Weekend Rewind: August 14-16th, 2009

Let's start off the weekend recap with what I chose when I woke up,

Friday Morning:

*Black linen a-line shift dress-NY&Co.

*Black kidskin t-strap sandals-Colin Stuart

*Animal print epoxy pendant on chain-Forever 21

    

Now that's summer time class at my finest, the token

"Little Black Dress"

Although most of my workday dresses are easy like this, and would emit a bit of pulled-togetherness, we all know I'm just really 

"PUTTING THE 'ASS' IN CLASS!

And while my personality stays true to that saying, it never hurts to at least look the part of an organized work-woman...that would be why I have all these little dresses you've seen throughout the summer as my work wardrobe staple.

The fabric vendors, buyers, etc that I encounter everyday will never know the real me...it never hurts to pull the wool over their eyes like that.

After work, I treated myself to a mani/pedi as my cuticles were in some serious need of help.  I thought I just got this issue taken care of like two weeks ago.  Whatever I've been up to, maybe all the hand sewing, beading, and pulling out staples from paperwork didn't really help the situation, but I was in desperate need to get myself back in tip-top shape.

As I may or may not have mentioned before, I'm sick of summertime.  While it's still so freakin' hot outside, there's not much you can do in terms of throwing oneself full fledged into FALL when the temps are till up there.  Except in the case of NAILS.

Choosing a nail polish shade in a new Fall color is one way to wave an early goodbye to summer, and usher in the well desired crisper cool days of Autumn.

I was DYING to test out my new Sephora/O.P.I. color:

DARKROOM.

It's a lovely inky dark FOREST GREEN with a look of almost BLACK.

What can I say, I'm a sucker for anything super dark like this!

And it's a welcome change to everyone's fall favorite: Lincoln Park After Dark.

I rushed home from Mani/Pedi fun, to throw on some new clothes, take care of my ratty hair by opting for a side ponytail and heading out to meet my BF and former roomate at our local haunt.

The bar outfit includes:

*Black cropped fitted blazer-H&M

*Black beaded tank-Express

*Barely boot-cut jeans-Express

*Black heels-Nine West

*Red flower in hair-H&M

And my best accessory ever--yellowing bruise on left bicep from last weekend's bike crash!

The group from Friday also included:

The Former Roomate

(check out his movie site for anything film related, from new releases to the obscure, I personally enjoyed his commentary on "Breakfast at Tiffany's")

Current Roomate (A.K.A. "The BF")

Saturday,

Let's just say I walked all over Brooklyn in this exact outfit.  And my 15 years of high-heel wearing came in handy.

Especially when Mel and I forgot the G train is so short, and had to run half the length of the subway station before the doors slid closed.  I'm sure it was a sight to the other passengers, but the 4-1/2" heels had nothing on me!

*Aqua/Black color-blocked dress-Topshop

*White vinyl sash-American Apparel

*Black sandals-Miss Sixty

*Fuchsia sequined suede tote-Tory Burch

When I say we walked all over, we indeed went far.  

-From 5th Ave in Park Slope, to Atlantic Ave, To Court Street in Carroll Gardens. 

-Then back to Park Slope on the already mentioned G train.

-Then down 7th Ave, turned and walked to 5th Ave., then a few more block until we decided on a restaurant.

Of course there was shopping in between, there were birthday presents for the BFF to be bought.

(yea Amy!  Hope you like the goodies I found)

Oh and a little Beacon's Closet shopping for myself-scored a cute little 70s tunic, a little girl looking vintage dress, and a sweet 80s Jordache top.  All perfect for October weather, another reason I'm soooooo tired of stupid summer already.  C'mon a girl wants to wear her new Fall threads--BADLY!

Now today is Sunday, sadly my weekend is coming to an end.  

Yet, I have not gotten up and dressed for the day.  I have to clean a bit, then I'll prepare myself for an awesome night of bowling at Melody Lanes in Sunset Park.

It's become our Sunday Night Thing!

