Monthly Archives: July 2011

Stay Tuned: Rebecca Minkoff for Vogue Eyewear CFDA Sunglasses

This week I had the wonderful opportunity to work with one of my favorite New York City based designers, Rebecca Minkoff! Not only is she one of New York’s leading accessories designers and entrepreneurs, but she’s a soon to be mother and just a completely sweet and genuine person. We just shot a video together for the launch of the Rebecca Minkoff for Vogue Eyewear CFDA sunglasses that will be out this fall at Sunglass Hut! I hit the streets of New York with Rebecca (a very gorgeous and pregnant Rebecca hehe) and she showed me all of her favorite spots in lower Manhattan and of course, I got to wear the amazing shades as well. I’m super excited to represent the NYC girl for this Vogue Eyewear CFDA collection. They were inspired by the rock n roll history of The Bowery and they are so my style! I cannot wait to show the sunglasses to you! Stay tuned 🙂

Laguna Beach Playdate

(By Corpus jacket, Volcom swimsuit (bottoms are Posso x Volcom, Chan Luu bracelet, Milor Italy ring, Ax + Apple necklace)

I spent a lovely day at Laguna Beach with one of my favorite California girls, Raych of Thats Chic! It was one of the highlights of my weekend back home. We sat in traffic, using obscene language to scream out the window, blasted the radio, and let the windows down. We had typical California girl time by the water. I love letting loose with this girl! We frolicked along the sand and thanks to the gloomy light, snapped some beautiful photos. For this day out, I honestly did not feel like wearing clothes. The valley of LA was hot as hell! I left the house wearing my favorite super duper high waisted Posso x Volcom swimsuit bottom and a basic bandeau. Weather was insanely cool and crisp by the beach though and so I’m pretty happy to have brought this amazing By Corpus cargo jacket along for the ride. I had such a great time, I honestly didn’t care if I got sand glued to the inside of my bikini or if my entire jacket got wet! Of course Raych catches a totally epic snapshot of my butt when I’m bending down and purposefully splashes water in my face so that I laugh dorkishly as she takes a photo. WIDE SMILES WIDE SMILES. I miss her and her amazing energy! (Love you Raych!)

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Foam Magazine Cover Shoot












Here I am, featured on the cover of the latest issue of Foam magazine (The Blogger Issue)! I have always been a huge fan of Foam and their inspiring photo shoots and articles on all things fashion, music, art, and ocean related. It is pretty much a dream come to true to be the Cover Girl! Also, featured in this issue? Rumi, Jules, Erin + Lauren, and Geri, all of whom are super sweet and each have their own amazing careers going on…changing fashion one blog post at a time hehe! We are all so different, but at the same time, have an insane amount in common. Pretty much, it was so easy to get along with these 5 girls! As for wardrobe, there were racks and racks of unbelievable gorgeous pieces of clothes. I was in blogger heaven. I quickly found these 2 standout pieces amongst the racks and had my look down in about 2 minutes flat. I went a chunky knit sweater and an Elkin lace maxi skirt. Both pieces had a vintage vibe and were so my style. Paired with a cool pair of unexpected light floral stockings and chunky pumps, my look was complete. Gahh, it is totally something I see myself sporting on a cool autumn day here in NYC! I have to thank Foam for the special feature! Go grab one or subscribe to see the rest of this issue and check in with foamamagzine.com all week to see my daily guest posts!! XX



Also, I am running a very SPECIAL STREET STYLE CHALLENGE with Foam. The winner with the best style wins two new Volcom pieces, a limited-edition Gretchen Bleiler Holga camera and pair of Quay sunglasses!! Pretty cool huh? Go ahead and enter now!

Lincoln Center Light

Sosie kimono/ crop top/ necklace, H&M skirt, Bloch ballet flats, Sienna Ray bag, Chan Luu wrap bracelet, Free People sunglasses)

My weekend so far has been so spontaneous and fun. Dylana is in NYC for the weekend and we’ve been running around the city, subwaying up and down Manhattan, always ending up at a destination with amazing food. I am so happy she decided to coach it here from Philly. We haven’t seen each other in weeks! We are so close and talk just about everyday, but nothing is better than getting to meet up in person on the east coast. I don’t know what I’d do without her! Anyways, here I am photographed out by the Lincoln Center, just a short walk from Central Park. The sun was setting and so we got some amazing back light, my favorite type! In New York, I’m all about light layers. Weather was surprisingly good and didn’t feel as humid as it has been, and so I went with a few pieces from my newest sponsor, Sosie! I’m pretty obsessed with throwing this little Sosie floral kimono over just about everything pastel in my wardrobe. Paired with my tiniest lace top and a denim button up skirt that greatly resembles what moms in America work in the early 90s (but 10x cooler), my first day back in New York look is complete.

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