Category: Daily Outfit

Ablaze

stripe cotton dress, J. Crew linen blazer, druzy necklace, gray bag, gray suede pumps

When: Monday // Weather: hot // Real life: work

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Is this blazer ablaze, or what?! Man, I crack myself up. I also can’t stop, won’t stop with my love of “rorange” this summer. This blazer is red enough that I think it counts as repping the ol’ red, white, and blue just in time for the Olympics.

Is everyone enjoying the Olympics so far? It’s crazy how fast these people can swim. And I bet it’s even faster than it looks on TV. I wish I could go to the pool with Michael Phelps just to get a true sense of how fast he is. I’m pretty sure he would get to the other end and back, and I would still be standing by the edge. Granted, that’s because I would be pouring a margarita. I mean, you can’t go the pool without a pool-appropriate beverage, right? Right. So by the time I prepped, poured, and sipped my marg, got in the pool 2 inches at a time, and swam halfway across, Michael would’ve burned 1000 calories and I would feel like a complete joke. Still, I think it would be a cool experience. I’m going to go ahead and start carb loading in preparation.

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A Fair to Remember

off the shoulder striped tee, distressed denim shorts, Kendra Scott gold drop earrings, gray Fossil Sydney satchel, Kate Spade Ked sneakers

When: Saturday // Weather: pleasantly hot // Real life: a few hours at the Indiana State Fair, then a coworker’s baby shower, then dinner and cocktails in Fountain Square

off the shoulder striped tee, distressed denim shorts, Kendra Scott gold drop earrings, gray Fossil Sydney satchel, Kate Spade Ked sneakers

off the shoulder striped tee, distressed denim shorts, Kendra Scott gold drop earrings, gray Fossil Sydney satchel, Kate Spade Ked sneakers

off the shoulder striped tee, distressed denim shorts, Kendra Scott gold drop earrings, gray Fossil Sydney satchel, Kate Spade Ked sneakers

off the shoulder striped tee, distressed denim shorts, Kendra Scott gold drop earrings, gray Fossil Sydney satchel, Kate Spade Ked sneakers

off the shoulder striped tee, distressed denim shorts, Kendra Scott gold drop earrings, gray Fossil Sydney satchel, Kate Spade Ked sneakers

In case you’re wondering if it’s hard to keep an off-the-shoulder top in place, the answer is a million times yes. But it took me like 12 tries to find an off-the-shoulder top that I liked, so I was committed to make it work. The nice thing about this one is that it doesn’t fall down, it only rides up, so at worst, I’m just wearing a boatneck tee.

What else did I do besides adjust my shirt on Saturday? I went to the Indiana State Fair for the first time ever! And I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I never made a point to go before because I assumed I would hate it, what with my general distaste for crowds, rides, crappy food, heat, and screaming children. But I gave it a shot this year and met some friends relatively early on Saturday. We pet llamas, fed goats, looked at  vegetables and flowers, watched a few high school marching bands, and yes…ate deep fried ridiculousness. I rode zero rides and left before the crowds and heat go too bad.  It went so well that I might even go back in 3-5 years.

One of my friends told me I looked wonderfully out of place at the fair, which is exactly the look I was going for. Just to give you an idea of how nerdy and unnatural I am at a state fair, my first photo op when we got there was to take a picture of the swine building because I liked the architecture. Hey, if I can find a way to enjoy myself, I just have to roll with it.

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*Top and ring purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

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