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Misa Losangeles

One Reid and I love doing is going to all the yummy and beautiful coffee shops in around Los Angeles, but namely Pasadena.

5 places I love to get coffee at

Copa Vida 70 S raymond Ave, pasadena

Alfred coffee 55 west colorado, pasadena

Urth Cafe 594 east colorado, pasadena

Jones Coffee 680 S arroyo pkwy, pasadena,

Blue Bottle 18 S fair oaks Ave, pasadena

What did I miss?

What I’m wearing: Wide leg pants // Top MISA LOS ANGELES // Mini bum bag LV // Necklace locket Monica Rich Kosan // GUCCI pumps // Sunglasses CELINE

jeans H&M  :: top MISA Los Angeles :: bag Mar Y Sol :: earrings ADORNMONDE :: sunnies CHLOE and MCM

I started out blogging thrifting in Chicago. You would be amazed at what I would find: designer duds and quality basics. It also afforded me the freedom to go bold with my style. For example, I usually would find a $5 tee and $9 crazy stripe pants, so no sweat to the wallet. And if I didn’t end up liking it, I would just donate it back or sell it on my instagram shop @herchicboutique. It was a fun and mildly therapeutic habit. And habit it became. I would get a sitter so I could go down there and thrift. On the days I didn’t have a sitter, I would bring all four kids, two holding the cart (if they were being good) and two inside the cart. I would always bring tons of crackers and cringe at how many we left in our path. Hilarious. But I always found some treasures from Smythe blazers to James Pearse tees to Frame denim just to name a few, all of which I would boast to Reid when he got home. As a stylist, I was in heaven, the suspense of not knowing what I would find was addictive. Fast forward almost 4 years, and I love blogging, and I’m grateful to have brands sending clothes to me. However, occasionally I buy $39 jeans with a great hem, slash the knees and fray wherever necessary. So, that’s exactly what I did for today’s post. I love an under $50 item I don’t freak out when dirt, coffee, and the like get spilled on them. But I’m SO INCREDIBLY grateful for the people and places and faces I have had the pleasure of meeting through my blog and instagram and I will never forget that little dingy thrift shop where it all started, and the countless times my family, my uber driver, my neighbor, etc,  took pictures for me. Thank God. I would not be where I am today.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

XO

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In my personal opinion, everyone needs a chill, off-the-shoulder dress that works for both errands (in gladiator sandals) and date night (with a wedge). Sometimes one needs practical and efficient, as well as fashionable. I’ve been budgeting my time by shooting looks once a week, writing copy when Reid is home and posting daily here at the blog. It’s been giving me more time to make dinner and play Legos with my little guys before they leave for school next month! Be sure to sign up via email to see what I’m working on next.

Shop my top 5 off the shoulder dresses:

MISA LA DRESS

OTS FRINGE DRESS

TUNIC DRESS (under $80)

LACE MINI DRESS

dress MISA LOS ANGELES (white version) / wedges AGL / sunnies RAY BAN ring SAMANTHA WILLS

shot on location at ISABEL MARANT with Felicia Lasala Photography

and MUA Molly Paddon