girls night out with rebecca minkoff

hi guys! a quick post to let you know about an event happening next wednesday in the city. i'll be there, keiko will be there, and christine will be there, along with what i'm sure with be hoards of fantastically enrobed ladies. you can enter to be one of 100 guests by clicking here and RSVP-ing to event; winners will be picked this weekend and announced on monday. free drinks! goodie bags! REBECCA MINKOFF! and if you're chosen, please please come find me and say hi - i'll be the awkward girl clutching her drink and laughing too much.



hope to see you there!

xo audrey

florida oranges

hello everyone! i hope you're all enjoying your weeks, although from the looks of the weather reports almost everywhere else in the country, that doesn't seem likely. just a quick dispatch from sunny florida - sam and i are on vacation with both of our families and it has been glor-i-ous - there is a tangerine tree in the backyard, so we've been having fresh squeezed juice every morning with our bagels, and i've spent most of my time floating in the pool and reading vanity fair. (you'd think this would mean i'd have a decent tan by now, but alas, no.)

i was given these nine west espadrilles just before decamping for the far south, and they are absolutely perrrrfect for this weather! inspired by my surroundings, the sunshine, and the fresh fruit we've been enjoying every morning, i put together an in totally citrus shades.





see? pasty, pasty, pasty.

shorts: j crew
shirt: lilla p
swimsuit: gifted
shoes: courtesy of nine west

anything that makes my legs appear to be something besides short little stubs is okay in my book, and these shoes are super comfy, too. once summer finally comes to brooklyn, i'll be rocking them full-time.

i am absolutely LIVING in this lilla p shirt down here - so comfy and perfect - and the winner of this very shirt is LV of food fashion and flow. please get in touch with your name and mailing address to claim your prize!

i'm taking photos and mentally blogging the days away, so there will be much more to come when i have a minute to spare.

xo audrey

go green

good morning! i had a nice, restful (for the most part) weekend after the madness that was last week, which was exactly what i was hoping for. friday night i ran home, changed into jeans, and headed to the bar across the street to watch the uconn/syracuse game with sam; we made it through the first half before we decided we needed better food than our local mexican/chinese place could offer, so hurried across brooklyn during halftime to arrive at fatty cue, one of our favorite places to make complete pigs of ourselves. we planted ourselves at the bar and were probably the only people there who were actually watching the game as we gorged ourselves on two different kinds of ribs (pork and lamb,) toast with rendered fat for dipping, brisket bao, and tecate. we won our game, finished our beers, and headed home to bed.

saturday morning i woke up at a semi-reasonable hour and set about the arduous task of cleaning my room. now that i'm able to wear what i want to work every day, my floor is really suffering; the early morning try-on-and-discard is a terrible habit that i haven't been able to break in 25 years. i finally got it spiffed up, hemmed up a pair of jeans i picked up on friday (flares! for the first time since high school,) and then sam scored us a decent pair of tickets to the game that night at madison square gardens, so we grabbed a slice on the road and headed up to the insanity that is a building full of college basketball fans. i've never been super into basketball myself, but i've realized that i just like watching games of any kind, and once i start to learn about the players i'm pretty much hooked. sam graduated from uconn a few years ago, so with the knowledge he imparts about the players, i'm jumping out of my seat with the best of them within the first few minutes. they won this game too (the first team to win five games to become big east champions, if anyone's counting,) and once again we dragged ourselves home and promptly fell asleep.

yesterday we had brunch plans to meet a bunch of friends, one of whom recently moved to london; eggs benedict, about 8 cups of coffee, and 2 of rosé. sam and i headed back to brooklyn, caught a matinée, and then i finally sat down and started working on our wedding invites, which are (hallelujah) almost done!