So while I have no clue what the day has in store for me, or what clothing I may choose, if bowling turns out to be anything like last Sunday, then I have no doubt it will be great:

Last Sunday Bowling Night Attire:

*Turquoise Afternoon Naps (a Cleveland friend's band) t-shirt

*Distressed boyfriend jeans-Uniqlo

*Taupe heels-Urban Outfitters

*Mustaches (see below)-just hilarious!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Weekend Rewind: July 17-19th, 2009

Hope everyone's weekend was as jam packed with fun as mine was.

As mentioned, I won the Topshop/Chictopia bicycle contest, and I took matters into my own hands as far as getting the bike delivered.  I called the Topshop offices in London to let them know that I often have a hard time receiving packages since no one is home during business hours.  Therefore, they were so kind as to set me up with these dudes from Brooklyn who were shipping out the bikes.  

These guys actually coordinated their schedules with mine and hand delivered the bike (fully assembled I might add, which is a major plus considering everyone else who won will be getting their's in a box which will require some tricky assembly).  To my delight they were cute hipster skeeze bags, and they stuck around long enough to give me some pointers on the bike, and some other tips to handling it. 

I lounged around the house all morning just waiting for the bike, and a typical outfit for such an occasion is comfy and casual:

Wearing:

*White, Hanes Wifebeater

*DIY denim cut-offs

(coffee mug from Jack's 99cent World in hand)

This is my new bike, it came complete with a cute helmut w/yellow and pink stars, and a lock and key.

I brought the bike immediately inside, haven't even given it a test spin.  

(side note: Looks like I won't be giving it a test spin anytime soon.  To my surprise, I woke up this morning and the front tire is already FLAT!)

So Thanks Topshop!

I have to take it to a bike shop and fork out some dough to get it fixed up I suppose.

I can't complain, it was FREE, and as it turns out,

that bike I posed with in the winning photo isn't even mine!

 In fact I don't even know who's bike that was, it was just chained to a tree outside a chinese fast food place.  Most likely it was one of the delivery boys' bikes.  Haha, putting my hands on the strangers' bike was the best thing I could've ever done!  
(Sorry suckers!  You have permission to slightly hate me now)

So yes, actually I can't complain about a free bike with a flat tire.  It's not such a bad tradeoff under my sneaky circumstances.

(Thanks again Mel for taking that photo)

With the bike delivered and the tire deflating without my knowledge, I finally headed out to enjoy the rest of my Saturday.

A trip to the park, 

Then, beers at a neighborhood bar on their back patio, with the company of friends, 

Wearing:

*Blue silk tunic-Forever 21

*DIY cut-offs (from earlier that day)

*Mustard Yellow/Ivory toeless socks-American Apparel

*Brown leather cowboy booties-Steve Madden

*multiple necklaces

To a night of "All you can Bowl" in Sunset Park....I had a great Saturday.

We all know bowling requires a certain style aesthetic 

Therefore, I brought my "A-game" moreso in the bowling fashion dept. than I did my actual game.

By my "bowling style" I mean the socks-they went from scrunched down in my boots, to awesome tube socks just in time for my first frame.

And of course, Idee Geniale brought her bowling style in the form of her very own shoes; yes I'm jealous.

The night finished up with a new set of girls ready to take on the leagues of Brooklyn's finest.  We befriended the two ladies next to us who quickly jumped on the idea of being a part of our ladies' league, complete with our team name being what else?

the BROOKLYN BEAUTIES

of course!

And today, my wardrobe consisted of a somewhat classier approach.  My choice was based on the fact that BF and I had to head out to Staten Island to attend his family's BBQ.

All aboard the Staten Island Ferry.....

Wearing:

*Multi-color floral print tunic (tucked in)-Target

*Black sailor-like shorts-H&M

*Black Strappy sandals (that yes, I wear all the time)-Miss Sixty

*Multiple necklaces

After a weekend of whirlwind fun, I'm happy with my choice of clothing.

Hope everyone else feels the same about their choices.  I'll be looking at your blogs to check it out.