blog posts that brought me joy this year – the chic list

January 3, 2021.Reading time 14 minutes.

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The year 2020 was a difficult for all of us, but in the midst of adversity, I must be grateful: I’m thankful to God for my family, my friends, art and the ability to create. It was to storytelling through writing, music and my love for fashion that I turned to keep busy during the […]

The Chicest Parisian Cafe in LA You Need to Go To

February 28, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

Garçons de Café, Spring Street Arcade, Downtown Los Angeles, LA city guide, Los Angeles restaurants, Best Los Angeles restaurants, cafe, cafe style, coffee shop, Los Angeles coffee shops, LA eats, tweed, Zara, Tory Burch purse, pink outfit

Crossing the threshold of the jewelry district to the Spring Street Arcade building—a Spanish Renaissance hole in the wall built in 1924—I could truly say I found a diamond in the rough of Downtown Los Angeles. I used to be a local downtowner from the financial district but rarely crossed over to the grungier side […]