casual style

Casual evening outfit at a speakeasy

 in General Fashion  tagged casual style / outfits / saratoga / summer 2026 by

wearing: earrings (old, also love this pair) / black top / lipstick / black barrel jeans (on sale) / summer nail polish / black handbag / black boots /

There’s a new speakeasy in downtown Saratoga which opened a couple of months ago. We decided to give it a try! I wore all-black and my comfy barrel jeans since it was a Friday and I was tired from the day. I love a comfy pair of jeans!

The new speakeasy is located behind Bell Tower Cafe and is named Scarlett Cocktail Room & Lounge. They had live music and really fun drinks. The whole place is a vibe, so come with plenty of time because the drinks are carefully crafted and take time to prepare.

My daughter’s drink arrived in a box with smoke. It was quite the show! My drink was pink and came with a beaker. We saw another table with some fire on their drink; and a lot of interesting libations at surrounding tables! I need to go back on a day when I am not exhausted. haha

They also had appetizers, but we had just finished dinner, so we did not order any food. It came from the Bell Tower Cafe kitchen, so I am sure the food was good. Bell Tower Cafe has really yummy brunch. Highly recommend.

So, if you are local and looking for a relaxing, slow night. Scarlett Cocktail Room & Louge is it!

My all-black outfit:

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy

Fall outfit ideas in the works

 in General Fashion  tagged casual style / fall 2026 / outfits by

fall outfit: gold hoops / lipstick / short sleeve fall sweater / summer nail polish / jeans / black handbag / black boots /

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have a mix of weather. It can be scorching hot one day, and then the fog comes in the next day and it feels like early fall. So, I am starting to put together my fall outfit ideas for those foggy and cooler days. I am so over summer weather! Bring on the fall season!

I picked up this short sleeve sweater last week and I am already addicted to wearing it. If there is fog in the morning, I am putting it on! This sweater is perfect for creating casual fall outfits, and it can also pair with trousers or a pencil skirt for the office. Love that!

This was me, manifesting fall, when we met up with family for a big dinner at Chef Chu’s in Los Altos. If you haven’t been to Chef Chu’s, it’s a large Chinese-American restaurant with familiar dishes. The food is really good, and they get crowded. If you go, make reservations!

My daughter enjoyed this apple martini with her dinner. Of course, I had to take a picture. I only drank tea, so I guess I am boring. haha.

The food was delicious and it is always nice visiting with family. I highly recommend going if you have a large party!

My fall outfit:

Well, I hope you are enjoying the summer and starting to manifest fall too! If we do it together, maybe the cooler weather will come early this year! We can only hope.

Thanks for stopping by, and stay tuned for more summer and fall coverage!

XOXO
Cathy

Cardigan sweater fall outfit and dumplings

 in General Fashion  tagged casual style / fall 2026 / outfits by

wearing: lipstick / olive tee shirt / cardigan sweater / summer nail polish / jeans / handbag / black boots (similar here) /

OK, so we are still in the middle of a scorching summer, but we did have a little bit of fog the other day, so I took advantage and manifested fall. Can we please switch to fall? At least for the weather? Ugh, anyway. . .

My friend Dawn, from Fashion Should be Fun, and I tried out the new Dough Zone location at The Pruneyard for lunch. It was so yummy! I love the other location, so this one did not disappoint. We both fell in love with their won tons served with chili sauce and also their pork and crab xlb. Yum!

I am already craving their food again. This is a place that needs to be on repeat! The food is so good. Highly recommend!

As for fall, I will keep taking advantage of the fog when it blesses us in the morning and I look forward to cooler weather in a few months so I can wear my sweaters!

Shop my cardigan sweater outfit ideas online:

Thanks for stopping by, and stay tuned for upcoming fall coverage!

XOXO
Cathy