Tag: travel

Stripes and Paisley on the Vineyard

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We just got back from our family vacation on the East Coast.  It was our second year staying on Martha’s Vineyard with my sister-in-law and niece.  My sister-in-law has a beautiful house on the island that is walking distance to one of the best restaurants, State Road.  My husband and I took a stroll there one evening for a drink and appetizer and snapped these photos.  I love this new cap-sleeve dress from J. Crew and my favorite Gemma flats in this neon paisley.  I continued the pop of pink with the belt and cardigan and then added a more tonal lucite necklace (which is such a great length).  If you have not checked out J. Crew’s sunglasses that launched this fall,  there are some great styles.

We had an amazing time with great beach days and East Coast vs. West Coast Monopoly games.  My son and I then spent three days exploring Boston.  It was the first time for both of us.  He is six and even managed to be my photographer one day.  Stay tuned for a kiddo photographed Boston outfit post and several others from Martha’s Vineyard.  The island is just magical and it is so great to have a week with our East Coast family.

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J. Crew Dress

J. Crew Shoes

J. Crew Necklace

J. Crew Sunglasses

J. Crew Cardigan (on sale!)

J. Crew Belt (old style)

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

Wanderlust abroad and at home

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Venice Beach or Paris?  These photos remind me of Paris and give me wanderlust, but also remind me that there is so much to explore in my own backyard. My mother is a very talented photographer and a wiz on her iPhone (at least with editing photos, we are working on the rest). We did several outfit shoots in Venice when she visited last weekend. There are so many great walls and doors (especially the doors in Monday’s post). These photos really do remind me of Paris where The Navy Leopard was born (more about that in this post).  I love the iron gate and cool bike rack. As I dream about my next trip, I will continue to explore the local sights.

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J. Crew Shirt

J. Crew Hat

J. Crew Shoes (on sale plus 60% off!)

J. Crew Jeans (similar here)

Parker Thatch Veronica Tote

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

Windy Gingham and Leopard

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Yesterday’s post was about the shoes that were the inspiration for The Navy Leopard.  I’m still wearing them almost two years later.   I was happy to have them with me on our recent anniversary getaway to Santa Barbara that I wrote about in this post.  We ended up walking a lot.  It was also very windy, so I paired them with this this gingham cashmere twinset from J.Crew.  They are a great option if you want to be comfortable, but want something more stylish than the shoes you wear for exercise.

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Outfit details:

J. Crew Cardigan

J. Crew shell

AG Jeans

Adidas by Stella McCartney shoes (similar here)

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

It all started in Paris with these shoes…

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The purchase of these Adidas by Stella McCartney navy leopard shoes was the seed for this blog.  I bought them on our first trip out of the country and away from our son in the fall of 2014.  We went to Paris for my sixth time and my husband’s first trip there. They replaced the walking shoes I had brought that turned out to be less comfortable than I anticipated.   Additionally, you can’t just wear any old pair of shoes in Paris.

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Sacre Couer
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Goofing off in the 6th Arrondissement

At the time I thought about all the adventures I would have in my navy leopard shoes and that it would be a fun name for a blog.  Almost two years later,  The Navy Leopard was born.

The shoes are very comfortable and are one of my favorite pairs.  They are sold out, but here is a similar style that I think would mix just as well with other patterns and solids.

Here’s to planting seeds!

XO,

JAE