Summer Stripes

Outfit Details: 

top: Asos

sweater: Forever 21

skirt: I Heart Aardvarks

heels: Kelsi Dagger via Thredup

earrings: boutique in Spain

ring: Boutique in L.A.

I am sure you guys remember this skirt from last summer. I wanted to wear it again but switch it up a bit. Last year's ensemble was more simplistic and sleek. This time I made it more casual but added the heels for an evening out chic-ness factor. I can easily rock this during the day with some flippies and switch to the heels for happy hour or date night. 

This skirt does make me think of summer because of its easy wearability and multiple outfit options. Maybe this fall and winter I will see if I can style it in a way to compliment those seasons! 

photos by Margaret Thombs

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Poppy Red

Outfit Details:

dress: Kensie via Macy's (similar)

belt: vintage

shoes: Kelsi Dagger via Threadflip

bracelett: lulu's

earrings: Chloe & Isabel

lipstick: Dior Rouge Zinnia 743 

Back in July my sister and I went to Miami for a few makeup jobs I had wit James Cornwell. Our last day there we had some down time before the next job and decided hey lets go shop! Also we needed to get something to wear for a possible outing that evening, which fell through since we had to leave to head back home. So back to the point, it was easily 100 degrees outside and super humid, walking around to find places to shop was a rough task and not as easy as we originally thought. 

We went into Zara first and found so many amazing things! Of course I was on a mission so I limited myself to these shoes and a possible dress choice for that night. We weren't fully satisfied and needed a few other things. We made our way to H& M and then finally Macy's, which thankfully was not as crowded as the other stores had been and had a much cooled temp! 

While looking around I spotted this gorgeous dress on the clearance rack (winning!), love at first sight! All that was left to make the match finalized was to try it on... Granted it was not that daunting of a task because I have gotten Kensie pieces before and they generally fit me pretty well. But you never can tell especially since the day had been trending towards the side of difficult sizing, whomp whomp whomp! 

I got into the dressing room and slipped into the dress and hey hey the zipper slid right on up with out even needing someone to help me!! 

This was a great end to the hot and muggy shopping trip. I was very happy to find out that this dress was indeed meant to be and also helped me in my task of adding more color and variety to my wardrobe!

photos by Chrissy Cunningham

All White

top: Karen Kane viaThred Up c/o

pants: Kensie via Thred UpThred Up c/o

shoes: Kelsi Dagger via Threadflip

 necklace, bracelet, ring and earrings: J'adorn Designs c/o

After the post I did about Thred Up I decided to put some of the clothes I purchased into outfits and display them here for you. For this I enlisted the help of my friend and amazing jewelry designer, Ali Jefferies of J'adorn Designs, to help photograph and style some of her beautiful jewelry with my outfits. 

I chose an all white outfit because to me that signifies a perfect summer day. I added the leopard print wedges to contrast the white and to add some fun.  Ali chose the necklace to compliment my lipstick. The ring added a pop of color and the bracelet was a soft touch. All of her jewelry is well made and comfortable to wear! It was so wonderful of her to let me borrow it for the shoot! Stay tuned for two more outfit posts coming later this week!

Photos  by Ali Jefferies