Happy Monday!
So I spent this past weekend in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, learning how to drive a stick shift on Ford Mustang’s super fast Boss 302.
Confession: I am not the best driver. I ran over…all the cones and failed my first driving test when I was 16. Tears ensued. For my second try the nice instructor talked me through how to parallel park. So driving is not my forté…but I always love to learn new things, so decided to go along for the ride.
On day 1, we were simply introduced to the vehicles, and shown its large array of colors, which included schoolbus yellow, fire engine red, candy apple green, and even pink! As a fashion enthusiast, I was obviously juiced by how the car matched so well with my blue Aqua blazer and Zara cropped leopard pants.
Haha, it’s the little things.
On day 2, we were actually able to drive the cars, so were shuttled out to Miller Motorsports Park and Track:
Instructors required us to wear long pants and closed toed shoes, so I pulled out my old J.Crew olive green cargos along with a pair of Ash Bowie Suede Lace Up Sneakers. I normally don’t ‘do’ sneakers outside of the gym, but am slowly starting to dip my toe into a few styles, and figured the Ash Bowie’s would be a good starter pair.
Then, it was time for driving!
The instructors were super sweet, and walked us through the steps (clutch, shift, gas). I think I got the hang of it. I loved the control and speed afforded with stick shifts–it was such a rush!
At the end of our training session, everyone on the trip raced through a series of cones…
And I came in first place!
Hey, guess I’m not such a bad driver after all.
Afterwards we spent a bit of time watching a few other races on the track.
Then made a quick change for dinner. I decided to take my outfit from day to night by just switching my shoes and hitting the town.
And there you have it!
The trip was short, but sweet. And now I’m alll about driving a stick and doing a little racing:)
To see the full array of colors and customizable features available with Ford Mustangs, visit www.ford.com/cars/mustang.
What do you think?
Outfit 1 Deets: Aqua One Button Blazer. Kenneth Cole Black Tank. Zara Leopard Cropped Trousers. Isabel Marant Black Sandals.
Outfit 2 Deets: American Apparel Tank. Diesel Jean Vest. J.Crew pants. Ash Bowie Sneakers in Orange. Cazal Sunglasses (Thanks Spaglo!). Aqua cuffs. Diane von Furstenberg Harper Bag.
Photos by Marta McAdams
Thanks to Sara and Tony!
June 18, 2012 11:09 am
Well for one, all of these shots are amazing! I love them all! Looks like so much fun!
June 18, 2012 11:12 am
Love both outfits! especially those sunglasses! hope you had fun, I still don’t know how to drive a stick shift so… you’re not the only one.
June 18, 2012 11:12 am
You look super cute Claire! An automatic is my best friend but man I wish I knew how to drive a stick!
June 18, 2012 11:14 am
That was bad ass. Your best post about your style.
June 18, 2012 11:29 am
You look so boss! The car is aptly named.
I love everything about the looks except the sneaks. Hot gold sunnies too!
June 18, 2012 11:35 am
Love the earrings on the third picture?
Where did you get ‘em?
June 18, 2012 11:35 am
Love the ‘fits, especially those leopard pants!
June 18, 2012 11:38 am
Claire was serving LIFE for the kids on day 1!
June 18, 2012 11:49 am
Werk Claire!! I love those orange wedge sneakers.
June 18, 2012 11:55 am
Looking good, Claire! I tried to learn how to drive a stick when I was 20 and it wasn’t going down. Automatics for life!
June 18, 2012 12:18 pm
Those sneakers are HOT!
June 18, 2012 12:25 pm
It is soo ironic that you posted this! I as just looking at taking muscle car driving lessons too! I LOOOOOOOOOVE and di I say, LOVE muscle cars and my fav is the Mustang! I can’t wait to learn how to drive it! You looked absolutely FAB Claire!!
June 18, 2012 12:25 pm
It is soo ironic that you posted this! I as just looking at taking muscle car driving lessons too! I LOOOOOOOOOVE and did I say, LOVE muscle cars and my fav is the Mustang! I can’t wait to learn how to drive it! You looked absolutely FAB Claire!!
June 18, 2012 12:31 pm
Love your outfits and I’m in love with those red sneaks!
