Smitten with Twenty

 

twenty. I had no idea. You guys, this amazing basics line (of course, from Cali) has been around for the past few years and I'm just now discovering...it was love at first sight, by the way! The brand is just launching e-commerce, so now I'm really in trouble. As are you now that you know...you're welcome.

Luscious knits (remember how I was just saying knits are our chic friends?), dreamy textures, crazy cool silhouettes. Lovey, lovey, lovey. The pants below? Slub terry with a mesh tuxedo stripe along the seam. I mean, what?! Currently chanting want, want, want. These look so comfy, yet are adorable. These days, I just have to go for comfort and style, so these are pretty much just my style. And with wedges...squeal!

The perforated tanks are so unique - and no doubt (literally) cool! This girls loves some modal...quite possibly the softest material on the planet. And the stripes above are a common theme throughout the spring collection. We're not talking bold and bad, we're talking femme and subtle and stripes you can totally pull off (I mean it!). The neon striped tank here is even 12 percent flax (as many of the laidback pieces are) with a leather zipper detail. There's also a maxi dress that looks just like it I'm pretty smitten with...oof. 

Yep, I'm thinking I could live in this entire twenty collection. Are you bookmarking twentytees.com now?

Happy weekend, love bunnies! Air kisses to you and yours...xoxo

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Alessandra's Cut-offs Are On Sale!

Told ya I was cut-off obsessed! So when I saw sweet lil' Alessandra Ambrosio (I interviewed her back in September and she really is sweet...I'm def enamored with her natural beauty - um, not fair?) wearing these by Citizens of Humanity, I swooned immediately. Turns out these are the Chloe hi-waist style in "harvest" (yes, those are grains!) and I love them to pieces! Don't you?

They're on sale right now at Revolve Clothing for $127, and I'm sorta freaking out because they have my size left. Frayed hem, a little distressing...it's the quintessential mom short of the summer, y'all. I can wear these with sandals a la Alessandra, or my fav wedge sneakers. I'm also a huge fan of wearing an effortless lightweight sweater (like here) with my cut-offs. It's just whether or not the summer heat will allow it (ugh, it seems it takes so long to make it here, but once it does it's sweltering!). 

Embrace those gams this summer, girls, and rock a pair of cut-offs. They're cool, easy to move in and super, super chic. These are gonna be added to the "cut-off corner" in moi closet (yep, I've got one). Closet, meet Chloe.

[Photo Courtesy FameFlyNet]

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Whiny Wednesday: Cutest Snacktime Ever

Meal time gets more and more interesting at our house every day. In fact, last night I cooked chocolate-chip pancakes and little C. walked around the table and around the kitchen eating them like a piece of pizza in his hand while I frantically tossed the remainder of the batter onto the stove for myself...and then for D. when he arrived home shortly thereafter. Ah, life with an on-the-move toddler. It's good, don't get me wrong...I love it! But, it's very fast paced, ya know?

This week was little C's last day in his Mother's Day Out class he's been in all year (insert tears for many reasons), and when he begins his summer MDO, he'll be eating lunch there. So...I found this "Trunk" snack box by Boon the perfect thing to use for his lunch this summer. Actually, since Boon sent it over, we've been using it for on-the-go snacks as well since it's now playground season and we're usually dragging our snacks around with us!

Of course, I love all of the compartments (bread, meat, fruit...milk box...done!), but the tail handle is extra special because that means he can carry it himself. Responsibility, eh? Boon is one of my fav brands of all time (we should own stock) because it's safe/free of chemicals and so, so cute. For $17.99, who can resist going on a safari for lunch every day?

[Photo via Boon]

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Whiny Wednesday: Rebecca Minkoff Baby Bag's a Bundle of Joy

Girlfriends. All hail the Rebecca Minkoff baby bag. This is no joke. She's made them before, and she's doing it again with the Marissa Baby Bag - what a bundle of joy! Are you just looking at her and in awe? I am, and I don't even have a baby (is it wrong I'd carry this like it ain't no thang?). 

It's nylon (no wretched clean-up!); it's quilted (chic handbag heaven!); it's also functional. I mean, hello dream bag. (It's also $395...cough, cough...but she's just too lovely to worry about the pricetag, right? wink.) The interior is, of course, water resistant and includes a changing pad, plus lots of space for the junk we all carry around. (You know that heels to flats...flats to heels maneuver, right?)

