Huntington Botanical Gardens

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Sorry for not posting for awhile. This week started off really promising but turned tragic real quick. But luckily al the drama has died down a bit...so back to blogging.

I was lucky to visit a semi-Los Angeles secret: Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens
Here are some pictures from my visit and an outfit of the day picture!

There are quite a few gardens at the Huntington (desert, jungle, Japanese, Chinese, Rose, Children) but I guess spring hasn't officially sprung as many of the trees & gardens were flowerless.

The Japanese and Chinese gardens were definitely the high point. The Japanese garden you may recognize from the movie Memoirs of a Geisha. It unfortunately is going to be closed for renovations until NEXT YEAR so I wanted to check it out before it closed.
The Chinese garden had a little restaurant where you can grab some not-so-authentic Chinese food and catch some gorgeous views of the giant pond with bridges & San Gabriel mountains.

As for what I'm wearing?
Polka dot top: Marshalls (its supposed to be a dress? but its kind of short and see through)
blazer: Forever 21 (lined REALLY weird. not sold anymore...)
boots: Marshalls (bought on sale for $15! Great buy although I did have to buy a size larger than I normally wear. Socks are my bffs with these boots!)

I want to try to incorporate more of LA and food into my blogs. I want this blog have more dimensions and aspects to it. I hope you guys don't mind :)

Cheers!

Outfit of the Day: Inspired by Audrey

Oh the great Audrey Hepburn. The fashion world owes her so much.
Not only did she make the little black dress a wardrobe staple, but she also made black pants forever fashionable.

Image from Seraphic Press

Its hard to find good black pants. I've been on the hunt for awhile now. The 3 things I was looking for was a lightweight fabric both for casual/work wear, crop, and slim.
I looked high and low until I remembered something:

Does anyone else remember this Gap commercial like I do?

So that's where I went.
The Gap slim crop pant in black is what I picked up (seen here)



This is how I paired it. I wore my favorite striped shirt I bought in Korea. I tied my hair in a bun (you can't see it cause it's not a high bun..my hair is not long enough for that).

As for the pants...I love them!
I was on the fence because at the fitting room they were a little bit snug. I read the label and saw that it was 5% spandex so I knew that it would stretch out with wear...but I was still scared.
My body type is awkward in that I have thunder thighs :( so slim pants make me feel very self conscious.

Anyway, I bought the pants for a little over $30 when Gap was having one of those 40% off flash sales.
Worth it? Totally! I've seen reviews for the Minnie pants from JCrew but they are WAY too expensive.
Its a great fit in every way.
For height reference..I am 5'7" and the pants hit literally right above my ankle. I can fold the pants for a more casual look...or pair them with heels to dress them up. Very versatile pants.


Cheers!

Dog Cameo!

Cardigan: Korea Floral top: Cotton On Cargo: Nordstrom Shoes: Jessica Simpson

Today was one of those days where I got dressed up for no real reason. Took my dog to the patio just to hang out and who knew he would flash his rear end like that? Hahahaha.
Anyway, I wore heels JUST to take this photo! Lol. I'm crazy like that.
P.s. Nordstrom rack is having a clearance sale (where I got my cargo pants) so check it out if you want to spend some of that holiday $!

New Year New Outfit

The New Year always calls for some resolutions you will almost always abandon after 2-3 months.
My resolution this year is to be more fashion forward with my outfit choices.
This means mixing prints, wearing heels, wearing colors I'm afraid of....etc etc.


So when I got dressed for the New Year, this is what I came up with:

Top, tights, shoes: Korea Navy Jacket: Forever 21 leopard print scarf: Saks 5th

Just looking at it, I think it looks very simple. But the devil is in the details!
I mixed a lot of prints believe it or not. My scarf is leopard print, my tights are floral print, and my shirt is striped.

I bought this jacket on a recent online trip to Forever 21 and fell in love with its simplicity.
Even though its so simple, I have nothing like it in my closet.

I also am in love with textured/printed tights.
Black tights are just SO boring! To spruce up an outfit I'll add tights with either color or a print.

So I hope you all are having a fabulous start to the New Year!


Cheers!

Christmas Outfit

Hooray for Christmas!

Since I wasn't going to do anything special....I kept my outfit very simple and comfortable.

Pretty much everything from this outfit except my shoes are from Korea. My shoes are from H&M which I fell in love with instantly and bought on the spot. No questions asked.
My dress is a one size fits all kind of deal and that means the bottom half isn't as flattering as the top half.
My tights are winter tights which means they are as thick as some yoga pants I own!

The belt I bought separately too (also from Korea). Korea is seriously the BEST place to buy accessories. I haven't been to China yet but I can imagine it can easily surpass Korea. Lol!

I am also totally in love with these shoes. Lace up boots are a huge trend this season. I have a pair with thick heels..but I love that these are wedges.
They were less than $40 and are almost 4+inches tall. *Sigh* I wish there were more moments in my life where I can wear these bad boys.


I wish everyone a safe&Merry Christmas!

Cheers!