The Best Leather Jacket

November 9, 2016 / Style Files / 2 Comments

Riller & Fount t-shirt dress (similar looks for less); Parker NY leather jacket (c/o) – more sizes here, rent it here; Dolce Vita OTK boots (c/o) Shopbop; Zac Zac Posen handbag (c/o) – $100 off!; Quay sunglasses; Gorjana necklace; Julie Vos bracelet

It goes without saying that I go through quite a lot of clothes around here. Lots of it. My laundry basked might tell you that I change clothes like five times a day which (mostly) isn’t true, but I’m still trying to get to the bottom of that mystery. (Who the hell IS wearing all this clothes that I’m constantly washing around here? Someone needs to pull herself together, just saying.) But every once in a while, a piece comes along that is just so, SO good. I’m talking about the best leather jacket from Parker, and I’m totally professing my love for it. Y’all, it’s like straight butter, and I’m more than obsessed with the floral print that makes it stand out from the rest. When I pulled this beauty from the box, I literally couldn’t stop smelling it. (Don’t judge, you know that’s not that weird.) So good. And trust me – I totally KNOW that it’s an investment and a definite splurge, but if there’s one thing in your closet to splurge on, it’s a yummy leather (or faux leather) jacket. Whether you go for this one (or RENT it for a fun holiday party here) or one of the other great picks that I’ve linked below, your closet needs a staple jacket that you can easily throw over daytime dresses, jeans, party frocks, skirts, you name it. I’ve worn this one that’s under $100 and now available in four colors SO many times this fall – check it out here, here, and here. And other than that, this Riller & Fount dress feels like you’re wearing pajamas in public, and I’m always about that life.

xoxo

P.S. – Make sure you enter the $500 skincare giveaway before it ends!

Photos thanks to Felicia Lasala

The Best Budget-Friendly Weekend Joggers

February 1, 2022 / Style Files / 0 comment

Free Assembly joggers and tee; Madewell jacket (extra 20% off with code FLASH); Kell Parker sneakers; H&M handbag; Amazon bangles; Ray-Ban sunglasses

It’s no secret that I LIVE for an athleisure slash loungewear look, and when I can find great comfy basics that are also budget-friendly? Well I’d be a bad blogger friend not to share. I snagged these joggers (and the matching sweatshirt) a few months ago actually and have worn them so much that I just ordered the set in a second color. (I went with white, but there are currently 12 colors to choose from.)

I wash and dry (over and over) with zero issues, and I just love the overall fit. (I own the joggers in small and medium but prefer the small, and I have the sweatshirt in a large.) I also love that you can easily mix and match the pieces with other closet basics. If you’re like me and always on the hunt for the best weekend lounge essentials (or maybe looking for something cozy to kick back and watch the Super Bowl in), I can’t recommend this set more.

Hope everyone is having a great start to February!

xoxo

Free Assembly joggers and hoodie (classic sweatshirt version here); Kell Parker sneakers

Lots of Affordable Looks Lately: July

July 22, 2021 / Style Files / 0 comment

Scoop shorts (on sale for $14); Carve Designs sweater; Amazon sandals; Scoop handbag; similar hat; Quay sunglasses

Happy Thursday, friends! It’s been a while since I rounded up a whole bunch of recent looks, so today I’m doing just that. And while I didn’t actually plan it this way, pretty much everything in the post is super affordable. A couple of my standout faves? These ivory denim shorts that I wear a ton are currently marked down to $14. (I sized up.) This linen shirt from Amazon is so great over a swimsuit or paired with denim shorts, both below. I live in these $15 graphic tees, and this adorable romper is almost 60% off.

As for the shoes, can’t recommend these leather slides more, and they’re currently 20% off which I’ve never see before. And if you’re looking to dip your toes in the athletic sandal trend, this $10 pair is so cute and beyond comfy. Also, loving these sandals I snagged from Amazon and this $40 pair of New Balance sneaks.

So happy shopping if you’re into that sorta thing, and here’s hoping everyone has a great rest of their week!

