all of the pretty sweaters

LoveShackFancy Ryland Sweater (sold out, found it here, cropped cardigan version here)

Lack of Color Zulu Rancher

Vans Classic Slip-On Sneaker

I love fall fashion and cozy sweaters are my jam, but it's still 80 degrees in Florida so I've had to limit my sweater shopping, which has been difficult because there are SO many gorgeous ones out there!  (I try to stick to cotton or acrylic ones, instead of ones with wool, until the temps really drop.)  This LoveShackFancy Ryland Sweater sold out immediately, but you can get back-in-stock notifications and I found a couple sizes left at Farfetch (links above).  I'm not surprised it sold out... the cotton candy colours, the balloon sleeves and the mixed star details.  Since it's still quite warm here, I paired the pretty pink and purple sweater with a pair of white eyelet shorts.

 

I've come across so many pretty sweaters.  I'm a sucker for anything with a pretty ruffle, embroidery and/or a balloon sleeve.  Below are some pretty sweaters that are at the top of my list:

 

Free People Snow Globe Pullover

1. STATE Ruffle Sleeve Sweater

For Love & Lemons Florentina Sweater

MINKPINK Kasey Knit Pullover

For Love & Lemons Lydia Cardigan

IRO Maroja Sweater

Free People Star Sign Pullover (so soft!)

Free People Frozen Forest Tunic

 Cleobella Loma Sweater

MINKPINK Carice Ruffle Knit

Autumn Cashmere Victorian Double Ruffle Fisherman Mock Sweater

Sundry Oversize Sweater

LINE & Dot Louise Cropped Sweater

Bishop + Young Olivia Cropped Poncho Sweater (love an orange sweater!)

Free People Honey Cable Pullover

MANGO Puffed Sleeves Sweater

MANGO Embossed Contrasting Knit Sweater

Sézane Rita Jumper

 

ZARA has too many beautiful ones to choose from:

 

 ZARA Oversized Wool Blend Cardigan (baby blue! balloon sleeves!)

ZARA Embroidered Oversized Sweater

ZARA Floral Embroidery Knit Sweater

ZARA Knit Sweater with Ruffles

ZARA Limited Edition Sequin Knit Sweater

ZARA Metallic Thread Knit Sweater

Happy (sweater) shopping!

Mx

effortless tunic

Free People Getaway With Me Tunic
Free People Zoe Angular Sunglasses

Lack of Color Zulu Rancher

I have been living in this Free People Getaway With Me Tunic!  I love a tunic because I'm so petite and I can wear them as a mini dress because mini dresses are usually regular-sized dresses on me.  Of course I love the colour of this tunic, but it's SO lightweight and comfortable that I'm considering purchasing the white one.  (I ordered this denim tunic in white so I'll see how it fits/feels first.  Free People also carries that tunic in a cotton/linen blend here.)  The tunic I'm wearing feels like I'm wearing nothing and nothing is what I'd prefer to be wearing in this heat.  It also comes in green, but I can't quite tell what shade of green it will be in person.  (I'm really into bright green right now.  I just ordered this green tunic even though it's deathly hot out.)  I paired the pretty, pink tunic with some old ASOS pastel-coloured sandals that I also rediscovered while moving and my go-to Lack of Color hat for a day at the beach.

If you're over summer and wanting to start shopping for fall, Free People has a gorgeous floral tunic I'm eyeing over at Revolve.  It is making me reminisce about all of my Free People floral tunics like this green one, this purple one, this blush one and this yellow one!

Happy (tunic) shopping!

Mx

dusty pink / strappy maxi dress

Spell & The Gypsy Collective Hendrix Strappy Maxi Dress (also on sale here!)

Dolce Vita Serra Bootie

Lack of Color Zulu Rancher

I've been eyeing the Spell Hendrix Boho Dress since I saw the Journey campaign back in February.  I love Spell's 'boho' dresses and pink is my favourite colour, but some shades of pink don't suit me so I hesitated buying it.  When I heard SC was slowly opening the parks back up again, I saw this Hendrix Strappy Maxi Dress on the Nuuly site and it was a no-brainer to rent it.  Even though it's not my preferred style, I wanted to give the colour a try.  It's a beautiful dress.  It's flowy and the gold metallic thread shimmers in the light.  You just want to twirl around in it.  (Spell also designed a matching robe, which is still available to purchase here!)

Sure enough, before I wore this dress and was able to properly assess the colour, Spell dropped the Blue Moon collection and I fell in love with the Portobello Road Boho Dress, which arrived today and I cannot wait to wear it!  So, in the end, I most likely won't be purchasing the Hendrix Boho Dress, but was happy I was able to rent this strappy maxi dress.

