Once Upon a Time, There was a Horse and a Bandana...

Spring is finally here! After a seemingly never-ending, one month winter, spring is here! It's no longer IMOS, so until I figure out what my posts will be like on this little blog of mine, here's an outfit I love for spring. It's fresh, simple, and fun. 

This shirt was definitely my inspiration for today.

{J.Crew}

Is that not amazing? It's like a bandana!

And it needs some chinos.

{Gap}

And of course, you need extras. I think this requires a little necklace, shoes (duh!), and a headband.

{Forever 21}

Everyone needs a tiny horse charm. And without realizing it, I picked a horse to go a with a bandana shirt! Sheer genius, I tell you. Sheer genius. 

Shoes. Sometimes people overcomplicate things. If you are wearing a horse necklace, you can't rock "complicated". It's impossible. So I want flat shoes, preferably leather. 

{American Eagle}

And a headband. This is important. It's the difference between a regular outfit and something memorable. And let's face it. If your wearing a horse necklace, why not be memorable?

{Lisdunndesigns on Etsy}

I love rosettes. They add an innocent girliness to everything. And white is outstanding on dark hair. 

I would love to wear this outfit. It's how I dress in the summer. But now, it's still cool enough for jeans (on some days). I'm so excited to break my hot pink shorts! For now, here's my latest purchase:

{Gap}

In the picture, it looks navy, but in reality, it's a gorgeous shade of indigo! I'm obsessed!

Any new purchases lately? I know there's so much out there right now! I'm loving the bright, the bold, and the beautiful! What colors are you guys wearing? And how about that fabulous horse charm necklace? It's less than $5! 

Playin' with Texture

I need to do so many posts! I literally have a book 3 pages long with posts I need to do! I promise I'll do them soon. Promise.

Anyway, I'm not good at layering. Then I realized that I don't use enough texture. As a result, I designed an entirely Hollister outfit.

Texture numero uno: Velvet jeggings! I love velvet/corduroy/textured jeans of any kind. They are a bit formal, but they're not the wear-em-with-anything-anywhere type jeans.

Texture numero duos: Lace! I love lace! And bows, and ribbons, and ruffles! This shirt isn't top of the wishlist, but it's pretty and girly.

I've never worn a plaid shirt open. I bought a plaid shirt from AE about a month ago, but I still haven't bought a shirt to go under it.  I can wear it plain, buttoned up, but I want to try it open. I would wear this open.

I love stripey cardigans! The navy and magenta is an underused combo. I wish I could see it more often!

So there's my outfit! I would love to wear layered/textured looks more often, but it's still not cold enough!!! It's still a perfect 75˚ outside! That's great, but I'm hoping for cold!

Surprise Inspiration

I find inspiration everywhere! I mean everywhere. Like everywhere! Even my mom's outfits!

She wore an ivory lace tank with a pink cardigan and olive skirt:

Wow! I knew my mom was aware of fashion, but this was a complete surprise! We were about to go to church, when I stopped her and asked if I could take a picture!

I love the colors! It was in September, so she wore olive and ivory (fall colors) with a slightly-more-summery cardigan!

100 points- Mom!

Lilly Everywhere!

Usually, I try to wear items from different stores. I rarely (or never!) wear an entire outfit where everything is from solely one store, but today, I want to wear all Lilly Pulitzer.

I love this print! It's so cheery!

I would roll up the sleeves to make it more casual.

Who doesn't love bright pink pants!? I love the bright colors all combined in a delicious print stew that is the shirt. Stew analogy, anyone?

Now for the jewelry: Since the sleeves are rolled, I would wear more bracelets than usual.

I would wear those first two on one wrist. . .

. . . and to balance that, I would wear the charm bracelet and watch on the other wrist.

I like the one on the right better for this outfit because it's not as busy, but I love the one on the left, too!

Hello, tassel necklace! I love the little turquoise beads at the bottom!

Every bright, colorful, and/or slightly summery outfit needs white. Even if it's just a little, white keeps it fresh. White sunglasses accomplish that perfectly!

I love the way the colors are similar, but it's still a different pattern. I love every single Lilly iPhone case/iPad sleeve/Blackberry pouch/laptop tote that they sell!

These are exactly what this outfit needs: sparkle! Metallics are a great choice, and shoes are a fantastic choice for adding understated (as understated as metallics go!) shine!


I love this! I couldn't wear it (I don't wear heels or bangles), but it's super cute!