Courageous Choices

Often times, a courageous fashion choice has 50/50 chance of being a major hit or a major bust. Last night at the SAG Awards, I loved two looks that were not your traditional "red carpet gowns." Emma Stone and Rose Byrne looked unbelievable! While most looks coming down the red carpet left me disappointed and made me ask, "where was their stylist tonight?!" these two ladies owned their unique show-stopping looks.

Emma Stone looked adorably stunning in a tea-length Alexander McQueen.

Rose Byrne in an Elie Saab jumpsuit.

brown + black

I have learned that if I don't pick out my clothes for work the night before, I may as well set myself up to be late, stressed, and completely unhappy with what I'm wearing. Oh and can I remind you that I can wear jeans and casual dress every day?! Yeah, and I still have a problem.

Last night was no exception. I pulled out a brown and camel cardigan and jeans, and was looking for a shirt to wear. I immediately went to a black tank top, but hesitated when I looked at the two together. After much thought (and way too much agonizing for a Friday, when I know there's going to be less than 10 people in the office) my lovely roomie told me to go with a green tee. But this morning, I just couldn't let the black tank go. So I went with it. And it hit me like a ton of bricks - I LOVE brown and black together. I just love it. I'm always pairing the two colors together. Since I do not catalog my own looks with photos (sarcam - because who really does that?!), here are some looks that I would most definitely wear myself, taken from my pinterest boards -

 

This is a great casual weekend look. Found here.



Great for fall. In winter, I would pair with black tights. Found here.



Love the entire look. All items found here.

brown + black. Obsessed.

23 days

In just a few short weeks, I will be taking in the sites of Madrid, Spain with one of my best friends, Stephanie. With every pssing day, I become more and more anxious to get there! So until then, I will be delving into books and reading anything I can in preparation for the trip. Thanks to a dear friend, I can get started right away...

guilty...

I can't get enough of the Sh*t Girls Say episodes, and most of the spin-offs. And I can't just watch them once; I've seen each multiple times! So in case you need a laugh today, or tomorrow, or the next - watch this.

For more laughs, watch Sh*t Nobody Says.

Inspired

Every day I am inspired to write down my thoughts by people, fashions, food & recipes, random thoughts, music, my friends, my family, my co-workers, my closet and my interactions. But for the last several months, my laziness and/or distractions have taken over and I haven't even looked at my blog. But last night's Golden Globe Awards finally inspired me to re-light the candle that is all the Wright things. Which led to a goal for 2012 - blog at least one time a week.

Here are my favorite looks from last night.

Claire Danes was a stunner in J. Mendel. My favorite of the night.

 

Kristen Wiig in Bill Blass. 1970s HOT.

Reese Witherspoon in Zac Posen. Beautiful, as always.



Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang. Wow.

Ashton Kutcher. Enough said.

 I found each of these head to toe looks absolutely stunning. From dramatic make-up and dresses, to a look back in time to one of my favorite decades, to modern classics - these women (and Ashton) were picture perfect.

Short and sweet, but I'm back. Stay tuned for more my folks.

Here's to you, kid.

I spent close to an hour on the phone with a dear friend yesterday; however, the circumstances were slightly different from our usual phone catch-up sessions - it was a "see ya later" of sorts. As we were swapping stories from the last couple of weekends, laughing, and sharing our plans for the immediate future, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmingly proud of the young lady on the other side of the phone. Proud, and also envious (in the best way possible).

You see, this friend, she's following her dreams. Born a traveler in every sense of the word, she is jet-setting to Spain today where she will spend the next 10 months teaching English to students in Madrid. In my opinion, that is scary. And that fear is what held me back from doing something similar - from leaving the people and places that I know to go on a short adventure while I'm young and without major responsibilities. I may have wasted my chance, but Stephanie is taking full advantage of hers and for that I am so proud of her!

I'm making 23 cooler than 21

In honor of my BFF Brooke coming to Atlanta to celebrate my birthday with me and some of my closest friends:

I can't wait to ring in 23 tomorrow night like Katy Perry. 

And I am certain that I will say something like...

"I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure I'm in a dance-off." -Andy, The Office