this is my favorite look yet, i just love that velvet jacket with those corduroy leggings. so great for a girls night or a dinner date! thank you annie for letting me shoot you, being a style babe, and making me laugh until i have abs every time we get together. pants: pilcro via anthropologie, shirt: F21 (similar) jacket: 30’s vintage (via the santa monica flea), shoes: betsey johnson, necklace: madewell, bag: lauren mirkin, ring: taj taj
we stayed with our friend’s matt and alysha, but paige and kevin stayed at the hotel san jose. we hung out on the patio one sunny afternoon eating hibiscus mint popsicles soaked in red wine and feeling hip. it’s a converted motel {thin walls}, so if you’re a light sleeper it might not be best fit for you on weekend nights. but it’s within walking to lots of tasty food and shopping and as you can see from the photos, pretty darn charming.
this made me smile today. i am the worst packer ever. i can’t “figure out my suitcase” so i don’t even want to think about what this implies about my life. BUT, my dvf wrap dresses travel like a dream so that could defnitely be part of the secret. {via the glitterguide}
this outfit is annie’s “kelly from 90210″ look, in all the best ways. i love that she has so much fun with her style, and can make a badass pair of boots look so not tomboy. dress: animal house, venice boots: florentini and baker vest: Millau from LF hat: bcbg bag: vintage (jenny and the boys) heart bracelet: etsy (a common thread)
this is ivy. she’s matts owner, and as long as she is cute.
eating in austin is a sport, and one they don’t take lightly. a few of my favorites: veggie tamales & stewed okra at the eastside cafe, hibiscus mint popsicles dipped in red wine at the hotel san jose, the sticky bun at olivia’s (the fried chicken there looked pretty tasty too), the cheese/fruit plate at hotel saint cecilia, the endive/walnut salad at 24 diner, and the fried ochra at perla’s. i have a feeling we hardly scraped the surface of the yumminess in that town, even though it was a pretty epic food tour. anyone from austin want to chime in with some recommendations for our next trip? 1. alysha, matt’s girlfriend 2. chicken at olivia’s 3. paigey and kevin at hotel saint cecilia 4. kevin 5. matt and lou at perla’s 6. cheese and fruit at hotel saint cecilia *i’m pretending that we didn’t drive 35 minutes outside of the city for bbq at a place that served meat by the pound {on butcher paper with a tall stack of white bread}.
