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Summer outfit in San Francisco

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Pictured: Sunglasses: Prada / Lipstick: Chanel 487 Amorosa / Earrings: Kendra Scott / Top: Banana Republic (sold out, similar here) / Skirt: Gap (sold out, similar here)/ Ring: Kendra Scott / Handbag Mansur Gavriel / Nail Polish: Chanel Beige Rose / Shoes: c/o Donald J Pliner

Over the weekend, my husband and I took the kids to the de Young Museum in San Francisco. We have taken them to the Children’s Discovery Museum, The Tech Museum, and the Legion of Honor; but this was our first trip to the fabulous de Young! It was nice to take the kids to the de Young since both my husband and I remember our own parents taking us to de Young Museum when we were kids. We love being able to pass the experience on to our kids.

My kids favorite art pieces inside the museum included the early American silver service, the early American chairs, any painting with kids in it, the civil war era fireplace, the observation tower, and Keith Haring’s “untitled (three figures dancing)” which was located outside the building. Of course, they also loved the cookies in the cafe, and the books in the gift shop!

The pictures I took, shown above, were taken from both the ground, and the observation tower inside the de Young Museum. How amazing is the living roof atop the California Academy of Sciences!!

If you are local to the Bay Area, or visiting San Francisco, the de Young Museum is a must-see! Locals and tourists alike enjoy the important exhibits, and overall experience at the museum. To learn more about the de Young Museum, please visit their website online here.

Breezy eyelet skirt

 in Bay Area Fashion / General Fashion  tagged banana republic / casual style / mansur gavriel / outfits / stuart weitzman / summer 2015 by

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I love a breezy skirt for warm, summer days. Since June is here, I have trying to wear my summer wardrobe, despite the fog. When I bought this skirt, I needed to wear it ASAP! This skirt not only offers lightweight fabric, and a breezy silhouette, it has a pretty, eyelet design around the scarf-like hem. Love that!

The fog the past couple of weeks has been unreal. To combat the cold, I have been topping off my summer wardrobe with this denim jacket. It is a must-have in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have always owned a denim jacket; ever since I was in middle school! Denim is the right weight for foggy days in the spring, summer, and fall. I really think it would be difficult to live without a denim jacket! There is no viable alternative for casual, cool, foggy days.

Have you been trying to wear your summer wardrobe these past couple of weeks? Or have you been sticking to your early spring clothing?

*If you are interested in ordering the skirt, I am 5’4″ and wearing a size 6. You can see where the hemline hits me, versus the model.

Boho prairie skirt outfit on a cool summer day

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Pictured: Earrings: Kendra Scott / Sunglasses: Prada / Lipstick: Chanel 487 Amorosa / Tee: BP / Denim Jacket:  AG / Skirt: Johnny Was / Handbag: Chloe / Ring: Kendra Scott / Nail Polish: Tom Ford: Dominatrix / Shoes: c/o Donald J Pliner

The past few weeks have been so.very.cold! This is the first week of June, and the fog seems thicker than normal. In addition, the cloud cover seems cooler than normal; and the temperatures feel like what February should feel like! I understand this is due to the El Nino pattern way out there in the ocean, but I hope this cool summer weather from El Nino results in the fabulous torrents of rain El Nino has brought us in the past! Can we say “flood of ’82!” Now there is a story! The huge storm of 1982; it was storm which trapped my family inside our house without power for three days! The upside of the flood was the large amount of rainfall we encountered a few years after a horrible drought. But I digress. . .

Since the weather influences what we wear, I always follow weather patterns in order to set my mood for my own personal style. With cooler temperatures, and the thought of El Nino returning rainfall to California, my mood has turned earthy. This earthy mood of mine is what caused me to choose a boho-chic skirt to wear last week. I love this skirt. It has a “Little House on The Prairie” vibe, as well as a chic hippie vibe; all of which take me back to my childhood and that great El Nino storm of 1982. Perhaps wearing this skirt is my own sort of rain-dance? One can only hope 😉

How has the cool weather affected your personal style, and your mood, these past couple of weeks?