Week's Review in Costumes.

Saturday 10.29.11

Halloweenie Circus themed party.

Hubby is the dirty circus master.

Oh my!

Must follow the Girl World rules according to the Plastics.

All Halloween costumes must be something something slut.

Obviously I'm a trapeze artist...slut. :)

Sunday 10.30.11 

CAKE at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA.

Cardigan, Nordstroms

Dress, thrifted

Shoes, Converse

Monday 10.31.11

I'm sweet but mean business!

Dress, Free People

Slip, F21

Shoes, Sam Edelman

Tuessday 11.01.11

I think I'm turning Japanese,

I think I'm turning Japanese, 

I really think so.

Influenced by the Harajuku Gals. 

Necklaces, variety (from grandma, Erica Bowman)

Blazer, Modcloth

Button Down Top, Christian Dior

Tank, Old Navy

Belt, from grandma

Dress, vintage

Knee High Socks, ?

Shoes, MIA

Wednesday 11.02.11

Downtown business lady.

Jacket, vintage

Dress, vintage

Shoes, F21

Thursday 11.03.11

This is all I got!

Belt, Le Chateau

Friday 11.04.11

Edgy eggplant buckle boots.

Sweater, hubby's (Banana Republic)

Necklace, gifted (Banana Republic)

Jeans, Miss Sixty

Boots, Sway

Saturday 11.05.11

Attention. Yes please!

Coat, vintage

Top, M Matty

Tank, thrifted

Pants, Mango

Shoes, MIA

Sunday 11.06.11

House hunting in the fall. 

Dress, H&M

Tights, H&M

Shoes, Sway

Monday 11.07.11

Hangin with Miss Daisy.

Top, Nordstroms

Skirt/Dress, F21

Necklace, from grandma

Tuesday 11.08.11

Inspired by Ms Twiryl Skirts Post, with my own twist of course. :)

Top, Mango

Jeans, thrifted

Shoes, Aldo (glitterfied by yours truly)

One... Two... Three

At this point, adrenaline is not just running through my veins, it has fully replaced my blood. I've been working like a mad woman on actualizing a passion project these past few weeks so I thought I would take a nice vacation. Ahhhhh... wouldn't that be fantastic if I had time for that? In the meantime, I've decided to try an emulate relaxation mode by sporting this dress I picked up in Bali. A nice breezy light cotton dress makes for a good pretend mental vacay. 

PS - I'm all island out - my bracelet is from Boracay, Philippines. 

Oh yeah, it's a true vacay outfit now, homies.

Bracelet, from Boracay, Philippines

Dress, from Bali, Indonesia

Shoes, GoMax via Ambiance

Friday, October, 21st, 2011

Date night with the hubby - sexy time, oh yeah! Ew, TMI, Marie. TMI.  For a split second I wanted to get all dolled up and go to the gorgeous Meritage at the Claremont in Oakland. A couple of hours beforehand, I realized I wasn't in the mood to play dress up. All I wanted to do was be with Mikie and talk, laugh and just hang at a casual romantic restaurant. And that's exactly what we did, my friends. It had been too long since we had a solid block of time, and so we exchanged stories, food and kisses. 

I love that man so much. 

Romance is alive and kickin. 

Necklace, VerreEncore
Jacket, F21 (the most awesomest buy ever!)
Tank, H&M
Jeans, thrifted Levi's original sample
Shoes, MIA

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Event hopping calls for layers. 

This is where all my Man Repeller stalking comes in handy - Leandra is a layerin whiz! Of course, my layering skills are much more conservative and tamer that hers, at least this time around. 

Walking around in the cold going from place to place, I started soff fully loaded (uh, not that kind of loaded - that comes later in the evening ;) ). Layers are all ON. I always view my outfit in its layered stages since once  I'm at the events, and consume a couple glasses of Proseco, I slowly peel off each layer. Cue stripper music. Not!

Jacket not pictured. D'oh.

Ya know my long kimono hot pink vintage jacket? Imagine that over le outfit. 

Now, good job using your imagination, kiddies :)

Headband, F21
Bracelets, variety
Sweater, Bluefly (can't remember brand - bad Marie!)
Tank, H&M
Pants, Madewell
Shoes, Sam Edelman

Three Piece Angle.

I didn't get the best of sleep last night and I promised my baby girl, Daisy, that I'd take her to Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley today. Ugh. I felt like poopy head McGee and decided to take the lazy girls route by wearing jeans. And I do not wear jeans often! Nothing wrong with denim - it's just that it's so overdone and there are so many many many many other options out there - why just stick to the basics?  I do love me some jean wearin time once in a while and today I unabashedly pull out the I'm a busy mom, wife, entrepreneur, and lover of life. So there. Ha! 

Here's today's choice from a three piece angle:

Rings, street vendor
Sweater, H&M
Top, Gap
Jeans, Miss Sixty
Shoes, custom Converse

Thanks, Dad!

This big ole dress shirt is my dad's from eons ago - vintage Christian Dior - score! You can't really see the details (sorry for the poor quality photos) but there are very thin red pin stripes. It's so wonderful and beautiful and made to last a lifetime. I've loved this shirt for as long as I can remember - on my dad and on me.  And as much as I love my F21 and H&M shopping sprees, I'm very aware that I won't be passing any of those trendy little pieces down to my daughter. Which is totally fine - sometimes it's good to live in the moment! But I'd like to thank my Mom & Dad for having good taste and for occasionally buying the good stuff to pass down to their kiddies (that's four boys and one glorious girl - ME)! I'm really hoping to purchase a few key items to be able to pass along to mine, too.

 By the way, been totally jonesin (and needing --- I swear!) a new investment purse - any suggestions ladies?

PS - Sorry for the static-y shots, taken with my mac attack in my home office.

Top, from my dad (vintage Christian Dior)
Jeans, Gap

Ooo baby, baby, it's a plaid world...

Hugs and Kisses to my favoritest hubby, Mikie 

-favoritest? Wait, what? Like I've got more than one? Nah, it's just me being a goober- 

for having the best selection of men's clothes that he so graciously lets me raid all the time. Ha! Poor guy doesn't even know it until it's too late.

Hubby's closet is great when I'm:

A) feeling bloated

B) need to instantly expand my wardrobe

C) I just feel like you've got nothing to wear

D) I want to feel petite ;)

E) I miss him

F) all of the above

Today, I'm going with A, D, and E!

What's your #1 reason for invading the hubby/boyfriends closet?

Button Down Top, from hubby's closet
T-shirt, H&M
Belt, ?
Jeans, Miss Sixty
Boots, BP from Nordstroms

Who Are You?

Who are you?, hubby asked as I strutted through the door after a night out with one of my girlfriends.

Why, it's me fabu alter ego, Talulah - duh!

She a little

                     tougher

                                      sexier

                                                      edgier

          sassier 

                                                                              with a whole lotta confidence.

Oh. Yeah.

Ingredients to make one large batch of crazy Talulah: 

faux bangs (aren't they rockin?!), some form of leopard print, red lips, lined eyes, and a flash of le body. 

What's your alter ego like? What does she wear?

The End.

Get it?!

The End?

'Cuz it's the end of the series and I ended it with my patootie?

Yeah, I thought you got it. 

You're smart like that yo.

Headband, present from a friend

Top, ?

Jeans, Miss Sixty

Shoes, H&M