Happy shopping/renting!

Mx

shopbop spring event

The Marc Jacobs The Jogger Sneakers

English Factory Tie Dye Braided Belt Dress

Amanda Uprichard Marisol Top

LoveShackFancy Luca Dress

Faithfull the Brand Ira Mini Dress

Madewell Perfect Vintage Jeans

ASH Power Sandals

Dolce Vita Zyda Sandals

MOTHER Looker Ankle Fray Skinny Jeans

Line & Dot James Tie Back Sweater

Free People Amelia Slouchy Trucker Jacket

DANNIJO Dionne Headband

AGOLDE Parker Vintage Cutoff Shorts

Free People Abigail Victorian Top

Stuart Weitzman Merinda Block Sandals

The Marc Jacobs The Soft Shot 21 Crossbody Bag

Levi's 501 Skinny Jeans

The Shopbop spring event is here!!  This event takes place every March where you can save up to 25% off everything (some exclusions apply) using code SPRING!  I'm eyeing everything from a new pair of sandals to a pretty blouse.  As you will probably notice, everything I've picked out is lightly coloured (if not white).  I'm loving all of the pastels and ruffles.  How pretty is the Free People Abigail Victorian Top?  It also comes in black, but I always gravitate toward anything other than black, especially for spring.  I own a pair of AGOLDE Parker Vintage Cutoff Shorts (as seen on the blog here) and they are my absolute favourite so I'm always excited to see a new colour.  A denim jacket is always a must for spring IMO.  I love the casual fit of the Free People Trucker Jacket.  It makes it easier to wear over anything from a sweater to a floral dress.  I think everyone should own a white knit sweater and a pair of white jeans.  I love pairing them together for a fresh look!  Add a pair of neutral booties, white sneakers, or a neutral (or pastel-coloured!) sandal.  Or add a pretty pastel-coloured bag for a pop of colour.  I'm obsessing over the The Marc Jacobs Crossbody Bag!

I'd love to hear what you scored at the Shopbop sale!  Comment below!

Happy shopping!
Mx

fuzzy pink cardigan

For Love & Lemons Chateau Short Sleeve Cardigan

Levi's 501 Crop Jeans (also here)

Free People Zoe Angular Sunglasses

Lack of Color Zulu Rancher

Spring is in the air!  Well, it comes and goes.  But cardigans are here to stay and they're everywhere!  They're the perfect piece for transitioning into spring with and especially perfect for this all-over-the-place weather we've been having here in South Carolina.  I'm loving the feminine and intricate details of the cardigans I've been seeing.  I'm obsessed with the heart motif on this LoveShackFancy cardigan and love all the pretty colours of this Free People Dreaming Again Cardi.  This fuzzy cardigan from Urban Outfitters, which comes in 4 colours, looks SO cozy.  The yellow one looks so pretty!  I love the ruffles and crocheted flowers on this ZARA cardigan and the balloon sleeves on this ZARA cardigan.

I immediately fell in love with the For Love & Lemons Chateau Short Sleeve Cardigan I'm wearing as soon as I saw it.  Fuzzy?  Pink?  Puff sleeve?  Sold!  I love how bright the pink is, which is my favourite shade of pink.  For Love and Lemons has become a favourite of mine for knits and I'm especially loving their cardigans.  I love the hand-embroidered pink flowers on this cropped cardigan, as well as the oversized version.  I love the heart-shaped enamel eyelets on this peach cropped cardigan (they even have matching adorable knit shorts!).  The cardi I'm wearing has a matching cami (sold separately).  I love a sweater set, which is also a big trend for spring.  I'm obsessing over this teal floral crop cardigan and tank top by 4SI3NNA.  I'm also loving this cardigan and shorts combo and this cropped knit cardigan and knit top combo from ZARA.  

Happy shopping!

Mx

candy stripes / sweaterdress

Free People Candy Stripe Tunic (also here)

Lack of Color Zulu Rancher

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!  I overate, as per usual, so sweaterdresses for the win!  We've had gorgeous weather lately so thankfully there's been no need for pants.  Also helpful that I'm petite enough to wear this Free People Candy Stripe Tunic as a dress.  I've always loved sweaterdresses, especially living in Canada.  Being able to throw one on with tights and run out the door was the only thing that got me through the winters.  I love any type of sweaterdress, but a pink one?  This one was a no-brainer for me.  Bonus: it's currently 60% off at Macy's! 

