Weekend Wishlist - Fashionable Fall Jackets

Working in A)San Francisco and B)A creative environment in San Francisco means my workday wardrobe could be pretty casual. I do have my days, but dressing too casual for work makes me a little self conscious. With the cooler, but variable temperatures in the city I've been seeing the 'jacket with jeans' look and I'm kind of loving it. There are layers to remove/add as the day goes on and with the detailing it can give a clean, polished look on those days when you just want to throw on some jeans and a classic crew neck.  I've been bookmarking ones over the past few weeks, here are my current favorites. I'm slightly partial towards the collarless look {as you can tell} and, of course, a subtle ruffle.

Dylan Gray Olivia Tweed Jacket

Diane Von Furstenburg Heather Ruffle Detail Jacket

Stoosh Ruffle Back Tweed Jacket 

Blank Denim Mixed Vegan Moto Jacket

J.Crew Cropped Jacket in Navy

Recent {Style} Obsession: Allison Williams

It might be because we share a first name and 2 similar initials, but I'm obsessed with Allison William's sexy, but sophisticated style! I won't lie that when I took the "Which Girls Character are You?" Buzzfeed quiz I got Marnie. Her elegant and slightly conservative looks were more relatable to me than the other girls and I definitely understood her slightly annoying OCD quirks!

I first noticed Allison's personal style at the 2012 Met Gala. Her seemingly effortless, satin tube, floor length Fuchsia Ralph Lauren gown was absolutely stunning! It made me want to stop eating immediately and start growing my eyebrows out!

Her looks only continued to stand out from there. She just has an absolutely amazing way of mixing modern with traditional and it totally works with her classic beauty.  Formal or casual...can I just be her? Some more of my favorites:

Oh and can we talk about how perfectly timeless her engagement ring is?

I Heart New York!

I spent my 2007 summer interning in New York City and absolutely fell in love. The energy, the architecture, the people, the culture...I don't know where you can get much better. I've been back a few times since and when my friend, A, asked me to join her for her Birthday trip I was happy to oblige!

We stayed at, the historic, Union League Club in Midtown and had this gorgeous view of the Empire State Building from our room!

Since we both have friends that live in the City we spent Friday night on our own. I was able to meet E and our other former roomie L for some Tapas in the West Village. After E and I spent time in Spain we continued our Tapas crawl in SF so extending to NYC was only necessary.  Tertulia was delicious, so quaint and the staff (although they were skeptical about our ability to finish our Paella) was very nice.  It is unfortunate the SF dinner culture just isn't the same.

Maintaining our west coast time schedule, Saturday we got a bit of a late start. We adventured briefly to the Union Square Farmer's market, on to the East Village for Brunch and then Soho for some shopping!  

Saturday night all of our friends joined us at Sfoglia on the UES for A's Birthday Dinner! Again, such a delicious, quaint, but non-pretentious place. Honestly, the BEST sourdough bread I've had in my life...even after living in SF for almost 6 years!

Sunday we ate the most expensive salad's of our life at Bergdorf's and then continued our Shopping adventures. I had unfortunately come down with cold, so was lacking a bit of energy. We found our way to Ralph Lauren on Madison and after a glass of champagne everything was magically better!

We took it easy that afternoon. After a quick nap we ventured to a Jewish deli near by our hotel for some much needed Matzo Ball soup and, of course, pastrami on rye. We strolled the streets of midtown for bit and enjoyed a cup of tea at the acclaimed Starbucks :) It was the perfect evening to end our fantastic weekend.

We had a few hours to burn on Monday and we decided to head back to the UES to hit the stores we missed Sunday evening (Lilly Pulitzer!) and I was able to stock up on some Black and White Cookies before heading off to the airport!

La Perla FW 2014

Like I've mentioned, fancy underthings are a {guilty?} pleasure of mine.  I couldn't help but stop in the La Perla store in New York to check out their Fall 2014 Collection.




I love the more feminine aspects of La Perla's lingerie. They're elegant and beautiful, but also easy to wear underneath your everyday  work or casual wear. It's not listed on the website or in the Store, but the lace back bra in the video is to die for.  Some of my other favorites from the Fall '14 Collection:

The Maison Bustier in Blue

The Glimmering Soutache Triangle Bra

The Graphique Couture Bustier Brief

Blueberry-Lemon Bars {Paleo}

My friend E is not so much a sweets girl. When she asked me to make a dessert for her  Going Away party a few weekends ago I found an amazing sounding, paleo friendly, recipe for Bacon Chocolate chip cookies. As I was standing in the aisle at Whole Foods trying to decide how much more coconut flour I needed I realized the recipe I had found only made 8 cookies. After some panicked googling and found these delicious Blueberry-Lemon bars on The Spunky Coconut.

They weren't as sweet as I was expecting, but as E pointed out, they would be PERFECT for a breakfast. I added twice as many blueberries and probably would have done the same for lemon juice in addition to some zest. This also all came together nicely in my new blender so clean up was very easy! My adapted recipe:

Blueberry Lemon Bars {Paleo Friendly}

3/4 cup of Coconut Flour 

1/2 cup of Tapioca Starch

 1/2 cup of Shortening + 1 tbsp

 1/2 cup of Granulated Sugar

 1/2 cup of  Fresh Lemon Juice

1 tbsp of  Fresh Lemon Zest

 1 tbsp Baking Powder

 1/4 tsp  of Salt 

3/4 cup of Applesauce 

2 cups of Blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a square baking pan with parchment paper
2. In a blender, mixer or food processor, mix together the coconut flour, tapioca starch, shortening, sugar, salt, baking powder, lemon juice, lemon zest and applesauce until it forms a thick dough
3. Pour dough into a mixing bowl & fold in the blueberries
4. Place dough into the baking pan and press evenly into the pan
5. Bake for 43-45 minutes
6. After the bars cool, sprinkle the top with a pinch of granulated or powered sugar

Summer Adventures Continued

I spent this past weekend in one of my favorite places,  New York City. It was absolutely amazing and such a whirlwind. I can't wait to share my adventures!

Wedding Wednesday!

How cute is this couple, this wedding and this video?

When I saw their  post on Style Me Pretty, although a little rustic, the photos made it look so magical!  I was so excited to see they had posted a video too and instantly fell in love.

Emily + Dan from Tower Films on Vimeo.