well hello, readers! i missed you last week. but the whole time i was gone, i was taking furious notes of all the things i had to tell you about when i returned. yes, i spent nearly all of last week revisiting my old stomping grounds in san francisco. thank goodness the city is still as amazing as i remember…though i don’t miss that 9% sales tax!
i shopped and shopped, and then i shopped some more. i got tees at H&M, mugs at jonathan adler, a tour of the new spring collection at michael kors, macarons (and way too much candy) at miette patisserie, made several trips to bloomingdales and barneys, neiman marcus and saks, and drank my weight in cappucinos at my favorite italian cafe. and i topped it all off with lunch at neiman marcus’ rotunda restaurant, quite possibly my favorite lunch spot ever. how can you not love a huge stained glass dome, birds-eye view of union square, all the popovers you can eat, and live models trailing couture past your table.
i also got to catch up with several of my dear friends that i left behind in san francisco (hi to A and J!), and spend some much-needed quality time with my sweet mom. and i finally (finally!) got to meet the lovely connie, who’s been my e-friend for years, and is now a real live in-person friend. love that!
sigh….i’m exhausted just reading that! yes, i had missed my city. and i worked very, very hard to hit all the spots i missed while i was gone. i picked up so many new tips, brands and ideas that i can’t wait to share…but for now, i have to start with what i brought home, don’t you agree?
my big splurge was this amazing leather blazer by vince – on super markdown at barneys, i might add. vince calls it their ‘paper leather,’ and it really is amazingly thin, light and matte – plus it has knit panels on the underside of the sleeve and along the sides, which makes it ultra-comfy and perfect for layering. this is last fall’s style (which i prefer for being infinitely less trendy), but if you want to see the current incarnation with its asymmetrical lapels (also very cute), it’s right here. i can hardly wait to start pairing it with cropped jeans and frilly spring dresses. you know, something like…
…this ella moss version i picked up (also on the barneys supersale). it’s not online any longer (the hazard of buying on sale…), but this one is awfully similar. just imagine it with short sleeves and no black mesh detailing. i’m already plotting to pair it with black tights and short boots now (and that fabulous new jacket!), and a chunky nude sandal come spring. i love that there’s a bit of black in this print – it keeps it just shy of being girly overkill, and will make it so easy to layer with darker colors.
and last, i couldn’t resist these gorgeous bronze (really more of a coppery shade) mirrored cutout flats from belle by sigerson morrison – they were a last-minute treat from neiman marcus. i love these as an alternative to sandals (especially when the pedicure’s looking a little less than perfect), and can’t wait to use them to dress up cutoff shorts or boyfriend jeans this summer.
other than that (ha!), i was pretty restrained. i passed up oh so many luscious handbags, and managed to avert my eyes from the jewelry department every time i went to barneys. but even with all that self-control (ha again), it was an ab fab trip, and i can’t wait to do it again.
how was your weekend?
