Weekend Reads is a series by Wardrobe Oxygen that is published every Saturday. Art, music, interesting articles, sale alerts, and reviews of TV, movies, books, theater, and art exhibits by Alison Gary, and over-40 working mom in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, D.C.
I am looking for your advice on some ultra-casual weekend looks. I want to look tidy enough to run to the grocery store or walk the dog in my neighborhood, but I want to be comfortable enough to do my household chores and lounge. I know a lot of people default to athletic wear like…
Friday night Karl and I went to bed before the sun set. My body woke me at 6am, I got up, brushed my teeth, stretched some… and then went back to bed until Emerson came in to wake us around 7:30. We got up, Karl went off to teach and Emerson and I had our…
Vest: “Shaggy Vest” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Tee: “Polish Tee” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Necklace: “Leona Pendant” c/o Kristin Biggs, Stella and Dot | Jeans: NYDJ | Boots: Fitzwell Cardigan: “Shadow Sweater” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Tee: “Forum Tee” c/o Lisa Holt, CAbi | Necklace: Bought when in Key West |…
Every year we try to attend the Maryland Renaissance Festival at least once, however once we had a baby it has been harder to find the time. This was the last weekend of the season and last minute we decided to go and take Emerson – she’s old enough to not need a stroller, we…
Tee – Old NavySkirt – Talbots (similar)Belt – Anthropologie (similar)Shoes – SoftSpotsSterling Hoops (similar) and Cuff (similar)Cartouche (similar)“Emerson” Pendant – c/o Tags-n-StonesBag – Banana Republic (similar) Yesterday I took off work to go to the doctor – I have had a nagging cough for two weeks that didn’t seem like my typical seasonal allergies. Appointment…
Top: Ann TaylorShorts: Target, self-distressed using this video (similar)Sandals: SoftspotsNecklace: eBay (similar)Bracelets: Nordstrom, Ann Taylor, Lauren Ralph Lauren, c/o Soft Surroundings Sunglasses: Ray-Ban Yesterday we had friends over for “church.” We had brunch which extended into dinner which went into a post-dinner walk which ended up being a beer at our neighborhood cafe. I picked…
Dress – Lands’ End (on sale!) Scarf – c/o Ann Taylor (similar) Bracelets – JewelMint, c/o Soft Surroundings, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Nordstrom Necklace – LOFT (similar) Shoes – Sofft “Pavia” Bag – Nordstrom (similar) The past few weeks at work have been a killer. Early mornings, late days, hardly have time to heat up a…
Well, I didn’t get the R&R I desired this weekend, but I still had a great time! Friday night my husband had an event, so I stayed home and watched Emerson. Honestly, I was happy for this – we snuggled (she’s not super snuggly of a person except when she’s under the weather), read lots…
This weekend recap won’t have as many pictures because I forgot my phone in the car for most of Saturday (but check out a full recap here). However I did capture some other fun things! Friday I found out Brad Goreski was signing copies of his book, Born to Be Brad: My Life and Style,…