top: lilla p
skirt: quail
tights: ?
shoes: UO with poofs by ban.do
sweater: gap
necklace: ebay

you can win this shirt! a perfect color & cut for spring. it is so comfy, so versatile - you can't tell here but it's nice and long, such a flattering cut. all you have to do is leave a comment, any comment!, AND let me know that you're following lilla p on twitter and have liked them on facebook. i'll let this contest go for a week, and announce the winner next tuesday.


today my plans include: eating nothing but salad after a completely gluttonous weekend, and [hopefully] finishing wedding invitations and starting to put them in the post.

hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

xo audrey

lookbook contest

hi everyone! wanted to really quick let you know about a contest that the ladies at purple lab, who did the lovely photo shoot you see in the last post, are having now through july third. their makeup really is amazing (this coming from a girl who rarely wears much of it, but totally would if i had a cabinet full of their goods.) all the details are below. good luck and hope you're all having a wonderful week!



Remember when makeup used to be playful and fun? Purple Lab does! Today we will launch a Look Book on our Web site, starring fashion and beauty bloggers and friends, meant to inspire women to experiment with beauty tips and tricks, while creating an effortless online shopping experience.



To celebrate the Look Book launch, Purple Lab is launching a contest, inviting consumers to recreate and upload looks inspired by the Look Book, on Purple Lab's Facebook fan page for a chance to win Purple Lab beauty products. The contest will run through July 3, 2010.



more soon!

xo audrey

white [christmas]

hello and happy whatever you celebrate! i haven't posted in a few days, and i'll tell you why: i am effing exhausted. i don't know that i would be able to describe myself as a "night person," since i usually fall asleep watching a movie at about 12 pm, but i can safely say i am not now nor have ever been a morning person, and waking up at 6 am most days (or 4 am this morning, to be there at 5 am) is really taking its toll on my desire to get dressed up after coming home in the afternoon covered in cake batter. don't get me wrong, i love the job and i'll totally get used to the early rising, but at the moment i am absolutely wiped out.

however, a couple reasons for posting today, before the holidays come and i head out of town; one, of course, to wish you all a lovely couple of days, hopefully a nice break from work and a good fews meals. i baked pashka to bring to sam's house and am very excited at the prospect of sleeping in for a couple of days. secondly, though, i wanted to do a post dedicated to the lovelymiss kennedy holmes, who has not only a lovely blog but also a fantastic etsy shop. i recently was lucky enough to win a contest on the equally beautiful and charming erin of calivintage's blog, and the prize was a surprise vintage package from kennedy. i received it a couple of days ago and was completely taken with it: a vintage hatbox tied with yarn, topped of with a lula and filled to the brim with vintage goodies, including a slip, a beautiful beaded cardigan, pillbox fur hat, and two gorgeous purses, one containing two hairpieces and a necklace. i wear the necklace and cardigan here, and hold one of the purses; the rest is soon to come, as i looove it all. thanks erin and kennedy!


slip: vintage
skirt: gift from a friend, i shortened it (and now i can see the thread i left hanging, oops)
shoes: steve madden
belt: thrifted
necklace: kennedy holmes
cardigan: kennedy holmes

all right, i feel like an old lady but it's 10:27 and i can barely keep my eyes open. i'm going to close them, and my computer. until after the holiday - have a lovely weekend, safe travels to all!

xo audrey

chickdowntown contest!

hi everyone!

i spent a little longer than i expected wandering around the west village. good lord, it's hot out there. one of those days when any kind of activity, including eating and thinking, seem out of the question. i'm back now, though, and finally prepared to unveil the contest!

chickdowntown, purveyors of such fine designers as Sir Alistair Rai and BB Dakota Clothing, have offered me a chance to give something away to my lovely readers. anything you choose from the bb dakota collection could be yours! of course, i'm not eligible for the contest, but if i was. . .



follow chickdowntown on twitter or become a fan on facebook!

i love the madmen-ish quality of these dresses. very joan holloway.



so, what would you choose? simply leave a comment (any comment at all) and i'll pick a winner a week from today. good luck!

xo audrey