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Earning My Stripes







striped dress: j crew | initial necklace: bip & bop c/o | bag: louis vuitton | wedges: cynthia vincent for target (similar) | bracelets: j crew, bip & bop c/o


Stripes are intimidating! We've all heard the "horizontal stripes make you look wider" myth and before this year I couldn't bring myself to try them out. As I've gotten older, I've learned to throw the rulebooks out the window (except this book, it's my bible!) and wear what makes me happy. Rocking stripes reminds me of warm Summer days at beach, romantic strolls down Paris streets and Sundays spent at the farmers market!

I've been so obsessed with the pattern lately, see a few other striped looks here, here & here!

In other news, my beloved "renegade" lookalike bracelet is on its last leg! A permanent addition to my daily arm party, it's not weathering well and has developed a serious case of patina. I may have to finally invest in the Stella & Dot version as I can't imagine my wrist soiree without it! Does anybody have the S&D bracelet? Does it last?


My Picks: Madewell


Happy Monday! Lately I've had on my J Crew blinders and haven't paid a visit to it's younger, cheekier sister-site Madewell. One of the best feelings in the world is returning to a store that you love after a long break to find a million new pieces (#shoppingaddictproblems) and Madewell's most recent crop of items are just perfect! I've been gravitating towards staples lately (stripes, chambray and easy pullover tops) and this selection is a modern and updated take on the classics.

At the beginning of Spring I set out on a challenge of sorts. I gave myself sixty days and counted every day during which it rained. The point of this test was to figure out whether it rained more days than were dry in Central Florida and I've come to the conclusion that Gainesville is the new Seattle! My reward to counting rainy days? Since it rained during half of the Spring I'm going to invest in a pair of Hunters! Now to chose a color...

  1. Studio Sweater in Tropical Love
  2. Hunter Packable Wellies
  3. Striped Downtown Skirt (on sale!)
  4. Sleeveless Chambray Shirt
  5. Linen Studio Sweater
  6. Marine Stripe Tanksuit 
  7. Baja Stripe Skirt
  8. The Sidewalk Skimmer in Tearose (on sale!)
  9. Textured Sweater (on sale!)
  10. Neon Boucle Skirt


      Happy Friday + weekly roundup


      Happy Memorial Day weekend friends! This week has been a doozy and I'm so glad we're welcoming an extra day (or two) of rest. Memorial Day (and Mr. Jackson's birthday!) make this weekend extra special and hopefully we'll get in some fun celebrating time. Since Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of Summer, I hope you get a chance to fire up your BBQ and have a nice family meal outside!

      Here's what I've been loving this week:

      Blake Lively's super cute puff pastry recipe and cooking video via Vogue
      a sweet little boys nursery by Honey & Fitz on Style Me Pretty Living
      Rebecca Minkoff, The Man Repeller & Hilary Rhoda cover Call Me Maybe (can I be a part of this clique, please?!)
      three summer looks by Stephanie Sterjovski on The Everygirl 
      J Crew's cool collaboration with Pret-A-Surf
      & the cutest little getaway video by Ivory Lane

      images via tumblr & pinterest