Surf Gypsy dress; Jessica Simpson sandals; similar handbag

Coolchange pants; Carve Designs swim top; Amazon linen shirt; Seychelle’s slides; Eric Javits hat; Amazon beach bag

H&M sweatshirt dress; Golden Goose sneakers; Scarleton handbag

Gibson Look X Haute Off the Rack jumpsuit (use code NIKKI15 for 15% off); Free People kimono; Louis Vuitton handbag; Dolce Vita sandals; Quay sunglasses

Wayf romper (on sale); Givenchy sandals; Louis Vuitton handbag; Quay sunglasses

Free People denim shorts; Amazon linen shirt; Kell Parker sandals; Eric Javits hat and handbag

Scoop shorts, sweater, sandals, and handbag; Walmart sunglasses

Scoop dress; Amazon sandals; Eric Javits hat and handbag; Quay sunglasses

SheIn dress and sandals; Scarleton handbag; Karen Walker sunglasses (look for less here)

Daze jeans; Scoop t-shirt; Amazon hat; Scarleton handbag; Seychelle’s slides; Quay sunglasses

Scoop shorts; Embrace Your Curves swimsuit; Walmart coverup and beach bag; Eric Javits hat; Amazon bangles

Walmart romper; Scoop handbag; Amazon sandals; similar hat; Quay sunglasses

Gibson Look X Haute Off the Rack dress (use code NIKKI15 for 15% off); Amazon sandals; similar hat; Eric Javits handbag; Walmart sunglasses

H&M dress; Bottega Veneta handbag; Marc Fisher wedges

RVCA pants; Topshop tank; Madewell denim jacket; Walmart handbag (sold out); Brixton hat

Walmart dress, beach bag, athletic sandals, and sunglasses

Gibson Look X Haute Off the Rack shirtdress (use code NIKKI15 for 15% off); Marc Fisher booties (included in #nsale); Amazon handbag

Walmart dress; Amazon sandals; Eric Javits hat and handbag

Wayf romper (on sale); Amazon sandals; Eric Javits handbag; similar hat

Gap shorts; H&M sweatshirt; New Balance sneakers

Petal & Pup dress (use code NIKKI for 15% off); SheIn sandals; Bottega Veneta handbag

xoxo

Shopbop’s Fall Sale Is On

September 25, 2019 / Style Files / 0 comment

Z Supply dress (on sale); Melissa sandals (on sale); BFFs & Babes tie dye tote; denim jacket; Warby Parker sunglasses Z Supply dress (on sale); Kaanas sandals (on sale); Gorjana necklace; Saint Laurent bag Madewell jeans (on sale); Wayf blouses; Ferragamo handbags Z Supply dress (on sale); Ferragamo handbags; Marc Fisher booties (use code LTDFALL759 for 20% off site-wide) Rebecca Minkoff dress (on sale); Melissa sandals (on sale); Ferragamo handbags; Ray-Ban sunglasses (on sale)
Madewell knotted tee (on sale); similar Madewell cardigan (on sale)

It’s one of my favorite (FAVORITE) sites to shop, and it’s one of my favorite sales of the year. Shopbop is having one of their Buy More, Save More sales with 20% off orders under $500 and 25% off orders over $500, and it’s the perfect time to stock up on so much fall goodness. (If you think about it, that’s a similar percentage that lots of sites give on Black Friday, but this sale is just in time to kick off the new fall season.) Use code STOCKUP19 site-wide on full-price and sale items.

So what am I grabbing from the sale? For starters, I’ve got a real thing for anything Z Supply (especially this turtleneck dress), can never resist Madewell denim on sale, am currently on the hunt for a cute pair of Western style booties, and am totally grabbing this leopard calfhair crossbody. If you’ve already got cold weather plans on the horizon, I seriously can’t recommend these faux fur Apparis coats more (LOVED mine for last year’s winter travels), and it’s the perfect time to grab everyone’s favorite Spanx leggings. Scroll below for a few more of my favorite pieces to grab right now. Happy shopping, friends.

xoxo

Spring Sneakers + Life Lately

May 14, 2019 / Style Files / 0 comment

SheIn dress (c/o); Johnston & Murphy sneakers; Forever 21 bag; Warby Parker sunglasses Free People dress; H&M jacket; Johnston & Murphy sneakers (c/o); Chanel WOC bag (look for less here); Warby Parker sunglasses

And just like that, it’s the middle of May. I saw a meme somewhere recently that adulting is just repeatedly freaking out over what day slash month we’re in now and how in the world we got there. Well consider me an adult I suppose because here we are. It’s been a couple of weeks since I checked in here, so apologies from one bad blogger! Life has been crazy busy around here lately, but I’m not complaining.

For starters, the Airbnb Hostess gig has been pretty wild. Our calendar is packed, and the inquiries keep rolling in. There have been ups and downs for sure and some learning happening on my end, but for the most part it’s been a wild, fun ride. We actually had a last-minute cancellation for Mother’s Day, so we were able to host Eric’s family on Balboa Island this past Sunday which was so much fun. But here’s hoping the momentum keeps going with those summer bookings coming in.