June 18, 2012 12:36 pm
You look great Claire :)
June 18, 2012 12:41 pm
I loooooovvveee your outfit with the olive cargos & red wedged sneakers! I love sneakers so I have to get some wedged ones to add some flair to my shoe collection!
June 18, 2012 12:57 pm
WERK!!!! Loved everything but the glasses were my fave.
June 18, 2012 1:06 pm
One word: BOSS! I love these looks on you Claire!
June 18, 2012 1:14 pm
yes Claire! I love all the outfits and the shots are amazing. You rock!
June 18, 2012 1:19 pm
I like the looks! Except I have a strong dislike the dated looking CL pumps.
June 18, 2012 1:27 pm
Hey Hey! Thanks for the lovely comments. The Ford Mustang was really fun to drive. I had a blast.
@PinktownUSA The earrings are from http://www.shoploveys.com/ (owned by Tionna Smalls), they are blingtastic
@Fashion Cafe Ok, ok, maybe it’s time I put my beloved neon Louboutins on Ebay. I really wanted those Unbout Illusion Pumps in Neon, but they’re sold out everywhere. Maybe I can snag a pair somewhere. Pointy toe it is!!
I plan on selling a bunch of my stuff soonish in NYC. Will let y’all know. xoxo
June 18, 2012 1:27 pm
Stunting on them in those shades! Super hot!
June 18, 2012 1:41 pm
You looked Fierce momma, you know you can work any look with the right shoes.
June 18, 2012 2:18 pm
Yass, Claire! Life in abundance. But seriously, these pics look like they could be in a magazine. Loving them.
June 18, 2012 2:52 pm
Forget the outfits, I’m in love with the cars. I am a Mustang LOVER, I can remember being in 5th grade and stating that I wanted my first car to be a yellow Ford Mustang, so that they could see me coming down the street. Well, my first car was a Ford, but no where near a Mustang. I also have a desire to own a vintage Mustang sometime in my life. You have added a place to visit on my bucket list!
P.S. The first outfit was my fav!
June 18, 2012 4:08 pm
Gorgeous photos!
June 18, 2012 4:14 pm
I used to be obsessed over the mustangs! Love the powder blue one though, looking good Claire.
June 18, 2012 4:17 pm
You truely are AWESOME, Claire
June 18, 2012 4:23 pm
That blue and leopard… HOT! I haven’t come across those pants at Zara yet, but will check them out on the site.
And I have to agree with Fashion Cafe on those shoes… sorry :-/
A good casual, chic outfit, nonetheless.
June 18, 2012 5:31 pm
you’re living the life Claire! that looks like a crazy amount of fun!
June 18, 2012 6:08 pm
Love each look, the orange sneakers just did it, must have!
June 18, 2012 6:57 pm
i had loubotins shoes hurt like crazy. is it true.
June 18, 2012 7:45 pm
Thx thx! @preety lady It depends on what type of Louboutins you buy. Typically the straight up pumps are pretty painful, though you can get padding in ‘em if you feel so inclined. The ones I find the *least* painful are the platform peep toes. Platform takes a bit of pressure off the balls of your feet. The peep toes give your toes room to wiggle around. And of course, the lower the heel, the less painful they are. xoxo
June 18, 2012 10:24 pm
BISSSH!! YOU BETTER WERQQQQQQQ THOSE TONED LEGSS!!!
June 18, 2012 11:06 pm
Beautiful pics! I love the Zara leopard print pants, but they look like something I would definitely have to try on before buying…
June 19, 2012 10:03 am
this is BEYOND so incredibly cool! AHHH the opportunities that a great blog gets is so inspiring. Im praying and working hard on mine!
Jen
June 19, 2012 11:51 am
How’d you come up on this little adventure? It sounds like fun and the pics look great as well.
Driving a stick is easy, been doing it for many, many years, and there’s something sexy about a woman that can handle a stick.
June 19, 2012 1:32 pm
Isnt it fun when you let yourself out of the “things I normally do” box.. xoxoxo
June 19, 2012 2:22 pm
Ha Claire! I THOUGHT those Cazals looked like the ones you wore with Spaglo from your Instgram. I’m glad you had fun, I’m horrible at stickshift, but now I kinda want a Mustang if they come in all those colors :)
June 19, 2012 3:35 pm
love the outfits. you looked great!