pretty pleats & peonies & paperbag shorts

For Love & Lemons Peony Pleated Short

Free People Bardot Solid Sweater

Lack of Color Hat

 

 These For Love & Lemons shorts are SO pretty.  I love that they come with a belt, which is detachable (bonus!).  I love a paper bag short, they're so comfortable.  If you love mixing prints like I do, these shorts look great styled with this For Love & Lemons gingham, ruffle blouse.  I styled these peony-printed shorts with an orange Free People sweater.  They would also look great with a pink sweater, which is what I'll style them with next.

Are you a fan of the paperbag style?

 

I'm coveting these Free People paperbag jeans.  I really like the light wash on these paperbag jeans from Madewell.  I love dark denim, but I try to hold off until almost winter to pull those out.  ZARA has paperbag jeans that come in 7 colours and are under $50!  These ZARA paperbag denim shorts are cute and under $40!  The one thing I miss about living in Canada when it comes to fashion is wearing faux leather.  I'm loving these MINKPINK Vegan Leather Realist Shorts and these Amanda Uprichard ones.  I'd definitely be ordering these BB Dakota Vegan Leather Paper Bag Pants.  

Happy shopping!

Mx

tunic love

{Free People Swing Tunic (other colours, also here - get 25% off at Shopbop for 3 days only!);

Brixton Dalila Hat in Sand; Schutz Erlina Sandal in Scarlet; sunglasses: Prada}

This tunic is by far my favourite piece in my closet.  It's so versatile.  I love the colour (this one is from last year but there are other great colours).  For the most part, it works all year round (not quite in the South).  It's easy to throw on and comfy to wear - you look dressed up but you don't feel like you're dressed up in an uncomfortable way.  Normally this time of year I'd be wearing booties / over-the-knee boots with this tunic, but I was able to pair it with sandals for the first time.  I'm also petite so I'm lucky I get to wear it without pants, but it would also look great with a pair of skinny jeans, which I'll also do myself when it gets chillier here.  But I found myself saying "it's too hot out here" today, so I guess it won't be anytime soon.  

new hat & old jumper

{jumper / overall dress: Velvet (old, love this, this, this and LOVE this one); 

tee: Sunday Best (similar here, here and here);

Brixton Dalila Hat in Sand; bracelets: H&M (old); bag: Urban Outfitters; sunglasses: Prada}

I hope everyone had a great long weekend!  It rained on and off but we managed to get to the beach for a short while.  I'm in fall mode though, I think I'm officially done swimming.  I swam more in the past 3 months than probably 5 summers in Canada!  This outfit sums up exactly how I'm feeling these days: ready for fall, but still needing to dress for the heat.  I bought my first Brixton hat recently in blue (see here) and I wanted a nice camel colour to transition into fall with since the pieces I have slowly been picking up are in this colour family.  These hats fit well (they have various sizes, which most hat companies only offer in O/S) and are very reasonably priced.  I have had this jumper for years and I'm not even sure the last time I wore it.  Paired with a striped cropped tee, which will also transition nicely into fall paired with cardigans, etc., I think this outfit scratches my wanting-to-wear-fall-pieces-now itch.

falling for . . . oversize knit cardigans

{cardigan, shoes (old): ZARA; dress: MINKPINK; sunglasses: Prada}

 

It's starting to get cool in the mornings, but I'm not ready to wear a jacket quite yet.  So my favourite thing to do this time of year is to wear an oversize cardigan as a jacket.  At least for the first couple, or few if we're lucky, weeks of September.  The problem with oversize cardigans is that they're hard to wear with a jacket, or even most coats, so this is basically the only time to wear them, unless it's the middle of winter and it's that cold that you need to wear it under a puffer coat, which is when I'm really sad because that means it's really freakin' cold.  They're also great to make your summer dresses last throughout fall, especially when the afternoons are still really warm.  I love this one from ZARA.  It's a no-fuss cardigan.  No pockets, no buttons, it's just like a blanket that you can wrap yourself in.

falling for . . . rompers

 

 

 

 

 

{romper: BCBG (love this and this one); sandals: ZARA (old, love these);

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

I've been living in rompers all summer.  They're so easy to throw on and comfortable to wear.  I love this BCBG one I bought last summer because it has long sleeves, which is perfect for late August weather when you're not sure what to wear because it's cool in the mornings and warmer in the afternoons.  They transition great into fall with some sandal booties and a hat.  I love this hat I ordered from Urban Outfitters.  I just cut my bangs and I was wondering how my new hats would work, but this one sits back further on your head so it doesn't affect my bangs.  (Only problem was that it was a bit windy yesterday.)