new york diary: part 1

i've been looking forward to my trip to new york for far too long.  its by far one of my favorite cities.  the boyf had never been so i was excited to be able to experience it with him.  we stayed with some friends in weehawken.  i know know a little far but hey it was a free place to stay so no complaints there.  we were greeted with a lovely view of the skyline, some brooklyn lager and some proper new york pizza.  

packing/city skyline/time square/pizza/good food in soho/the skyline/kaws

outfit 1:

button down ~ ralph lauren

sweatshirt ~ target

sunnies ~ karen walker

watch ~ coach

suitcase:

denim jacket ~ pendleton for levis

dress ~ rodarte for target

button down ~ ralph lauren

bra ~ uo

tank ~ actual pain

nnv picks of the week

hey guys!  i'm excited to share with you my favorite pieces that are in the store this week.  head on over to the neon nightmare vintage blog to read about why these are my pick's this week.  you can also find out what terris and voss' picks are too.

gotta get george ready for his puppy holiday at the lake house then i'm off to new york in the morning!!!!

xoxo

alicia

casual tuesdays

basically everday at work is casual friday.  so i bring you casual tuesday!  this is another variation of what i usually wear to work.  button down, sweater {the heat doesn't come on until mid january after i've nagged building maintance for a month}, jeans and flats.

counting down my days until i head to new york!!!

wearing:

shirt ~ polo ralph lauren

sweater ~ club monaco

jeans ~ levi's

flats ~ h&m

don't forget to check out neon nightmare for some vintage finds.  we'll be adding some new goodies to the store soon.

xoxo

alicia

this or that: glitter boots

or

with this diy.

welcome to this or that.  i've been doing this on occasion on my tumblr but thought it'd make a good addition to the blog.  more content = good, right?  while i don't usually scour the interweb for frugal alternatives to designer duds, there are already blogs dedicated to that, but on occasion i'll have an "ah ha!" moment were i know i've seen a cheaper version else where.  

i have been ogling these barney's glitter boots {$595} for some time, but the boyf wallet won't allow it.  i've also been lusting after these sam edelman {$160}.  then i had a grand idea, a mimosa or two helped, i could use this diy to make the boots.  pure genius!  my only concern is that the glitter won't stick to the suede, so i may need to cut a template to secure onto {sew or glue perhaps?} the back half.  if you have any insight onto how you would do this i'd like to here your thoughts. :)

check out some older this or that features:

sydney even love ring

j. crew pullover

queens wardrobe scalloped shorts

madewell tall riding boots