Free to Be You & Me

yellow sweater tank, white jeans, floral round bag, leather espadrilles

When: July 4 // Weather: summery // Real life: movie date

yellow sweater tank, white jeans, floral round bag, leather espadrilles

yellow sweater tank, white jeans, floral round bag, leather espadrilles

yellow sweater tank, white jeans, floral round bag, leather espadrilles

yellow sweater tank, white jeans, floral round bag, leather espadrilles

This was my 4th of July outfit. Pretty patriotic, right? 😉 Yeah, I’m not a big flag waver. I consider myself lucky to be an American, but not proud. The whole national pride thing has never made sense to me. I feel like pride requires some kind of effort, and it took zero effort for me to be American. I’m not proud of having blue eyes, so why be proud of where I happened to be born? The people who should be proud of being American are the ones that got off their asses and had the courage to leave their homes to come here. Welcome. I’m proud of you.

Anyway, before anyone gets in a tizzy and leaves me an angry comment, I’m not trying to tell anyone else not to be proud. This is just one perspective (and it’s the same perspective I had when Obama was president).

But this is a style blog, so lest I get too serious, let me steer us back in the right direction: This bag is adorable and is without a doubt the most impractical accessory I own. Like, unless you still have one of those tiny circa 2004 Nokias, you’re going to need a pocket or a second bag for your phone. But, again, adorable.

similar Top // similar Jeans (on sale) // Bag (under $20) // similar Sunglasses // Watch // similar Shoes

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Twenty Twelve

gingham sandals, j.crew striped skirt, YSL college bag

When: July 3 // Weather: hot // Real life: work, then casual date night

gingham sandals, j.crew striped skirt, YSL college bag

gingham sandals, j.crew striped skirt, YSL college bag

gingham sandals, j.crew striped skirt, YSL college bag

gingham sandals, j.crew striped skirt, YSL college bag

Remember when we were all about the Peter Pan collar a few years ago?? It’s one of those trends that I think has faded, but manages to not look dated. So, you know, in case you care about such things, you’re still safe to rock the PPC. But if I see you in a bubble necklace I will politely ask you to get back in your time machine. It’s not mean. It’s because I care.

similar Skirt // similar Top // Bag (under $50 option) // similar Shoes

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