One of the things I'll miss the most, certainly, is the cuisine scene. I just read Philadelphia Magazine's Best of Philly '10 and am already nostalgic for the restaurants I'll miss and dejected that I won't get to try new places as soon as they open (I'm particularly pumped for Barbuzzo, the newest addition to the already fantastic 13th St., Serafina, the NYC import, and Il Pittore, Starr's newest and, I believe, first Italian venture). Tonight I'm going to Adsum and tomorrow I'll be lunching at Parc for a long-overdue engagement celebration for my cousin (she got engaged at the end of May, so at this point it's really just an excuse to go to Parc and get the warm shrimp salad). I will most certainly miss this. Philly is full of incredible restaurants, big trendy ones and cozy BYOs alike - Pittsburgh has no one to compare to Starr, Garces, Vetri or any of the other big-name players. (Besides Lidia Bastianich, and her Pittsburgh outpost is, frankly, a weaker version of NYC's Becco.)
Anyway. More about that later, I'm trying not to bum myself out. This is a shorter post than most, as I'm just checking in after nearly a month of inactivity. But I have made some plum purchases recently, and also need a very important opinion.
About a month ago I snagged an incredible IRO leather jacket at Third Street Habit's big sale, which they held in place of their warehouse sale (no picture available on hand, sorry!). Then Shopbop's sale came along, and I scored a few items from that as well. Most recently and notably, I picked up a few basic tanks and an onsale skirt from Urban, a classic white shirt for fall from Joe's Jeans, unbelievably chic booties from Boutique 9, and gorgeous, classic black sandals from Calvin Klein to wear to a wedding I'll be attending on Friday.
Which brings me to a quick question for my readers... that is, if I have any. I'm attending a family wedding on Friday, and I rented two dresses from Rent the Runway. I love them both so much that I now can't make a decision between the two. Would it be drastically weird and lame to wear one dress to the ceremony and one to the reception?
Pictured, from top to bottom: Robert Rodriguez Black Label Pretty Package Dress, and LaRok Eye Candy Dress.
If anyone's out there reading this, an opinion would be so much appreciated. Should I choose one, and if so, which one? Or can I get away with playing Parent Trap at the reception and pretending I just also have an impossibly well-dressed twin? (I'm only half kidding about that one.)
