Date Night Outfits

I am loving my Mansur Gabriel little grandma bag for going out. It's actually called the "elegant bag", and that's exactly what it is. I'm also loving my H&M black high waisted jeggings. Been practically living in them on my days off the past few weeks. 

I have also been wearing this blue sequined top from Anthropologie a lot. Been wearing it when we go out and for work with a blue suit. It's more sparkly IRL. 

I really have to find a nice dress for going out. Not sure why lately I'm having a hard time wearing dresses... I used to love the ease of a dress. 

Gold Button Cape

Here's a look back to a date night outfit a few weeks ago. This is the only time I ever wore my gold button cape. Not sure why I haven't worn it more. I guess I don't go out enough... Anyway, this night we went to a new (well, fairly new) restaurant in our neighborhood, Barto. I had heard very mixed reviews, but our experience was pretty good. We had to wait for a table for a long time, but that was expected since we didn't have a reservation, and we didn't mind waiting, sitting in the bar, sipping wine. The food was good and the service was fine, so I would definitely go there again!

By the way, the cape is an exact copy of a Valentino design. Just without a couple numbers on the price tag (and I'm sure different material and finishing). Usually the copies are more "inspired" than this direct copy, so I don't know if there's been any lawsuits involving the copying here. It is notoriously hard to police the copying in the fashion business as it's very hard to get intellectual property rights for clothing designs. Here's a picture of the original Valentino cape: 

OOSD

This is not OOTD, but "Outfit Of Saturday Night". Went to a Mexican restaurant Besito with my date, i.e. my boyfriend of the last 24 years. Still making a little effort after all these years! I wore my Zara top, Old Navy jeans, J Crew heels, Gucci bag, and Alexis Bittar jewelry. Put my hair up on a high pony, and some new red lipstick and voilà: 

Date Night

It's hard trying to keep the date night alive... life gets too busy, and we get too lazy, something always seems to get in the way... It's pretty amazing how two party animals became such home bodies. But there is definitely something to be said about date nights. It's nice to get out just the two of you and remembering that you still have fun together and enjoy each other's company. We try to go out once a month for a date night, whether it's a movie, dinner, or drinks (or all three), but usually it only happens every couple months. Anyhow, tonight is a date night, and this is what I'm wearing.

H&M Jeans, Peter Nygard top, Nine West sandals, Chanel bag, Alexis Bittar necklace, Rolex watch. 

Saturday Evening Outfit

On Saturday night my sister-in-law took the kids to a party, and hubby and I had a couple of hours to ourselves..which we promptly utilized by going out for drinks in our neighborhood place, Bar Frites. I threw on an old H&M chiffon top, KMart ripped boyfriend jeans, a necklace bought on the streets of NYC years ago, Tommy Hilfiger espadrille sandals, and my Nancy Gonzalez bag. I like going out with my hubby, because of the conversations we have when nobody is interrupting or eavesdropping. And because of those conversations, I rarely want to go to movies on our dates. We always have lots to chat about. Of course the biggest topic is our kids!