Tigers, Gingham and Spring Showers

The weather here has been unseasonably cool and rainy and I definitely have some mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I'm getting a little bit sick of all of the rain and grey skies. Also, with it being a couple weeks until school lets out and summer vacation begins, I am ready for it to start feeling like summer! On the other hand, I'm not sure I'm quite ready for sweating it out in 90 degree heat (I'll probably complain about that too!), so maybe I should savor these cool days while they last? Another upside to the dreary, cool weather is that a couple weeks ago I placed an order for some sale steals at J. Crew like cashmere sweaters and this gingham trench coat, so this cool weather gives me an opportunity to wear these pieces and enjoy them before storing them away for next year. I guess there is a silver lining to every cloud, even storm clouds!

I decided to pair my new gingham trench coat with this silk tiger print blouse, which was also part of my sale haul from a couple of weeks ago! I love how everything this spring at J. Crew ended up being a perfect match in terms of color, which really has made for some fun color and pattern combinations in my wardrobe as of late! I also own pants in this fun tiger print print, so I'm looking forward to doing what J. Crew calls "the hook-up" by pairing a top and bottom of the same print together for a very matchy-matchy look! With warmer days in sight, that look may just have to wait until next year, though!

Shirt: here
Coat: here
Pants: here
Shoes: similar gold loafers here
Bag: similar lavender bag here
Watch: similar here

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Sit Back and Relax!

There are a couple things I've been enjoying lately. The first would be Dine L.A. week, which is a great event we have here in Los Angeles twice a year where you can try prix fixe tasting menus from a variety of restaurants throughout the region for, usually, a reduced price. I've definitely been enjoying trying new restaurants, in addition to revisiting old favorites, and basically eating my way through L.A.! One restaurant we visited was The Royce at the Langham in Pasadena. It's always a treat to try the chef's tasting menu at this particular spot. Plus, my husband and I were married here, so the hotel itself always brings back nice memories.

The second thing I've been enjoying lately is shopping some of the fantastic end of the season sales that retailers have been having lately. Mostly, I have been sitting back and enjoying shopping these sales from the comfort of home by doing online shopping.  In fact, a couple of the items that I am wearing in this post, such as these adorable velvet boots and my trench coat, are the result of these online sales.

I have been on the look out for the perfect trench coat for quite a long time. This one turned out to be not only on sale at a great price but also is the perfect length and has a detachable hood for when it's raining. I also like that it looks very classic, although I dressed it up with an unexpected sequin skirt just to be a little different.  While I felt that I, more or less, needed the trench coat (my husband would disagree!), I probably didn't need these velvet bow boots but they were just too cute to pass up! (One of the downfalls of sales and shopping online is finding things you really don't need!) On the bright side, if I gain too much weight from eating out thanks to Dine L.A., at least the boots will always fit!

Coat: Nordstrom here
Shirt: Old Navy here
Skirt: J. Crew similar sequin skirt here
Boots: Madewell here
Bag: Clare V. here

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