Although I try to strike a balance within my outfits by mixing motifs, I decided to fully embrace the blue tones and ruffle accents for this particular look. Since the blue shades are varied and the ruffles subtle enough, I felt casual yet chic—enough so to remind me of my trip ...read more
On my first trip to Paris, with G last July, I planned half a day around visiting the boutique Merci, only to realize it was under construction—after walking for hours through the Marais to get to it. This time, I hardly planned a thing but Cristina and I arrived to a store in ...read more
From the moment my boyfriend and I booked our flights to Paris, we knew the trip would revolve around food. We'd already heard so much about exciting restaurants like Clown Bar and Verjus, which we'd gleaned from Instagrams, blog posts, and passing recommendations; and not long ...read more
I'm what you might call a pathological people watcher. I might go so far as to call myself a people stalker, with my eyes. I obsessively notice what other people are wearing, and when I've seen something two, three, four times, I realize, "Wow, this thing is really happening"–a ...read more
Before we arrived in Paris, I decided to write down everything I ate, from our arrival to our departure. One of my biggest regrets after our Italian honeymoon was that I didn't log where and what we ate and I've since forgotten it all. The log serves as a wonderful ...read more
G and I got back from Paris on Saturday night and despite some pretty serious jet lag, this vacation was one of my all-time favorites. Here's a little more about what made it so special.Leading up to our trip, my schedule was nutty, so it wasn't until a few days before we left ...read more
One afternoon during my trip to Paris with G, we spent hours at an outdoor bistro along the Seine (which is as ideal as it sounds). As we sipped kirs and watched Parisians commuting home from work, I began to notice a trend among the women: Many wore understated vintage jeans, ...read more
As soon as G and I booked our flights to Paris, I began preparing my packing list. While I wasn't intimidated or overwhelmed by the clothing choices to consider, it was quite a different story for footwear. Shoes tend to be a trickier category for trips in general (it's easy to ...read more
On Saturday, G and I leave for a week-long vacation to Paris. Neither of us have been and since we booked the trip a little over a month ago, it's been such a fun thing to sit down and plan together each night. It will be our first time away from Sloan, but I know she'll be in ...read more