It's got the infamous RM studs, a nice, long strap and all the style you could ever hope for in a diaper bag. And certainly your husband wouldn't mind one bit sharing this beauty.

If I decide I'm not just "one and done," this right here is my baby bag, folks. Done...decided. Oh. You mean I should decide on the kid before the baby bag?

[Photo Courtesy Rebecca Minkoff]

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Whiny Wednesday: Celebs Heart Inhabit

 

I bet if you asked Rebecca Gayheart her opinion on this photo, she would say she looks ragged. My personal opinion? She actually looks chicer than ever. I LOVE it when celebrities look like "us" and look so chic without hardly trying. And now I have some serious knitwear envy going on because Rebecca's Inhabit "twisted striped scoop" sweater (in persimmon) is sooooo, so good. (Although at $278, I might have to wait for a sale...eek!) The open neck is nice, and the smaller pinstripes are still flattering. Not to mention, it screams comfy with the sleeves pushed up like so. (Um, and the blue sunnies are super chic as well! I have a pair of white ones, so looks like the colored sunnies trend is still going strong.)

Who else loves Inhabit? Well, tons of celeb mamas do (what would we do without chic knitwear?), but Isla Fisher has been spotted wearing lots of it lately. She just recently wore the cashmere stretch crew (ohhhh to live in mild weather L.A...down south I barely wear a sweater!)...the same sweater Rebecca Gayheart wore in red last month. Layer it or wear it alone, obvi this piece is very versatile! I love how it has extra-long sleeves, too, to keep hands cozy. At $328, it's quite the investment piece, but one you'll have many years down the road. I'm loving that cropped moto jacket with it...squeal!!! (and notice the mom outfit of distressed jeans + wedge sneakers...yes!)

 [Photos Courtesy PacificCoastNews.com; FameFlyNet Pictures; APG/X17Online.com]

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ALDO Rise x Preen (Currently Swooning Over)

 

Strappy and chic is the name of the game this spring/summer and our closets may never be the same. I'm talking, I might run out of room, folks. So. Many. Gorgeous. Shoes. ALDO has a collab program with different designers called ALDO Rise, and the latest is with Preen, which I very much so adore. It's clean, it's fluid, it's Brit-girl cool. This collab is the perfect sprinkling of (affordable) ALDO mixed with the Preen label I've always loved. 

These are the white Buito sandals, and Jessica Alba wore them last week while in NY. Of course, they look great with jeans, but just imagine the heights they could soar when worn with a skirt...oh, that pretty, pretty strap! And there's something so pristine and polished about the color white lately. It's actually quite flattering to the foot (and I love it on a structured handbag as well!). If you're gonna wear it, you might as well wear it on your feet, right? (White jeans are great, but you always have to worry about the cut. With shoes? No worries!) 

The block heels offsets the single sole daintiness of the tip of the shoe, and the single strap across the foot makes me swoon all over. Since I just got a pedicure this morning, I'm thinking I should add these to my shopping cart quickly, no?

 

 [Photos Courtesy ALDO]

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The Perfect High Heel Jean

 

I've found the perfect jean for our heels, girls! No, really. Hear me out on this one. Of course, we all have a closet full of skinnies - one by one they sorta all look exactly like the rest...am I right?! C'mon, you know you're guilty (ok, except for maybe those polka-dot ones that stand out).  I've never seen anything quite like the Juliette by Hudson Jeans. I mean, wow!

The pair above is leather (extra wow), but they also come in other washes, like the dark rinse below. The zipper at the front of the ankle allows for super shoe gazing - by both bystanders and yourself. I know when I wear a cool pair of heels, I don't mind staring at them on my feet. Shrug. From experience, I own a pair of Hudson bootcut jeans that fit like a glove (they're just slightly long, so I have to wear them mostly with wedges or heels). If ever there was a brand I trust for comfort, it's this one. Therefore, a pair of comfortable skinny jeans is the perfect dream. Err, gonna make that a reality soon.

P.S. Besides heels, look how cool they are with a pair of laceless sneakers! I've got to own a pair to show off all my shoes stat.

 [Photos Courtesy Hudson]

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