Siena, The Fashion of Food, and Kamut Cupcakes

This cupcake was as scrumptious as it looks, wrapped in a petite paper-twine cup and baked ’till golden. The first bite was heaven, and the second was a jump from cloud nine to ten. The best part is its flour-alternative Kamut base which is full of healthy grains. Definitely going to bake these once I’m back home in LA!

Any cupcake-obsessed readers? If so, what are your favorite recipes? Post ‘em below! Would love to know…

Siena, Elisabetta Franchi and Shop Tags

So, I have a rather obsession with tags. You know, the ones that dangle chicly from your freshly purchased goods? The making of which, seeing how meticulous and well-fabricated they are, inspires you to believe the majority of what you paid went to its making. Well I kind of, sometimes, sort of, enjoy them more than the actual product. I absolutely love playing around with the different fabrics and prints… and the way the store signature is so mindfully stamped on. It’s like a 3-dimensional autograph, except with colors, textures, and character.

I fell in love with the stark contrast between sharp black and soft, pillowy white here with Elisabetta Franchi. Lined in Jet-Black silk, these are tickets of proof that Franchi renounces luxury never.

 

When the Sun Comes out to Play in: Siena, Weather, and Emotions

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Valentine’s Day Compilation

Lights. Camera. Outfit.

My Valentine’s Day Outfit 2012.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

This Just In, Live: It’s Snowing in Siena

So, being the Los Angeles-native that I am, snow always gets a jump and a jitter out of me. And now that I’ve seen it for the first time outside my Sienese window in Tuscany, Italy, I’m about to bust a cap like a pressure cooker. Surprised that my time living in Boston hasn’t softened any tones in my excitement for snow…

Enjoy the pictures of the fluff falling

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Siena, Elisabetta Franchi and Gattinoni

The pictures speak for themselves.

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