Shoeday Saturday...

Sale edition.

I tried on these Manolo Blahnik patent heels at Bergdorf Goodman and loved.

The open heel prevents nasty blisters, and narrow straps are a elegant take on the mule trend.

Now for them to just be marked down a little more...

Manolo Blahnik double band heel, available at Bergdorf Goodman

image courtesy of bergdorfgoodman.com

Book Club...

The weekends can't come fast enough, for many reasons, but mainly to sit in a lounge chair and read this summers new book releases.

First on the list, Amanda Brooks' Always Pack a Party Dress and Other Lessons Learned from A (Half) Life in Fashion.  The former assistant to photographer Patrick Demarchelier, gallery girl at Gagosian, and fashion director of Barney's New York recounts fashion hits and misses and how she established her personal style.   

available at Amazon

image courtesy of Amazon.com

Oh so Violet...

I would expect nothing less of a Violet Grey delivery - a chic, manicured, pretty package.

Almost too pretty to open... 

Items arranged in a cotton VG pouch. 

image by EJT

In the bag...

Wedding season is in full swing. 

From afternoon garden soirées to black tie affairs these bags have you covered.  

Clockwise from top: The piece de resistance of evening bags, Bottega Veneta's woven satin knot minaudière; Nancy Gonzalez's small crocodile flap clutch works from day to night; Anndra Neen's cage clutch is jewelry in-and-of-itself; Tabitha Simmons new line of bags are large enough to actually hold your essentials, yet small enough to bring everywhere;  Be the life of the party with Edie Parker's acrylic chevron clutch.  

image via Pinterest

Beach Ready... It's Here!

The weatherman is predicting 70s and sunny in the Northeast this weekend - 

perfect beach weather. 

Start a new playlist on Spotify and keep your iPhone safe in this 'Dude' pouch from Goop.

Shield your freshly highlighted hair with Gigi Burris's aptly named Éte hat.  Go from the beach straight to the rosé wearing Stella McCartney for Adidas and glasses from August Morgan.

Happy Weekend!

image via Pinterest   

Beach Ready... BBQ

Whether you are hosting or attending, a backyard BBQ is a sure sign of summer. 

Show off your summer tan legs in See by Chloe's denim skirt paired with California Tailor's button down shirt.  Pair with Ancient Greek Sandals and Gucci shades for cocktail hour. Once the sun goes down add a sweater from Trademark and grab a seat by the lanterns.

image of GP via pinterest.com  

Beach Ready... Totes

Is it too soon to pack our beach bags?

Fill your Truss large tote with all your summer essentials:

Read Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter, the story follows an almost love-affair from the 1960s on the Almafi Coast  rekindle in Los Angeles almost fifty years later, 

Casually people watch wearing sunglasses from Retrosuperfuture, 

Protect your iPhone 6 with Gray Malin's beach scene case,

Make friends with this beach checkers & backgammon set from Summer Shop,

Hydrate with this insulated bottle from S'Well, 

And prevent sunburns with SuperGoop and Avéne!  

Get 30% this tote at Goop.com using the code: goopthelove

*promo ends today

And visit SWellBottle to see what color S'Well you are!

Beach Ready... Stripes

A summer staple - anything striped!

Balenciaga  leather tote

Solid & Striped maillot

Tabitha Simmons espadrilles

Caroline Constar button-down dress

Lemlem long sleeve tunic

Hammamas woven cotton towels

photo of Grace Kelly in stripes via Pinterest

Beach Ready...

The moment we all have been waiting for is nearly here:

Memorial Day weekend, the official kick off to summer!

Three months of sand in our toes, scenic bike rides, impromptu weekend adventures, and rosé.

Are you ready?  All week on the EJT we will be prepping to be ever-ready for whatever summer brings our way.

Avoid tan lines with this off-the-shoulder dress from Collette Dinnigan and sandals from Miu Miu.  Protect your face with Soleil Toujours sunscreen and aviators from the Row.  Top it all off with whimsical palm tree earnings from Bianca Pratt and a straw tote from Heidi Wynne.

photo of Dasha Zhukova via Pinterest

Shoeday Saturday...

One of my favorite shoe styles, just got the Pierre Hardy treatment.

Leather ankle strap with architectural heel... sign me up!

Pierre Hardy monolite cubic heels, $895 available at Goop

image courtesy of Goop.com

Isabel addict...

It is not a secret that Isabel Marant is one of my favorite designers.

The cool, French, laid-back vibe of Marant's designs get better and better each season.

Model/Actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is also a super fan.  

Seen out this week in New York City in Marant's chic designs.

reversible quilted-cotton coat and  leather wrap around belt

oversized sweater

photos of RHW courtesy of JustJared.com

On my radar... white Birkenstocks

Another trend with lasting power: the Birkenstock.

Celine, Givenchy, and Isabel Marant all have their own printed, studded and even furry versions of the sandal, but the original Arizona style in white is having a moment of it's own.  

Julianne Moore arriving in Cannes this week

image courtesy of JustJared.com

Mix and match...

Don't put on a matching set of earrings just yet!

Raf Simons for Christian Dior showed miss-matched earrings on the runway for Cruise 2016.

image courtesy of Vogue.com

Never enough stripes...

The new neutral.

Proenza Schouler cotton stripe tee, $280 available at Net-a-Porter

image courtesy of Net-a-Porter.com

Statement piece...

I'll say!

Parrot necklace by Masterpiece, $530 available at M'Oda 'Operandi

image courtesy of ModaOperandi.com

Shoeday Saturday...

Spotted on a Goop-er earlier this week. 

Toms sneakers sans socks, a nice departure from the expected white sneaker.

Toms black trival del ray sneaker, $79 available at Toms

image courtesy of Toms

A Goop apartment...

Interior designer, Kara Mann, developed Chicago's Goop pop-up to feel like you are at your girlfriend's apartment.  

A kitchen area with fireplace, living room, and a bath, make the retail space feel cozy and welcoming. 

Soft plaster walls are countered with dark wood accents and vintage furniture.

Certain pieces are available at 1stdibs. 

The main entry.

The kitchen area, filled with Staub pots, cookbooks, linens, vintage plates and an Aga stove.   

The living room, complete with a Mario Bellini couch and Stella McCartney handbags. 

The bath area shelves are filled with items from Beauty Counter and RMS beauty.

The dark floral wallpaper in the dressing rooms is by Ellie Cashman.  

The shop is open thru May 10th.

11 East Walton Street, Chicago

Images 1, 3, 4 courtesy of ArchitecturalDigest.com; 2 courtesy of Goop.com, 5 by EJT