Charleston charm

{ZARA Embroidered Striped Dress;
GAP tee (similar here);

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater;

Prada Sunglasses (also here)}

On Easter Sunday, we headed to Charleston for the day.  Our first stop was brunch at Acme Low Country Kitchen.  The food was incredible.  Our next stop was the beach.  We chose Isle of Palms first out of the 4 beaches in Charleston because it was the closest and had the best option for parking.  We parked at the County Park.  (Sullivan's Island is next on our list, but since parking is limited, we will wait until we spend the night in Charleston and head their early in the morning.)  After the beach, we headed to King Street for some shopping.  Since it was Easter Sunday, most stores were closed but we enjoyed walking around.  When deciding what to wear for a day of brunch - beach - shopping (including a 2-hour drive each way), I instantly put on this ZARA Embroidered Striped Dress, which is a piece from their Festival Edition.  (I also love this off-the-shoulder embroidered dress.  I also ordered this top with embroidered daisies.)  This dress is light and super comfortable and I felt it would fit in perfectly with the charm of Charleston.  Plus, it's roomy which is necessary when having brunch ha.  I love the lace up detail in the front.  I layered this sleeveless dress over a white GAP tee because there was a bit of a breeze.  I also knew we would be walking around a lot so I paired this ZARA dress with a pair of white Vans (not shown).

Mx

easy breezy pt II

{FAITHFULL THE BRAND Galle Top;

One Teaspoon Junkyard Skirt (similar);

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater;

Prada Sunglasses (also here)}

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  We're currently enjoying the beautiful sunshine and relaxing by the pool in Florida.  I did not pack this FAITHFULL THE BRAND top, but only because it's been on repeat and is now in the wash.  The first time I wore this FAITHFULL THE BRAND off-the-shoulder top, I styled it with white jeans and mules (see post here) for what I think is the perfect spring outfit.  For a day at the beach, I paired this easy breezy top with my go-to One Teaspoon denim skirt (last seen on the blog here), sandals and, of course, my Lack of Color hat.  On the way to the beach, we could not resist taking pictures by these beautiful white flowers.  Last month, there were pink flowers in the same area, as seen on the blog here.  We're hoping to take a day trip to West Palm Beach this week and I'm excited to see how everything is blooming there.  We also might make a trip to Charleston later in the week and I'm sure it's beautiful there as well.

Hope everyone has a great week!
Mx

baby blues

{ASOS Tiered Button Through Sun Top (also love this and this top);

One Teaspoon Wilde Bandits;

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater Hat;

ASOS Sandals (love these blue sandals, have them in black!);
Prada Sunglasses}

Ever since I read that article in InStyle about the colour blue, I've been drawn to it (see my recent post here).  This ASOS top is SO pretty.  I love the details.  I would normally pair a pretty pastel against white (or black) so that it would pop more, but I decided to go all blue and paired this pretty top with light blue cutoffs.  I also like the feminine details of the top against the shredded details of the cutoffs, making the outfit not too sweet.

Love the colour blue?  I've also been eyeing this Tularosa lace top - it says mint but I'm pretty sure it's baby blue, this Rebecca Minkoff top, this Club Monaco top - love the sleeves! - and this ZARA off-the-shoulder tunic.

Happy shopping!
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.  

colourful romper

 All of the pretty colours.  Love the tie closure!

     {Show Me Your Mumu Nantucket Romper;

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater Hat;

Vanessa Mooney Bolo Green Stone Necklace;

Coach Bracelet (old);

Rebecca Minkoff Mini Suki Cross Body Bag (colour sold out, avail in pale blush, lilac);

Prada Sunglasses}

Hope everyone had a great weekend!  It was a hot one yesterday.  Almost too hot to wear anything other than a bikini.  Summer to me is all about colour.  I fell in love with this romper because it's SO colourful and since I love colour so much I paired it with a pink bag, bracelet and nails!  I also paired it with my new favourite hat.  It was sold out on Revolve but now available for pre-order!  It's a great beach hat because of the size.  This choker necklace has been on repeat too.  I've now styled it a third way (see here and here for other ways I've worn it).  This time I triple-wrapped it around my neck and tied it into a bow.  It was sold out too, but it's also now available for pre-order on Revolve!

Happy shopping!
Mx

blush sun dress

 

Twirling because how can you not?  Also, I love this walk to the beach.  Just getting a glimpse of that ocean, you immediately become calm. 

{SPELL Prairie Lace Sun Dress (also comes in white);

Lush Top via Mendocino (old);

Free People Choker (sold out);

Lack of Color The Spencer Straw Boater Hat (similar here);

Prada Sunglasses}

I became obsessed with this dress as soon as I saw it on Class Is Internal on Instagram.  The details and colour sold me.  I saw the line was launching in May so I patiently waited.  I ended up going on the site a half an hour before I received the email that the line had launched so I was able to score this dress in my size (it was meant to be!).  I knew it would sell out quickly (there are a couple of sizes left!).  It's very sheer so I wore one of my favourite, very old, tops that I use over sheer slip dresses, etc. (also here).  It was partly cloudy but became super hot when the sun came out so I wore the dress without the top for a little while (#freethenipple!).  I love the different ways you can wear this dress.  I wore it loose, but you can also tighten it around the waist for more definition, or add your own belt.  I'm on the hunt for the perfect bra to wear under it, but until then I'll wear it as a skirt.  Throwing a cardigan on would work but it was way too warm.  This dress will be on repeat when we start swimming at the beach because then I'll be wearing a bikini underneath. 

minty fresh floral two piece

 {Privacy Please Zorn Top; 

Privacy Please Nix Skort;

Lack of Color The Spencer Straw Boater Hat (similar here);

3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli Mini Satchel (colour sold out, love these for spring, LOVE this mint one);

Prada Sunglasses}

I came across this set (pieces sold separately) while I was doing my usual Friday #OOTD post (see here) and purchased it before I had even finalized my blog post.  I fell in love with the colour, print, details.  (I also knew it would go perfectly with my new bag.)  I almost purchased the top alone, but the set is so pretty I had to buy both pieces.  The pieces are so individually unique that I can't wait to mix and match them with other pieces in my closet.  But I wore it as a set for Mother's Day.  (It was in the 90s so we had to re-shoot this outfit a few days later.)  We went for crepes and then to the beach.  It was a great day, but HOT.  But this set was perfect for both brunch and hanging out on the beach.  (You will see that it is supposed to be a crop top, but I have been eating a little too much ice cream lately since it's been so hot so I wore the shorts a little bit higher to create a romper-like vibe.  I do love a romper.  Win-win situation if you ask me.)

bahama bloom

  {Show Me Your Mumu Rosarita Romper (also comes in a skirt, halter dress and shorts)

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater Hat;
Marc by Marc Jacobs Bracelet (old, similar);
Prada Sunglasses}

When we first moved to Myrtle Beach, the beach seemed like a place you had to prepare to go to.  To be honest, I wasn't that big of a beach person.  Now we head there even for an hour if that's all the time we have.  You get over the whole sand everywhere thing.  I threw on this romper which is going to be on repeat all summer.  I just read about Tim Gunn apparently saying if you're in the double digits, you shouldn't be wearing a romper.  Has he seen this romper??  I will be wearing rompers until I'm 90 years old ha.  They're so easy to throw on.  You can wear this one to the beach and then straight to dinner.  I also love this Lack of Color hat because it's a bit bigger than my other ones, which is better coverage for the face.