dumplings.

Din Tai Fung dumpling house was visited after the 4 hour shop at the Rose Bowl. It was worth the long wait, and once we were seated we got our food fairly quickly. We got 2 orders of pork dumplings, 2 orders of fish dumplings, 2 orders of veggie dumplings (I had an order of the fish and veggie dumplings which were amazing). Along with the delicious and generous serving of 20 dumplings each, we were served perfectly cooked and seasoned vegetables, fried rice, and cold appetizers. These pictures do not do justice to the food. We ended our feast with fresh steamed buns.

Din Tai Fung

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rose bowl.

We got to the Rose Bowl Flea Market at 7 AM to beat the crowd. When we got there it was still fairly cool and not crowded at all (complete opposite of how it was 4 hours later as we left). This market was nothing like I have ever been to before. It was absolutely massive, and had everything you could think of. The prices were extremely reasonable and I walked away with some great pieces (not all pictured here). If you ever to go LA, you HAVE to check it out!

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lace.

I met with the beautiful Janice of Shoppalu a few days ago. She originally brought this dress in for a friend to try on, but as soon as I saw it I fell in love and had to get it. The fit is perfect as well, and I knew it was meant to be. Thankfully I am having a garage sale this weekend and so I feel better justifying buying just one more thing ;) Check out Shoppalu for some great vintage and new clothing... and a giveaway will be coming up so stay posted!

Wearing Jack Sabrah dress from Shoppalu, vintage Coach purse, F21 wedges. Jewelry - vintage bone bracelet, Aldo, Michael Kors, H&M.

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lotsa mozza.

Here are just some random shots of our fourth day in LA which was also spent at the Barney's warehouse sale (AMAZING, by the way). My favourite part of the night was going to Pizzeria Mozza, which is actually a restaurant owned by Nancy Silverton, Joe Bastianich (from MasterChef) and former Iron Chef Mario Batali. The entire meal was to die for.

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LA - Opening Ceremony.

The shopping in LA is amazing - some wonderful shops that I had the chance to visit (and find some great pieces in) were Opening Ceremony, What Goes Around Comes Around, American Rag and Creatures of Comfort. The nice thing about these stores is that their products are available online as well - perfect! If anyone has any suggestions of any other shops to see next time I come down, I would love to know!

Wearing What Goes Around Comes Around blouse, vintage shorts and belt, Marc Jacobs purse, Opening Ceremony boots. Jewelry - vintage, Aldo, Michael Kors, H&M.

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