Chicago during the summer time is phenomenal. The glistening sandy beaches along Lake Michigan, the alfresco dining spots in Lincoln Park along Clark Street, and the festive musical events by Grant Park..these are a few things that I adore the most about the Windy City. Amongst all these roly-poly activities sure to fill up anyone’s to-do list for the weekend, my favorite venture when Saturdays comes around (like a girl in baby blue headband waiting for the clock to chime) is exploring the various neighborhoods in Chicago. From Little Athens in West Loop (where the Greek signage on the local Walgreens’ drugstore marks the beginning of Greektown), to Little Italy by Taylor Street (where lines form outside Mario’s Italian Lemonade for frosty to-go Italian ices ), there isn’t one neighborhood that’s an outcasted Lone Ranger sans its own uniqueness or appeal.
So in the wake of the high 70’s weather we’ve been blessed with this past weekend, I decided to put my travel cap on and explore the vivid Gold Coast neighborhood in Chicago. We took advantage of the beautiful estates nestled in this quaint neighborhood for our photo shoot, which was highly enjoyable amidst taking in the beautiful architectural designs of the buildings, not to mention finding amusement in patting the little canines wagging their tails when strolling by with their owners. The pictures were mainly taken outside the original Playboy Mansion, which is the 70-room classical French brick and limestone residence with a brass plate on the door that reads “Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare,” or, “If you don’t swing, don’t ring”.
To be in tandem with the nonchalant and whimsical sightings along State Street, I’ve decided to dress for the occasion — my French Bulldog T with black and red sequins with a pair of baroque print crop pants. I wanted to play off this light-hearted appeal by pairing colorful earrings from Kenya (thanks to my girl Mintza), black sequined Sperrys, and a navy bohemian bag with gold details. Green tea frap from Starbucks cooled us down while awaiting the golden moments to capture and showcase to you….drumroll….wait for it….one of Chicago’s darling neighborhoods!
P.S. We’ve heard that the mansion’s basement, Hefner’s original “grotto”, had a swimming pool with a glass wall. If only google translate wasn’t so handy, we would have definitely ignored the Latin inscription and swing-ed and ring-ed it! 🙂
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Xoxo~ Lena
Credits: Jason J Photography http://jasonjphotography.zenfolio.com
Hi Lena, Thanks for posting new post and you are change that time location for photography and you are looking very cute in all dressing and your all styles Love you so much 🙂
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Thank you Audrey! Glad you like the photography! 🙂
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Thanks Lena, you are so cute .. so i think you attract me for see you post again and again
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Great photos! P.s. love the outfit, especially the shirt 🙂
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Thanks Isadora! I’ve always wanted a French bulldog but in the meantime a top with sequined prints would do 🙂
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Hehe. That’s cute. If you don’t swing, don’t ring. :0) Your outfit is great, and the photos are lovely (as always).
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Thanks Jacqueline that’s very sweet of you! 🙂
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Love the whole outfit, especially the subtle matching of your pants to the bulldog’s handkerchief and your slip-ons to the leather parts on your shirt! xx
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Thanks Naeun! I’m glad I found these pants to match my doggie shirt which I think would be more whimsical if the pooch had on a French beret wouldn’t you think? 🙂
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Lena! I love this outfit! Those pants are gorgeous on you! 🙂
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Thanks Dee! H&M never fails to deliver some nifty printed pants! 🙂
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Uh! That store is just out of this world amazing lol
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I want that shirt! Great photos! 🙂
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Thanks Kerstie! Have a great weekend! 🙂
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Hi, Lena. I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award. Please don’t feel any pressure to do a follow-up post, but I do hope that you get some foot traffic from my post. Take care! Jacqueline
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Hi Jacqueline! Thanks for nominating me for the One Lovely Blog Award! It’s truly an honor and I appreciate you thinking of me and my little blog 🙂 Have a wonderful rest of your weekend! 🙂
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That shirt is super cute!!!
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Thanks girl! Wish I had a real French bulldog that would be so rad! 🙂
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Yeah, I’d love to have a black pug. But I don’t have time to care for a dog. 😦
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great look!! love the pants 🙂
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Thanks Julia!
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The outfit is amazing. I would totally wear this!
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Thanks Lou! :$
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love how the bandana of the dog matches your pants as well! i feel like most people would’ve paired the shirt with cut off shorts of something of the likes but the way you styled it is so much more memorable! i really love your style :))
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Hi Alice! So nice for you to stop by and thank you for your lovely comment! You know this is one of those light-hearted outfits I put together on a whim and because the colors coordinate well together I thought why not! Kept me in a good mood and so for people that came across this post so it’s served its purpose 🙂 Glad you liked it dear and thanks again for your kind comment have a wonderful rest of your weekend!! Xo~
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