This week is also a pretty crazy one work-wise for Eric. He’s finishing up a big project and realized that he really needs to spend a ton of time on the job site in Beverly Hills this week and next. So we packed up the pups and are spending a few nights posted up in a hotel in the area so that Eric is just a short drive from the site. I may head back and forth a couple of times, but for the most part, we just like to start and end our days together. Pups included 🙂

So blame it on my newfound hotel life this week (complete with about 30 treks downstairs with the pups each day for bathroom breaks), but this bad blogger finally had a chance to get a new blog post up. Or maybe we’ll just blame it on these new spring sneakers that I couldn’t wait to share. Like, loving them mucho. They’re perforated with a touch of leopard calfhair and the perfect little pop of red. With spring dresses, denim cutoffs, and even white skinnies – I’m obsessed.

Bonus points that they’re so dang comfortable, especially with these spoiled pups, living their best hotel life and loving nothing more than prancing all over Beverly Hills all day. Should be a couple of interesting weeks ahead for sure! Here’s hoping you guys have a good one.

xoxo

Photos thanks to Katie Stuart

Currently Loving: Wide Leg Pants for Spring

April 29, 2019 / Style Files / 0 comment

Free People pants; cabi top (old); Gap denim jacket; Urban Outfitters handbag; Ray-Ban sunglasses; Julie Vos bracelets Free People pants; Old Navy tee; Gap jacket; Warby Parker sunglasses; similar Zac Zac Posen handbag Free People pants; similar blouse; Ray-Ban sunglasses; Julie Vos bangles Lilly Pulitzer pants and linen shirt; Sam Edelman handbag; similar hat; Quay sunglasses; Julie Vos bangles

Spring has finally arrived in SoCal, and I am one happy camper. Can we even believe that it’s almost May already? This weekend we spent some time in the sun and even made it to our first baseball game of the season. The year is flying by, but I gotta say I’m pretty excited that summer is right around the corner.

While spring is normally my cue to pull out ALL of the dresses, this year I’m also having a real obsession with wide leg pants. To be fair, I’ve always had a thing for wide leg pants (still loving this polka-dot pair from last year), but this year I just keep finding more and more pairs to love. Worn with a knotted tee, easy blouse or linen shirt and heels or wedges underneath, they’re such a flattering and fun wardrobe staple.

Whether you go for tame stripes or something super bold like these, there’s no better way to shake things up for spring. Hope everyone has a great week ahead!

xoxo

My Favorite Wardrobe Staple for Fall

October 16, 2018 / Style Files / 0 comment

Allsaints dress (c/o); Parker NY floral leather jacket (old, love this one, this one, and this one); Steve Madden booties; Henri Bendel handbag; Quay sunglasses

Happy Tuesday, friends! Yesterday was just about the Monday-est Monday in a while trying to get back into the swing of things after the most fun wine-tasting weekend. Well Monday’s done, Tuesday is here, and today I’m sharing my favorite wardrobe staple for fall. Can anyone else believe it’s leather jacket season again? Because I am READY for it.

The floral leather jacket above is seriously one of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe. It’s a couple years old, and I SO wish that I had snagged it in a second color because sadly it seems that Parker NY no longer makes leather jackets. Why, Parker, WHY? I’ve worn her quite a few times over the last couple of years and have zero plans of stopping. (I did post recently about my new hunt for a leather jacket with gold hardware, and well, that hunt is still on. This one from Anine Bing is seriously dreamy but OH SO pricey, and so the search continues.)

While I’m still searching, good news for the gals who are digging a little floral leather action. I recently came across a couple of really cool options including this real leather one that’s over 50% off, this pretty gal that’s under $100, and a faux leather version that’s under $50. I love that the floral pattern adds a little something extra to an all black or neutral outfit, but I also love mixing it with other prints like a striped tee or this Allsaints dress. Add in the sock booties I just can’t quit, and you’ve got yourself a lewk.

Leather jackets for life, y’all.

xoxo

Photos thanks to Katie Stuart

Here’s Lookin’ at You, 2017

January 2, 2018 / Style Files / 2 Comments

It seriously seems like just a couple of months ago that I was writing a little recap of 2016, and yet somehow, here we are, already a couple of days in to 2018. I know that lots of folks are having lots of mixed reviews of 2017, but I gotta say, it was a pretty wonderful one around here.

