Threads and Thoughts

Head to Toe: Dress, Forever 21 (from Continuations Consignments); Blazer, H&M; Heels, Vince Camuto.

I snapped these photos before attending the super-glamorous A-List Awards, put on by atHome magazine (check out my fall trend report on the mag's website). The show heralds the best of Connecticut designers and architects and I was lucky enough to attend. I like to stand out from the sea of black cocktail attire, so why not rock a horse-donned dress? Congrats to all who were nominated!

Outfit photos by Mackenzie

On another note, if you have noticed that my posts have been brief lately, a lot has been weighing on my mind. This past week, my grandpa passed away at the age of 85. Dr. Robert Trever was a loving father and grandfather, a devoted husband to my grandma for 59 years. My grandfather was also a brilliant doctor who had the deepest love for medicine and his patients, running his own practice until retiring at 77. His thirst for knowledge and curiosity about the world and its people was passed onto my mother and then to me. I also like to think I inherited a bit of his goofiness; he was always cracking one-liners. After being diagnosed with Parkinson's in the later years of his life, my grandpa's love for medicine drove him to learn more about the disease, and he hoped his case could help further research and treatment. He was a truly remarkable person, always happiest when surrounded by his family and I have nothing but happy memories to hold onto.

Always the prankster, on his 80th birthday