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It’s been only chilly in the mornings here in San Diego, which means I have the chance to layer, even if it’s just a for part of the day. Then I find that I need to peel layers off as the day gets later because the typical California weather returns. I took my mom to a doctor’s appointment in the morning when I wore this outfit. In addition to the sweater, I bundled up with a lovely wrap scarf. Once we left the hospital and made it back to the car, I had to shed the sweater and wrap (I have a tank underneath). I’ll have to say that this is one of my favorite sweaters. I love the Fair Isle knit and slightly oversized fit. And yes, those are leg warmers with my wedge boots!
Outfit – Vintage sweater from Jet Rag in LA (for $1!); American Rag denim leggings; Old Navy tank; Type Z wedge boots; Forever 21 leg warmers; Rebecca Minkoff purse; iSee glasses ℅ GlassesUSA; Wendy Brandes ring
My son has tons of toys everywhere at home (and more have been added since Christmas). It’s a combination of my niece’s hand-me-down toys and brand new ones that they share, or that are distinctly their own. But no matter how many cool toys my son and niece have all around them, I find that it’s their imagination that drives the heart of their play (cardboard boxes make the best planes, trains, cars or boats). Hope you had a great weekend!
I was in that mode again to hunt for that perfect shoe that would satisfy all of my cravings for something new and fresh for my wardrobe. I’m falling in love with leopard again, and I found the shoe that literally made my heart skip a beat when I saw it. It’s called Jovanna by Matiko, and I purchased them from a new favorite shoe shopping site called Ashbury Skies (recently launched in 2011, based out of San Francisco). Immediately I fell for the all-over leopard print and wedged heel. But what I truly love is that it is asymmetrical, giving it a little bit of edge. Beware that this leopard will appear in quite a few outfit posts to come. Have a great weekend!
(Post title is a quote from television series “Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”)
As you can tell by most of my pictures on this blog, I wear glasses. I had mixed feelings about wearing glasses when I was younger because I was partly excited to be able to see clearly, but not so excited to actually wear the glasses themselves. What I discovered after my first horribly lackluster pair is that I should start to think of them as an accessory. I upgraded my glasses to a pair of very cool burgundy frames and have been choosing prescription glasses over contacts ever since.
In my quest to find fashionable frames, I realized that many of the styles I was looking at cost the same as a high-end purse or pair of shoes. If I decided to buy glasses at a more affordable price, then I sacrifice the style that I want. Glasses seemed like more function than form, so I ditched the possibility of getting more than one pair and would just be resigned to the fact that I could only really update the style of my glasses after my regular check ups.
This all changed after I was recently introduced to GlassesUSA.com. I love the newest pair I have by Lucky Brand that I bought at Costco a few months ago. But as a fashion/lifestyle blogger, seeing so many fantastic frame styles on other bloggers made me want to coordinate new pairs with different outfits. GlassesUSA.com has a great selection at incredibly reasonable prices (110% lowest price guarantee), which could definitely make those accessory dreams come true!
Other than checking out all of the great styles, my absolute favorite part of the whole site was the virtual mirror. I spent literally two nights playing with this great feature. Rather than upload a picture, I chose to use my web-cam to take a current picture of myself. I then “tried on” practically every pair they had. Out of all of the choices, I settled on a great pair by iSee because of it’s retro style. The order was processed immediately after they received my prescription (sent by email). My glasses were delivered 5 days later in a handy, slim hard case with a lens cloth.
Here I am in my new specs (and new haircut)! What do you think? If you would like a pair (or two, or three) for your own, GlassesUSA.com is offering readers of Any Second Now a couple of discounts, in addition to their fantastic regular offers. Check them out below and happy shopping!
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FTC Disclosure: I received product and was asked to review the site in return. Although I did receive product, the opinions in this post are strictly my own.
Yesterday was my husband’s birthday, and he did exactly what he wanted to all weekend: golf! Deon dubbed this weekend “The Chen Invitational” and spent the time relaxing with his buddies on the links. This was perfect timing because my sister, mom and I took the kids to a party on Saturday, and then we had a nice family dinner on Sunday after his second round of golf. All in all, a nice and easy weekend. Hope you had a great one, too!
I was browsing through a couple of my favorite magazines recently, and found ads for the newest designer to contribute to Target’s “Go International” series: Jason Wu. The line hits Target stores on February 5, 2012 and prices range from $19.99 to $59.99. I must admit that I never paid too much attention to his designs before, but I feel that Jason Wu gained much more attention because he’s one the First Lady’s favorite designers. These ads really made me sit up and take notice, because of the colors, prints and especially the purses. What do you think? Have a great weekend!
(Want more? They’ve got the whole collection available to view on Fashionista here. It’s official, I’m in love with this whole line!)
Images taken with my iPhone from Lucky and People StyleWatch
Happy birthday to a wonderful lady, my mum, who turns 70 today. In commemoration, I’m including a picture of when she was in her twenties as a teacher in the Philippines. As you can see, being a fashionista runs in the family. Can you believe her stylish suit was the uniform that teachers wore in the 60’s? We’ll be celebrating her day with an intimate family dinner. Thanks mom for everything you are and here’s to your special day. We love you!
Since I didn’t get to enjoy Restaurant Week with my girls last week (they went to a great place called Aloha Sushi and raved about it through texts and comments on Foursquare), I’m posting about an awesome birthday party that my Godson, Max, had last month at a place called Solid Rock Gym out in Downtown San Diego, by Old Town. It’s a gym with huge rock climbing walls of various levels of difficulty. I had always seen the signs about this establishment from the freeway, but never really gave it a second thought. My sister, her husband and even my niece, Mei-Lin, all braved the walls, although Dominic and I were content to just be spectators. Who knows? Maybe someday Dominic and I will be brave enough to climb, and bring my husband to try it as well. Hope you had a great weekend!
A bit too much, right Dominic?
Max, ready to climb!
Waiting for Mei-Lin’s turn.
Look at Mei-Lin go!
A picture from the platform of my sister’s ascension.
Wishing Max a happy birthday!
I’m not climbing, are you? Maybe next time!
I was asked recently to be a “Featured Stylist” on a new fashion/shopping site called Style Says. The premise of the site is to make online shopping more enjoyable by offering a community of shoppers, products and stores. Users can navigate the site using three areas: Discovery (new and featured styles of clothing and accessories), Stores (a growing list of stores that they have partnered with), and People (pages of their community of bloggers).
As a “Featured Stylist”, I can then share with users items from outfit posts from my blog that are found in their community of stores. Sometimes I can share exactly what I bought, or something very similar. It’s a fun way to share my online shopping finds with readers of Any Second Now. If users like what they see, they can subscribe to my page and anything I post on Style Says are linked directly to this blog. Check out my page and the pages of other great bloggers on Style Says, and have a great weekend!
