November 15, 2008
boot detail
Went down to Can o’Screws, er, I mean Santa Cruz today. I had to do some “work” on a project. I dressed (mostly) for comfort today. I am wearing a sweater from Twinkle, shorts by Gianfranco Ferre, and boots from Chloe. I love visiting Santa Cruz, it’s so “classic California” laid back.
Upon looking at the photo, I can see that the shorts need to be tailored a bit (plus I did have to keep pulling them up.) So, I will get that taken care of soon. The sweater’s just a bit bulky and a touch short for this look too. It’s funny how the human eye corrects for this kind of thing, but the camera won’t. Oh well, it’s too late for this day 
and to be fair, I was in a hurry.
The Chloe boots are quite old. They’re from the time that Stella was new to the house. Being the pack rat that I am, I just can’t get rid of stuff that I like.
I am wearing this tonight. It’s a cardigan and shell from John Galliano, a Saks private brand skirt, and the Blahnik booties I liberated from storage last week.
We’ve been having some beautiful, warm weather lately. I hope it continues.
November 14, 2008
without the jacket
skirt detail
sequin detail on shirt
I’ve been dying to wear this Marni tulle skirt forever, but never seemed to get around to it. Today I pair it with a Moschino Cheap and Chic black wool and pink applique jacket, a Paul Smith Women t-shirt with a sequin front, and Chloe heels.
November 14, 2008
Sometimes, I go on color binges. They usually don’t last longer than a couple of days though, then it’s on to the next idea ;) Today, really tonight since this is what I wore out to dinner, I am loving black, white, and blue together. In this picture I wear a black wool Akris Punto coat, a blue See by Chloe blouse, and white skirt by Twinkle, white tights from Wolford, and white suede Louis Vuitton pumps. I’ll get a better picture of the blouse and skirt next time I wear them.
November 12, 2008
view from the front
Every now and then (though usually not as lavish as in the good old days), here in Silicon Valley, a promising startup has a launch party. I will be attending in a Vera Wang long cardigan, an Akris blouse, a Michael Kors skirt, and Veronique Branquinho boots. IIRC these boots are from Fall 2007, but Rick Owens and Givenchy did some reminiscent of these for Fall 2008. Well, I better run before the best h’ordeuvres are history. More to come soon. Thanks always for reading.
-Carole
November 8, 2008
I am wearing a Heidi Weisel shell, a vintage Gianfranco Ferre skirt, vintage “pearls”, an Elizabeth Showers gold chain, and Manolo Blahnik lace booties.
I really love the “architectural construction” of the skirt ruffle. Mr. Ferre’s designs always feel fresh, no matter how old they are. Fashion has lost a true genius in Gianfranco Ferre’s passing last year.
Lace booties
I really didn’t expect to dig these lace booties out of storage (I’ve had them for at least 4 years) to wear this season, but they are so right now, I couldn’t resist. I love Manolo Blahnik, he never disappoints. And though not always the edgiest shoe designer, his designs (and comfort factor) stand the test of time.
Current season lace booties …
Lace booties: Roberto Cavalli, picture: netaporter.com
Current season lace boots…
Florentina Lace boots: Sergio Rossi, picture: sergiorossi.com
November 7, 2008
From time to time, I love to go through my old stuff and see what kinds of looks I can come up with. On my last closet raid, I found an old Oscar de la Renta scarf, a very old, no name sweater, a Milly skirt from a couple of years ago, and these Gucci pumps from Tom Ford’s reign at the house and which I’ve not yet worn out. I plan to change that soon though because I can’t believe how comfortable these shoes are for such a high heel.
Scarf detail
I can’t believe I forgot how amazing this scarf is. Check out the beading and fur trim.
I can’t wait to wear these too! Kindly ignore my smaller left foot. I’ll have to “foot petal” these up.
November 6, 2008
Election Night 2008
Shoe detail
Meant to post this sooner…On election night while out watching the returns with friends and acquaintances, I wore both blue and red to represent all of the states ;) My blue leather jacket is by Akris, the eggplant, brown, and cream vest is from Dana Buchman, the khaki skirt is Theory, and the red faux eel skin pumps are Pollini.
November 2, 2008
Have to take care of a couple of errands this afternoon. Kindly excuse my too big and too long jeans. They need a trip to the tailor and so do most of my other pairs.
PS I promise I’m going to get all of the old posts back up when I get the time. Thanks always for checking in.
November 1, 2008
So I’m back from the San Jose Art Museum. We went to see some of the photography exhibitions they’re presenting. There are truly some beautiful, thought-provoking works on display.
I wore a Valentino sweater, a rabbit fur Costume National skirt, Nina Ricci metallic gray boots, and Alexis Bittar daisy pins.
I am very excited about the boots. I just picked them up last week from Neiman Marcus Last Call. They are from Fall 2007 and feature a really cool lacing that runs diagonally from the inside of the arch of the foot to the top of the outer knee area.
rabbit fur skirt and lace up boot detail
It’s raining cats and dogs (by California standards) so I’m glad to be back home. We’ll spend the remainder of today here. Sometimes it’s nice to not have to go anywhere at all
October 31, 2008
I wore this out last night to dinner. Sadly, I didn’t get a picture with the coat & bag too. I’ll do better next time Happy Halloween everyone!
