Nautical Stripes

It was a beautiful summer evening last night in downtown Annapolis! Went out for sushi and drinks and it was scrumptious. =)

I donned this adorable striped dress that may be my new favorite! I love the different sized stripes and it has pockets as well! I felt that the red stripes went well with the nautical themed town of Annapolis. This was taken downtown on City Dock, I love being close to the water!


Was able to get this boat in behind me in this shot

What I'm wearing:
Anthropologie Caranday dress in the Red Motif
gold BCBG flat sandals
cream Loeffler Randall for Target woven clutch

Double Denim

Ok, so I love denim. I really missed being able to wear it while I was working in a business casual environment (we didn't even have Casual Fridays!) so now that I can wear it whenever I want, I've been loving it. Today, I am wearing two pieces of denim and neither of them are jeans!

What I'm wearing:
American Eagle denim strapless dress
J.Crew Flutter Bow cardigan in Heathered Aqua
polka dot chiffon slingbacks from Korea
Louis Vuitton denim bag
pearl cluster necklace from a local boutique

I do feel a bit librarian-ish in this get-up, although I'm pretty sure librarians don't wear denim dresses. I think its the mix of the seafoam cardigan and the pearls together.

Close-up of the cardigan and necklace

Wishful Thinking...

Here are the contents of my hypothetical anthropologie.com shopping cart....

Blurred Blossoms Top
I am really loving the colors in this top, and I know that it will work amazingly well under my vast cardigan collection.

Jewelry Box Tank
Saw this in store the other day, love the sewn in rhinestones. Would be a great layering piece as well.

Elimovna Coat
I keep thinking I may take the plunge on this coat. I tried it on in store the other day and I loved it! Most of my coats are pretty boring and in basic colors, I think this would be darling with dark denim tucked into boots. After trying it on I want it even more!!

So it's not as much as I thought it would be.... I am pretty content with my closet right now, even if I definitely have those "what in the world am I going to wear today?" moments. I should be focusing on purging the neglected items in my closet and either selling them or donating them.

Pea Soup

Never thought I'd buy a pea green sweater, but I fell for this ruffled cardigan from J.Crew. But it does really remind me of either pea soup or the mashed up sort of peas you feed babies. Yet I still was drawn to this color and I think I will wear it a ton this fall.

What I'm wearing:
J.Crew Ethereal Ruffle cardigan in Heathered Cypress
J.Crew skinny patent belt in Almond
Anthropologie skirt
Rebecca Minkoff Matinee bag in Glazed Almond
brown Ciao Bella lace-up booties

My sister snagged these adorable shoes on super sale for me! =)

I realized I really didn't need yet another ruffle cardigan. I was trying to organize my closet a bit a few nights ago and realized I have so many ruffle cardigans! Even from just J.Crew alone I have this season's ethereal cardigan, last year's tartine cardigan, ruffle collar merino cardigan and the v-neck ruffle cardigan. If it has a ruffle, is a cardigan, and from J.Crew, apparently I need to own it in multiple colors.

I was playing around with a few things in my closet and my summer to fall transition uniform will probably be: cardigan, skirt, Rebecca Minkoff bag. Rinse and repeat.

Cotton Candy Clouds

What I'm wearing:
seafoam Martin + Osa silk cashmere sweater
anthropologie necklace
Corey Lynn Calter striped skirt
Aerosoles lace-up wedges
navy Rebecca Minkoff Morning After Bag
Michael Kors watch

I have had this striped skirt for at least half a year but just took the tags off today! I hate when that happens, I saw it in my dresser drawer today and knew I needed to wear it. It's a bit tough to pair tops with, the stripes are pink and grey. I originally thought I was going to go for navy, but felt that this light seafoam would work too.

(I apologize for low quality of photos, I had to crop it a bit and lost some of the quality. And I was too lazy to re-take the photo =P)

Closeup of necklace, I love how there are alternating colors and shapes of beads on this three strand necklace.

I can't believe August is almost over!!!! This summer has gone by way too fast. But I can't wait till Fall.... my favorite season! =)