Tag Archives: distressed jeans

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2016 Recommendations

Happy Mardi Gras everyone! I’m so excited to takeover @liketoknow.it’s Instagram account today along with @Juleytl and @apinchoflovely to give you a little taste of New Orleans Mardi Gras 2016! Also, in honor of Fat Tuesday, I decided to update my NOLA recommendations for you! Check out the full takeover plus all of my favorites below:

 First Stop: we’re checking into the International House Hotel, which is just a couple of blocks from the carnival partying streets of the French Quarter!💜💚💛

cute-luggage

tory-burch-handbag

blogger-style

| Shop My Look |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390084″]

Outfit: Black Ripped Jeans | Nike Free 5.0 Shoes (also available here) | Camel Coat (also available here) | Similar Tan Bag | Bric’s 21″ Rolling Luggage (similar rolling bag) | Large Black & Tan Rolling Luggage (similar here)

| Shop Krystal’s Look |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390063″]

| Shop Juley’s Look |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390067″]

Where to stay:

Monteleone Hotel

The Saint Hotel

Omni Royal Orleans Hotel: stunning rooftop view that overlooks the city

Le Pavillion Hotel: Oldest hotel in New Orleans!

Ritz-Carlton

International House Hotel (see full review here)

Roosevelt Hotel

Le Meridien Hotel: seriously the most comfortable beds ever!!

Windsor Court Hotel

W Hotel French Quarter

Ace Hotel

Lowes Hotel

taupe-boots

| Shop Our Denim & Boots |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390087″]

Where to dine:

My Favorite NOLA Brunch Spots:

Court of Two Sisters

Antoine’s: Order the shrimp and grits and of course, their famous Oysters, Rock-a-feller and Baked Alaska! Don’t forget to ask for a tour at the end of brunch! The history behind that place is mind blowing!

Elizabeth’s

Commander’s Palace

Willa Jean: Order the milk and cookies for dessert! You won’t regret it!

Broussard’s

cafe-du-monde

| Shop These Bags |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390095″]

honey-dew-intimates

district-donuts

| Shop This Look |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390103″]

My Favorite Snack Spots In NOLA:

Aunt Sally’s Pralines

Café Beignet: My favorite hidden gem on Royal St.

Café Du Monde: Be prepared to wait in line while enjoying music from talented street performers and jazz bands!

District Donuts

Sucre & Salon by Sucre (see full review post here)

King Cake at Manny Randazzo in Metairie

Snowballs in the summer

orleans-avenue

| Shop This Look |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390108″]

Outfit: Denim | Ankle Boots | Rebecca Minkoff Mini Suki | Grey T-shirt (also available here) | Military Vest | Similar Beanie

My Favorite Lunch Spots in NOLA:

Magasin

Mother’s

Port of Call

Cafe Amelie on Royal St.

Neighborhood Restaurant, Katie’s

Camellia Grill

Cochon Butcher

Parkways Po-boys

New Orleans School of Cooking: enjoy wine and a little French Quarter history while you learn to cook traditional New Orleans cuisine.

Juan’s Flying Burrito

Domenica Pizza

Dat Dog

Noodle & Pie

sequin-gowns

mardi-gras-ball-gowns

adrianna-papell-gowns

| Shop Our Sequin Mardi Gras Gowns c/o Adrianna Papell |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1390116″]

My Favorite Dinner Spots In NOLA:

Sylvain

Dickie Brennan’s

Jacques Imo’s

Galatoire’s

Café Adelaide

Peche

Brennan’s

Latitude 29

Baru Bistro & Tapas: You must order the Mazorca, Guacabello and Atun Tartare

Borgne — great lunch specials too!

Shaya: their endless homemade pita bread and duck hummus is to die for!

Tableau

Mopho

August

Meril (Meril is great for lunch too!)

Where to wine:

The Carousel Bar

Burgundy Bar

Bacchanal Wine: Enjoy wine accompanied by small plates and live music on the open back patio

Cure on Feret

Pat O’s Piano Bar: great courtyard for drinking and visiting with a large group of friends

Cane & Table

Bellocq

Delachaise

Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

SaveSave

Waterfall Cardigan

If you want effortless, comfy, cozy and chic all mixed into one piece of outerwear, a cape or waterfall cardigan is the way to go! I found this grey perforated one at ShopBellaC.

knit-beanie

see-by-chloe-vicki-crossbody

grey-cardigan

waterfall-cardigan

haute-off-the-rack

Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

| Shop This Look |

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1350980″]

Outfit: Waterfall Cardigan c/o ShopBellaC | Ankle Legging Jeans (also available here) | Daryl Booties c/o Yosi Samra (also available here) | Mock Neck Top | See By Chloe Vicki Crossbody 

Jewelry: Jordan Open Ring, Rory Bracelet & Ryker Bracelet c/o Kendra Scott | Michael Kors Watch  | Lariat c/o Anna Liv Design (order this lariat by contacting her via email–>annalivdesign@gmail.com)

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’re all staying warm wherever you are! I’m currently freezing my butt off at my desk right now! No matter how high we raise the heater it still won’t warm up our old little house. Our house was built in 1929 so it has zero insulation, which is why I’m currently wearing every single cold weather accessory I own right now! Speaking of cold weather accessories, shop some of my favorite beanies below:

[show_shopthepost_widget id=”1350979″]

Fall, Flannel & Faux Fur

Fall, Flannel and Faux Fur–the three things I look forward to every November. Well, those things along with hot chocolate, bonfires, s’mores, pumpkin spice lattes, crunchy leaves, cozy scarves, chunky sweaters…need I go on? I know, I pretty much covered it all, but today’s post is mostly about the flannel and faux fur, which I pretty much live in during the fall. I found my entire outfit at Abercrombie & Fitch from the ankle boots and distressed jeans to the plaid flannel shirt and shearling lined parka. The parka even comes with a removable faux fur hood, which I love since it rarely gets cold enough down south where I live. However, it’s perfect for the chilly weather in NYC while I’m visiting for a fun blogger event. l’m totally enjoying this crisp cold weather right now considering it’s fall and the temps stayed in the high 70s all last week back home in Louisiana. Ridiculous, I know!

faux-fur-parka

abercrombie-jeans

ambercrombie-parka

dolce-vita-keiton-boots

new-orleans-blogger

haute-off-the-rack

porter-lyons-jewelry

distressed-jeans

ombre-hair

Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

Entire c/o  Abercrombie & Fitch

Jewelry: Soho Ring c/o Julie Vos | Hammer Cuff & Open Ring c/o Porter Lyons Designs 

Good Morning readers, in case you missed by Instagram post, I experienced quite an eventful morning at the airport yesterday. It all started when I went to check in for my flight to NYC at the New Orleans airport only to realize that I was an entire day early for my flight! However, I had plans in NYC for last night so I had to get myself on that flight. That was of course a $500 travel change! Awesome way to start the day, right? To top it all off, I tripped while rushing through security and flew through the air with my arms trapped in the strap of the bag. Thank goodness that my bag broke my fall, but the embarrassing part was that I was on a ramp so I shamefully slid down the ramp on top of my bag like penguin until I finally stopped. This all of course led to led to a dramatic laugh/cry when five people came to the rescue. I wasn’t hurt, just super embarrassed, but I did get a really good laugh out of it at least!