When Cloche Hosts: Mr. McGregor's Garden Party

Let me set the scene that inspired this collage: a beautiful grassy lawn in front of the Argyle, a private dining club in San Antonio built in 1854; children squealing as they run around, baskets in hand, in search of the hidden gold key to unlock the most fabulous life-size playhouse I have ever seen; me, a few yards away, glass of champagne with a cotton candy topper in hand, wondering how long I could get away with moving into said playhouse and claiming it as my permanent residence; bunnies (yes, real bunnies) hopping alongside your feet, leaving you wondering whether you are hallucinating this entire Sunday afternoon dreamworld; and Laura Nell Burton and Christin Gish of Cloche Designs across the way, impeccably dressed and completely composed (proof below), reminding you that perfection is achievable with some teamwork and a lot of heart. 

Check out the guest post I wrote about Cloche Design's legacy project here and peep the details on this next-level garden party here. 

Bunny Heels - Gianvito Rossi// The Tale of Peter Rabbit Book Clutch - MrsChaplinShop

Party planners extraordinaire, Laura Nell Burton and Christin Gish of Cloche Designs. Follow their never ending fiesta here. 

Party planners extraordinaire, Laura Nell Burton and Christin Gish of Cloche Designs. Follow their never ending fiesta here. 

Q: Cheap & Easy Costume Ideas? A: Bada Bing, Bada Bang

It's October!!! My favorite month of the year, which just so happens to be followed by my third and second favorite months of the year. It is officially time to get in the holiday state-of-mind, which is an all-around glorious state of mind. How the calendar has such an effect on my endorphins is beyond me, but so are most of the mechanics behind my hormonal fracases. 

I never understood those people - yes, they're out there and apologies if you're one of them - who claim they don't "do" Halloween. You don't "do" dressing up and candy? You don't "do" the two things that make up my entire essence and being? That is some real bogus hocus pocus that yo no comprendo. But if you're tempted to be a Halloween-Scrooge for reasons related to "ermergawd I'm not spending that on an itchy tacky costume I'll wear once in my life," then perhaps H&M and Katy Perry Collections can lure you over to the dark, sugar-infested side (my side) with these three easy costume ideas. 

Mummy Slip-Ons - Katy Perry Collection

An Organza Extravaganza

These are a few of my favorite things: organza, leopard (print, cat, etc.), and Bordeaux (the color, the wine, etc.). Also Fridays, but we're not quite there yet. 

Oyster Eyeglasses - Krewe// Andromeda Earrings - Mercedes Salazar// Clear Eyeglasses - Krewe

Wednesday Whimsy: Stubbs & Wootton + Luke Edward Hall

Something magical just happened: Luke Edward Hall and Stubbs & Wootton combined forces to create an exclusive collection of velvet slippers. Hall, a London-based designer, has an impressive portfolio that is described as "whimsical," "colorful," and communicating an aesthetic "informed by a love of history, an appreciation of beauty and a sense of playfulness." The slippers he designed for Stubbs are all the above. And I want them. 

What is not at all magical - but actually quite predictable - is that I'm now clicking on each slipper option incessantly and am unable to make up my mind, since each pair speaks oh-so-directly to each angle of my split personality. I can only hope you're not plagued with the same indecisiveness. Shop them here. 

Blacks & Baubles

Your wish is my command (kinda). So when you wish for black gowns and more baubles, this is what your genie provides. And while the Dom wasn't necessarily on the wish list, I threw it in there cuz' I lurve ya (and we made it through Monday). So now we can get all Morticia-donning-shoulder-dusters while sipping some bubbly - it's a lewk.

Red Flower Tassel Earrings - Nicola Bathie// Turqoise Beaded Drops - Suzanna Dai// Embroidered Royal Kenyan Earrings - Lizzie Fortunato// Vintage Earrings - Lulu Frost// Mint Heartbreaker Earrings - Mercedes Salazar// Spritz Crochet Earrings - Lucy Folk// Coral Earrings - Concrete Jellyfish// Crossover Black Dress - Keepsake// Black One Shoulder Dress - Keepsake