Every season has its trends. Pants are either shorter or longer, high or low waisted, cropped tops or tunics—everything goes in and out of season. While I do love to play around with what’s new and trendy, most of my wardrobe is made up of my comfort zone staples. For summer (can you believe it’s already June!?!), I have a basic formula that I constantly pull out when I want to look relaxed and casual, but still feel cool at the same time. I always revert back to some frayed jean shorts, a muscle tank, heeled sandals, and a fun bag. The jean shorts are “classic summer” to me (and I still can’t get enough of distressed denim) and muscle tanks are a favorite because if you are a girl that has to wear a bra (and hate strapless options), it can be pretty difficult to find tops with all the summer spaghetti straps around. Muscle tanks totally solve the problem. Sandals with a few inches of heel give a more put-together vibe to an otherwise casual outfit, and a fun/colorful bag adds just that to the look—fun!
Top, Shorts, Shoes, and Bag c/o LuLu’s
How fun is the fringe detail on those shoes?? I absolutely adore novelty bags so I can’t wait to take this lemon guy on lots of outings this summer. What’s your list of summer staples? Sundresses? Rompers? So much to choose from!
xo. Laura
Man, this one was really a surprise to me. Apparently I not only like boyfriend jeans, but I think I “like” like them. Like, wanna pass them a note asking them to go to the homecoming dance with me sort of thing. I’ve tried on a couple of pairs to see how I felt about the whole trend, but I always looked like one of the ladies in the Mom Jeans SNL commercial. The waist was too high, the hips too puffy. All I needed was the patchwork quilted vest and a minivan and I was set. However, I saw these jeans and I was actually much more interested in the shredded quality than anything else, so I thought I’d give them a try. Just another case of a good cut and fit making all the difference in a category—I loved them! They aren’t for every occasion (and you do have to be a bit more specific with the shoe choices), but I’ve been wearing them for four days straight and I think we have a good thing going. The slightly dropped waist and looser fit just feels so more relaxed than a super tight jean legging and it’s a nice change for sure.
I have this weird love affair with dressing up. I’ve been known to scour the discount clothing store racks looking for the $300 evening gowns that have been marked down to $25 because of a stuck zipper or small stain. When others see pretty dresses and think, “It’s lovely, but I have no event to wear it to,” I think, “It’s lovely and I’ll make me a damn event to wear it to.” I even instituted an annual (and fancy) Summer Date Night just so I could make sure any floor length chiffon dresses I came across were given a night on the town. Anyways, my mind starts with a special dress and then makes the plans to fit the outfit. Backwards? Maybe, but it makes getting dressed so much more fun.
