Spring in the West Village

 This was one of the best days of my recent trip to NYC.

It started out as a beautiful, sunny spring day so I decided to wear this dress. I knew I would be walking a lot so I decided to pair it with my favorite white sneakers. And let me just say that I'm glad I also threw on my leather jacket because it turned super cold and rainy just a little bit later. 

I met my best friend up town and we decided to venture down to the West Village for lunch. The West Village is so beautiful and I could get lost for hours just wandering the streets. There's so many pretty brownstones, cute shops and yummy restaurants. That's actually exactly what we did this day. There was a wait at the restaurant we wanted to eat at so we put our name on the list and just started walking around and popping into random shops. 

If you ever find yourself in NYC you have to spend some time here. 

And if you're hungry definitely check out Via Carota. That's where we ate and it was AMAZING!! We also may or may not have seen Jake Gyllenhaal. (Another friend later told us that apparently it's a hot spot for celebs.) 

Dress: H&M | Jacket: Topshop old (similar here & here) | Shoes: Nike | Sunnies: Quay Australia | 

Lips: LANEIGE Lip Glowy Balm

I do want to take one more minute to talk about this outfit. 

I actually love how this outfit turned out. I don't think this is how I originally styled this dress in my mind, but it definitely works. I love when that happens.

My best friend also reminded me of how I always used to wear sneakers with my dresses when we were interns and he would make fun of me. Now it's super trendy. If you're looking for some sneakers to pair with your dresses (or anything else) I highly recommend these. They are probably one of my most worn shoes.

An Evening in the West Village

Hi friends!

Today I’m sharing my last outfit from my NYC trip in June!

This was definitely one of my favorite outfits I wore. I can’t tell y’all how many denim jumpsuits I saw this summer. This one really caught my eye with the wide legs, ruffle sleeves and it has the cutest open lace up back! I normally would pair this with heels, but in NYC that is just not always the best option. I wasn’t sure if this night would entail a ton of walking so I stuck with flats.

This was my second favorite night in the city so I thought I would share what we did. (My first was obviously the night I got engaged.)

We started the evening at While We Were Young. If you are in the city this is a MUST! First of all the place itself is the cutest thing you’ve ever seen. Their drinks are equally as beautiful and delicious. And while I didn’t actually try the truffle fries they did look really tasty. After we finished our drinks we walked a few blocks and stumbled upon the beautiful brownstone in these photos. (Someone told me it belongs to Steven Tyler, but I don’t know if that’s actually true.) After a few quick pictures we went to Aunt Jake’s for dinner. This place has been on my list the last 2 or 3 trips and I was so happy to finally try it. The food was probably the best Italian food I’ve ever had in my life. They make all of it fresh right there and it was absolutely amazing. We both finished our entire bowls and I didn’t even regret it! After dinner we split a bottle rosé at a wine bar across the street and then walked through Washington Square Park.

It was a great night spent with my best friend at some amazing places in the West Village. I would highly recommend them all.

Jumpsuit: Ashley Gryre sold out (similar here shorts version here) | Shoes: Steve Madden | Purse: Rebecca Minkoff old (similar here) | Sunnies: Amazon | Earrings: Target | Lipstick: Make Up For Ever Artist Rouge Lipstick in Rose Wood