Zeno's Bar & Grill

Yesterday I went to buy some jeans and made the bold move of trying on some Lucky Jeans at their huge downtown store, something I’d never done before. I was relieved that they had my size! The jeans were way too low cut for me, but it was still kind of fun. I never knew that they had a little fortune-cookie type fortune tucked into the pocket of each pair.

As for Cali fashion trends for Spring, which Kelly has been asking me about, I can definitely say that short—like knee-length—Capri jeans are definitely in, one trend I will not be sampling at my advanced age of 38, even though Madonna (who is nearly ten years older than I am) went with the Little Lord Fauntleroy look at the leading edge of gaucho mania last fall. I don’t think it’s going out on a limb to say I’m NOT recommending the purple suit that Madonna sported. Still, the Capri jeans aren’t bad. The girls from UCSB are wearing them with wedge heels that look kind of retro. And the last trend that’s so obvious even I noticed it…gigantic bags. Yesterday I saw a lady with a bright red tote so large that I could have fit my car into it.

--Melanie