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How to wear velvet during the day

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wearing: silver oval earrings / Chanel lipstick / navy velvet tee / distressed boyfriend jeans (old, similar here) / Givenchy bag /  fall nail polish / black leather and silver watch / silver boots (so comfy!-last seen here)

Wondering how to wear velvet during the day this fall season? It’s easy! Velvet is such a hot trend this autumn, and it can elevate an otherwise basic casual, daytime look, into something fabulous.

When I was at fashion week last month, I wore velvet booties in order to add the velvet trend to one of my outfits. They were really comfortable, and easy to wear while standing, and walking all day. I found my velvet booties turned out to be easy to wear back home too. They look amazing with jeans! After wearing a navy blazer last year, and continually wearing my velvet booties this year, I decided to add more velvet to my daytime fall wardrobe.

This velvet tee turned out to be a great way to wear velvet on casual days. As an alternative to my velvet booties, this velvet tee can be worn with jeans, or a skirt, for multiple looks this season. I photographed myself wearing this tee with my comfy and casual boyfriend jeans. This was a really comfortable outfit which was perfect for the moderate fall temperatures we have been enjoying the last few days. I love the flared sleeve, and boxy silhouette, of the tee. So fun!

My silver booties were my way of pushing my style a little bit out of my conservative comfort zone for fashion week. I am so glad I took the silver booties plunge! Not only are they eye catching and fun, these booties are extremely comfortable! I can walk for miles and miles in them. Love! There is something edgy yet luxurious about mixing silver and velvet together for daytime outfits.

There you have it! My way of solving the fall dilemma of how to wear velvet during the day this autumn season. How do you plan to wear velvet this fall season?

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Cathy

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Casual fall blues

 in Bay Area Fashion / General Fashion  tagged baublebar / casual style / chloe / fall 2017 / outfits by

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wearing: blue dangle earrings c/o SugarFix by BaubleBar / Chanel lipstick / blue ruffle sleeve top (last seen here) / vintage Prada belt (also love this one) / boyfriend jeans (sold out, similar pair here) / Chloe bag / JINsoon fall nail polish / silver statement ring / black leather and rose gold watch / velvet booties (so comfy!)

We finally got some fall weather! This means I can wear jeans without melting into the floor! I originally bought this top, and these velvet booties, to wear at fashion week earlier in the month. The top was super comfortable, and turned out to be great for traveling. It does not wrinkle at all! I wore it tucked into my skirt in New York, and it was also packed into my carry-on suitcase. Nothing made it wrinkle. When I pulled it out of my suitcase to unpack once I got home from the Big Apple, it looked like it had just been pressed. Perfection!

This top had turned out to be really comfortable. Since it doesn’t wrinkle, I can tuck in it, then untuck it, and not have to worry about how it will look. The fabric is comfortable, it is machine washable, and looks cute with a skirt or with jeans. Love that! It is definitely my favorite top of the season!

These booties are super comfortable too. I wore them in New York for fashion week and they were really easy to stand and walk in. They are proving to be practical, and easy to wear here at home too. Since they are navy, they give my whole look a tonal blue look. I love shades of blue!

We need to talk about these earrings for just one minute. They are extremely lightweight, and so much fun! BaubleBar has created a special collection, at amazing prices, for Target this season. This collection is SugarFix by BaubleBar. it is filled with so many fun jewelry pieces to spice up any wardrobe. Every time I wear these earrings people compliment them. They are so much fun! If you are looking for some fabulous baubles at fabulous prices, check out SugarFix by BaubleBar! You can find the collection online here.

Which colors are you drawn to this season?

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Cathy

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Escaping the heat in Chinatown

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wearing: blue tassel earrings / Chanel lipstick / black cape tee c/o SheIn (so comfy and under $15!) / gold-tone snake necklace c/o BaubleBar /  JW Anderson bag / gold-tone cuff (sold out, also love this one on sale) / black leather and rose gold watch / Chanel fall nail polish / distressed jeans (sold out, also love this pair on sale) / Gucci mules

Over the Labor Day weekend, we had temperatures ranging from 95 to 108 degrees. We tend to get a heatwave this time of year every year, but this time, it seemed worse. In 2008, we moved from San Jose to Saratoga and it was 105 degrees the day we moved. Our movers were so tired from the heat, they stopped bringing furniture upstairs! It was kind of a nightmare to move in such extreme heat. I could never live in an area where these types of temperatures are considered normal. Thank goodness this only happens about once per year.

In order to escape the heat over the weekend, we went north to San Francisco. The city is usually a bit cooler then the south bay, so we hoped for bearable temperatures, and maybe even some fog. Of course the day we went, the temperature in the city was about 90, and the humidity was crazy high! My early fall outfit turned out to be a little bit warm for the conditions. This fun cape tee was perfect, but the jeans were a little too thick. Oh well, that’s life, right?!

Despite the heat and humidity, we managed to have a lot of fun. We took the kids to Chinatown; which is a part of the city we don’t normally think of taking the kids. There aren’t any “kid” destinations there; mainly shops, restaurants, and lanterns. The kids loved the shops and the overall vibe of Chinatown. I was afraid they wouldn’t like the crowded, hustle-and-bustle of this part of town, but they loved it!

Since we were in Chinatown, we knew we had to grab some dim sum. We stopped in at Peninsula Seafood Restaurant on Jackson, which offered us a wait time of thirty minutes for a table of five. It turned out to be a forty-five minute wait, but it was so worth it! The food was delicious, and my kids were in dim sum heaven. I definitely want to go back for more!

After we ate, we made the kids walk up to Coit Tower to check out the view. It was overcast, so not much of a view; but still a good walk, and the kids had fun. I thought it was so cute when the kids asked when we are going back to Chinatown! Looks like I have some city slickers on my hands! We will definitely go back sometime soon.

Did you have a heat wave over Labor Day weekend? What were your temps and how did you escape the heat?

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Cathy

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