Summer to me means light and simplistic dressing. Throw on a dress and some sandals, hair in a bun and I'm out the door! But sometimes I want to add a bit to my outfit. Enter fun pieces like these earrings inspired by Marilyn Monroe. They feel weightless but add a little extra pizazz to the look! Aurate carries a wide variety of delicate threader earrings & drop earrings so there's bound to be something that fits your style. The Marilyn collection is particularly fun because it includes pearls, rubies, and white sapphires.
Fun fact about me - I love watching old movies, usually on TCM. If you've been here a long time you've likely come across my "Movies seen" page. We're over 4500 movies at this point. I have seen 22 of Marilyn's 29 films. Technically 30, but the last was unfinished. And a few of those are un-credited. Letterboxd also has a lot more listed because they include documentaries as well. I wish I could eliminate documentary films from the statistics to really see the percentage of movies I've seen for certain actors.
But back to the outfit! This is one of my favorite dresses (even though it's pink!) but unfortunately the brand, Edun, is now defunct. I bought the dress for $25 in 2019, funnily enough I posted it on the blog in 2012 saying I wanted it! I love when patience pays off. Bono and his wife founded the company in 2005 but it went out of business in 2018, which is such a shame because it was a sustainable brand and promoted artists in Africa via a fair trade relationship. I'm still hunting resale websites like The RealReal, eBay, Poshmark and others just in case more of their fun printed pieces pop up for a steal.
I couldn't find the exact dress, but I did see a couple using similar prints - one is an exact print from my dress. I linked both in the carousel below. Someone better buy the purple before I do, ha ha! It has the same feeling as my dress, just in purple, my favorite color! I linked some dresses from other brands as well. This dress also has a similar vibe.
Finishing touches include the fun little Italian leather bag I bought in Venice and Everlane block heel sandals. Side note: who else is so sad that they allowed themselves to be bought by SheIn. No more Everlane for me, unless it's an older collection piece/used on eBay.
Dress: Edun (eBay)
Shoes: Everlane Double-Strap Block Heel Sandal in Strawberry
Bag: bought in Venice
Sunglasses: Gucci Aviators (bought in Rome)
Jewelry c/o Aurate
A little late, but here's what I wore for Easter! We got lucky and the flowers were blooming at one of my usual photo locations, ha ha. This whole street is lined with these trees, I love that the homeowners all decided to go along with this town park to add them to their lawns too. Makes it so pretty.
These cherry blossom print pants were perfect for the occasion and paired nicely with my dark pink sweater and light pink blazer. The bag is probably too big but it matched the leaves on my pants perfectly so I used it anyway.
Blazer: Jones New York
Cashmere Sweater: Paolo Rodesco (Roundabout Resale)
Pants: Cherry Blossom Print "Ryan" Pant c/o Banana Republic Factory (Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets)
Sandals: Everlane Double-Strap Block Heel Sandal in Strawberry
Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli Medium shoulder bag in Nile Shark Embossed Leather via Bag, Borrow or Steal
Sunglasses: Gucci Aviators (bought in Rome)
Necklace: Grandma's London Blue Topaz
Other Jewelry: Aurate Vintate-Inspired Emerald Cut Ring, Aurate Birthstone Baguette Studs
Technically I wore this the day after Valentine's Day, but we were celebrating so I wore my trusty red Everlane sweater and brand new crimson red Loewe mini puzzle bag! It's such a fun burst of color and I've been enjoying wearing it with everything. That's one of my favorite parts of having something new, wearing the heck out of it for weeks!
This is the original puzzle bag and not the new "edge" version. I definitely prefer this 2018 version, it feels so much cooler. The Edge doesn't look as much like a puzzle because the pieces are sewn on top of one another. I really love the spacing in between the "pieces" on this version, feels more luxurious, detailed and more handcrafted versus just another mass produced bag. I found this post that explains the differences between them.
