Sunset Dreams

Dress: Rory Beca
Wedges: Jeffrey Campbell
Belt: Urban Outfitters
Necklace: Street Vendor in Greece

Honestly I am using an excuse at all to wear these blue wedges. They are a major obsession for me right now and I am feeling the need for some other bright colored shoe options so that these don't get worn out too quickly. 

This dress is a couple of years old and it continues to surprise me. Ryan and I live in a little old house with very minimal storage so during the summer my winter clothes go in bins under the bed and vice versa. Both times I have pulled this dress out of the "summer" bins when the weather turns warm I love it all over again. 

Trendy Tuesday: Below the Knee Skirts

 

Top Shop Boutique 

Top Shop Boutique

Eva Franco

Moon Collection

Preen

Rebecca Taylor

Sparkle and Fade

The below the knee skirt reminds me of classic old hollywood starlets. Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe. Yes Please!! Such a flattering and ultra feminine length for all shapes and sizes. What more could a girl ask for?

Easy Like Monday Morning

Shirt: Joie
Jeans: J Brand
Heels: Irregular Choice

Easy like Monday morning? I know I know Monday is the start of yet another work week ... so not the "easy" day of the week. But I like Mondays most of the time. Sunday, the traditional "easy" day, is the day when I do all of my chores. Your know, laundry dishes clean the house mop the floors go to the grocery store blah blah blah. Sundays are busy usually. Monday comes along and I get up and work out and head off to start the work week. It's nice.
I left my wedding in these jeans and they are my most favorite white pants. I am not sure if my affection for them has any real connection to my wedding but either way it doesn't matter to me. They fit so perfect and for me skinny white jeans are a hard fit. With the punch of yellow floral in the shoe and the dark chocolate colored top I think the color palette is balanced and easy. I prefer to wear the 70s inspired pieces like this Joie blouse with something that isn't from that same style era. In my opinion wearing the big flare jeans with a blousey mid driff bearing top and clogs feels a tiny bit costumey and expected.

Miyagi

Shirt: Trash & Luxury
Jeans: Citizens of Humanity
Heels: Gianni Bini
Sunglasses: Ralph by Ralph Lauren

These pictures were taken in a Japanese garden which reminded me of Mr. Miyagi's little greenhouse room in The Karate Kid. It's where he taught Daniel to trim the Bonsai tree remember?? I loved that movie when I was a kid. I have an older sister and an older brother so we always watched movies that appealed to boys and girls. The Karate Kid was a staple in our house growing up.
It always amazes me how certain situations or places or smells take you straight back to your childhood. I don't know if that only happens to me but it seems like every new experience can be tied back to my past somehow.
I am sure that is how my mom feels about these jeans and cropped tops. When I showed her these jeans she was so excited. She said she has missed the exaggerated bell bottom and has been waiting for it to come back in style. We got her the same pair. Love them!! This is the only top that I have that is somewhat "graphic" style but I just had to have it. I love the abstract face with the prison garb stripes and it is throwback to Harper Bazaar from way back when.

Trendy Tuesday: The Tourist

Picture in your head the epitome of the stereotypical tacky tourist. Got the picture? What do they look like? To me it is a lady in baggy high-waisted long bottom peg leg acid washed jeans that they have owned and been wearing for at least 30 years, a t-shirt depicting the place they are visiting, white sketcher tennis shoes, and khaki colored "fishing" style hat with permed hair shooting out from under it and a big black pleather fanny pack around their waist.

Where am I going with this? Well let me tell you ... the fanny pack is back! And it is actually cute and I think very convenient and useful. Check it out ...

Alexander Wang                            Anthropologie

Diane Von Furstenburg                                             Hermes 

Linea Pelle                                       Louis Vuitton

Michael Kors                                          Sang A Im-Propp

Ducks and Cheerios

Dress: Urban Outfitters
Wedges: Seychelles
Hat: Banana Republic
Sunglasses: Ralph by Ralph Lauren

Just in case you were wondering, ducks don't like apple cinnamon Cheerios. We had a really old box at home that we knew we would never finish and so when we decided to go feed the ducks today that is what we took. The ducks run away in fear from apple cinnamon Cheerios. It was pretty defeating and there was a really pretty one that was grey and I really wanted it to like me but the Cheerios ran him off. Oh Well.
This is my rainbow dress. I think it is such a happy dress. There is absolutely no way to feel down if you are dressed in stripes of bright colors like this. Once I added the straw sun hat and floral wedges I had to be by the water. The lake or ocean with a cocktail would have been truly ideal but this duck pond was more than sufficient. Yeah for the sunshine!

Mr. Rogers

Top: True Grit
Tank: Michael Stars
Pants: Joie
Wedges: Jessica Simpson
Necklace: Anthropologie

How funny is this statue I am sitting with?! It is like Albert Einstein meets Mr. Rogers. I went with Mr. Rogers only because Mr. Rogers seems like he would probably have a calmer demeanor and might have more patience for storybook reading. Considering that this man is stuck in his book reading state forever I think he would appreciate my name choice as well.
Anyway ... I got this top at a store is Colorado and am wanting to wear it a lot. I feel like it can pull in the direction of just about any style. Put with these pants and wedges it looks about as tailored as I ever get and looks great for work or anything daytime.