10 Oufits

It's no surprise I love spring . I love the shopping, colors, clothes, weather, and flowers. And this year, I was told to come up with 10 outfits that I could wear for spring/summer. So over the next 10 days, I'll show you my 10 outfits.

Day 1: I want a little floaty skirt and easy tank top.

{Hollister}

Perfect.  A little floaty skirt exists. Yay!

{ZARA}

Who doesn't love a toucan tee? And It's colorful! 

{Sam Edleman at Nordstrom}

I love leather sandals. They look more put together than flip flops, but they're just as delectably  comfortable! 

{Bamboula}

{Super Sunglasses}

{Indego Africa}

In the summer, I'm minimalistic* with accessories at best, but I think it needs a bracelet or something. I always carry a small crossbody for chapstick and my phone, and I think something colorful would completely make the outfit. 

And sunglasses are a must! You cannot leave the house without neon sunglasses. I find that somewhat ironic. The sunglasses are supposed to shade your eyes, but they're so bright you need sunglasses to be near the sunglasses! I love it!

And I'm obsessed the African bracelets! It employs African women, and it complete an other wise not-really-that-memorable look!

I can't wait until I can actually wear this stuff! It's amazing how quickly summer comes in Texas. One day, it's 40˚, and the next week it at least 80˚ until December the next year! I'm expecting shorts as soon as spring break is over! When do y'all start wearing shorts? This week has been nothing but rain and cold, but I'm utterly thrilled! That's because it will be green for at least the next month! Hopefully the seemingly endless drought will leave soon! 

*minimalistic is an optimistic way to say I don't want to spend the time with all these accessories so I just won't wear any.

Plain White Tee

Ok. I have an idea. I'll go back to posting about just random fashion stuff for March. Then in April, I'll do something similar to IMOS.

Today, I'm thinking about the classic white t-shirt. It's oh so versatile, and it's also comfy. And like everything today, there are options.

The first option is the Hanes Tee from Walmart. It's made of cotton.

{Hanes}

It's so wearable, but it's casual. If you told me to wear this, I would add casual shorts or even workout shorts. 

{Hollister}

Dare I suggest gingham? Dare I shall. 

And also, I would potentially wear it with Nike Tempos, because, let's face it, I could live in them.

{Nike}

{Nike}

So that's the über casual version. 

And now, here's the less casual version. This tee is linen.

{J.Crew}

It's extremely versatile, but then again, so are all white tees. I would add a little colorful skirt.

{Crewcuts}

{Crewcuts}

{Crewcuts}

{Crewcuts}

Notice they are all from Crewcuts! An XL at Crewcuts is actually really big. And are those skirts not adorable? Love!

So the next step up is really not a step up. It's like a step to the left. Parallel. My algebra teacher would be so proud of that math reference. 

It's a supersoft cotton, but it has a drapiness like no other. 

{Anthro}

It looks so comfortable! And I'm loving the high-ish/low-ish hemline!

We are now entering Lilly territory. Please keep your hands and feet in the ride at all times.

{Lilly Pulitzer}

I love me some Lilly! And that print is STUNNING! 

And for the last one, I want to show you guys a crepe tee. It's obviously more formal, so DO NOT wear it with Tempos. It will not work. I promise. 

{3.1 Philip Lim at Nordstrom}

Ok, now we can move into DVF stuff. Hold your breath. It could get crazy. Just kidding. But it will get beautiful.

{DVF}

{DVF}

Oh, happy day! I love the print master's work. It's gorgeous! 

Those my three levels of plain white tees. They are so versatile, and white is so fabulous with brights. I have a gray version of the linen tissue tee. It's amazing! And don't get me started on Hanes. I love it with my Nike Tempos! How do you wear your white tees? 

The Print Paradise

Good morning! It's International Month of Shoes, and I hope you're all excited because I know I am!

Today I wanted to continue with my thoughts on simple, easy-to-recreate fashion. And what better way to start out a "complicated" ensemble than with classic white boat shoes.

{Sperry Topsider}

Yesterday, I talked about simplicity and how easy it is to look put-together and fashionable. I also used print mixing as an example of "complicated" fashion. But really, it's not too hard. Some print mixing is crazy and makes my head spin, but it can be so simple. The easiest way to do it is to use stripes or polka dots with florals or something bold.

Florals are my first print. And I want a simple, easy floral.

{Hollister}

And because it's Presidents Day, I'm going to incorporate a classic: stripes. 

At first, I don't know why, but I really really really wanted yellow and white stripes a la Jane Fonda.

But, I realized that it wasn't quite right.  And if it's on the internet, it needs to be right. Before I came to this realization, I was piddling around the interweb. And I looked at Rag & Bone. Ahhhhhhhhhh. And I stumbled upon this. Ahhhhhhhh. (You can interpret that any way you want to. Ahhhhhhh.)

{Rag & Bone}

Ahhhhhh. It's crocheted!!! I don't know how they could possibly make that but it is magnificent. And it's blue. 

Add a mint or sky scarf... (mint is big for spring. It's weird how I know all the trends, but I rarely ever actually try them. Except colorblocking which is did accidentally the entire year before. I've always been a little random with color.)

...a huge tote... and viola! An outfit. I didn't exactly show you how to mix prints, but I accidentally demonstrated getting dressed in the morning. It's a process. You think you want one thing, but really, another thing is better. 

And I have no idea how this outfit came to be. I don't know what happened. But it's right. That doesn't mean I would wear it to school (partly because I wear a uniform). But I need to change the skirt. I like this one...

{Hollister}

...a lot. Sometimes, you need ruffles and scarves and boat shoes and a crocheted shirt from Rag & Bone. Sometimes you just need to be right. And yes, you can quote me on that. 

Have the best IMOS you've ever had. Ever in your life. 

Oh, and happy Presidents Day!!!!!! 

The Rainbow of Hollister Plaid

I was looking at Hollister for a new arrivals post, when I saw all the plaid. I thought that I needed to post it because I love plaid, but I couldn't choose just one to post. So behold, the rainbow of Hollister plaid:

Feel free to scroll through very quickly and get the true effect. And wow, that was a lot of pictures!


Okay. I love rainbows and ombre. Not ombre hair, but anything that fades into another color. I didn't post every shirt, and I probably posted a few of them twice. (I'm not a robot, for all those who think I'm not human. That brings the total of people who think I'm a perfect, infallible robot = zero). It's not perfect at all. I looked at all the red shirts and saved them in iPhoto. The only thing I changed was the order of the green shirts. I think Hollister has a few too many plaid shirts. I think girls should have at least one plaid item at a time. Two or three is better, but four, five, six is unnecessary.