Stripes, Shoes, and Bags: White Jeans

Happy Friday!

Wanted to say hi to you and share outfit that I wore for a walk with my dog couple days ago.

It's been cloudy and, sometimes, rainy in New York all week but it's supposed to clear up by Saturday. Hopefully, we will have nice sunny weekend.

White jeans are one of the must-haves of this Spring/Summer season. Boyfriend, skinny, cropped, ripped - I want them all! That day I was wearing white skinny slightly distressed jeans that I found in Zara.

My striped hooded parka is from Gap. It is no longer available but I found couple of similar once: this one is from Gap too and other one is from Asos.

That evening I wore grey tank top from 3.1 Philip Lim for Target collection, Converse, Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses, and Kate Spade watch.

Thank you for reading,

Tany

Sunday in Central Park

Happy Wednesday everyone!

How is your week so far? It's Wednesday evening already, time to make plans for the upcoming weekend.

As I mentioned in my previous post, last Sunday we went to Central Park. Since I haven't yet posted photos of the park on this blog, I will share Sunday's pictures with you.

We lived in Upper East Side for couple years and used to go to Central Park almost every weekend. I love this place and think I know all paths of this park.

Central Park was created in 1850, it was aimed to improve public health. The idea was to create a place where residents of New York City can rest and relax after days of hard work. Today Central Park continues to serve NYC residents. Many residents of New York do not own cars and Central Park gives them opportunity to "escape" the city, at the same time, staying in the city.

On Sunday Great Lawn was closed so New Yorkers occupied areas around it. 

Did you know that Central Park covers 1.317 sq miles (3.41 km²) of Manhattan? It begins on 59th Street and ends on 110th Street.

 

That day was Japan Day in Central Park.

I understand there are too many pictures in this post but I love Central Park so much that couldn't not to post them.

Have you seen movie Bride Wars? This white building is Plaza Hotel where both brides-to-be wanted to be married in.

That day I was wearing dress from Gap (old, similar), jeans jacket from American Eagle, sandals from Zara, handbag from Sophie Hulme, Kate Spade watch, and Oscar de la Renta sunglasses (old).

Thank you for reading,

Tany

Stripes, Shoes, and Bags: White on Blue

Hello everyone!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Mine was pretty good: did some shopping on Saturday and went to Manhattan on Sunday (blog post with photos from Central Park is coming later this week).

Actually, on Saturday I went to a store to return a dress and, how it often happens, bought some new stuff. This season, it's so hard for me to keep my credit card in my wallet because nautical trend is everywhere. So many stripes! However, that day I was able to restrain myself and bought only two new striped pieces. (I will share these new closet additions soon.) 

This outfit I wore on Saturday. Everything but shoes is from Zara. My flats are from Nine West, bought them couple years ago.

 

I'm obsessed with printed pants/jeans. They are a statement piece by itself, you just need to add some basic shirt, heels and eye-catching outfit is ready. There are so many different prints and models in stores, everyone can find a type that will flatter her figure. I like this one from Topshop. If you are afraid that printed pants won't look good on you or will "add" few pounds, choose pants with smaller print, like these Topshop jeans, I guarantee you will love it!

Sunglasses - Burberry (old), necklace - Ann Taylor (old).

Thank you for reading,

Tany

Cherry Blossom Festival

Hello everyone!

I'm back with the new post about my trip to Washington DC.

My husband and I went there few weeks ago. That was the last weekend of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This festival honors the gift of 3,000 cherry tries from Mayor of Tokyo to the city  of Washington. The gift was made in 1912 and symbolized the lasting relationship between Japan and the United States. First Lady of the U.S. and wife of the Japanese ambassador planted the first two trees in West Potomac Park that year.

I wanted to visit D.C. during the festival for a long time and was so happy to see the cherry tree in full bloom. All trees were covered in pale pink blossoms, the park looked beautiful! Even crowds didn't spoil the impression. (I've visited Washington few times but had never seen this city so crowded before.)

That day it felt like summer, it was sunny and hot. I was wearing jbrand skinny jeans in color Pelt, grey jersey top from H&M, pink ShoeMint oxfords, Marc by Marc Jacobs crossbody bag in Hazy Rose, and David Yurman sunglasses.

I was very pleased with quality of ShoeMint oxfords, they are so soft and comfortable that I was able to wear them all day (believe me, we walked a lot!).

Thank you for reading,

Tany

Stripes, Shoes, and Bags: Casual Sunday Outfit

Happy Monday!

I hope you all doing well and enjoying Spring!

I apologize for not being consistent with my posting. It takes forever for me to write a blog post about our weekend trips. Since it is difficult for me to make myself to write a big post, I decided to start new series on my blog: Stripes, Shoes, and Bags.

I love fashion, shopping, and creating different outfits and would love to share my style with you. However, don't expect many dressed up outfits and high heels, comfort is the most important thing for me. I am up to date on trends, but don't follow them blindly; select only those that fit my lifestyle, body type, and age. My style is simple, I don't like busy outfits.

Why "Stripes, Shoes, and Bags"? First, stripes is my favorite color! Everything striped looks more appealing for me than in other prints or colors. I have big collection of striped shirts, tops, dresses, sweaters, scarves; I even have striped handbag, shoes, and jacket.

Second, shoes and handbags are the most important accessories in my opinion. Proper style, color, and size can significantly improve the simplest outfit.

Also, I hope these outfit posts will make me more creative and adventurous in choosing clothes and combining looks.

I still need to figure out how to organize my blog, since I haven't given up on travel posts. Perhaps, it's a good idea to create a separate page for the new series because not everyone wants to know what I wear and not everyone as crazy about fashion as I am. Will see.

So, let's begin.

I wore this outfit yesterday for a Sunday stroll in a park. Day was windy but still nice. Spring is the most beautiful season: grass is bright green, trees are blooming.

I was wearing coat from Uniqlo, American Eagle jeans, striped shirt from Marshals, white Converse, and Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses.

My croossbody bag is from Zara, my recent purchase. I was looking for a white handbag for couple month and was really happy to find this one. It adds pop of white to the outfit but doesn't bring all attention to itself because of the small size. In addition, this bag was inexpensive.

Thank you for reading,

Tany