Stairway to Heaven?

"One girl's stairway to heaven just might be another man's (husband's) journey to hell."
-Hello Katie Girl

My husband and I are both introverted (not that you could tell that about me from the picture below), but unlike my husband, I often like to get out and do/see things while my husband is often very content staying at home. You might also know that I have a rapidly growing "things to do/see list" for things I want to experience in Los Angeles. One of the things on my list was to go to Silver Lake and eat at a very cool German restaurant for Oktoberfest. I thought the fact that I had a coupon (for beer and bratwurst nonetheless!) would make it more appealing to my husband, but the congestion of the Silver Lake area was definitely not something that was up his alley, although the beer and food helped to smooth things over a little.

In addition to being the home of a great German restaurant, Silver Lake is also home to the Micheltorena stairs. These rainbow-colored stairs make for some awesome photos! However, as I have written before, the image reflected in photos is often different than the gritty reality of real life. When we arrived at the stairs, someone had left their soiled jeans strewn in the middle of the stair's rainbow glory! There was also a lot of trash and even excrement. (The latter, by the way, did not come from a dog or any other four legged animal!) So, in my husband's defense, I can somewhat understand why he was less than thrilled about the location. However, being the fearless blogger that I am, I took these setbacks in stride.

Due to the fact that the weather is still pretty hot here, I opted for a light-weight ruffled pinstriped top, also known as the "Edie" top from J. Crew. Lately, I have become obsessed with the versatility of pinstripes. I also wore a couple of my favorite accessories, such as my Kate Spade taxi shoes and my Rebecca Minkoff tassel camera bag. The colors of both the shoes and bag definitely complimented the vibrancy of the stairs, sans scary clothing and waste!

Shirt: J. Crew "Edie" Top here and here
Jeans: J. Crew similar here
Shoes: Kate Spade here, here and glitter version here
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Tassel Bag similar here and here
Sunglasses: Prada

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