This outfit is from a couple weeks ago when I went out to eat and to the movies with my best friends.  We headed to our favorite dinner spot, Chilli's, and then saw Monsters University...so cute!  Since it was in the evening I was able to throw on some jeans without burning to death.  I offset the jeans with my favorite Summer sweater.

Now that it's Summer I've finally been able to break out this sweater again as you've seen here and here! It was made by my Grandmother for my Mom and my mom passed it on to me last Summer. It is a particularly favorite piece because she passed away when I was only 13 and it helps me to keep her near me always.  I actually wore it twice in the same weekend (the second time was to the Vogue Sunday Spill event.)

Song of the Day: Little More Time With You by James Taylor

Sweater: Made by Grandma, Jeans: Current/Elliott (sample sale), Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop),  Belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction (Marshalls), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Earrings: Urban Outfitters, Rings: Urban Outfitters, vintage & Mom's

For those of you that missed my guest post over at Stylelista Confessions last month, I'm posting it here today!

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When Alex asked me to guest post while she was on vacation (jealous!) I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I broke out my new maxi skirt (a great thrift store find for $5) and came up with an outfit that I would wear on vacation.  What I think is great about this outfit is that it can go from the beach to dinner with a few changes. I obviously showed it as the dinner option, but if you wore this to the beach just switch the shoes to flip flops, take off the jewelry and voila! You can also get rid of the tee as well and wear the maxi as a dress.

I am definitely taking this outfit with me for my beach vacation, sadly that is still a month away.

Song of the Day: Suite Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills & Nash; Woodstock version

 Tee: Kohl's, Skirt: unknown (Coco's $5 sale), Purse: Fossil (hand me down), Belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction (Marshalls), Wedges: Burberry (The Outnet), Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Emma' (Marshalls), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Jewelry: Urban Outfitters earrings, Urban Outfitters ring, Ten Thousand Villages bracelets, SparkleFarm necklace & Mom's rings

Ever since I was young, I've had a thing for Ancient Greek mythology. I had a book on all the Gods and Goddesses and Hercules was one of my favorite Disney movies (still is.) As I've gotten older, I've forgotten most of what I'd learned, it may be time for a refresher...if I could only find that book!  But now, thanks to Ancient Greek Sandals, I can show my love with clothes...shoes specifically!  And we all know how much I love unique shoes!
I first discovered them through, who else, Net-a-Porter; while checking the What's New section I saw sandals with WINGS on them: AWESOME!  Since then, I've been on the hunt for the perfect pair.  My first attempt, the Nephele, which I got on sale at Shopbop, was a bust.  They don't make half sizes and I got a size too small, and were also a little weird to put on because of all the straps.  That let me know two things:

1. Go a size up, and
2. Even though a lot of straps look cool, they are hard to wear!  

I finally decided on the Ikaria sandal which took me a while because I couldn't pick a color (see this Instagram.) I went with natural because it would match everything - see all the available colors at the Ancient Greek Sandals website. I was so excited when they finally arrived, the leather is SUPER soft and comfortable and I can see myself wearing these for years to come. I imagine they'll only get better as they age.


Enough chattering, time for the photos!

All the sandals are hand-made to order in Greece when you place an order directly from their website.  Because of this it takes 14-30 days for them to arrive. So if you like a pair on the website and don't want to wait that long just do a quick search to see if they are available at any other retailers.  Below are some more I would love to add to my closet. Now my problem will be to not buy every single pair.

At the end of today I will officially be on vacation! No worrying about work until the 29th (but I'm sure I'll be checking work emails anyway) when I'm back in the office.  I won't be bringing my computer with me but I can't completely cut myself off for the week so I'll be keeping up with blogs at night on my iPad, though I might not comment.  I have posts prepared for the week so you'll be entertained and when I get back I'll hopefully have outfit posts if I can get some family members to take photos. I'm taking my tripod but am not sure I'll feel confident enough to use it in public.  Sunday is going to be the crazy day with a ton of extended family coming for the day and staying overnight.  Some are staying until Tuesday and then it will just be me, my youngest brother, my parents and my aunt and uncle until Saturday! Make sure to keep an eye on my instagram (closet_fashion) because I'm sure I'll be posting a lot on it!

P.S. I just love that I'm the model for my Monday necklace (see product page here), woohoo!

Monday: Dress c/o Fresh Produce, Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Necklace: SparkleFarm (etsy), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Tuesday: Skirt: Salvatore Ferragamo (Coco's $10 sale), Top: Zara, Sandals: Manolo Blahnik (Roundabout Resale), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Wednesday: Top: Cullen (Rue La La), Shorts: Zara (on sale!), Heels: Dolce & Gabanna (Uptown Consignment), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Thursday: Dress: Cynthia Rowley (TJ Maxx), Flats: Ancient Greek Sandals (FORWARD),Necklace: Francesca's, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

The floral shorts return! I love these babies, and the weird thing about that is they're white! I never wear white, which you probably don't believe since I posted a white skirt yesterday.  But they are my only white-ish pieces...I don't count them as totally white since they're printed.

I also took a photo showing my lovely DKNY wallet because it never gets any blog love.  As you can see I have a slight ostrich texture obsession.  I am ALWAYS drawn to the ostrich pieces in stores and have to stop myself.

Song of the Day: Layla by Eric Clapton

Shorts: Zara, Tee: Everlane, Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Wallet: DKNY (Marshalls), Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Necklace: Francesca's, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's


Layla wanted to get in the foreground of some photos...