Happy birthday Mijean.

This is dedicated to my lovely little sister on her birthday.

What a cutie.

You can find her blog here.

To many many more years of fabulous fun together.

I love you.

Happy birthday.

-Jessica- 

Summer Trending.

Summer is really right around the corner and with the temperatures slowly rising, I am creating a list of summer wear that must be worn excessively before the winter chill hits LA mid-December.

Number one on my list?

Overalls.

I'm really digging the black leather overalls but I cannot imagine the amount of breathability that is definitely NOT available whilst playing around.

Options?

I love this with the mesh top.

Also liking the tie around at the waist.

So.

I hope you've all been well! 

Lately, summer wear, summer fitness and summer foods are consuming my mind.

Is anyone else obsessed with brussel sprouts like me?

If you have any great websites for healthy eats and cooking, please send them my way!

I'd love to take a look.

It's Friday and I cannot wait for the weekend.

What are you lovelies all up to?

Whatever you choose to do about town, I hope you have a fabulous time.

I will be posting more summer trends so stay tuned!

-Jessica- 

Ulyana Sergeenko.

I have been a little... absent lately.

Forgive me?

As I transition back into my blogging busy-ness, I have found the most romantic transition into haute couture with Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko's lookbook shots.

But before we dive in, can we just take a minute to applaud Ulyana's street style look that has dominated the blogosphere:

The perfect poof!

How does one wear a lace apron in public?

Like this. 

The Prada clutch of my dreams.

And this.

Oh. My.

With that personal style, can you imagine what her line will look like?

Let me show you...

{Source: Here}

Aaaaand it's amazing, yes?

It feels so good to be back.

I'm jumping into the shows that have passed me by this spring as my life went fast fast forward with work + school + LIFE. 

But I can't complain because right now, life is just too good.

On my mind now that summer is right around the corner...

Fresh flowers in the apartment are now a must.

I remember once upon a time ago I despised flowers.

"They die" was my excuse for refusing them.

(Can you believe I refused them?!)

But now my grown self must have them.

The simplicity of it is so beautiful, I can't resist anymore.

Warm summer nights with sweet bubbly.

And daydreaming a lot lately of my perfect workspace/studio with an abundance of natural sunlight and color to keep the inspiration going.

So!

I am officially back!

Although you can find me here and here too.

I hope all you lovelies enjoy a beautiful weekend!

I'll be back soon.

-Jessica-

Lady in Red.

There's something to be said about the power of red. 

Typically, it's been seen in beautiful gowns

I have to say, I love that man's facial expression in the front row.

But now what has been catching my eye, is the masculine take on such a feminine color in the form of red suits

 The chucks.. the bra... it just looks so cool.

I have it in my right mind to get me one too.

Bright colors make me happy.

And so does bright colored food.

Last weekend I discovered Salt's Cure in Santa Monica...

My steak & eggs

His bacon burger.

Zomg.

So. Good.

And this week's two featured outfit of the day via Instagram (@PrettyStems):

{Flannel: J.Crew, Henley tank: Old Navy, Skinnies: Zara, Beanie: Soho, Timberlands via Zappos}

My Timberlands came out to play!

{T-Shirt: F21, Shorts: Levis, Sneakers: Converse, Clutch: ASOS, Sunnies: Ray Bans, Beanie: gifted}

Things are warming up for the weekend and I couldn't be happier about it.

So my new Ray Bans also came out!

And guess what?

I love them so much.

How about it for selfies in the car though?

Alright!

It's Friday and the weekend schedule is packed with events and I couldn't be more excited to see it come. 

Let's make it count today so we can just relax and enjoy the weekend~

-Jessica-

NY Wrap Up.

It's Wednesday and I am just now getting to the final wrap up of my New York trip.

And that's just how it is.

This is going to be a mish mash of day 3 and 4:

With our hotel being literally adjacent to Grand Central Station, it made sense to spend a bit of time here.

I was honestly waiting for a flash mob crew to come out as I snapped this photo.

It really isn't as big as I thought it would be in here...

But nevertheless!

It was time for lunch so we ate right here:

And it was absolutely delicious.

And heavy.

But I wanted Magnolia Bakery anyway.

I know there's one in LA, but I never even bothered to try it.
But after this banana pudding, I'll be on the hunt first thing this weekend.
I promise.
We'll be united again!

After lunch at Grand Central Station, we moseyed on down to Herald Square/Park?
It was beautiful.

{Sweater: F21, Leather Sweats, Camo hat: Supreme, Sneakers: New Balance}

In the streets

After some shopping on Fifth Avenue, we were hungry and had to indulge in some pizza

And then it was time to get ready for another night out on the town

Elevator shot with my sisters

Although New York night life is fun, I'm going to have to say.. Los Angeles still does it better.

And after all the hype, I finally had halal.

And the legit one on 53rd & 6th.

It was okay... but I still want tacos and carne asada nachos for my night life late night grub.

And finally on our last day, we went to East Village for velvet fries

Okay these were amazing

Then it was off to Crif Dogs!

My bacon wrapped avocado and jalapeño hot dog.

And then to seal our sweet trip, it was dessert with all our friends together at Spot before we headed back to pack up and go

And with that wraps up our trip.

We took turns passing out on the plane back to LA but we're here now and I couldn't be happier.

I am beyond sure that I'm destined to be an LA gal, but I would love to go back to New York again to see all the nooks and crannies I missed.

Have a fabulous week friends!

Let's make it count.

~Jessica~