Thrift Eye

Very late night the other day I got an email from my sister with the subject “LOOK ASAP.” I wondered what it could possibly be, and it was only a link to something on the Nordstrom’s website – and behold, after the click, was the most perfect “sister of the bride” dress at the moment!

This Tadashi dress is so perfect in many ways – it’d be one of those dresses you could wear again, and it fits into the theme of their wedding! The only thing that’s not so perfect is that it’s still out of my budget right now :( So I think to myself, maybe I can find a similar one online?

So my search then leads me to this beauty

This Oscar de la Renta dress is currently sold out but I saw one going on ebay for a cool $3000. Infinitely out of my budget.

OH but a girl can dream can’t she?! If it’s this hard to find a dress for my sister’s wedding, I can’t imagine how much more difficult the search is as a bride!

Gilt City is having a HUGE warehouse sale on Saturday May 18th and I am giving three of you you living or visiting the Bay Area that weekend the opportunity to win tickets! These pictures say it all. Get a chance to shop these fashionable and luxury items at a great price!

The nitty gritty details – 3 winners will be chosen at random using entry form below. You obviously must be living in the Bay Area and also be available to attend on Saturday May 18th (at 1270 Sutter St) during the 1-3 pm time slot only. You also have to be 21 or older! (it also looks like they only accept credit cards). You have until May 15th next week to enter, so that Gilt City has enough time to contact you!

Click on the Rafflecopter widget below to find four different and easy ways to enter (you only have to do one, no jumping through hoops here)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Should you not want to deal with waiting for the giveaway, want to attend during one of the other time slots, or get more tickets for other people you can always do so on their main info site here!

Good luck :)

ps. Hoping to get a great giveaway up soon for all, not just those in San Francisco!

So I used to have a pair of white pants a loooong time ago. They were a thin cotton pair of pants that were cut in a jeans style; they were great for the summer! But eventually they got really dingy and I had to throw them away. I finally found a fantastic replacement pair that I will definitely be wearing all Spring and Summer long! We had a nice little week of sunshine so I took advantage of visiting my favorite ocean vista and wearing my sandals! My only worries now are spilling food on myself (or better yet, coffee!!). I guess it may be time to begin carrying a stain pen with me.

Top: vintage denim shirt from Rose Bowl Flea Market (similar one here from Target). Pants: JBrand from Nordstrom Rack. Sandals: Swedish Hasbeens, thrifted.

How are you feeling about this trendy white in your wardrobe? I keep seeing white shoes everywhere, but if I’m already worried about white jeans, I may not be able to handle keeping white shoes white!

I am a creature of habit - more so when these habits are about enjoying my favorite things. Luckily I got to spend a day eating at my favorite breakfast place (The Pork Store), then a stroll through my favorite locale in SF (Golden Gate Park), with my favorite person (hi Jorge  :-) )

I recently re-realized that there is a beautiful carousel in the Park and we took the opportunity to feel like little kids again! And although I look rather serious in this photo, trust me that there were plenty of other laughing my head off ones!

Then on the way home, we stumbled upon this AMAZING field of yellow flowers. It reminded me exactly why I love Golden Gate Park so much, there are unexpected and beautiful things around every corner!

Dress: (indefinitely) borrowed from sister. Boots: Sam Edelman (similar and fun pair here).

This is definitely one of those dresses I love enjoying on sunny weekends because it’s so airy and fun. And should I need to dress it up, I can quickly put on a pair of heels to make it formal again.

I’m curious as to whether many of you non-Bay Area people have ever visited San Francisco before?!

Pictures by Jorge Novoa.