Style

Dark As Night

October 13, 2014

Clockwise from left: Gorjana Cigar Band Rings; Paige Skinny Jeans; Saint Laurent Blazer (inconceivably expensive but too beautiful not to show you); Mango T-Shirt; Versace Necklace; Frye Studded Boots.

Leaving for a week in Maine and Boston today, and using this mood board for packing inspiration - apparently I'm a little bit into black at the moment (perhaps another new-baby-makes-me-dress-like-I'm-in-The-Matrix-moment?).

Above, more dark-as-night pieces I'm loving lately. (Those boots! Tell me they're not the best.)

My Looks

Like Crazy

October 13, 2014

Sometimes you have to get a little crazy with it, no?

What I wore to shoot some images for InStyle and Gold Toe (another look is coming up in a few weeks): all sorts of crazy stuff, from leather short shorts to argyle socks pulled up to there to a pair of suede heels in the most to-die-for shade ever. (Seriously, I wasn't sure those heels would go with a whole lot, but I've been wearing them constantly these past couple of weeks, with everything in my closet).

(If you'd like to try the shorts-and-heels combo in a sightly less HELLO HERE ARE MY LEGS way, try layering a pair of opaque black tights under the socks for a little extra coverage and warmth.)

My Looks

The Laziest Cat At The Party

October 8, 2014

Let me be clear: this is in no way, shape or form a costume. It is, however, a way for you to feel ever-so-slightly-festive on Halloween while still really being a total Scrooge about the whole thing. Which is a completely valid choice, in my opinion, made even more valid by the fact that it requires investment in a pair of leopard skinny jeans, which are an item of clothing that you really should own anyway.

(If this outfit - minus the cat ears and pumpkin - looks familiar, it's because I wore it while dancing around with Kendrick in this video.)

P.S. I totally already stocked up on Halloween candy on a trip to Party City to pick up supplies for my son's birthday. Which means that it is not yet noon, and I have already eaten several miniature Baby Ruths. Quite the excellent Wednesday indeed.

Makeup & Beauty

Call Me Red

October 8, 2014

Having a baby isn't all that dissimilar from going through a breakup, in that both of these life events frequently result in haircuts. (Usually not especially well-advised ones, but that's beside the point.)

Last time I had a baby, I got bangs. This was actually a less terrible idea than one might think, because the cool thing about bangs is that if you just take five seconds to blow-dry them and pull up the rest of the hair, you look pretty "done," so they're actually a good solution for the time-strapped. I've let them grow out since, but ever since Goldie was born I've been feeling the need for something new.

And then, a couple of days ago, I was paging through People and saw this photo of Emma Stone, and thought: OOH. See, I've always wanted to try out being a redhead, but never got up the courage to make the switch. Except…it's just hair. Change is good and change is fun and fall is a good time for a change, no?

But I still wasn't sure what, exactly, I'd be getting into. So I went home, and used InStyle's Virtual Makeover Tool to see what I would look like as Emma Stone.