a summer fashion style blog
First thing’s first, it depends on who and how you are.
What I wear on a first date could be totally different from you.
To figure out what to wear on a first date in the summer (or any season, really), you need to figure out what you want your clothes to represent and what you want to present.
What do you want the other person to know about you?
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Trench coats are the best coat of all time, no matter the season.
Hear me out…
They have “storm shields” and other fancy amenities (can we use that word for describing a garment?) like epaulettes and D-rings, but their most important feature is what they’re made out of…
Most trench coats have a 100% cotton lining (sleeves are 100% viscose) and have a 100% cotton outer layer (Gabardine).
Gabardine is a tightly woven fabric, it is impenetrable against weather and wear.
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“OK, but you’re not 4 years old.”
“OK, but you’re not a retired gardener.”
“OK, but r u ok?”
Every time I’ve brought up wanting Crocs, I’m met with confused responses.
I say… “OK, but can everyone just stop!”
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Sundresses get a lot of flack. Some folks think they’re the lazy girl’s summer outfit.
Just slap on a cute floral dress, a pair of flats, some sunnies, and call it an ensemble! But that is an unfair generalization of summer’s dreamiest dress.
With just a pair of black flats the sundress takes us from day (including the office!) to night (even the diviest dive bar!) without even trying.
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My dream dressing vibe is best described as…
A rock and roll listening Brit who spends the afternoon drinking fresh mint tea in the backyard of the Bowery.
My current vibe is very far from that. Embarrassingly far from that. I blame the fact that I work from home. My “work” uniform is now a pair of pyjama bottoms from 2009 and whatever t-shirt is cleanest — trust me, it looks as glamorous as it sounds.
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I hate white skinny jeans, there I said it.
The first time I wore them was a disaster…
It was on our first day on a remote shoot (I used to work in TV production) deep in the countryside. It was a beautiful day so I plucked out my white jeans. I added a navy blue APC sweater with gold buttons and some smart two-tone Chanel ballet flats. In theory, I thought it would work…
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We know the history of espadrille shoes and what makes them so amazing.
We know the best pair of espadrilles to possibly ever buy.
But what we don’t know?…
“How to wear lace up espadrilles (and look like a French girl at the same time)?”
Alexa Chung, Jeanne Damas, and a slew of French Instagram it-girls have made espadrilles the it-summer shoe because of how they wear them.
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Vogue is calling for the comeback of the kitten heel this fall… And while the kitten heel is as polarizing as wedge sneakers (or UGGs), I am 100% here for it.
A kitten heel is 1.5 inches to 2 inches — and the heel is like a stiletto’s: slender. With such an in between height and shape, you’re left wondering how to wear kitten heels.
(illustration from here)
The Manolo Blahnik BBs I have are 70mm, so 2.75 inches — a little higher than a traditional kitten heel, but they still look like a kitten heel….
Last day of the Chanel slingback dressing!
Which also happens to land on Valentine’s Day…
Husband, fiancé, or you know, just boyfriendless, I am dressing for me today. Not that that’s anything new since I dress for me every day… But still. I’m just going for what’s comfortable, but still cool.
So there we go, seven days of Chanel slingback outfits is over.
You can make them a lil rock and roll like Lily Aldridge for night just as easily as you can pair them with a pink jumpsuit!
I said it in my review all ready — they are a totally convertible shoe.
Still give me a little bit of blisters (my feet have been in nothing but sandals since September), but the Chanel slingbacks are still pretty darn dreamy.
It’s 35°C outside today.
Ridiculously hot.
Thinking of the summer, I took a cue from when Alexa Chung went to Glastonbury a few (six) years ago.
Super easy, breezy, and would 100% go with the Chanel slingbacks. Actually, has Alexa Chung worn them yet? I feel like she should have by now…
