leopardly

this is the warmest coat i own, i swear.
no worries--it's faux!

zara faux leopard coat, j crew tissue turtleneck & jeans, lv neverfull

100

hi all~! as promised, to celebrate my 100th reader (and coincidentally, 1 year bloggaversary!) here's a giveaway comprised of a few items that i also own and love (see, buying in multiples comes in handy :)


the winner of this giveaway will receive the items pictured including
a j. crew tote, the Who What Wear book, zebra print case, daily organizer, and sephora lip balm gift set.

the rules to enter:
1. you must be a follower of this blog (google reader)
2. followers on blog lovin get 3 extra entries-just let me know!
3. this giveaway IS open to readers outside of the U.S.!
4. wait and one more thing! anyone who enters and has commented at least 3 times before this entry will also get 3 extra entries :)
5. please make sure you're accessible either by your blog link and/or by leaving an email address.

to enter answering the following question in the comments:
who is your current style icon? you can only name one!

i'll close comments on Monday March 1st at which time a winner will be chosen at random. good luck xo

en francais

we're calling this my Ellen shirt for now...because she wore it on AI last week :)

best crepes I've had since Paris
buckwheat crepes rule!

i'm allergic to cats. but this one wasn't so bad...

j crew toothpick ankle jeans and duffel coat, converse sneakers, madewell tee,
urban outfitters scarf, balenciaga city

interchangeable

free people: layering knit slip, zip up ruffle stripe jacket, floral high waisted scrunch skirt

i love my newbies from free people!

the best thing of all is that i can wear these pieces together, and with a lot of other things in my wardrobe. is it spring yet!?

bustling

anthropologie bustling avenues dress

hope everyone had a good weekend! unfortunately i was too busy running around to really get any good photos of this outfit. i did however make time to attempt curling my hair using my trusty straightening iron. for some reason, curling irons just don't work for me!

the giveaway is coming up! i'm being slow and picky about what to add to it :)

random friday

hi all! happy friday! 3 quick things today (i'll resume more outfit posts next week!):

according to the free people blog in this post, Leifsdottir just launched their new website. check it out here. the clothes are amazing and as usual, so, so pretty!

i'm almost at 100 followers (on google) and as promised, i will be doing a giveaway for followers of this blog. as a hint, it will be something along the lines of Oprah's favorite things so stay tuned! i'll launch it once i reach 100 readers so if you're not a follower, become one (if you like :)

EDIT: thanks all for your opinions on the poll (sorry, its been deleted). i will go with the majority vote and stick it out! wish me luck!

have a wonderful weekend! xo

how to...

I received some emails asking for instructions on how to make the button magnets featured in this post and wanted to share them with you :)

You'll need the following:

• cute fabric
• pliers
• button kit (about $2.99 at fabric store) they vary in size so pick one based on your needs
• extra button/refills (make sure they match the size of the button kit. these also cost around $2-3)
• round magnets for the back and glue, or magnetic strip with adhesive on the back (which is what i used although it's not very strong)

remove the shank from the back of the button
be careful! some were more difficult than others.

fit a small piece of fabric over/into the button mold

then push the button (face down) into the mold

trim the excess fabric

push the button backing into the mold, you'll feel it snap into place

pop the button out, and voila!
stick the back of the magnet to the back of the button and you're done :)

morimoto

I ended up wearing flats with this outfit which wasn't what I had planned on doing at all. However, because I had shoveled a ton of snow and used my knees (as they had suggested on the morning news), my legs were so sore that I had no other choice. This proved to be a good idea considering the sidewalks were a mess.

silence and noise dress (Urban Outfitters), steve madden cleverr flats, zara purse

tofu appetizer was amazing. who knew tofu could be so delicious!?

ishi yaki bop with kobe beef

the beef came out raw and you're supposed to cook it on the sides of the stone bowl which is 400 degrees. the chef recommends that the beef is medium rare. but i don't do raw anything, so i cooked it longer and almost overcooked it. whoops.

H's sushi platter

of course we brought kitty with us! she had hazelnut beer.

don't worry, she didn't drive :)

amazing ice cream. vanilla-passionfruit-chocolate chip. yes, that is ONE flavor!

black sesame mousse cake

arigato, morimoto! thanks for a wonderful valentine's day dinner.

trend alert!

i can't wait to get my hands, i mean feet into these. I wish it was spring already.

jeffrey campbell charli clogs. i got mine from footnotesonline

lori's shoes will be restocking them in march, contact them to get on the waitlist
p.s. they run a half size small imo

Alexa Chung on the cover of Vogue UK wearing Chanel clogs

I absolutely love her style and her personality. Kind of bummed MTV canceled her show because I miss seeing her outfits. Good news though, everyday for the month of February, Vogue.com is featuring her daily outfits. Check it out here for some inspiration!

p.p.s. Refinery29's twitter has a sneak peak at Alexa Chung's collection for Madewell here

valentine's day swap

Happy Valentine's Day! I'm excited to finally be able to share the gifts that were exchanged during the swap. I love how thoughtful everyone was. For new readers, the swap started about a month ago where each person was paired up with a partner and then exchanged surveys that asked about hobbies, and favorite things. The survey was meant to facilitate communication and help gather ideas for swap gifts. I think it worked out quite well :) Not all the gifts that were exchanged are in the slideshow below, as I didn't want to spoil anyone's surprise if they haven't opened their gift yet!

"trestippy.com valentine's day swap"

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My swap partner was Jayna of I Love JCrew.
She got me an awesome gift set that included a clutch (perfect for today!), a book on "why we buy" (uh oh, I'm not sure I want to know the truth lol), and a pretty shade of Mac lipgloss. for Jayna I made:
an apron (my first time sewing anything-ever!), a box with squirrels (because she likes to take photos of them :), and a decoupaged box of vintage pictures of Treasure Island, Florida--one of her favorite places. Inside the round box are button magnets that I also made to match the apron:

I hope everyone had fun getting to know other bloggers! Thanks, everyone for participating and stay tuned in the following months for another swap.

Have a lovely Valentine's Day! xo

dress up

I still don't know what I'm wearing for our Valentine's day dinner but thankfully due to my shopping habit, I have a few options.

free people skirt

silence and noise dress

always a lady skirt

how will you be spending valentine's day/weekend?