I've also been wearing this coat non-stop, probably need to rotate in some of my older ones! I would have worn my red Burberry coat this day but I already had a lot of red going on so I skipped it. After looking at the pictures I realized I should have worn my faux fur leopard coat! Oh well.
For our Valentine's celebration we headed up to Old Mistick Village for lunch and a walk around before heading back home just before the weekend snow storm began. We finally ate at Amalfi which has been on my list for over a year now. It was delicious! We got 2 appetizers and then each got one of their house-made pastas. I'm not usually a pasta person at restaurants but when they're handmade in-house it's hard to resist! Makes me feel like I'm back in Italy.
Sweater: Everlane "The Wool-Cashmere Square Crew" in Crimson
Jeans: Current/Elliott 'The Ankle Skinny' (The Outnet)
Purple Coat: Greylin Longline Shirt Jacket in purple (Anthropologie)
Bag: Loewe Mini Puzzle Bag in Pomodoro red classic calfskin (bought in Japan!)
Boots: Eighteen 68 'Megan' (Gilt)
Ombre Beanie/Winter Hat: Disney World
Here's a look at our day and what we had to eat:
I wore this to help Christian with a Christmas photoshoot for my brother and sister-in-law. We went to our favorite park and I roped Christian into taking some outfit photos for me too. We took some at the park and also the local historical society. He had his camera and was in photo mode, so why not?
It was a very chilly day but this Burberry sweater coat is always so comfy and warm! I just needed to block the wind from my face a bit. It's been a while since it appeared on the blog but it still gets plenty of wear in the Winter.
Cardigan Coat: Burberry Brit (Net-a-Porter)
Sweater: Everlane The Fall Seed Stitch Raglan
Jeans: FRAME 'Le Skinny de Jeanne' (Shopbop)
Shoes: Splendid Harvest Mules in Tiger/Cheetah Print (eBay)
Bag: Chanel Classic 2.55 Double Flap (Madison Avenue Couture)
Ombre Hat: Disney World
I really need to start wearing all my blazers again. I have so many and can't get rid of them because they all hold such special memories and are just plain pretty! I mostly stopped wearing them because I don't go out to many "events" these days and wearing a blazer to the grocery store on the weekend feels funny. But I'm just going to go for it now! They're outerwear, so they're practical for this chilly weather This is one of my more recent blazers, bought for $36 in early 2019. Probably one of my last blazer purchases because I made myself stop buying them.
Blazer: Sandro burgundy double breasted blazer (Roundabout Resale)
Striped Top: Splendid 'Duke' striped pullover c/o Shopbop
Jeans: Everlane high-rise skinny jean in mid-blue
Ankle Boots: Candie's "ChiChi" Faux Suede Platform Heeled Boots c/o Kohl's
Bag: Dark Purple Chloé Faye (eBay)
Warmth is very important in the Winter and we're in the thick of it now. I've been wanting to get additional padding for my favorite winter boots for a few years now and kept putting it off. I finally found my solution in these fuzzy liner socks from Flat Socks! They are like insoles for your shoes but in sock material and they're
washer/dryer safe, even these fur ones. This keeps the inside of your shoes clean. To learn more about how to use these liner socks check out my post on them from last year! Can you tell I'm wearing socks in this Instagram post? Well, I am!
While these are meant to replace socks I've been using them more as extra warmth for this particular pair of boots and I still wear socks with them. The extra padding makes my feet super cozy and I love how soft they are. I even have a pair of arch support insoles under the liner socks to make them even more comfortable for long Winter walks or while shoveling snow.
Sweater: Everlane "The Wool-Cashmere Square Crew" in Crimson
Jeans: Current/Elliott (The Outnet)
Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Perfect Purse ostrich-effect PVC' (Net-a-Porter sale)
Hat: Disney World
Sunglasses: Chanel
Necklace: Indulgems (Gilt)
Boots: Vintage Snowland Moccasin Ankle Boots (from Grandma - another pair)
Chestnut Faux Fur FLAT SOCKS c/o
*This post was made in partnership with Responsival.*
