more pictures from monterey! these were shot along the scenic 17 mile drive, which is basically a touristy little drive that loops around the area past the ocean and through a bunch of golf courses in a very wealthy area down in monterey. you pay to get in and they give you a little numbered map with silly locations like the “ghost tree!” i don’t have the little brochure, but it says something cheesy about how the dead trees have been bleached by the wind and sea. there were a lot of people mulling about snapping touristy pictures, so we decided to join in and get our own. despite the spectacle of it, i have to admit that this whole area is absolutely stunning. it brought back memories of some of the bike tours i’ve gone on that passed through this area and down into big sur along highway one. i read on a postcard once that someone famous referred to the area as the most beautiful convergence of land and sea…

dress: dear creatures “boat house brunch” dress
shoes: thrifted vintage shoes
coat: asos from last year
sunglasses: tom ford nikita
bag: j.w. hulme mini legacy bag

it’s friday and i’m finally beginning to feel back to normal! thank you so much for all your well wishes on my last post! i’m excited to be feeling better because i’m about to go on a quick weekend trip to the monterey/carmel area to celebrate brendan’s birthday. we booked an historic room designed by julia morgan at the asilomar state park and we have all sorts of fun weekend adventures planned out!

but until then, here is my last outfit of the week: you may remember this dress from my velma-inspired outfit a few months back, but this time i decided to revise the look a bit by chopping off a few inches from the skirt to create a mini dress. i’m always drawn to shorter lengths, so it’s hard for me to resist the urge to snip away at my hems! but in this case, i think less is definitely more. now let’s just see what i do with my hair…

dress: vintage psychedelic print dress
shoes: thrifted vintage heels
bag: j.w. hulme mini legacy bag
sunglasses: karen walker number six

and look who’s back on the rooftop? i realized it has been such a long time that some of you might not even have been around in the days when all of my outfit photos were shot from my rooftop! i was feeling pretty exhausted after a long day of work, so hopping up on the roof to enjoy the view of oakland as the sun set in the sky felt like a nice little midweek treat. not only that, but i decided to get all dressed up in my chloe sevigny for opening ceremony dress! i had my eye on this baby ever since i went to the oc store in february, but at the time, they didn’t have my size! fast forward 6 months and i found it up for sale on their site for a fraction of the price! there are seriously so many good sales online right now.

in other news, if you’re interested in their selection of frames, bonlook has informed me that if you use the code “bonlookgive” now through the month of september, you will get $10 off to your purchase and bonlook will donate $10 to childsight, which seeks to improve the vision and academic potential of low-income children who have limited access to basic vision care. win win!

dress: chloe sevigny for opening ceremony
shoes: jeffrey campbell ‘eye in the sky’ heels
glasses: bonlook j’adore frames