Monthly Archives: May 2011

Night Out in NYC

Taisa, creator of the fashion site Amahzing, became one of my very good friends! So happy I met this girl! She’s too much fun!

Dinner and drinks at BarMache in Soho!

BEST. BURGER. EVER.

Met up with two of my favorite NYC girls, Rebecca and Renee of the blog Styluste!

HOT CHOCOLATE.

Taisa’s jewelry was bomb.com.

TWILIGHT.

One last post with my faveee dress! This day was literally one big photo party. Right after the event, my favorite NYC bloggers, Taisa of the fashion site Amahzin and Renee and Rebecca of the blog StyleLuste, took me out for dinner and some East Coast fun! The night ended up getting a bit chilly and so I threw on a leather jacket over my event outfit. A totally feminine piece like this dress thrown together with a rugged worn in leather jacket is one of my favorite combinations. We were craving burgers and fries and so stopped at BarMarche in Soho. The burgers were sooo good and juicy. YUM! Craving one right now as a matter of fact! Nights out in Soho are the best! I have to admit, my feet were dead tired after walking around in stilettos all day. I’m pretty happy I did end up staying in my dress that night because we ended up taking some beautiful night shots by the storefront windows. Ended our late night out laughing about the day’s adventures over cups of hot chocolate. I don’t think the night could be any more perfect. Thank goodness for these girls!! Love them!

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Featuring White + Warren

Wearing: White + Warren, Hat: Hat Attack, Shoes: Vintage Salvatore Ferragamo

Here are some snapshots of me, taken by the White + Warren team at the Palihouse hotel in West Hollywood. The place had a cool vintage vibe with a slight modern twist. With all the woodwork and printed rugs, it reminded me a lot of my own home. There, White + Warren set up their showroom and so I got to play around with clothes from their new collection. Instantly, I fell in love with the super simple yet totally chic pieces. I like how they are so versatile too! I mean, the clothes can go from being totally minimalistic alone, but with a hat and belt, it can be bohemian too. My current favorites: the oversize cargo jacket and long beige maxi dress. Took home a bunch of other pieces as well including a cashmere striped top and that black crochet vest! All I can say is, I’m super obsessed 🙂

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Oh So New York: Photographed by Ariana P.


Photos by Ariana P. of www.55-th-street.com in New York City, May 12th

A little fashion story here for you all shot by the lovely photographer/blogger Ariana P. I met this amazing girl at the Mango store event I was hosting in New York this past week. She took me outside and snapped these stunning photos of me right on the streets of Soho. I think these images capture New York perfectly. I love the mix of people who happened to be in the photos: a businessman, a cook, and an old man. We definitely captured some cooky characters for this little street shoot. And I just love a gorgeous dress mixed with the grungy city streets. I am beyond impressed with Ariana’s work! These are some of my favorite pictures from New York!

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NYC Mango Event!

Outside the Soho MANGO store in New York City. Of course, wearing all MANGO!

Getting ready for the event!

Met the lovely Taisa of the fashion website, Amahzing! After meeting at this event, we became such great friends. She even showed me around the city that night!

Went with my favorite type of makeup: a simple cat eye and ruby red lips.

With my adorable Spanish seniorita, Carlota of MANGO, who helped set all this up! Love her!

With a dear blog reader. She is super sweet and has such wonderful style! So beautiful and tall!

Stepped outside to snap a few photos, all taken by the photographer/blogger Ariana of www.55-th-street.com! She took such wonderful portraits and she was so much fun! I loved being photographed by her. Couldn’t stop laughing!! I’m so happy she came out to the event.

Here I am with Ariana:

I love Pamela of Cinderella’s Closet, one of my NYC blog readers! She was so supportive and of course, had wonderful style!

TAXI TAXI

MIMOSAS. ALL. DAY. LONG. oh boy!

The adorable Anjuli of Garmentraveling came out! She was so sweet!!

LUNCH! mmm grilled veggies and pita!

More blog readers at the event!

I hosted the New York City MANGO event in Soho just yesterday! I had the best time. I got to finally meet my NYC readers and play dress up with all the MANGO pieces. For the event, I went with a gorgeous floor length MANGO collection dress along with a lightweight scarf and sandal stilettos. The chiffon fabric moved beautifully, especially in the perfectly breezy weather NYC was having! At the event, my NYC readers and fans came out to style their own looks with the MANGO collection. We gave away 6 gift shopping vouchers to the top winners who created stunning looks under the budgets of $300 and $150. Thanks so much to everyone who participated! It was so much fun seeing how everyone used the clothes to show off their own personal style. And I must say, we had some very very stylish attendees! Thanks so so much to everyone who came out! I had a total blast. What a wonderful stay in New York! I even got to meet a lot of NYC bloggers at the event who took me out to dinner and a night out on the town. Those fun photos will come soon!! xx

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