August 20, 2014

Downtown Los Angeles, CA.

Taylor Swift really has an affect on me. She released this video “Shake it off” on Monday and last night, I found myself in a dance class for the first time in YEARS. I joined a group of my friends and crashed their regular hip-hop class downtown. Initially embarrassed by my tight leggings and ballet attire, which caused me to stick out amongst the sea of dancers clad in flannels and baggy clothing, I took Taylor’s approach and danced it out my own way. Everyone in the class had the same approach. No one cared about skill level, or getting the combination perfectly. In fact, a girl came to the front and essentially reinvented her own version of twerking halfway through the combination. It was amazing! She totally abandoned the steps, did her own thing, and was applauded by everyone for doing so because after all dance, art, and life is only made interesting by making and choosing to do it your own way.

After dance class, we hit up Taco Tuesday at Casa La Dona, for a well-deserved delicious feast! If you’re looking to find a great Mexican spot, this place is a MUST. It’s not a fancy shmancy place, but it is tasty, the service is amazing, and the food has got just the right amount of spice!

Now, it is a well-known fact that Los Angeles is always sunny and glorious but it is a bit less known that most nights are quite cool. Therefore, I embrace steamy evenings like last night and I dress myself accordingly. I paired high-waisted black shorts with a lightweight cropped sweater tee and some black heels. It was a fun dinner outfit perfect for a warm summer on the town. (Now if only I could l learn to dance in heels!)

Things are lightening up this Fall and one of the latest trends I’ve noticed is sizing down purses. That’s right, we’re trading in oversized purses for mini bags this upcoming season and being the owner of several Mary Poppins-type bags myself, this is one trend I am getting a head start on. I chose this little over the shoulder pink purse for my evening out on the town. It’s just big enough for my essentials and nothing more!