The Grateful Life

I've been a bit more mindful of my wardrobe the past couple weeks (it gets kinda hard to give a hoot when you work in an office where yoga pants and a hoodie are an acceptable Tuesday ensemble) so I thought I'd pop a few quick pics of my favorites up on the blog!

I worked for Jenny twice last month, which probably helped in my desire to give the ol' closet a fresh once over. Day 1 at Heritage Row was pretty sunny, so I pulled out a BCBG skirt and my honey comb tights. A red-lipstick-and-leather-jacket number was born. I struggled with the decision of are light booties and dark tights OK? but then just decided hey, *I* like the way it looks...and that's reason enough to wear it!

Day 2 of working for Jenny was much, much cooler outside.

I went a more snuggly route in an Anne Taylor sweater, leggings and slouchy, old Steve Madden boots.

I'm loving my new heather grey skirt from Marine Layer. Made locally, this skirt feels like I'm wearing a cozy old t-shirt on my legs...

Pop on a faux-leather coat by Jack, and this casual get up worked wonderfully for a Fall-weather day in SF.

I hardly ever "cheat" on Jenny by shopping at other local boutiques, but Marmalade is one exception we both agree on. Their staff is so genuine and sweet--I always manage to find a handful of super cute pieces...

...like this perfect Hawaii and Australia summer dress! I've been thinking of snagging a mustard yellow cardigan for months and am so glad I made the purchase plunge with this one.

Peplum is in! Green is my favorite color. Hence....

And a more casual option the following week:

It's a sun-shiny, super warm day here in SF (forecast of 80, woot!) so I whipped out my Joe's jean shorts, a flowy bird print tunic and Boutique 9 cage heels in an attempt to be summer-rocker-chic....

I was slightly wary of this little diddy at first (i.e. am I "cool" enough to wear jean cut offs and heels?) but eventually said eff it, I'm just gonna own this look.

Sometimes, it's all in the attitude :)

In Gratitude,

Trish

So here's the skinny: I hosted a networking event this past Saturday for work at a local bar/club and needed an outfit that was appropriate for both the networking and the club part of it. One of the many cool things about being a chica working in the tech-start up industry is the ability to have some fun with fashion--definitely lots of room to play with colors and accessories as there is nothing even close to a dress code in my field. Feel like wearing yoga pants to work? Namaste! Found a vintage lace skirt that looks amazing with your new heels? Rock it! Will any of the men in your office notice either way? Probably not! Regardless, it's nice to have such flexibility and creative wiggle room :)

Here's what I came up with:

It's hard to tell in the crappy iPhone pic, but those pants are a seriously awesome shade of cobalt blue. And they're stretchy! Perfect for upping the comfort level (and beer drinking...let's be serious).

Jenny has taught me to love the ol' pop-on-a-funky-necklace-to-spice-up-an-otherwise-un-special look trick. This necklace was a whopping $28 at her shop and made all the difference in my outfit. I can't even tell you how many compliments I got on the pants as well as the necklace from both men and women (read: a lot)! It made my night that much better.

And later in the evening dragging poor Laurel into my shenanigans (doesn't she look like a total bunny boss in that first pic?)....

In Gratitude,

Trish

The only thing that would make these new-ish (thanks for the hand me down, Jenny!! I hit the jackpot having a stylist bestie out here!) bright red pants even cuter?

The Dolce Vita booties I've been drooling over for a week now....

Hey Santa, can you come a liittttle early this year?

In Gratitude,

Trish

Thanks to the super generosity of my fabulous friend Deva, I was able to attend Sunday's lineup at Outside Lands.

Naturally, I needed major help on what to wear to this oh so popular outdoor music festival.

Jenny to the rescue! She put this look together in about 3 minutes at her shop using a jacket and boots I already owned :)

I had to slightly modify it come Sunday (added a basic, neutral sweater) simply because August in Golden Gate Park = foggy and cold...layers are KEY when it comes to SF weather. You just never know if you're going to be schvitzing or freezing! And yup, those would be gloves I'm holding in my hands in the 2nd side shot :)

I had an awesome time at the park...even got pretty up close and personal to Jack White!

Thanks so much, Deva!!

In Gratitude,

Trish

I got "hot mama", "really nice", "so amazing" and "lovely" compliments from co-workers today...not a half bad start to the weekend!

My secret to putting together this hipster-Russian-ballerina look?

Red lipstick and not having any other clean clothes :-/

Happy Friday!

Ladies night at Heritage Row last week was a smashing success!

What a fun way to spend an evening with some of your favorite females :) HUGE thanks to everyone who came out (and to Jenny for graciously hosting us)!

And since the weather gods have blessed SF with massive amounts of glorious sunshine, I decided it was the perfect time to whip out this hippie-Trish via Heritage Row look:

Happy Friday!

In Gratitude,

Trish