Category: Daily Outfit

Black Hat

Mossimo high rise jeggings, long cardigan, wide stripe tank, black Panama hat, studded flats

When: last Saturday // Weather: warm // Real life: friend’s birthday party

Mossimo high rise jeggings, long cardigan, wide stripe tank, black Panama hat, studded flats

Mossimo high rise jeggings, long cardigan, wide stripe tank, black Panama hat, studded flats

Mossimo high rise jeggings, long cardigan, wide stripe tank, black Panama hat, studded flats^^Not to toot my own cheekbones, but that’s some decent contouring there! I used a L’Oreal blush/highlighter set, and you can read more about how I did it here.

Mossimo high rise jeggings, long cardigan, wide stripe tank, black Panama hat, studded flats

Mossimo high rise jeggings, long cardigan, wide stripe tank, black Panama hat, studded flats

Mossimo high rise jeggings, long cardigan, wide stripe tank, black Panama hat, studded flats

Back in Hoosier land, this was a perfectly appropriate mid-September outfit. But as I sit here in my oceanfront beach house for the week (go ahead, be jealous), I feel like I look oddly overdressed in these photos.

Over the next few days on the blog, you can expect to see a mix of me looking very clean and put together (outfits I wore back home, pre-vacation) and me looking sweaty and sunburned but happy (outfits I’m wearing at the beach). If you want more vacation details, you can follow me on Instagram!

Am I excited for fall? Totally. But will I take full advantage of this last morsel of summer? You bet your watermelon cocktail I will.

Jeans (only $30!) // Top (on sale) // similar Cardigan // similar Hat // similar Shoes // Bracelet // similar Bag

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Best of Augustember

What the fashion world calls “pre-fall” I call Augustember. They might have more money and access to fancy crap, but I…well, I have some stuff too, and Augustember is a cooler word to describe that end-of-summer, not-quite-fall time of year. On that note, here are some more of my recent outfits to show you just what Augustember is all about…

augustember1similar Dress // Belt // Sunglasses // similar Shoes // Bag (c/o Shopbop)

Fall colors, short sleeves. That’s what I’m talking about.

augustember2Leggings // Bras

OK, this isn’t really season-specific, but I did stock up on more activewear recently! I’m a fan of Forever 21’s gear, believe it or not. Their leggings aren’t too thin, and they hold up through the wash (on delicate cycle, air dry). The sports bras have just a touch of shaped padding, which is nice for preventing that uni-boob look. And even if you get a dud that falls apart, everything’s so cheap it doesn’t matter.

augustember3similar Tee // Jeans // similar Shoes // similar Bag // similar Jacket

A Labor Day weekend errand-running, thrown together outfit that just happened to end up kinda cute.

augustember4similar Top // similar Jeans // Bag

Light tweed and distressed denim? More Augustember magicness. This one was a casual Friday look.

augustember5Dress (on sale) // similar Shoes // Bag (c/o Shopbop)

In case you’re not catching on, the keys to Augustember style are: tweed, bright colors, and leopard print.

augustember6Top (on sale) // similar Skirt // Shoes // similar Bag

But the best part about Augustember is: you can switch back to summer style whenever you want.

augustember7Top // similar Shoes

Just one more work outfit from earlier this week, and then…

augustember8Bikini Top (on sale) // Bikini Bottoms (on sale) // Sunglasses

GUESS WHAT?! Starting tomorrow I’m officially on vacation. I’m heading to the North Carolina Outer Banks where my outfits will be a little more low maintenance. I’ll still have to lug my laptop along and answer emails, but emailing on the beach still involves being on a beach. If you’re in need of a vicarious getaway, feel free to stalk me on Instagram.

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