black & blue allover

Seattle's weather has been a mixed bag lately. We've had some gorgeous, sunny days that are the perfect mixture of warmth and glow, yet offers that nice, fresh breeze to cool you off without lingering. As many people may not know, Seattle can boast some great weather--especially in the summer months--but it just takes a while to get there.

This was not one of those days.

But... we've had worse.

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with Patrick Leung (http://patrickleung.ca), a lifestyle photographer from Vancouver, BC. He has a great sense of style with shooting and it was very fun to work with him. We hope to bring you another collaboration soon! For this shoot, we had some grey skies, which eventually turned into some misty rain. Again, not the worse that the Seattle skies have brought us.

So, I figured some over-the-knee stockings, leather skirt, and heavy-duty cropped turtleneck sweater would do the trick.

We ran around Capitol Hill, one of my favourite little neighborhoods in this city. It boasts some of the great tucked away bars & restaurants, as well as some great nightlife & late-night bites.

All photos by Patrick Leung.

1. cropped sweater from Vince.   2. high-waisted leather zip-front skirt from H&M   3. OTK stockings from ASOS   4. black suede booties from Sam Edelman (similar style on sale HERE)   5. black leather buckle satchel from Nasty Gal

San Juans.

We decided upon a last minute, impromptu getaway and all we could think of was taking a ferry out to San Juan Island's Friday Harbor.

Things were looking a bit dismal, though, as the weather said it would be cloudy with 60% chance of precipitation. Our usual way out of the city was closed for construction for the weekend as we headed out on Saturday morning in the rain.

When we reached Anacortes (about 110 minutes out with the traffic) when it started pouring! The dreamy weekend getaway started to get washed away with the pouring rain.

But alas! 3/4 of the ferry ride in, the sun peered out and soon there were no signs of the thick, gray clouds and rain. The rest of the weekend was an abundance of sunshine and its radiance on our skin: The perfect weekend getaway.

Another Rainy Day.

Surprise, surprise, we had another rainy day in Seattle. Luckily, it was rather light with no need for "true" raincoats.

We have been wanting to try out Manhattan for lunch (we tried their dinner) in Capitol Hill, and it was wonderful! We highly recommend their burgers and steak. We got the hummingbird cocktail for two, which was delightfully refreshing.

Afterwards, we went around to some costume and thrift shops before going to a whisk(e)y tasting.

feather crop: Mango, blouse: Vince, necklace: Macy's

leather/wool cape: Vero Moda via Asos, hat: Forever21, wax coated denim: Forever21, shoes: black Litas by Jeffrey Campbell via Karmaloop, buckled satchel: Vieta via Nasty Gal, necklace: Macy's

feather crop: Mango, leather: Asos, hi-low diagonal dress: Lembas, shoes: Lorissa by Sam Edelman via Karmaloop

on Ryan:
sport jacket: Vince, bowtie: Pointe via Amazon, button-up: Express, slacks: Express, shoes: Aldo

Superbowl Sunday.

When Ryan and I first started dating, he bought me this adorable hoodie mini dress from Asos. It is one of my favourite casual dresses and a go-to for long drives and roadtrips.

Seattle's weather has been pretty crisp, but sunny lately, so this outfit was just warm enough!

Hoodie dress: Asos, Slate leather: Forever21, Taupe legwear: Forever21, Fringe booties: Zara