{PERSONAL STYLE} CASUAL BRUNCH IN CADY'S ALLEY...

On Monday morning before heading back up to the city, Meghan, her brother Kevin and I went to brunch at Kafe Leopold. It's on a historic little street called Cady's Alley, and the food was stellar. More importantly, the coffee was amazing, and apparently Austrian. We feasted, chit-chatted about Kevin's impending trip to South Africa and before we knew it, it was time to head home, pack up and sit on the Bolt Bus for 5 hours.

{ J. Crew sweater; H&M grey tank; DL 1961 'Angel' ankle jeans (c/o); Bucco flats; 3.1 Phillip Lim bag; Ray Ban sunglasses; vintage & Samantha Wills (c/o) necklaces }

My mom handed this bag down to me when I was back in Seattle in November. It is absolutely huge, and expands to get even huge-r. I used it as my "carry on" for the bus down, and took it to brunch so I could bring the DSLR camera. I think if it were a real emergency, I could get all the way inside it and hide from the bad guys.

I love how a bit of glitzy sparkle makes a classic sweater feel just a bit more special.

 Michael Kors watch (as usual), Tiffany & Co. rings; Chanel 'Particuliere' nail polish.

[Photos by some budding photographer, I think her name is Meghan.]