Spring is finally here and it is so nice to get outside and enjoy the weather. The weekend before last I headed to Old Westbury Gardens, a beautiful old estate turned museum. The grounds are truly breath taking and it is amazing to me that at one time a single family called this “abode” home. The one percent of their day, the home was built for John S Phipps and his wife Margarita and their four children. It was finished in 1906 and was created by the English Designer George A. Crawley…very Downtown Abbey! The TV Crawleys would be quite at home here. I headed there with my friend Laurie and her two dogs, Odie and Merlin. It was “Bring Your Dog to the Park Day” and there were canines of all shapes and sizes frolicking across the manicured grounds. You name it, it was there—big dogs, little dogs, pure breeds, mutts, and even a Meet Up group of owners of bull dogs. A whole pack of them!
I dressed for the occasion in a very un-Downton Abbey ensemble: skinny jeans, a simple tee, fitted black blazer, and Elvis worthy blue suede flats from Aldo. The tee is from Kaylee Cho an up and coming designer I wrote about here in one of my LBF posts and the jacket is from Rebecca Taylor. The jeans are from WESC and the bag you may have seen on the blog before is from Dooney & Bourke. Black, brown and and royal blue may not sound like it would go together but I think it works. Don’t you? And speaking of the one percent do you think I will be mistaken for Paris Hilton with Merlin propped on my hip? Yup, strolling the grounds of an old estate with a chiwawa on my hip is probably the closest I am going to get to living the life of the one percent. But hey, I am not complaining—a gorgeous day, a beautiful setting, a long time friend and lots of furry ones—I’ll take it!
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ana
April 28, 2014So stunning! Love these photos x
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Rachelle
April 28, 2014your dog is so cute, love casual outfits like this one. The flats are perfection 🙂
Lena
April 28, 2014Lovely hots and what a babe is your dog!!! <3
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April 28, 2014I love this place very much – beautiful architecture! And what a wonderful event – I wish we had something like this locally. x
Jackie Harrison
April 28, 2014Girl I love your shoes and the pup so cute. Nice location doll.
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April 28, 2014It’s a great bag and such cute dog 🙂
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April 28, 2014Aww such cute shoes! I wish I could cradle my 2 dogs like that except they are 60 lbs and 120 lbs 🙂 Glad to see you had a nice time and YAY for warmer weather.
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Jane Y.
April 28, 2014love your bag and shoes! and love the fold in your jeans!
Mree
April 28, 2014Awesome pictures!! Love your shoes!! Your doggie is too cute!!
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April 28, 2014Great place and lovely shoes 😀
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Lady Lilith
April 28, 2014I am all in for finally having free time to spend outdoors.
Rowena
April 28, 2014You and your doggy are looking quite stylish. Loving your blue suede shoes 🙂
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lisa
April 28, 2014so cute! you look fab.. i adore your cobalt shoes and your pup is so cute too!!
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Akaleistar
April 29, 2014What a beautiful place! Looks like a fun day!
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April 29, 2014Old Westbury Gardens is gorgeous Alie! So cute that they have bring your dog to the park day! I love that! Also, loving your shoes! They’re so pretty!
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Mary Jo
April 29, 2014That day sounds like a lot of fun–how great to walk around that old estate with your doggie, very updated Downton Abbey!
Janice
April 29, 2014awesome shoe 🙂
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April 29, 2014Your blue flats are adorbs; and I LOVE your pup!!
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Alexis Grace
April 29, 2014You look laid-back cool and your pup makes quite the accessory! What a lovely day!
Kathleen
April 29, 2014I LOVE your vibrant blue flats and your dog is soo adorable! Perfect look for a day in the park!
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April 29, 2014Oh, I love the whole look! The flats and your cute dog are my favorite!! Great pictures love!
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Jessica
April 29, 2014Cute shoes, and even cuter dog! 🙂 I love how all the dogs are coming out to play now that the weather is getting warmer!
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April 30, 2014Yay for sunshine and fabulous T-shirts! And I have to say that a doggie under your arm suits you 🙂
Kim
April 30, 2014what a cute fashion post!
love the dog and the shoes 🙂
Gnome Lover
April 30, 2014I love your look. Those shoes are so good! Did they get stained in the grass? I get so worried with my suede shoes in grass. Your dog is adorable! : )
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janice
April 30, 2014Loving your outfit and such great photograpy too :D:D
Great work!
Enjoy the day!
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April 30, 2014Aw, I really love these photos! You look so cute, and love your blue shoes!
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April 30, 2014Cute photos! Loving your shoes and bag! Looks like a fun day!
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Denysia Yu
April 30, 2014It looked like it was a lot of fun especially since there were a lot of dogs there! 🙂
Shannon
May 1, 2014Love this look! Super casual but yet super cool! Those shoes are to die for!
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May 2, 2014Yes, definitely a perfect outfit for such a great event, and isn’t it funny how dogs make the best furry accessory (speaking as a chihuahua mommy myself). Have a fabulous weekend!
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