A Reformation Sally Blouse in the Land of Eternal Sunshine

I've all but forgotten what it's actually like to live in San Francisco. This place is a neverland it its own right, but the past three years have been a veritable sun-dappled paradise. Never mind that pesky drought... gather ye rosebuds while ye may, eh? (JUST KIDDING. Stoked about the recent mandatory water restrictions. Seriously.)

Anyway, about that blouse. I've been following the sustainable clothing line Reformation for a while now, but I finally got around to ordering this super-rad crepe wrap top. I love wrap styles to begin with – it's so much easier to achieve a good fit – but the Sally top's bishop sleeves, chunky cuffs, and structured collar really take the cake. And the company's sustainable practices and status as a B Corp? Well, that's the all-important icing. Happy spring! 

Outfit Details:  Scarlett skirt, Amour Vert (Made in the USA, sustainable materials) / Sally top, black, Reformation (Made in the USA, sustainable materials) / Punched leather purse, thrifted / Black suede t-strap flats, thrifted

Moody Blues and the Lights of Downtown

I don't work downtown, but sometimes I like to pretend. 

Although I've lived in the bay area for thirteen years (eight in the city proper), I've hardly spent any of that time in the hustle and bustle of the Financial District. There's an energy there – a sense of urgency, wheelin' and dealin' – that you don't get in Silicon Valley, or at least not so viscerally. I like my laid-back days on the peninsula, but sometimes I miss feeling like an urban working gal, wearing my power pumps and just trying to make it in this crazy city...

Anyway, enough of my musing. Here's how I created a classic, professional look that just happens to be ethical too: 

Outfit Details: 

Candice Blouse in Cobalt / Amour Vert (Made in the USA, sustainable materials)

Black wool pencil skirt / J. Crew (thrifted, similar here)

Black and white houndstooth coat / I've had this forever; can't even remember where I got it!

Del black pump / Corso Como (read about their ethics here)

 

You'll Need No Castles in Spain

Today I had the best hair day in the history of my hair, and I felt that it needed to be documented.
Plus... this weather! Oh, Autumn. Oh, home. 

Outfit details: 

Plaid cashmere scarf / Borrowed from husband

  Camel wool peacoat  / BCBG, last year

  Jeans / AG (old), Made in USA

Banks sunglasses / Warby Parker

Silk Gina top (similar here) / Amour Vert, Made in San Francisco

Honky Tonk Hiccups

  

Nothing like a jean jacket, vintage headscarf, and tortoise shell shades to bring out my rockabilly sensibilities. 

When I first bought this black miniskirt by Amour Vert, I wasn't sure where the heck I was going to wear it (bachelorette party? In the clubs that I'm too tired/ old/ cranky to frequent?), but I found that adding some denim and a basic white tank toned it down enough for a daytime stroll by the bay. Er... abandoned steel mill. By the bay. I mean come on, I couldn't do a rockabilly-themed photo shoot without a little rust and peeling paint, right?

Less Brian Setzer and more Willie Nelson in this shot

Outift details: 

 Black zip-up mini skirt | Amour Vert

Jean jacket | Madewell

Vintage headscarf

Banks sunglasses | Warby Parker (more on these soon!)

White tank top | Alternative Apparel (old)