Today, I met up with my dear friend Leslie of Fashion Du Jour for at little fashion lunch. We had a great time browsing through the July issues of
Elle and
W and dishing about celebrity style. Of course, the gorgeous Rihanna is on the cover of Elle, and I've already seen a good 20 blogs post about her spread. It is quite fabulous. There is no arguing that Rihanna is a fabulous model. I don't really care for her as a singer, and wouldn't mind if she traded her mic in for good! I'm just sayin...Anyhow, Leslie and I both agreed that we love Rihanna's style! She is a risk taker to say the least and although I can't say that I'd be down to rock all of her looks, I commend her for daring to be different. On the other hand, Leslie an I did not agree on Eva Mendes' style. Eva graces the July issue of
W and she looks HOT in my opinion. I am actually an Eva Mendes fan all around. I love her classic style. She always looks so polished and her style reminds me of old Hollywood. Very sophisticated, sexy, and just plain chic. Leslie completely disagrees with me on this one. She doesn't care for Mendes' style and describes it as "behind the times and always one step behind the trends." But, still I think that's what I like about Mendes' style....I guess I think of her as timeless.
What do you think of Mendes' style?
Well of course, we couldn't have a fashion lunch without snapping a few pictures! As I mentioned before, Leslie and I planned to wear the same item styled completely different. The item we chose was a black racer back tuxedo vest. It really is a great vest that can be dressed up or down and you can totally see the diversity of the vest in our two looks. We didn't tell each other how were were going to style the vest, and our looks are so completely different!
Arriving for lunch...
Leslie paired her vest with a denim button down shirt and pair of white boyfriend jeans (I am desperately searching for the right pair of white jeans!) for a casual look that's perfect for the girl about town who wants to be comfortable but stylish!
My look, on other hand, had a summer resort kinda feel to it, don't ya think? I paired my vest with a flowy over-sized leopard print blouse (H&M, in stores now), and a pair of black trouser shorts (I Heart Ronson, $15 at JC Penney now) and my black Michael Kors pumps. It's a look that I think would be perfect for a summer lunch or evening date, a girls lunch, or a girls night out! The shorts keep the outfit casual enough for day, but I'd say the look also transitions perfectly into the night, too.
So we didn't spend the whole time posing for pictures! We did actually eat at some point. We ate at Panera and I totally copied Leslie and ordered the Cobb Salad after hearing her order it. It was delish!
I so wish that I could get together with all of my favorite bloggers for a little fashion lunch!!! Leslie and I had such a great time!!!!
Now before I go, I have one more exciting bit of news. I am starting to feel like an "attention whore" as Olivia would say, but I was featured again!! Yipppee! This time I was featured as the
Best Dressed Reader of the Day on
Slaves to Fashion: Glamour Magazine's daily style
blog! Aaahhh...Needless to say, I was beyond flattered when I got the email this morning. Check out the entire feature
here! Who knew my thrifted Anny Taylor blazer would be such a hit!
Thanks for stopping by!!!
