What I Wore

If you saw this Instagram teaser photo on Saturday you already know that I attended a "white party" on Friday night. 

It was a lovely fundraiser at the Oregon Golf Club for the Tiffany Autism Foundation.  I wore my favorite gold Ferragamo Sandals from Consign Design (post here) and my go-to nude Zellie clutch from Danielle Nicole (post here). 

As for the dress...you may remember my "White to Wear" post where I shared a number of white dresses that I was considering for the event. Well, I decided on the Aqua Lace Empire Dress. I got it on sale for $69! 

 Here are a few more photos from the evening. My friend SB rocked it in this amazing jumpsuit!

And my +1 mastered the country club "pool boy" look (hot!).

As for my hair. I conveniently planned a haircut the day of the event, which meant someone else did it for me. Ive been wanting to conquer the straightening iron "curls" for a while now, but know my hairstyling is pretty limited to a flat iron and blow dryer. The hairdresser knocked out this look in a matter of minutes! 

If you want to try it yourself, here's a tutorial. My hair rarely holds curl, but because this heats and bends your hair it stays longer. I think I might have to spend some time perfecting this technique on myself.
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What I Wore

Over the weekend the opportunity finally came for me to wear my fabulous backless dress that I got from ASOS a few months ago (remember the preview post?).  

I have some serious respect for bloggers who regularly post pictures of themselves. I feel completely ridiculous trying to get a good shot, but here are some of my attempts. 

I wore the dress with my gold Ferragamo sandals (seen here), a turquoise Angela Caputi bracelet and grandmother's gold clutch. I will definitely be wearing the dress again soon. It's fun, comfortable and made me feel really good about myself (bonus)!

Stay tuned later this week for a summary of our trip to San Diego!

What I Wore

Last week I spent 5 days in San Francisco with my +1. He had business meetings, and I tagged along to visit friends and enjoy some "me" time away from the Mini Fashionista (more on that later this week). We had a black tie dinner on Tuesday night, and nothing in my own closet seemed appropriate, so for the first time, I "rented the runway". 

I decided on this Hawaiian Hibiscus Gown by Nicole Miller. Admittedly, it was a little out of my comfort zone with the plunging neckline, but I thought it would be fun to be a little adventurous.

I could not have been happier with the dress, and my RTR experience. Here is the final look! I paired it with a gold clutch (that belonged to my grandmother) and gold Ferragamo Sandals. 

And, I found this fabulous cocktail ring at Loehmann's in SF to complete the look. P.S. If only it were real! 

My +1 was looking very sharp in his tuxedo! 

Stay tuned later this week for more about my trip! 

Don't forget to take advantage of our Angela Caputi discount through the end of the month! 

What I Wore - Napa Wedding Weekend

Nearly two weeks ago, my +1 and I took our first vacation together without the Mini Fashionista. We spent four fabulous days in Napa, Ca wining, dining and celebrating the wedding of our friends. I spent a lot of time planning my weekend wedding wear, so I thought I would share a few of my outfits.

1) Travel clothes: Zara blazer, Old Navy striped blouse (which I blogged about here), Zara jeans and Cole Haan Wedges.

2) Wine tasting: Tory Burch blouse and shorts (Consign design) and Target wedges. 

3) Sunday Brunch- Polka dot J Crew dress (borrowed from my dear friend SW), NY&Co wedges (from Seams to Fit) and Kate Spade Franca cat's eye sunglasses. 

For the wedding I was so close to getting a dress from Rent the Runway, but I decided to shop in my own closet and save the money. Instead I wore this Trina Turk that I've only worn once (nearly four years ago). I paired it with my gold Ferragamo Sandals (also from Consign Design) and an Angela Caputi chain link bracelet. It's not my favorite dress, but no one was looking at me anyway.  The bride was stunning in Monique Lhuillier, so I guarantee no one cared about my 4-year old dress!

And The Designer Is...

For any of you who follow C&C on Facebook you may have seen my outfit post on Saturday night. I had a Junior League event to attend, and it was a great reason to wear something other than spandex! Thanks to my +1 for taking the backyard photo!

The shoes are Ferragamo and are one of my great finds from Consign Design in Sun Valley!

And as you all know, no C&C look is complete without Angela Caputi. Here I am wearing the turquoise and the orange. The gold clutch belonged to my grandmother.

Many of you asked about the dress designer, and MC guessed it right, Tibi...hands down, one of my favorite designers. The prints are bold and beautiful, and the silhouettes are classic and chic. Here are a few of my favorites currently available. 

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