Yearly Archives: 2007

Did you see that my favorite French catalog got a mention in the April Harper’s Bazaar? Ines de la Fressange, a super stylish former Lagerfeld muse, cited La Redoute as a favorite source for affordable French chic. I love it! Anyway, one my current La Redoute picks is this lined eyelet wrap dress for $54.…

I’m back from my appointment at the UCSF Spine Center. The 400 Parnassus building there has hands-down the best view of the city I’ve ever seen. A 180 degree panoramic of twin peaks, downtown, the richmond, the bridge and the beach from the waiting room. It makes the view from the de Young tower look…

Rob and I had a delicious spring dinner last night! A huge bowl of fresh guacamole with organic corn chips followed by another huge bowl of fresh ripe strawberries. The first strawberries of the year officially kick off spring for me! I take my guacamole recipe very seriously. As do most SoCal natives. I practically…

This is a really fun and easy Easter craft to try with friends. We made Martha’s origami easter eggs for the April LAC party last year. All you need is some gorgeous origami paper, a brush and glue. The original instructions call for real blown egg shells – super time consuming and not great for…

Our good friend, Sara, wrote in with our second job interview shopping challenge. Here’s her request: I am going to graduate one day and I don’t own a single thing to wear to an interview outside of science (well, I do have a suit from debate in high school, but that doesn’t count!) I’m looking…

The weather could not be any more perfect today. It is all sun, tulips and small children out in San Francisco! Completely unexpected for this time of year and perfect for a fun spring dress like this red and white Steve Madden version. I got to enjoy the sun today during a short visit to…

Bottega Veneta has a series of absolutely immaculate shirt dresses in their spring/summer 07 collection. The backs and waists of the dresses are decorated with delicate smocking. Remember smocking from your first grade Easter dress? Look for their lovely magazine ad with the dress in rose seersucker. I could justify a $3k price tag if…

Oh man, I am so burnt out on traveling in the south! This was my second trip in the three weeks. I’m ready to never fly again. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of nice things about the south. I especially love blooming dogwood, pickle chips (seriously, why don’t they have these everywhere?!),…

Today’s shopping challenge is a really good one and comes from Marissa: In about a week and a half I am traveling to Australia to visit family. We will have an 10 hour layover in LAX and will travel around LA to pass the time (beaches, shopping) before we board the plane for the 15…