With the Summer coming to an end and my family visiting, I decided to take a break from work and the blog to enjoy some downtime.

We've been having a lot of fun exploring the city and over the weekend we took my niece to have tea at Ladurée in SoHo. She was super excited and enjoyed every moment of it. Everything was delicious and the hot chocolate was so rich it tasted like we were drinking melted chocolate.

Valentine's Day is this Sunday and 'A Sunday Kind Of Love' has been stuck in my head all week long. I love Etta James' music and think this song is perfect for our upcoming day celebrating love.  Etta's music spanned several genres including blues, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel and she had a way of making it her own.

See how Etta's music inspires my Vintage Valentine look. 

I created these Polyvore style sets last week and decided to publish them in time for the Golden Globes. I recently purchased some extra long vintage gloves and those served as the inspiration for these sets. The dresses reminisce on the glamorous silhouettes of the 1940's and 1950's  and I love them! If you follow me on Instagram you'll see how much I love vintage and retro-inspired looks.