Chobani store, Soho

Ever since the Chobani store opened in Soho, I've been wanting to go check it out. My favorite plain Greek yogurt is the 2% Fage plain, but Chobani has some really fun flavors like apple cinnamon. I didn't know what to expect from the store, but it was cool!

Raymond, in nothin' but Uniqlo (and shoes by Calvin Klein)

The inside of the store is really fancy. They sell plain yogurt with different topping choices, and you can watch them make it behind the windows.

I chose fig and walnut, and Raymond had chocolate/pistachio/orange/mint. The sales girl said his flavor is the favorite sweet one, but I liked mine better for sure. 

And the best part? You get to keep those little glass bowls!

I love my freebies, and my Uniqlo linen shirt.

I can see myself in my nails

I've been wanting to do really metallic nails but I don't have the time or willpower to do something complicated with metallic foil, and the metallics I bought last year at Sephora were sparkly, but not really the flat shine I was looking for. Then I found this Essie polish, No Place Like Chrome.

Look how shiny! My hands are like Tin Man hands! My afternoon conversation with Raymond was a series of variations of this:

Me: Look! My hands look like a robot! Do I look like a robot? Do I look like the Tin Man? Can you see yourself in my nails? 

Raymond: (Staring at TV) You look amazing, baby. Come on, Eli!!!! 

Uniqlo Ultra Stretch Jeans, Aritzia short-sleeve sweatshirt

The couples' massage we had today was great; the oil/lotion stuff they used on my hands rubbed off all the mistakes I made while painting my nails this morning. The massage was the second-to-last celebration of my birthday this past Friday (with the last being the cupcake from Billy's Bakery we had afterward). 

My nails match the subway!

The best part about this polish: it dries so fast, I put on a pair of jeans five minutes after painting it on and didn't get any smudges!

Where's my umbrella?

Armani Exchange shirt, Uniqlo ultra stretch color jeans, Hotwind shoes, Tsumori Chisato Cats umbrella, homemade bag

I got this Tsumori Chisato umbrella at the recent Bird warehouse sale and was so pumped! My shirt is from Armani Exchange, and it was literally my second time in the store. I never thought I'd wear anything they sold, due to my lack of orange tan and bulging muscles, and my natural aversion to slutty-club-clothes-as-day-wear. The jeans are from Uniqlo and I went every week waiting for them to go on sale. I bought three pairs. I do not regret it.

I whip my hair back and forth

Vena Cava for Gap dress, Uniqlo leggings, Fei Yue sneakers, homemade bag

I went sporty today with the leggings and sneakers, so I went all out and made a real ponytail, with hairspray and everything. This dress is really cute but too short to wear without leggings to work, and it kind of makes a solid belly pooch because of the pockets and the zipper. I'm hoping that when people see it and think I'm three months pregnant, they'll also think "Oh, but her boobs are too small, it's just the dress making a weird pooch."

Just whip it! Whip it real good.

Orla Kiely clutch

Can I tell you how bad I want this Orla Kiely bag?

I love the patterns and prints of Orla Kiely's textile designs, and it was fun to see them at Uniqlo, but personally I can't imagine myself really wearing them or using bags featuring them until I'm carrying a bag full of diapers and breast milk vs. tampons and a flask. However, this clutch is the perfect peachy color for spring and brings in just a bit of Kiely's design point of view with the scallops on the top flap, and it's still small, solid colored and useful.

Dear Uniqlo

Dear Uniqlo, please don't go the way of Target and do so many collaborations that they all become meaningless. It's just like what our mothers used to tell us about love. Wait for someone special! Who'll treat you like you should be treated.

I have nothing really against Charlotte Ronson, and in fact I once had a very good time at one of her sample sales. But then I realized that 5-inch platform boat shoe slingbacks aren't really walkable if you live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan, and now they're just another thing taking up room in my Buffalo Exchange bag.



I'm all about brights for spring (so the first one is out) and the second one is just too cutesy. I'm almost 30! There, I said it. I don't feel like I can really go around wearing halter tops printed with sailboats anymore. AMIRITE?



While I don't really love these next items, I do actually love Vena Cava. They make amazing dresses, use beautiful fabric, have interesting designs, and it's true what Racked said about each of their collaborations still being so clearly Vena Cava. But again, these clothes make me feel a tad old.



It's a crop top with a long modesty panel! And I don't like those shirts that are sort of made to look like they're a bustier over a sleeved shirt. It reminds me of those v-neck sweaters with little shirt collars sewn to them. Like dickies. Once when I was in second grade, we had to get a gift for someone else in Girl Scouts, and my mom made me take a dicky. It was traumatizing.



These I actually do like, but jersey dresses are sort of the last thing I need in my closet at this point.



all original pics via The Cut, clever updates via me

The Costello Tagliapietra collection is elegant and has some innovative design features, but again, I'm sort of over the jersey dress thing. My comments:

1. I see this on an elementary school art teacher at a "fancy" dinner, worn with tons of boho jewelry.

2. My cousin is six months pregnant, and this dress reminds me of what her stomach and belly button must be like.

3. I think I just bought a silk version of this on sale at Oak.

 

New +J!

I'm super excited for most of the new fall release of Uniqlo's +J line (don't click unless you've got a few minutes and a ton of bandwidth to spare).

And am I wrong to love this as well?



Do not adjust your screen. It is indeed a quilted down BLAZER. I love Jil Saunder, and I love the fact that someone, somewhere considers this a "timeless basic" (which is what the +J line is, theoretically). The spring/summer collections were pretty meh, with crappy synthetic fabrics and boring, momly cuts and colors. But she really excels at fall and winter coats! The short coat I got last year is my all-time favorite, and I'm still mourning the hoodie that got stolen at Spitzer's when I left it alone for 10 minutes (I swear, only 10 minutes).