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Your New Best Friend: The White Button-Up Shirt
There is something fascinatingly utilitarian about a clean, crisp White Shirt. Make it tailored and tuck it into a suit and you are ready for work or fray the edges and wear the largest version you can find with a pair of sneakers and you have yourself a street style star moment. Perhaps it’s our obsession with a ‘borrowed from the boys feel’ or the recent move toward such strong trend driven looks, like the 70s, that has us grasping for a return to the beautiful basics but no matter what the impetus the White Button-Up is the hottest item you need in your closet.
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Late Summer Picnic Overalls
– H&M Blouse HERE (I know I wear this WAY TOO often) – H&M Overalls HERE and similar HERE – Zara Heels similar HERE and HERE – Blue Aviators HERE – Beaded Clutch similar HERE and HERE Overalls firmly fall in the category of onesies and jumpsuits therefore they are something that I absolutely love to throw on, yet overall shorts are always a slightly tricky challenge since they are as easily worn by children as they are by fashionistas so you have to style them just right to avoid looking like the former.
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Topshop Work Ready Wrap Shorts
– Topshop City Shorts (on sale) HERE – H&M Blouse (on sale) HERE – Steve Madden Sunglasses HERE – Zara Heels similar HERE and HERE – Chloe Knockoff Bag similar HERE – Lipstick Nars Dragon Girl HERE Shorts that are appropriate for work both in length and fabrication are VERY hard to find, unless you want an incredibly plain chino variety which doesn’t really suit my style. Enter Topshop. For a brand that has so many ‘fashion/trend’ pieces that are definitely geared toward a younger set if you take the time to look you will find they also have chic, work ready pieces as well.
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Sunday Stripes
– Oversized Striped Shirt Zara (New Season) similar HERE and HERE – Striped Culottes Zara (old) similar HERE and HERE – Embroidered Handbag Zara (old) similar HERE – Croc Ankle Booties Zara (old) similar HERE and HERE – Kendra Scott Necklace HERE Weekends are for running errands, being lazy and enjoying your surroundings. There’s no better way to do that than in two easy mis-matched separates that are loose and comfortable like today’s striped set. Breezy pieces are a must as the mornings cool off and the days remain well into the 80’s so loose button-ups and wide culottes have become a bit of a go-to combination.
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How to Properly Layer Your Crop Top
– Finders Keepers ‘The Alchemist’ Top HERE – H&M Blouse HERE – Jeans Zara similar HERE – Snakeskin Boot (ancient) similar, all snakeskin HERE – Karen Walker Sunnies HERE – Forever 21 Ear Jackets HERE Crop Tops are BACK!!! Let’s all celebrate… said no working woman ever. I will be the first to admit, showing my stomach in public is not something I look forward to let alone relish so I am not sure who exactly fashion magazines are screaming at with headlines telling us to proclaim our excitement. Nonetheless I have found a loophole in this whole ‘crop top’ scheme and the thing I am excited about is not just crop tops but…
