Renwick

In the quest to seek more art, I came across this exhibit aptly named 'Wonder' at the Renwick gallery in the District. It's a small space and the building itself is beautiful, as well as its light fixtures and all of the pieces within. Here are a few:

I highly recommend those in the DC area or stopping by the nation's capitol anytime soon to pay a quick visit. Definitely worth it.

clotted cream & snow

My AWOL co-writer, Sheerin, briefly resurfaced from her medical books for the winter break, Alhamdolillah (praise to God), so we spent some time in NYC: staying with our newly married best friend, eating Arabic food in Brooklyn, eating God-sent scones in Manhattan, drinking velvety cappuccinos, eating--eh, I won't continue, lest I may seem gluttonous. We did not take many photos, but beauty was everywhere. We were sure to identify every view that was worth becoming still forever, yet too lazy to actually carry a camera. Essentially, the only photos taken in NYC were of these scones...naturally.

                         

I got a glorious mixed berry scone and Sheerin got a chocolate chip one. It comes with clotted cream and raspberry jam. The clotted cream is just fantastic. I will put the mixed berry scone recipe up after I make them myself, God willing. My heart can hardly wait.

I also had not seen another beloved friend in awhile, so we grazed in DC last weekend. I went back to one of my favorite French restaurants there (mostly because of how quaintly romantic it is), Petit Plats, for dessert. 

rainy Georgetown

Coat: Zara

Heels: MK (old)

Clutch: New Look (old)

Until next time,

-A

flat white & dusty pink

Autumn has arrived. It is getting cold, and it is just not my probable anemic state. The only gleam of light in this seasonal situation (besides it being a gift from God, thanks God, for real, I'm sure there is a very wise point to colder months) is that it results in a few coats, boots, and some semi-closed heels here and there. I have a few coats that I will share here this season. The one I have been wearing the most so far is the "Lofty" wool coat by Tildon. I love the oversized look, whether it be in the shape of the swinger style, cocoon, or A-line. I prefer collarless, though giant masculine collars are everywhere right now. As far as colors go, dusty pink and camel are my favorite colors in coats. Camel is fiendishly popular on runway, but I am finding it slow to appear in the average American store, especially at reasonable prices.

Coat: "Lofty" by Tildon

Heels: "Karlie" by Michael Kors in genuine leather (sold out)

Suede version here (personally, not a fan of suede)

Dusty pink leather version here

Wiser alternative here, here, and here

Lipstick: Dior Addict 545, it is a lovely, sheer, and feminine orange (discovered it two years ago in the department stores of London, that shade still has not made its way to the USA yet...but you can hunt it down online)

On our way to NYC, my gas ran out in the middle of nowhere. It sucks to be a procrastinator sometimes.

A delicious Flat White from Culture Espresso Bar, midtown NYC. (so smooth, even my little sisters LOVED it)

 Downtown B-more 

(Checkout Dooby's Coffee shop's new location on N. Charles street...GREAT cappuccinos, I know I seem to say that a lot, but really, very good)

And last but not least, this past weekend Sheerin and I met up in DC with a couple of other girls. I packed light because I am lazy, but I did not forget to throw these heels in the bag. These are called  Majisty by Steve Madden and come in different colors (I love it in "Blush Leather"). I switched into these in the evening, but a passerby was sure to inform me to wear sneakers to save my feet. Ma'am, I wear sneakers 43 hours of the week at work, so I do think I will take any opportunity to not wear them in any other setting ever in my life, thank you.

We of course stopped at Baked & Wired in Georgetown. They have really very spectacular cupcakes. There is always a line lately, for good reason.



Here are Sheerin's weekend outfits:

Denim on denim, love.

Watch: Tangerine boutique in Adams Morgan neighborhood, DC

It is FotoWeek in DC. We stopped at FotoNoma for the opening.


We finished the weekend with Sunday morning brunch. We ended up randomly selecting the absolute cutest French restaurant, Petits Plats. Two of the waiters were French and the other two were randomly Spanish-speaking (charming nonetheless). To be honest, we are highly uneducated in the beautiful French language, despite me having visited France and being somewhat preoccupied with the desire to marry one (I'm sorry, but who can resist a man with impeccable shoes and facial hair?). Our waiter had such a heavy accent on his English that it almost seemed fake, however, upon further examination we found that it was, in fact, not an act. Well, personally, I cannot deny that my accent is always genuine at any given point, but hey.


Mmm, poached eggs with smoked salmon.

Leather pants: H&M (love these because they are paneled and not entirely leather)

Sweater (pure wool): vintage

Thanks for visiting :)

Peace,

-A

museums, colorful chiffon, etc

I went back down to DC with my younger siblings and met up with my bride-to-be best friend. My nerdiest sibling interrupted my day's plan of solely shopping, eating, and enjoying God's art, with a fervent demand to visit the museums. After an hour long car-ride election on which museum to visit, we agreed on the National Museum of Natural History. We had a pleasant time and it was good for the kids to witness the detail and intricacies devoted to make this earth exactly perfect for our species to evolve and, not only survive in, but enjoy and marvel at our its bounties.

Here's another floor length button down sheer cardigan dress. The loud colors are mildly entertaining. I wore it with a long black dress, a nude georgette hijab, cuff bangles, and basic pointy nude flats.These flats are quite the sturdy little things. I have walked miles upon miles (literally, miles and miles and miles...) in them in the bumpy, wet streets of Paris and London and, still, unscathed they stand. 

-A