you might get some stares.

A Prize.

you know that scene in arrested development when rita's uncle shows her her "prize" in a small wooden box, and she totally flips her shit?

turns out this "prize" is a foil-wrapped chocolate (girl, MR.F. or not, we've all been there). while my reward wasn't chocolate, it WAS a pair of isabel marant lazio boots for a cool 70% off.

even the box is beautiful.

i snagged these lovelies at the roan spring sale as a reward for getting a new job at woolly mammoth theatre company. shopping is an occasion for everything - sadness and joy.

in their goat-hair and suede glory

my mom thought i was insane for spending $350 on boots (LOL), but she didn't disagree with me that they were A) beautiful, B), indispensable (black goat-hair wedges? duh!), and C) terribly, exquisitely me. and since i was getting a new job and a raise, albeit by nonprofit standards, i clutched the box like a mother gripping her child. no one would take my prize from me. it's been love ever since.

since it's freezing here in DC, i decided to pull them out of their slumber and enjoy them while winter is acting like a drunk uncle at a party and JUST WON'T GO HOME.

pretending to be a french street-style goddess.

later this week, it's supposed to be 80 degrees, and my lazio boots will go back in their box til next fall. unlike chocolate, these puppies won't melt in the summer. see ya in september!

Here's to Mom.

my love of good tailoring and monochromatism comes honestly. here's my beautiful mom in a bianca jagger-esque tux marrying her first husband. my glamorous grandma, dorothy, is wearing a printed suit to her right. 

happy mother's day!

Ball on the Mall

friday afternoon, adam and i won last minute tickets to #ballonthemall, a benefit for the national mall. we enjoyed the VIP celebrity chefs and an unholy amount of champagne. i ate too much ham, and adam found out that gin and tonics contained sugar.

normal girls might run to the sale dress section at their local mall for a last minute black tie gown. i am not that girl.

much has been said about celebrities "recycling" formalwear, and that ladies like kate middleton are more responsible for not wearing a brand new dress to every occasion. kate and i have a lot in common, so i decided to channel her for this particular event. i'd shilled out a pretty penny for my last impromptu gala (inaugural ball - thank you, obama), so i recycled my beloved tibi tea-length circle skirt and black alice and olivia embellished top. on my feet were the silver sandals i wore to my wedding, and my accessories were from the wedding and my senior year prom. no kidding.

see? real people: we're just like kate middleton.

tibi skirt: regrettably, no longer available. similar vibe for much less here.

alice and olivia top: totally dope similar style in blue here.