Vineyard Vines Instarsia Fair Isle Whale Sweater-100

Vineyard Vines Fair Isle Sweater (c/o) / Blank NYC Jeans / Brooks Brothers Pumps / Kate Spade Bag and Sunnies (Old, newer styles here) / Stacy Brown Designs Bangle (c/o) / Moon and Lola Earrings (c/o — Yes, I wear them constantly.)

A few thoughts today:

1. How incredible is the monogrammed bangle I’m wearing in these photos? It’s from Stacy Brown Designs, a North Carolina-based company that specializes in custom, hand-painted pieces. SBD carries a ton of absolutely adorable products (from necklaces and bracelets to scarves, totes and clutches), but my favorite is the brand’s hand-painted bangles. I picked my colors, the design, and the inscription on the inside, which is surrounded by polka dots and reads “I Love My Dot-shund.” Hehe. Love it. Wouldn’t these make for fabulous gifts?!

Check out these luxury engraved gifts, personalised engraved gifts, engraved gifts online, too!

2. Jess (#blogwife) and I are hosting our last event of 2014 tonight! Which is funny for the following reasons: a) We’re both scared of hosting events, b) We only just started doing it last week, and c) We only met about a month ago. We kid each other that our friendship is super fast-moving, haha. I feel like this needs a dedicated blog post, no? Adding it to the editorial calendar! Oh my goodness. This happens way too often: I think I’m witty when it’s 1 a.m. and I’ve had a glass–or two–of wine. Stopping. Sorry.

Madewell Shopping Event Chicago

Anyway, it’s at Madewell! (Phew. That took too long.) Stop by Madewell’s gorgeous Chicago store on Rush Street (932 North Rush, to be exact) tonight (Wednesday, December 10th) from 6 to 8 p.m. for bubbly, sweets, personal styling, and 20 percent off your purchase of $125+. (The perfect time to invest in the Transport Tote!) RSVP to RSVPRushStreet@madewell.com. :) We’d love to see you there!

3. I love Vineyard Vines so much. Like, really, VV? A fair isle sweater with whales on it? Thanks for continuing to feed my obsession with cute animals and all things preppy. You guys kill it every season, and I think I’ll always freak out with excitement when I get a “new arrivals” email.

Okay! That’s it! To bed I go. See you at Madewell tomorrow? ;)

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