Top, Pleione; pants, RACHEL Rachel Roy; necklace, J. Crew Factory; shoes, Stuart Weitzman; bag, Gucci (via consignment)
I’ve been wearing a lot of black, grey and white on weekends lately, and I kinda love it. There is a nice simplicity to it, and it’s pretty foolproof even when you’re winging it. Anyway, here I am wearing my new grey skinny jeans I bought at consignment, which are the same brand (and style, I think?) as my favourite old regular skinny jeans. (Which, despite being a little too big, I still wear because they are damn comfy.) I love the wash, and the soft material of this pair as well. I’m also wearing a top that hasn’t been getting nearly enough love recently; I don’t even know why, because it’s awesome.
back of the shirt detail
But wait!
we have colour!!
I lied. There is always, inevitably, colour in my life. It’s just how I’m wired.
Dress, Joe Fresh; cardigan, J. Crew Factory; shoes, Stuart Weitzman; bag, Gucci (via consignment)
It’s been a hot minute since the last post where I crowed about a fave outfit, but I can’t help it: here we go again. Again, this one couldn’t be simpler – more basic? – but I felt wonderful in it. Stylish and comfortable.
black & greynon stormy dark neutrals
It was perfect for a day when I didn’t really feel that great since I had to go into work on a Sunday, then rush home to catch up on chores before heading into a new week and a two-day business trip out of town. I don’t want that to come across as “woe is me” (I love my life, stress and all), and I gave you the TL;DR only to say: sometimes, in the middle of the maelstrom that is life, wearing an outfit that sparks joy is one of the small pleasures that give you that extra little boost to carry you through to the finish line. Am I blabbing? Sorry – I guess I got carried away by the outfit love.
bag lovedressed up PJ outfit
One last thing: you may have noticed my new bag. It was a bit of an impulse buy (sigh) but I love it. Review to come tomorrow.
Top, shorts & cardigan, Winners; sunglasses; Rayban; shoes, Josef Seibel
Every year for my birthday, I like to treat myself to something. (I know. Just for your birthday, Adina? Well, something extra special, that is.) This year, I decided to make it an experience rather than a material item since, God knows, I have enough things in my life. I chose to give myself the “present” of a day full of music with two of my good friends. Yep, I went to Sonic Boom. And it was amazeballs.
Obviously, I wore clothes doing it, but that’s not really important. It was cold and wet most of the day (the sun came out for approximately 2 minutes while I took the outfit photo, and then called it a day – sayonara, sun), so all that anybody saw were my khaki field jacket and ginormous scarf. But, boy, did we have a lot of fun! See, it started like this …
the three amigos
… and went up and up and up from there. Sonic Boom was held at Borden Park this year, and since it was my first time, I can’t compare it to previous years; however, I liked the venue a lot, and had the weather been nicer, it would have had a great festival-type atmosphere. As it was, we still managed to have a TON of fun … notwithstanding that we were the oldest people in the mosh pit by well over a decade. Why were we in the mosh pit at all, you ask? Well …
*heart eyes*but, seriously, have you bought The Desired Effect yet??what, this is not a BFlow Tumblr? Oh darn
Yes, dear readers, I died and went to heaven. This was my first opportunity to see Brandon Flowers in concert (solo or otherwise) and it blew away my expectations. I knew he would sound amazing live (because, per extensive YouTube, ahem, research, he always does) but I was not prepared for the stage presence and sheer entertainment value. Also, his hair really does look amazing even in real life. That’s some serious magic right there.
Anyway, there were other bands playing (including Hozier, who was also very good) but who are we kidding? I’m totally biased and I don’t care – BFlow forevah!
The next day, my girlfriends and I hit up Chinatown for some delicious dim sum, and I selfied in the lobby because it’s how I roll. My pals only rolled their eyes a little bit, and that’s why I love them. Just kidding. I love them because their middle name is Awesome (pronounced Oh-sow-mi because what else do you do at 2 o’clock in the morning after a great concert and a late night Denny’s run except come up with awesome pseudonyms … pun intended).
morning after dim sum – yum
Anyway, after brunch, it was time to go back home to the munchkins and trade parental duties with my husband, who got to experience his own day of Sonic Boom fun (I hear Tenacious D killed it). Birthday fun for all!
it started out promising, rainbow and all, and ended up cold & wet 🙁
