(Source) It is hard to believe that it is nearly the anniversary of two years of me living in London! In some ways it feels like I just moved last month and in other ways, it seems like I have been living here forever. My current apartment in the North London borough of Islington is still quite nice but I am not looking for a more central place and a few of my criteria has been updated as I am moving in with my boyfriend, eek! :) Since this hunt is consuming so much of my time and I am now becoming quite familiar with the pcw calculations (many London flats are listed in their cost per week, not the monthly rent) or the rough conversions of square meter to square feet on floor plans, I thought I would share a bit of this with you. And to make it more fun these are things we are the ...
Our Sunset Pyramid Camel Ride
The first thing I must tell you, camels are uncomfortable and slow. They make for an epic shot in dessert climates and there is a reason they are animal of choice for long haul journeys across the sand but in general, nope, not comfortable. Just want to be honest with you all. And now that we have that out of the way, riding camels to the pyramids was killer. Now when I say "pyramids" I mean exactly what you are picturing, three massive brick structures in the sand. While there are about eighty pyramids in Northern Egypt these three are some of the most well preserved (though even they are falling apart) and only 15 miles from central Cairo. I will recap in another Egypt post our experience going on and into the pyramids as it deservers it's own glory so today, we are ...
Date Night in a Richard Allen Shirt Dress
If you were able to go back and time and ask 15 year old Kelly what she thought of her school uniform, she would have told you it was the worst thing ever. A decade and a half later, some days I would tend to disagree with my teenage self, a uniform made getting dressed so easy. And perhaps this is why I still tend towards dresses - one piece and far less to match. Plus, with today’s book, black and white is such a classic combination! I picked up this dress when we were in Salzburg, Austria in November and I must say, over the years I have been quite impressed with some of the H&M collaborations and this one was no different. In the Summer of 2019 famed scarf designer made pieces including this flowy black and white dress which is described in the collection bio as ...
Style Icon: Lupita Nyong’o
In Oscar de la Renta gown at the Breakthrough Prize Event (soruce) I have featured Lupita a number of times on Sparkles and Shoes under my best dressed looks, including round ups like The Best Dresses of 2015, the Best Dressed from the Oscar’s Red Carpet, and the Best Dressed Golden Globes 2019, so I figured it was about time she got her own post devoted to her best outfits. You may recall that Lupita Nyong'o burst onto the scene in 2014 and took home the Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. However, the only thing I am going to cover about the 86th Academy Awards is her gorgeous gown. The 35 year old Ivy League grad has been working with Power Stylist Micaela Erlanger for at least the last six years and I love almost everything Micaela has dressed Lupita in. Micaela really ...
