I woke up this morning in an absolutely wonderful mood because today I was going with my friend Sarai to this great event we were invited to in Santa Barbara. Although it is a little bit of a drive away, we both knew it was going to be fun to drive up together.

The event was a charity auction that one of our friends had put together, which for me meant another opportunity to dress up for a great cause. I spent the morning making sure we had all the necessities for our little drive up such as food, drinks, and good music. Aside from that, since the event was about two hours away from where we were, we needed to have our hair done already and finish up all the little stuff once we actually get there. So, I took a shower and did my hair, threw on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt and I was ready to hit the road.

Sarai was not ready, as usual, but it gave me some time to do my daily phone calls and emails. By the time she was finished, I couldn’t wait to hit the road, aside from the actual trip up, I was excited to see how this event was going to play out.

When we got within 20 miles of the party, we pulled over to finish getting dressed.

Sarai decided to wear this beige BCBG dress that had this amazing material and hugged her curves, and she looked great. I decided that I was going to wear this dress by Miss Sixty that I have only worn like one other time. Now, you may know Miss Sixty as a brand that makes good jeans and jackets, but this white linen dress they designed is so sexy and airy, while still being completely comfortable.

I love this dress for a few reasons. One the dress is linen so it is a material that is airy and light. Two it is sexy with class, because although it is short, it doesn’t reveal to much. Finally the third reason, but definitely not the least, this dress reminds me completely of the famous dress Marilyn Monroe wore in The Seven Year Itch. You know the one I’m talking about!!! When the air blows up her skirt. Classic scene and this dress captures that flirtiness.

Together me and Sarai were ready and felt great about our amazing dresses. As we pulled up to the location for the event, there were people everywhere and looking fabulous. Everyone had dressed up and the barrage of designers that people were wearing was making me want to go on a shopping spree. I love it when I get inspired to shop, don’t you?!

cheers…