pretty pink pleats

{Anthropologie Luma Peasant Top;

One Teaspoon Bandits Jean Short in Fox Black (14 other colours here);

Adidas Adilette Slides;

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater;

Prada Sunglasses (also here)}

Pink is my favourite colour and I love a statement sleeve, which I'm pretty sure I've mentioned on my blog a million times, so it was love at first sight when I saw this Anthropologie Luma Peasant Top.  I'm obsessed with the oversized sleeves.  I scrunched up the sleeves to make them even bigger!  This top is flowy and light, which makes it the perfect top for spring/summer.  It'll be my go-to top for the beach, just throw over a bathing suit and go.  I could have dressed it up a bit with lace-up sandals, but we just headed to Broadway at the Beach for a casual dinner and a stroll so I just slipped on my go-to Adidas slides.  This top would also look great dressed up with white skinny jeans. 

Mx

frayed & laced

{J.O.A. Off the Shoulder Frayed Denim Top (also here);

Free People Lacey Denim Cutoff Shorts (come in 10 colours!)

ASOS FLEUR Suede Tie Leg Sandals (only $36!);

Vanessa Mooney Bolo Green Stone Necklace;

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater Hat;
Prada Sunglasses}

Back in March, I paired this J.O.A. off the shoulder denim top with white skinny jeans (see post here).  This time I went with the opposite: black shorts.  Also, it is deathly hot here.  I almost wish I paired it with a black skirt.  Next time!  I half-tucked in the top this time since the top is almost as long as the shorts.  A great trick unless you like people thinking you're not wearing pants ha.  Then I added the usual suspects - my Lack of Color Hat, Vanessa Mooney bolo necklace and my now go-to ASOS sandals, which are super comfortable.  

fall-ish weather

{Free People Elsa Blouse (sold colours here); 

Free People Lacey Denim Cutoff Shorts in Stark Black;

Matiko Morgan Fringe Suede Sandals;

hat: Urban Outfitters; necklace: Guess (old); sunglasses: Prada}

Happy October!  Wow, I can't believe it's already October.  The weather is confusing me.  I keep expecting it to start cooling down but yesterday it was 35 degrees!  It was honestly too hot to stay at the park with my daughter.  But then it rained and today, for the first day of October, we have been given some fall weather and I love it.  I really can take either.  I was envious of people being able to start wearing cozy sweaters (I've been dying to wear a sweaterdress I bought weeks ago), but yesterday's heat just made me appreciate how fortunate I'm going to be not having to deal with snowstorms anymore.  So I'm not wishing for cooler weather anymore.  I'm going to appreciate every warm day we get until it really cools down for good.  But I'm wondering if this is a sign to buy those sweaters I've been eyeing?

jean vest

{Madewell The Jean Vest in Cora Wash; tee: Maison Scotch; Free People Lacey Denim Cutoff Shorts;

hat: Urban Outfitters; sunglasses: Prada; shoes: ZARA (sold out, love these lace ups for fall)}

I bought a vest a few years ago and I honestly wore it maybe once.  I realized I was not a vest girl.  But then I saw this Madewell one and loved the way they styled it on their website - with a striped tee and also a denim shirt - so I bought it instantly.  But most of my striped tees and denim shirts are long-sleeved (or boxy or cropped) so I went with a classic white tee / black denim combo.  I already have a few other ideas for this vest.  So maybe I am a vest girl after all.  But now I realize I need to do some more shopping.