one more night in Hollywood

This week was spent mostly working, sorting through photos, and eating loads of girl scout cookies. I forgot how addicting those little things can be! While I am nearly finished sorting through my New York pictures, I still have yet to upload everything to Flickr. It will happen, slowly but surely.

Moving on... I'm always looking for the perfect cardigan so when I spotted this dove print beauty on the rack, I knew it had to come home with me. It’s a light pink color, which you may or may not be able to decipher in these photos, but surprisingly it works with a multitude of colors and outfits. I meant to take it with me to New York but forgot about it in my mad dash to pack. It’s getting a lot of wear lately so I don’t feel too bad about leaving it behind.

The weather on this particular day was sunny but actually pretty chilly; a scarf was definitely necessary. The scarf I'm wearing is terribly cozy and a bit like wearing a small blanket around your neck. It looks like I’ll be breaking it out again this weekend since it is supposed to be record breaking-ly chilly (for Los Angeles, that is). Luckily, it seems as though I won’t be in town for most of it. This Oscar traffic is making me crazy (the Kodak Theater is literally on my way to work) so "the Brit" and I are planning our sneaky escape from Hollywood. More on that later.

 

 

 

outfit details:

cardigan - h&m

dress & flats - urban outfitters 

scarf - yarnovermovement

last few hours of my New York trip

One final post here about my trip to New York so I can move on to regularly scheduled blogging! I will be posting more photos on my flickr page so if you want more Reckless Daughter in NYC, do not fret, you shall have it! Meanwhile, here is more or less what the last few hours of my trip looked like.

Waking up to the sounds of New York outside my borrowed window.

Much needed make-shift ironing board.

For me, a hat on the final day is usually a wise choice.

Brooklyn bound once more.

 a yummy brunch with Miss Hannah and her lovely Landon (who, incidentally, took this photo for me).

Back to Union Square then on to Matthew's apartment to pack.

view from the cab, JFK bound, as I bid a bittersweet adieu to New York...

my "disco plane"

music to get me through the 5+ hour flight that lie ahead of me - thanks to strong headwinds.
But I would be home to greet "the Brit" before Valentines Day was through...

The End.

I had such a wonderful time in New York.  Hugs to all of those people who helped make it a particularly special visit! xx

Reckless Daughter NYC Part 2

Part 2 of my New York posts and I promise not to drag it on too much longer because I know there are a lot of NY posts going around the blogosphere -- At least the ones I've seen so far are all pretty unique!

 I was lucky enough to attend the Perry Ellis Menswear show at Lincoln Center but I suppose the "male model factor" didn't dawn on me until they actually took to the catwalk. Not a bad way to spend a morning...

 

 In particular, I didn't mind the finale when all of the boys came out in matching long-johns...

I think I take for granted the fact that "The Brit" requires no help in the dressing department and never has - but, in general, it seems men have far less sartorial options to choose from and many of them really don't dress thoughtfully. That said, I loved the chunky cable knit sweaters, scarves and bold plaid prints that I saw on this particular runway. It makes me want to pay more attention to what is happening in Menswear these days. Speaking of sartorial options, on my way out of Lincoln Center a couple of streetstyle photogs did snap shots of my whole outfit but I haven't been able to track them down yet so that will have to wait!

I was all the way Uptown so I figured I'd make my way towards Central Park and the Dakota building.

You may recall that I am a huge Beatles fan (and therefore John Lennon fan) and, basically, have been since birth but I also love Rosemary's Baby so the Dakota Building has a special place in my heart.  I have to admit it does give me an eerie sort of feeling because of it's history but I still love going there. Also, it is literally right across from Central Park...

It was chilly but quite sunny in the park so I walked around a while before I went to my next couple of events.  Unfortunately, my camera battery died and I didn't have time to charge it! A little bit of a blogger fail but life goes on.

That night I had made plans to meet the lovely Sandra of Niotillfem who recently became a New Yorker!

 We met at a very cute restaurant/bar in Nolita called Epistrophy and got some prosecco...

Then it was time to move on to another place to meet up with Sandra's friends...

*me taken by Sandra*

Such a fun little group of people squashed around a little bar table. We hung out for quite a while (there are also some great photos on Sandra's blog - she is a very talented photographer!)

*also by Sandra*
I had such fun with Sandra, she is a doll. We ended up moving on to a club and staying out really late dancing and chatting until it was time to go our separate ways.

PS: if you made it this far - Have a wonderful weekend everyone! back soon for round 3!

NYC extravaganza Part 1

I have a feeling this week will be a particularly picture heavy one here on my lil old blog - just to give you lovely readers a heads up - yet I sort of wish I had taken more photos than I did. Isn't that always the way it goes?!  New York has been an absolute whirlwind and I have had such a great time.  So I suppose I’ll start near the beginning...

When I arrived Thursday, I almost immediately ran over to MILK STUDIOS the IFB Conference to catch a panel or three and meet up with a couple of people.

The conference was packed and a little overwhelming but still, I managed to meet a few new people.

I was beyond thrilled to meet (as planned) the lovely Rebecca of the Clothes Horse – we had a lighthearted conversation about Godard films, the ethics of blogger gifting and our plans for the week.

Rebecca was in NYC as a part of the Tumblr group and they have been in non-stop fashion mode since they arrived. I also met Jessica from What I Wore who was styling and very sweet - also part of the Tumblr NYFW crew - but I did not snap a photo of her, sadly. She posted her outfit a few days ago so never fear! (there is a photo of me on the clothes horse too)

outfit details - in case you're wondering:
H&M sweater, dress from Sally Jane Vintage, vintage Justin boots

At some point the red-eye flight got the better of me so I went back to my friend Matthew's apartment (ie: homebase) before the IFB cocktail party at the Chelsea Room - which was  very dark but very cool space.  Immediately after that I caught a cab downtown to meet some people for the Waris Ahluwalia (Waris Loves You) Launch Party...

 They laid out cute little candies in celebration...

 and special spicy margaritas which were beyond yummy (but they ran out before I could go for seconds!)

There was also a photobooth set up which I, admittedly, went into a couple of times because I have a photobooth addiction.

 here is one of me...

 

There were lovely things everywhere you looked...even up...

The party had a lot of familiar faces swirling around and several famous photogs snapping back and forth at each other which was somewhat humorous to me. But, I have to say, my favorite bit of the night (and a big reason why I wanted to be there) was a performance by The Citizens Band which is fronted by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Karen Elson - two huge girl crushes of mine. Their short set was  magical...

 Sarah...

 Waris & Karen...

*more photos of my trip will be on my Flickr at some point this week. 

Stay tuned!