twenty 7

happy birthday to me!

xo

pak

investment pieces and.. not so much.

i always get asked the same question:

"what do you splurge on and what do you buy on sale?"

i am SUCH a penny pincher when it comes to 

shopping. it may not seem like it but i'm such

a crazy SALE freak!

i love to splurge on CLASSIC items. pieces

that you know you'll 

1. wear forever, can wear forever

and wouldn't really think twice about throwing it on. 

("go to" easy pieces!)

2. are beautifully crafted. either made in USA or 

Italy or France. I don't mind made in CHINA at all! we 

all know alex wang and Rag&Bone is now produced in vietnam 

and/or China.. the list goes on. the COO doesn't

mean much to me but the actual design and

workmanship should be noticeably beautiful and clean.

3. lust worthy.

yes. the item will go on salethis fall or summer 

(barneys warehouse?? neiman marcus pre sale??netaporter sale?)

but sometimes, you must take the leap.

sometimes they'll sell out before they can even go on sale!

chanel classic flats= never go on sale. just buy it!!

rag and bone chelsea booties? maybe wait for a shopbop promo code!

(ahem CAT!!! LOLZ!)

okay. 

so stuff i buy on the CHEEPS!!

i love zara, madewell (sale items), jcrew and 

flea markets for my trendier items. i will never and can never

buy cheap jeans. (j brand is right next to my work!)

and its hard to buy cheap shoes now.

know when to buy the cheetah print dress from zara for 80$

and when to splurge on the balenciaga booties for 800$. 

don't buy the stupid neon pink chanel flats

that will.......most likely be fugs next season.

speaking of which... right now i'm obsessed with equipment 

and ALC blouses..... .look at this beauty!

toats worth the 350 bones it sells for.

i'm wearing a new equipment

blouse tonight for dinner! will post outfit details tomorrow

AKA MY BURSDAY!

XO

pak

last day of 26 years.

dizamn.

twenty seven years young!

who am i kidding? i honestly have never

felt so un-excited for my birthday.

it doesnt even feel like my birthday!

weh.. 

oh well. i guess thats old age for you?

dear last day of 26 years old,

thank you for the best year of my life.

you ruled all the other 25 years.

love always

almost 27.

xo

pak

HUMBLE WINS.

i think its obvious that i love classic style

and yes, it may appear that i love name brands as well

but i think its interesting to see when

people really show their materialistic sides. 

money doesn't buy happiness. 

yes it makes life a lot easier but

jesus, is money really everything?

being humble and good natured is so important.

i really don't care about showing

everyone you have one million dollars and making

sure everyone in the room knows

that you're wearing obnoxious prada boots.

ugh, it puts me off SO much.

gross.

xo

pak.

monster in laws, they don't exist.

my mother in law, is a saint.

and i'm not saying that just because

she bought me a celine purse 

and now a goyard wallet. (or am i? ha!) she really is someone

i look up to SO much. i mean, i love my mom, 

everyone knows i LOVE my parents so much but..

when i think of ryan's mother and father..

it makes me feel so overwhelmed with admiration.

i want to be THOSE kinds of parents. the kind of parents

who love their children ENDLESSLY and give them support 

until they get what they want and fight for. the kind

of parents who give their children their life, sacrificing so much

for their children's happiness... i am going to be that kind of parent.

i am so blessed to have them in my life... 

i asked my mother in law for the trish no 9

perfume and she refused. what kind of person does this? refusing

too "cheap" presents? ugh.. i get excited when 

someone wants a cheap present LOL.. anyway,

we went shopping on saturday down to rodeo and she

told me to choose whatever i wanted.. i desperately

needed a new wallet so i got the long goyard/checkbook

that i've been wanting for sometime.

she is amazing and i don't deserve a mother in law like her.

amazing. 

xo

pak

whats the big deal?

ok so remember when YSL changed their name last fall

back to the OG name and
everyone went real cray about it?

well i went cray, as in I LOVED IT! 

ever since they started branding like the good ol 70's

it looks so much more CHIC, not so 

obnoxious with YSL in huge bold letters all over the bags.

anyways, i've been looking for special 

presents for my bday... what to buy what to buy..

all via SSENSE 

so stunning. 

xo

pak

how appropriate!

happy friday ya'lls!

as i typically look at my daily blogs

and sites for inspiring looks and outfits this morning,

i come across an etiquette page on how

to write a thank you card.

what a coincidence! i just posted about how i love

hand written cards etc etc.

of course i found it on ms palmero's blog ..which 

i typically don't look at much i absolutely am obsessed with her.

she is stunning. 

let's celebrate by posting pretty pictures of her!

she always puts together the BEST outfits!

can you believe she does her own hair and make up?

happy friday!

xo

pak

FUGS

ok i'm sorry.

these are fugs. in every color. at the moment.

please stop wearing the hidden platformed 

chunky stiletto please. even IF YSL 

started this trend, it was indeed about 5 years ago. okay?

please.

just stop. 

ok i added the lita

just because its so fucking out dated too.

baaaaaaarrrrffffffffff.

these two shoes, are such fashion misses in my book at the moment.

i would rather go out barefoot.

JUST SAYIN.

xo

sung

speaking of...

i'm really into the whole calvin klien

minimal look still. i love a solid

t shirt that you can wear 365 a year and 

a clean heel. i think its my calling, to be classic

and not so trendy. i can tend to wear black A LOT 

but i do love a good blue jeans and converse day don't get me wrong;

i just am not a big fan of crazy trends..colors...

stupid forever21 dresses... etc etc. you feel me?

even if i were to be trendy and loud in the way that i dress,

it would be very erin wasson. so fucking chic.

she puts outfits together like no ones business. ugh. perfection!

anyway, 

here are some shoes that are so beautiful.........

i need these to be on my feet immediately. 

haha typical black much?

xo

pak

simple things.

call me old fashioned, but i love an hand-

written card. i love small post its,

with cute notes, mailed thank you cards (holiday cards too!)

hidden love notes that you find the pocket of your coat,

even an old receipt with an i love you on the back of it.

i think its sad to think we're in a world where

mailing out a letter and/or card is almost non-existent. 

the texts and e-mails have really taken over

the true romance of calligraphy. i was raised

to always send a card, even if you didn't have a gift.

there is no other way to express your thanks, love, hope and

congrats to your loved one without a card. how simple it is

but how RARE it is to receive one. 

give a card to someone you care about today. 

with that being said, i still need to write a million thank you

cards from our wedding LOL

p/s long live voldemort! LOL

happy almost friday!

xo

pak