I love shopping this time of year, when everything is on sale or even on clearance.  Some other tunics/sweaterdresses I'm eyeing:

Solid Sweater Dresses

 Free People Good as Gold Sweater Dress
Free People Easy Street Tunic Sweater (comes in 7 colours!)
Free People Softly Structured Knit Tunic (comes in 5 colours!)
Bardot Long Sleeve Sweater Dress
Madewell Foldover Turtleneck Long Sleeve Sweater Dress

Printed or Patterned Sweater Dresses

Madewell Buffalo Check Long Sleeve Sweater Dress
Madewell Fair Isle Turtleneck Sweater Dress
LPA Floyd Sweater Dress
Lovers + Friends Kamalla Sweater Dress

This one's not on sale, but I love that this Tularosa sweaterdress is belted!  I'm also obsessing over this purple, leopard print For Love & Lemons Marielle Cardi Sweater Dress.

Happy shopping!

Mx

oversized tee

Fernandina Beach, Florida

Free People We the Free Honey Tee in Moxie Pink;

AGOLDE Parker Vintage Loose Fit Cutoff Shorts;

Lack of Color Zulu Rancher;

Louis Vuitton Palm Springs Backpack Mini

Do you ever get to the point where you suddenly realize you need something desperately in your closet (i.e., jeans, underwear...)?  For me, currently, it's t-shirts.  I wear t-shirts so often because I'm a stay-at-home mom and live in the South and the other day I realized 95% of my t-shirts are worn out.  So I was/am on the hunt for the perfect everyday tee.  (C'mon sweater weather!)  I was drawn to this Free People tee because it's oversized but originally did not like the fit.  But because I'm in desperate need of t-shirts, I decided to keep it.  I'm so glad I did because it's SO soft and comfy to wear and the colour is so pretty!  Bonus: it comes in 8 colours!

Happy shopping!

Mx

p.s. I happened to pick up this FRIENDS tee while I was in Florida last week.  It's also super soft!

kiss me off-the-shoulder

{Free People Kiss Me Tube;

AGOLDE Parker Vintage Loose Fit Cutoff Shorts;

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater;

Prada Minimal Baroque Sunglasses (also here)}

On our shopping trip in Charlotte, NC, a couple of weekends ago, I picked up this pretty pink off-the-shoulder top at Free People.  I was looking for something casual that you can just throw on and go, but not a basic tee (I have enough of those and wore them out in the first few weeks after our move).  This 'Kiss Me Tube' checked off all of the boxes.  But unlike the pink off-the-shoulder top in my last post, this one tends to ride up.  But it's super comfy and flowy, almost like a poncho, perfect for the heat.  I love the raw edges.  We headed out for a casual dinner and walk around downtown Greenville so I paired the off-the-shoulder top with my go-to AGOLDE Parker Vintage Cutoff Shorts (again). (I wasn't joking when I said I have been living in them!)  Not a huge fan of pink?  The Kiss Me Tube also comes in black (which looks more like grey).

Happy shopping!
Mx

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

tomboy greens & girly blush tones

{ZARA Top With Frilled Sleeves;

Paige Denim Edgemont Jeans (similar here, here, here and here);
Steve Madden NONSTP Open-Toe Mules (other colours, love these pink booties);

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater;

Prada Sunglasses (also here)}

Happy Friday!  Last month or so, an email from Revolve popped up in my email box: '2 Colors Your Closet Wants' and they were 'tomboy greens & girly blush tones'.  A sucker for blush, I immediately clicked on the email and became a little obsessed with the colour combo.  Pairing pastel pinks and greens is nothing new, but pairing 'tomboy greens' and blush feels more modern.  I had blush jeans covered - these Paige Denim Edgemont Jeans I bought a few years ago that I've been reaching for a lot lately (last seen on the blog here paired with a red top for Valentine's Day).  (Although I am obsessing over these pink ZARA cropped trousers with frill and a few others I've tagged above.)  So I just needed something army green / khaki / olive, which was a colour missing from my closet.  I immediately went to ZARA because I had been eyeing this khaki jacket with frilled sleeves, but because it started warming up here in the South and I had already purchased a denim jacket, I decided to go with this khaki top, above, which also has frilled sleeves.  (I also ordered this khaki oversized tee.) 

If you'd prefer to wear the colours in reverse, I'm loving these Siwy wide-leg pants, which would look great paired with this blush off-the-shoulder top, or these khaki ZARA high-waist jeggings paired with this amazing ZARA embroidered tulle top or this Free People top.

Happy shopping!

