NYC

 Off to the big apple tonight to visit my oldest brother and see my mama for a very last minute weekend of eating + shopping. My only real requirements for the weekend: to see some sunshine, bagels, and pizza. 

Back in Chicago on Sunday - have a great rest of your week!

xx

Happy Thursday!

Happy Thursday!

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The Coffee Dress

Here's a little back story about this dress. My mom purchased it for me and I said I liked it, but it was one of those pieces where I was thinking okay it's great, but where am I wearing this thing? Naturally my mom goes, "oh you know just out in the neighborhood to get a coffee". So once I showed it to the roomies, the dress instantly became known as "the coffee dress". I hadn't worn it and it just hung in my closet for months until Friday morning my roomies came up with a chant for the dress...no lie. So we (Jaclyn, myself, and the coffee dress) made our way over to Wicker Park, to try all of the good things we've been hearing about Bro Bagel. The dudes who run Piece Pizza in Wicker Park opened up this bagel joint next door. After seeing it listed on Sosh, we knew we had to try it since finding a good bagel in Chicago is harder than you'd think.

After our bagels and lattes at Bru, we explored the charming streets of Wicker Park, taking tons of photos and agreeing that it's one of our favorite neighborhoods in Chicago. We eventually hopped on the train to head downtown and shot some more pics! 

Enjoy.

Free People dress / Madewell booties / Vintage LV bag

Photos taken by the lovely JW.

xx

Chitown

finally got my camera back, so here are some shots from the past week around Chicago. 

Happy Friday! 

xx

Labor Day White

I hope you all had a long, refreshing, and non-laborious weekend (see what I did there?). I was speaking to one of my British friends over the weekend who asked about Labor Day – you know, the basics like what it is and why Americans celebrate it. I immediately had to consult the internet to to come up with something rather than "ehh I'm not really too sure" other than the fact that most schools start the day after Labor Day and we don't wear white anymore. To not sound like such a moron, I read up on it and learned a little about why we have off that notorious Monday that marks the ending of summer. So I got to thinking, where did the whole 'no white after Labor Day' fashion myth come from? Well a) there are some practical reasons of white being a cooler fabric for warm summer months, and b) a more symbolic reason*. So where do you fall in this situation – do you even consider this rule to be relevant anymore? Who cares if it's the day after September 1st and you're wearing a white top? Apparently I do not since I wore a white dress today without even thinking twice. Here are some images I've gathered that are inspiring me to now consciously wear white for these last days of summer and into the coming fall and winter seasons.

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*source: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1920684,00.html

Positano

Positano was absolutely unlike any place I have ever seen before. I really dislike when people say that, but it's seriously so true. It seems impossible that so many colorful homes and shops can be built literally into the cliffy hillside along the coast, but it really was stunning. The locals are more than friendly and seem to know everyone, where to go, and the best place for dinner, which we went to twice. You're also in a prime location for visiting other towns along the Amalfi coast like Ravello and Amalfi, which we certainly did! 

Enjoy my last post of photos from my year in Europe. It's very odd my stay has come to an end after meeting kind people, tasting new cuisines, and touring new countries, but I'm slowly starting to adjust back to life in the good ol' USA.

xx