RECENTLY X MAY-JUNE 2016

Summer is full swing ahead. My favorite time of year (besides the holiday season) is spent in the sun, in the water, and on the sand.

This summer has been an especially busy one - lots of work, projects, activities! I have made it a point to be especially mindful to get some major relaxation and chill time in to offset the business!

Below is my visual diary of the past few months. Enjoy!

From the top...

1. Catching some late afternoon rays on the beach. Heaven.

2. Venice Beach is just so NICE.

3. Headed to the beach over the 4th of July weekend. Wearing H&M trunks, Soludos x Cuisse de Grenouille espadrilles, and carrying a Las Bayadas beach blanket.

4. Spotting the shore through Clumbasters.

5. Beached on my favorite (and huge!) MIKOH Turkish Towel.

6. Loving the book "Once Upon A Time" by one of my favorite photographers, Slim Aarons, alongside some of my Parabo Press custom prints.

7. "Aloha Vibes Only" during Miami Swim Week.

8. California Ave. in Venice. Classic.

9. A beautiful pre-birthday brunch with my best friend Colton at The Ivy.

10. Love me some David Hockney, and love this from his pool series. "Paper Pools, 1978."

11. Lounging in Palm Springs. Don't be fooled - I was majorly sweating in this shot!

12. Palms on pink walls.

13. When I found this wall, I was like.... YEP. Need a pic here!

14. When your A Bikini A Day x Sonix phone case matches your swimsuit. Rosé all day!

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RECENTLY X FEB-APRIL 2016

Realized that it's seemingly been an eternity since my latest visual monthly weekend. In between a weekend in Palm Springs and a week in New York, beach days, dinners with my buddies, work, the EPIC Rihanna concert (speaking of "work") and just finding time to unwind and chill - these past few months have been pretty eventful.

From the top!

1. Sun soaked and sleepy from a lazy afternoon at the beach, wearing Ray-Ban shades and a MIKOH shirt.

2. My favorite view - palms on palms on palms.

3 - 4. Relaxing in Palm Springs, toes in the pool, wearing a white linen shirt and striped trunks.

5. Mirrored palms.

6. Grabbing coffee in Venice at Abbot's Habit and wearing these gold mirrored Perverse sunglasses.

7. Beach daysssss.

8. Twilight views.

9. Stripped and ripped in Santa Monica.

10. Venice = coolest always.

11. Backbreaking heights.

12. Morning sun shadows in a vintage shirt and Guess Thompson Slip-On Sneakers.

13. Sushi in Venice. Hama. The legendary spot.

14. Nightly commute home = reflective palms.

RECENTLY X MAY + JUNE 2015

Now that summer is really starting to heat up and the dreary June Gloom that us Angelenos tend to be so familiar with during this time of year is starting to dissipate, I've found myself either beachside or poolside what seems to be every weekend. Not that I would have it any other way, of course.

Rounding up a selection of images from the past month or so in this post... feel free to follow along on my visual journey!

From the top...

1 - 5. Beached at my favorite place, Point Dume in Malibu, wearing Ray-Ban Aviators in Gold Polarized Orange Mirror and Soludos' Barca Stripe in Navy/White and laying on my new favorite The Beach People's The Majorelle Beach Towel. Perfect.

6. Beach Daze. Enough said.

7. Rihannarama in the new issue of V Magazine, accompanied by my Komono Dreyfuss Clear Sunglasses and Eton Palm Tree Lapel Pin.

8. Pool party! Enjoying some rooftop sun at the Standard Hotel downtown with jamz provided by Shae B.

9. Love flipping through the new issue of PORTER and seeing Joan Smalls wearing MIKOH, with a side of iced coffee and Proof Eyewear's Hayburn Wood Sunglasses.

10. Can't tell you how stoked I am to have my signed Andy Warhol Torsos print back from the framers! Now where to hang it...

11. Palms on palms on palms.

12 - 13. Speaking of palms, here are some snaps from my weekend getaway to Santa Barbara during Memorial Day Weekend '15.

14. Is my new Gray Malin The Orange Inner Tubes phone case perfect for summer or what?

15. High contrast fronds.

16. When your shades match the doors at the Parker Palm Springs.

17- 20. Poolside during this past weekend in the desert, and that iconic Parker Palm Springs entrance.

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PALM SPRINGS X MAY 2015

Last weekend I spent another sundrenched two days in the desert. My poolside looks consisted of easy, effortless pieces that I could slip on and off for swims, along with my diehard pair of mega-mirrored shades.

Sunglasses: Neff Headwear Gold Brodies
Shirt: MIKOH Tahiti Nui in Night
Watch: Daniel Wellington Classic Canterbury in Rose Gold
Swimsuit: Parke & Ronen 2" Dickie Striped Barcelona Retro Swim Trunk
Shoes: Soludos Smoking Slipper in Palm Trees Black and White

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