Mx

pink peplum

{Free People Wildcat Top;
Free People Flared Jeans (old);

Urban Outfitters Fedora (similar here)}

Happy Friday!  Pink is a big trend for spring and, if you've been reading my blog for a while, you know pink is my favourite colour so I could not be more happy about it being a spring trend.  It means pink will be everywhere!  (I ordered this 'pop pink' Susana Monaco off-the-shoulder top last week and I am obsessed.)  This Free People Wildcat Top comes in 6 colours but, of course, I went with pink.  But I love it so much that I also ordered it in black (I wanted ivory as well but my size is sold out).  This peplum top is lightweight and perfect for the in-between weather before it gets hot, but it will also be great for the cool summer nights.  I paired this peplum top with my favourite Free People flared jeans.

 Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Happy shopping!
Mx

#OOTD / blushing

Happy Friday!  It's been a lazy week this week with my hubby being away and the on and off rainy weather we've been getting.  So what better way to end the week with a head-to-toe pink outfit.  This #OOTD combines two things I love most when it comes to fashion: pink and monochrome.  I am obsessing over these Milly Trapunto Trousers!  (I also love these pink pants from ASOS and these Joe's Flawless Icon Ankle Skinny Jeans.)  This Topshop Oversize Turtleneck Sweater would go perfectly with these pants.  It looks SO cozy.  A cream turtleneck sweater would be my next choice.  Camel also looks great with pink.  J.Crew is currently having a great sale on sweaters.  I love this camel and pink cashmere turtleneck.  I also love this camel wool turtleneck sweater.  It also comes in burgundy and I love burgundy paired with pink.  Because I'm petite, I would most likely pair these wide-leg pants with heels, but my ideal shoe to continue the ease of this outfit would be to pair them with a pair of pink flats and, of course, adding a pink bag.

Happy shopping!

Mx

drippy pullover in December

{Free People Drippy Extreme Pullover;

One Teaspoon Junkyard Skirt (now 50% off!);

Vans Sneakers;

Brixton Alex Hat;

Prada Sunglasses (also here)}

Hello, December!  We have been super spoiled with the weather lately.  I've been living in this Free People Drippy Extreme Pullover.  It is SO cozy and perfect for this weather.  After cleaning out my closet, I realized I own a ridiculous amount of sweaters from living in Canada, but not many tops like this one.  I will definitely be buying this pullover in another colour.  (I also bought this thermal.)  I LIVE for pjs.  Like, I can't be in my house with regular clothes on.  It feels unnatural to me to wear jeans in my house.  This top feels like you're wearing your pjs.  At least now I don't have to be embarrassed getting the mail.  I'm still working on the whole pants thing.  (I'm eyeing these joggers.)

Mx

#OOTD / cold shoulder sweater

Happy Friday!  Part of my morning routine is checking out Shopbop's new items.  There is always something new.  I 'heart' my favourites, but sometimes there is that item that is love at first sight and I add it to cart immediately.  That's how I felt as soon as I saw this J.O.A. Cold Shoulder Sweater.  I had a feeling it would sell out quickly, but it was so hot here it seemed silly to buy a turtleneck sweater, even with the cold shoulder, so I was going to keep an eye on my cart (Shopbop also emails you if your 'hearts' are low in stock) and if it showed there were only a few left then I would purchase it anyway.  Then a few days later Shopbop had their big 'Event of the Season' and I was excited that I would get this sweater for 25% off (already a steal at $75 IMO), but knew I had to jump on it.  But I was stuck in a car with a crappy signal and sure enough it sold out.  I searched everywhere for this sweater but could not find it.  (This Pam & Gela Cold Shoulder Turtleneck was going to replace my need for this sweater, but I thought I would be patient and wait.  Maybe someone would return an XS.)  

Yesterday I did what I usually do, checked Shopbop's new items, and there it was.  This J.O.A. Cold Shoulder Sweater, stocked in every size.  I was browsing other items and probably not even half an hour later, I noticed there was only one left in my size.  I panicked, but quickly checked out.  It's always funny to me when a piece of clothing affects me this way.  There are SO many cold shoulder sweaters out there right now, but for some reason I had to have this one.  I think it's a combination of the colour (it's also avail in black here, but I wanted the ivory), shape and thickness.  I cannot wait to wear it, especially since it's starting to get cool here in the evenings.  I picture the sweater with a pair of cropped jeans and these adorable Jeffrey Campbell Vionnet Flats.  I love the colour of this Marc Jacobs Gotham Small Bauletto Satchel.  Wine and pink are one of my favourite colour combos for fall.

You can shop the items (or similar items) by clicking below!

Happy shopping!

Mx