California, I feel re-energized.  I always get rather bored and tired when the winter comes, and with all the stress I have at school right now (not to mention college applications), I've been wearing a lot of jeans and jumpers.  And if I did wear something more fun, by the time I would get home from school it would be way too dark to take any pictures.  This makes me frustrated because blogging is one of my favorite hobbies to do.  Being in California allowed me to relax and wear some clothes the final time of the season.  There, I was able to take pictures almost everyday, so I have plenty more posts to come!  Yay!

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