We kicked off 2017 by packing up our house and getting ready for a pretty easy remodel. We were adding on a dining room and an office for Eric and changing out all of the existing exterior plaster for new. We found an awesome rental house and thought we’d make ourselves at home there for about a month. (The plaster changing meant we wouldn’t have exterior walls, so the house was just too cold to live in.) You know what they say, the best laid plans…

Fast forward five months, and our sweet little remodel turned into an entirely different house. We eliminated walls, vaulted ceilings, did an entire kitchen remodel, and changed just about every room in the house. Over the next seven months, we added on a front patio with a fire pit that we love, completely reworked the backyard to include a built-in BBQ and jacuzzi area, and finally switched out the dirt yard and port-o-potty out front for actual grass and landscaping. (Hashtag, that construction life.) And I swear, more photos of the home are coming soon.

In May after moving back into our house, we welcomed our sweet pup Louise, and although girlfriend certainly put me through it for a couple of months, she’s now the sweetest little member of our family. (And as you can probably tell from the photos above, my furry sidekick loves a good photo opp.)

Over the summer we were super fortunate to purchase a house in Palm Springs (more photos here) and worked with a handful of amazing companies to furnish, decorate, and make it a home. We’ve loved every single day we’ve gotten to spend there, loved ringing in the new year there, and can’t wait to spend more time in the desert this year.

Over the past year, I’ve gotten to enjoy some amazing travels – both near and far – from a crazy nice girls’ getaway to Playa de La Paz in Mexico to my dream long weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with my love and a couple of friends. (More on that Jackson trip, still to come.) This year, I got to work with some amazing brands, interview Reese Witherspoon (even if I did stumble all over my words like a starstruck idiot), celebrate one whole year of marriage, and keep this little blog going, doing exactly what I love doing.

Year after year, I’m so very fortunate that you guys keep reading and following along on my journey. I’m so thankful for all the comments, likes, emails, in-person hello’s and so very thankful for this little community. There are already some fun things in the works for 2018, so I certainly hope that you’ll keep following along! Here’s hoping everyone has the best year ahead!

xoxo

P.S. – For all outfit details and photographer info, click the photo above to see the original post.

My Favorite New Year’s Eve Dress Ever

December 20, 2017 / Style Files / 0 comment

Parker sequin dress; cabi booties; similar Blank NYC jacket; Ray-Ban sunglasses; Loeffler Randall clutch

Y’all, I know it’s not even Christmas yet (and thank God because this Christmas shopping list seems to keep getting longer…), but I thought we’d break things up a bit and talk New Year’s Eve. I love Christmas like a crazed five year old or a giant adult elf named Buddy, and after the 25th has passed, the only thing that keeps me from having the serious post-holiday blues is looking forward to New Year’s Eve. (I usually just go ahead and save those blues for January. Good plan.)

Normally we spend New Year’s Eve at Eric’s family’s cabin in the mountains, so sparkles and fun dresses are far from my mind. I trade in the disco ball sequins for faux fur and so many layers. But this year, we’re headed to the desert to ring in the new year, and I couldn’t be more excited. There’s no place like Palm Springs to break out a sequin or two!

I posted this dress last year on the blog for New Year’s Eve, but I figured since it’s my favorite NYE dress ever, why not rework it for another go ’round? This year I’m planning on pairing it with an easy (hint: easy to wear all night) bootie and a leather jacket to tone it down a smidge. The silver version is sadly no longer available, but this year there’s a pretty, pretty new burgundy version in town.

Admittedly this dress is a total investment, so I’m linking a few more similar styles below. And now let’s get back to Christmas, shall we? I’m so so excited that my favorite day is almost here!

xoxo

Photos thanks to Felicia Lasala

8 Easy Valentine’s Day Looks to Recreate

February 8, 2017 / Style Files / 0 comment

Sooo, clearly this year I’ve gotten really into this whole Valentine’s Day style thing (see here), but I just can’t help myself. It’s our first married Valentine’s Day, so whatever, sue me. We’re keeping things pretty low-key and walking to one of my favorite little spots in Lido Marina Village, but who says you can’t get a little dressed up just for the fun of it? Same goes for a little Galentine’s Day dinner and drinks with the girlfriends. Also, no need to reinvent the wheel here, so today I’m showing you how to recreate 8 looks from past posts that are perfect for the upcoming made-up holiday. The best part? Some of the pieces are now on super sale, so see something you like? Go ahead, treat yo’self, girl. Hope everyone is having a great week!

xoxo