Up Here: Shoe Shopping x date with bff

 

photo byJenn

Hi!

So 2 things!

I cut my hair short & bleached the heck out of it (not COMPLETELY what I wanted.. I wanted more ombre effect like I had before, but the lady misunderstood me I guess. I'm getting more used to it now though! haha but I definitely went through omg what just happened moment. ) I curled it slightly for this picture. 

Another news is that I bought shoes! More like spent a ridiculous amount and managed to justify the cost in my head.. hahaha.

I've been planning on "investing" on a nice pair of shoes. I originally had the Ferragamo Vara in mind since it is just classically beautiful. But, my best friend who owns a pair told me that she tends to not wear them as much because they look so formal. So, I decided that a more casual everyday pair would be more fitting for me since well.. that's what I need these shoes to be! my everyday pair.

I've had my eyes on Charlotte Olympia kitty flats for a LONG LONG time. They are just so effing cute!

So, since my bff and I went on our Beverly Hills adventure starting with Bouchon Brunch (which was pretty good, but not exactly worthy of the price tag in my opinion) and a visit to my friend's place of work - the Paley Center! Near the center, there's a Bev Hills location of Charlotte Olympia, apparently one of three stores in the world? I think.. haha

When we went in, I got SUCKED in by the salesperson, and SPLURGED (and worried about my credit card not going through since I never spend this much money at once...) on this BEAUTIFUL pair of kitty flats. 

 Aren't they just beautiful?

I'm smitten hahahaha. Even the packaging, as you see up there in my cute tote bag from Charlotte Olympia, was amazing! If I had the means, I'd buy out the whole dang store.

Unfortunately, I realized when I got home that the size isn't as fitting as I had thought. I usually wear 9.5 to 10 (yea, huge feet hahaha but i'm tall!), so I purchased 9.5. But, I think 10 would be a better fit. So, now i'm going to have to go back to the store (1 hour+ drive.. boo) to exchange. 

side note: the store doesn't allow returns, just exchanges. kinda annoying, no?

At least, I hadn't worn them out yet since I was planning on resoling them before I take them out for longevity.

The outfit I'm wearing is a bit fancier than my normal everyday outfits since I was, after all, in one of the fanciest cities & street. I paired my Equipment blouse with waxed black jeans and black flats to cut down the femininity of the shirt. I actually purchased my Equipment blouse for a heavily discounted price because.. well it costs an arm and a leg otherwise. You can usually find these blouses at Nordstrom Rack or Off 5th Saks 5th stores for at least half off the original price. Also, I busted out my hand-me-down-from-mom Lady Dior bag because i'm fancy like that.

Shirt: Equipment

Pants: J Brand. Similar Style Here

Flats: Via Spiga Suede Ballet Flats. Similar Style at Sam Edelman

Bag: Lady Dior

Sunglasses: Michael Kors. Similar Style Here