An outfit featuring a Summer staple and great color combo.  My late Grandmother - Dad's Mom - made this sweater for my Mom a long time ago. She also made one for my 3 aunts. My Mom had two because she asked her to make a second in a white/cream color, she still has that one. I'm so glad she passed this one on to me because it has been something I've reached for very often the past 10+ Summers since she gave it too me. I love it paired with this pair of orange-rusty red shorts. A perfect color combination!

Knitted Sweater Tank: made by Grandma

Shorts: Old Navy High-Waisted Textured Twill Shorts in Copper Moon

Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Astrapi' (net-a-porter)

Italian Leather Bag: Bought in Venice 

Necklace c/o Aurate Destination Aura Beaded Necklace in Marrakech

Sunglasses: Gucci Aviators (bought in Rome) 

A couple weekends ago Christian and I headed to the beach on a cloudy but warm day. We hoped it would mean less crowds at the beach, and we were right! After the beach we decided to head to oour traditional spot for a meal - George's of Galilee. I've been going here once a Summer since I was little and my family used to rent a beach house in Narraganset, Rhode Island. After dinner we attempted to take some photos, but it was rather windy, so this is what we got, ha ha.

Dress: Edun (same print)

Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Apteros' in Crosta Wine (bought in Athens)

Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Natural Selection Mini Messenger Bag' (Saks Fifth Avenue)  

Sunglasses: Gucci Aviators (bought in Rome) 

Jewelry: Aurate Gemstone Station Necklace, Aurate Crossover Ring, Aurate Vintage Emerald Ring (London Blue Topaz), Sofia Zakia wedding rings

In Summer the last thing I want to think about is putting on heavy, clunky jewelry. Aurate carries a ton of unique gold rings, like this crossover ring, that are light as air and perfect for Summer accessorizing. I paired it with my london blue topaz ring and gemstone station necklace, also from Aurate. I think at this point half my jewelry is from them. I love that they're sustainable and really high quality. Most pieces are made to order and shipped directly to consumers so there isn't a heavy markup on pricing. Most of my pieces are gold vermeil but you can also get 14K, 18K and platinum gold pieces.

I wore this to a family bbq at my brother's this weekend. It was a perfect Summer day, not too hot, but not cold. This dress is also perfect for that weather. It's a knit fabric but super breezy. It's not quite sleeveless but the sleeves are not very long, I wouldn't even call it a cap sleeve. I've had it for over 10 years now and I feel like I wear it more and more each year. It's so easy to put on with minimal jewelry, I don't need much, just a few sparkles here and there.

I paired my look with these super fun embellished sandals from my favorite brand - Ancient Greek Sandals. I don't wear these as often as I'd like because they are quite noisy. I don't need people staring at me in the grocery store, hah! But when I know I won't be doing a lot of walking/be around strangers I have to break them out. Bonus is the name if the style is my middle name. I'm always drawn to pieces like that, see: my Chloe Faye bag. Speaking of, I need to wear it again soon. It's been too long!

Dress: LAUREN Ralph Lauren (Lord & Taylor)

Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Faye' embellished sandal (Net-a-Porter Sale)

Bag: Madewell Medium Slim Saddle Bag in Croc c/o Shopbop

Sunglasses: Chanel 5285 in dark plum butterfly (bought in Greece)

Jewelry c/o Aurate & Grandma's topaz

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I've had these shorts for over 10 years and I don't think I've ever paired them with this tee (that I've had for seven.) Surprising considering how perfectly the purple matches one of the flowers. Speaking of older pieces, this bag has been around for 10 years too. It's traveled all over with me because it was the perfect small bag for carrying my camera while sightseeing. It doesn't get used too much these days, because it's showing it's age, but I will never get rid of it.

Tee: Vince (The Outnet)

Tank: Vince (Marshalls)

Floral Shorts: Zara 

Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Clara' Sandal c/o Shopbop

Sunglasses: Chanel

Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Natural Selection Mini Messenger Bag' (Saks Fifth Avenue)

Jewelry: Grandma's Topaz, Aurate Lioness Pendant, Shashi Princess Leia Necklace c/o Shopbop

I'm hoping to start taking more outfit photos again.  Getting tired of this dry spell I've been going through. I might have to go back to shooting with a tripod because I always feel bad having Christian take them for me (even though he's great at it!) 

Here's a simple outfit I wore this weekend. I ended up needing a sweater on top because it was very windy and chilly. It did not feel like June! I haven't worn these floral jeans in a long time, so I figured they deserved a day out. They're actually reversible but I never wear them on the plain denim side. It's also been a while since I've worn this pair of Ancient Greek Sandals. A few years ago a friend borrowed them while we were on vacation and really stretched out the straps. We had them fixed at a cobbler but now they're too tight. Such a shame. Maybe if I get rid of the ankle strap all together they'll be fine.

Tee: Everlane 'Cotton Box-Cut Pocket Tee'

Floral Jeans: Target Flipside Denim 

Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals Clio in Marine Blue

Bag: Tommy Hilfiger bucket bag (won at Clinton Crossing event)

Throwing it back to Easter because I finally reminded Chrisitan to edit the photos we took. To be fair, we forgot to download them to a computer before we left for Missouri the week after Easter so we didn't have access to them for a full month. Whoops! But, better late than never!

Decided to wear an oldie but goodie this year, my Paris map print Carven dress from 2014. Also broke out one of my favorite pairs of shoes, the Lanvin suede city sandals I got in the Net-a-Porter sale in 2017. Coincidentally, the Net-a-Porter End of Season sale just started so you can get up to 80% off select pieces! The promo images say up to 50%, but if you sort by percentage some things are already 80%.

Dress: Carven Paris Map Print dress (YOOX)

Sandals: Lanvin studded suede 'City' sandal (Net-a-Porter End of Season sale)

Necklace: Acanthus Jewelry 'Gemma' (giveaway win)

Bag: Purple Prada Cahier in Viola (Rebag via Vestiaire Collective)