a summer fashion style blog
Rouje’s Gabin dress, i.e. the dress that always sells out.
You’ve seen this dress before… or you’ve at least seen one of its many dupes.
With its five buttons running down the front and a tie closure, the Gabin has been copied many, many, many times since it came out two years ago.
… but the original is so much better than any replica.
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When was the last time you wore a simple solid black one piece bathing suit?
Probably not in a while, right?
… same.
Until I needed a suit to do a bunch of water activities in.
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Where do cool girls buy their swimwear?
A question that’s rattled around for years.
… then Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jeanne Damas, and Sabina Socol popped up in Matteau swimwear and the wheels started turning.
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Polka dots are the unsung hero of all wardrobes.
Stars and stripes get way more playtime than the simple dot.
You’d think that with Yayoi being the Instagram moment of the 2010’s…
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The Teale is my fifth Réalisation Par dress.
… and it might be my favorite.
When I get dressed I have two icons in mind: Kate Moss and Lily Aldridge. Their simple but rock and roll style, with Nashville charm and British flare, is my dream look.
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It’s never crossed my mind to spend more than $26 on a pair of flip flops. Rubber Havaianas do the trick and last for years…
But then I saw two pictures of Kate Moss in the 90’s and decided that I needed a pair of leather flip flops.
My sister has seven pairs of the same TKEES in her closet. She hoards them because she’s scared that they’re going to stop making them and because they break often… but she still loves these flip flops.
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From the simple cut to the sweet cherry print, I knew it was only a matter of time before I bought HVN’s cherry Lily dress.
… but, I didn’t think I would order it online, sight unseen.
$445 USD is a lot to spend on a dress. It’s even more to spend on a dress that you have never tried on, let alone seen in person. My only concept of HVN’s Lily dress was from the description on HVN’s online store and a picture of Lily Aldridge wearing it.
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When it comes to Reformation’s clothes, I just can’t quit them.
Since 2012, I’ve always come crawling back hoping that they’ll magically fit & flatter me.
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In 2014 I “needed” a black dress for a trip to Paris. I headed straight to the Ref. All of them were a bit too short and made my legs look a bit too big.
In 2016 I “needed” new white t-shirts. I headed straight to the Ref. All of them were a bit too short (no, seriously, they were) and made my torso look a bit too big.
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Hands up if you’ve spent more than one hour on Jeanne Damas’ Instagram. 🙋
Hands up if you’ve spent more than two hours on Jeanne Damas’ Instagram. 🙋🙋
… basically, hands up if you’re obsessed with Jeanne Damas‘ effortless Parisienne style. 🙋🙋🙋
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It’s summer where I am…
Gone are the days of thunder & lightning and here to stay (for the next 3 months) is the sunshine.
While the weather is perfect, I can’t help but feel a cloud.
Just before summer started, I got ghosted by a guy who I thought was for réal. He said he’d changed since the last time we dated and I believed him. Our summer was supposed to be full of day trips to black sand beaches and aimless & endless weekend drives around the countryside… he said so and I believed him. Again.
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