Color Consultation: Teal Pants

Jewel tones are all taking over the pre-fall collections, so when one of my besties, Jessica, texted today for advice on teal colored wide leg pants, I jumped right on it.  I love, love, love the chic '70's glam silhouette that wide leg pants give, but proportion is definitely key to the look. 

Jessica is a tall drink of water with long legs and will look like a Victoria's Secret model in this style of pant, but not all of us pull from such a perfect Polish gene pool.  Don't fret, though. Wide leg, pants look great on us short chicks, too, as long as they are a little high waisted and we put on our big girl shoes.  I feel like I'm six feet tall when I wear mine, plus they make such an easy day to night transition.  The best part about Jess' so-called debacle is that she only spent $20 on her pants from Anthro via Buffalo Exchange.  Love it!

Here are a few looks that I think work for everyone, regardless of your body type.

Top: Old Navy

Glasses: WarbyParker

Heels: Stella McCartney

Cuff: Tory Burch

Bag: Valentino

Blazer (amazing!): Dorothy Perkins

Pants: Roksanda Ilincic

Heels: Nine West $59.99!
Top Mara Hoffman 
Bag: Cleobella 
Bracelets: Macy's
Belt: Valentino Roma
Hat: Ana
Earrings: Kendra Scott
Pants: Roksanda Ilincic

Rings: Asos
Belt: Asos

Watch:  Michael Kors 

Top: Mossimo 

Bag: Rebecca Minkoff 

Earrings: Vince Camuto 

Wedge: YSL

Pants: Roksanda Ilincic




Hope these boards give you a little inspiration!


xoxo,
sarah

Bronzed

A shirt dress is so classic/cool and this one is no exception.  An oldie-but-goodie, I found it at Old Navy for $5 a couple years ago and the price per wear has dwindled to mere cents.  I was looking through my Pinterest boards this morning for a little inspiration on what to wear, and I came across this pic, one of my favorite all time pins.  I think it's probably Michael Kors, just because of the bronzed look with the aviators, so that's where I pulled from, spray tan and all :)

Dress: Old Navy, similar in gray, and in mint

Belt: J.Crew, not online but in store, similar design

Bag: LV Galleria

Heels: Zara (old), but these are awesome

Aviators: Rayban

Bracelets: J.Crew, Kate Spade, vintage Hermes

Laced

My mom was in town this past week and I was very happy to spend time with her, but also to have a photographer for a couple days.   I've had these shorts for a couple years, actually, but it looks like F21 has kept the style, just tweaked with a button and a zip.  They are a great fit for me because of the high waist and the color works with my skin tone.  I borrowed the wedges from Mom because the wedge heel was adorable with the metallic detail and bows were a sweet touch to the whole outfit.

Shorts: F21

Tank: Soprano, but love this lace style

Wedges: White House Black Market

Glasses: Ray Ban

Bag: LV

Bracelets: Kate Spade, J.Crew, vintage Hermes

Ring: H&M, old

Necklace: West Avenue

xoxo,

sarah

Fenced In

Y'all are gonna be so excited to hear that I purchased three necklaces today, none of which are a varying color or the now infamous bubble necklace (all from J.Crew, however).  I was so crazy about this outfit yesterday.  My mom is in town so we hosted a girls night for her that included sushi, drinks, and dancing.  I was sooooo happy to have worn wedges because I was on my feet for about 8 hours straight.  This bubble skirt probably isn't the most flattering skirt in the world, but it is extremely comfy. I love the high waist and am crazy about the color.

A little house news for you: check out the background... it's a fence!  I bought an older home and back on the '60's, it wasn't common to have a fence because it isolated you from your neighbors.  Call me crazy, but I don't want to share every little thing that goes on in my back yard with the rest of the town. Plus, the old man that sits on his back porch day and night, staring at my house must wonder why I am out there twirling around and smiling into a camera at 8 am every morning. Anyways, I'm sure that my girls are so happy to go outside on their own.  Walking around in the back yard with a leash can't be possibly be as fun as having the freedom to smell each and every inch of it.

Tomorrow we plan to go "boutique-ing".  There are several boutiques here in Dallas that I have been wanting to visit, but they are all in different areas of the city.  We've planned out a map of the ones we want to visit, stopping for lunch at a new spot, and dessert later.  I can't wait to share what I find! 

What are y'all up to this weekend?

Top: J.Crew, no longer available, but similar from Equipment and on sale!

Skirt: BCBG, similar

Wedges: Steve Madden

Necklaces: J.Crew,

Bag: LV

Glasses: Ann Taylor in store only, but these are awesome

Bracelets: vintage Hermes, Kate Spade, J.Crew

Ring: unknown brand from Bloom

xoxo,

sarah

L'eau

Over the weekend it got hot.  Like really freakin' hot. Like my temperature gauge said 107/hell yesterday and I almost started crying.  Over the weekend, I decided to spring for a few lightweight chiffon tanks and dresses to keep me from melting.  Although I brought several home, this was the only keeper.  I was just too crazy about the color to let it go. 

As a general rule of thumb, I don't buy inexpensive chiffon-y type shirts from discount stores like F21, H&M, etc.  I just don't have good luck with them.  They never fit right and they always end up falling apart after a couple washes. I used to have a sort of addiction to cheap tops and I gave myself an intervention because I realized that if I just saved and bought a more expensive, but better quality piece, it would last much longer.  Sometimes I stumble and I'm sure this one will be in the trash in a few weeks, but for $14.99. I'll take my chances.

Top: Soprano via Nordstrom Rack, similar

Pants: Ann Taylor, no longer available, but similar

Bag: Marc Jacobs old, but a gorgeous updated version here

Shoes: Vince Camuto

Necklace: F21, splurgeworthy

Bracelets: J.Crew, Kate Spade, vintage Hermes

xoxo,

sarah