back in bangles.

 

top: bar III, jeans: blank, earrings: vintage, rings: house of harlow, bracelets: h&m and bullets and mullets, shoes: jessica simpson, satchel: coach

daring backs are so fabulous. i love pieces like this top that look so simple in the front and than have dramatic backs!  

i'm also really excited about my bangles because i feel like you have to develop your own personal stack of bangles, each one with a story.  i've fallen love with my handcuff bracelet, which i wear with an actual handcuff, and a silver bracelet that i bought in boston years ago. hopefully one day i'll have a stack of bangles beautifully crafted to my life & travels!

do you guys have jewelry that tells a story?

tennessee summers.

top: southern and city, bralette: bar III, hat: urban outfitters, shorts: ny&co, ring: f21, bracelet: h&m, earrings: unknown, shoes: jessica simpson

i wore this outfit to an amazing ice cream store opening - have you guys heard of jeni's ice cream?? it's delicious! they have all sorts of fun flavors like wildberry lavender and goat cheese with red cherries!

ice cream talk aside, i was really excited to wear this aztec rockee top that the sweet girls of southern and city sent me! i must say it's perfect for summer: light, airy, and seriously versatile (it works great as a swimsuit coverup too!). for more information on southern and city you can check out their website and facebook page. 

btw did you guys notice the blonde in my hair? i decided to change it up a little :) 

hope you all have a great weekend!

spaceship.

dress: asos, shoes: michael shannon, earrings: urban outfitters, sunglasses: ual boutique

chic astronaut? that's sort of how i felt in this dress.  it's one of my favorite new summer pieces because of the asymmetrical pattern and the abstract print! since it's such a crazy dress i decided to have a little fun with my hair and makeup as well :)  

my friend marty cherry took this photos and i must say he's one of my favorite people to shoot with! you should all check out his site HERE and his blog HERE.

btw i loved all of your quotes - they filled me up with encouraging thoughts and positivity!

casual flare.

jeans: mizzae, tunic: saachi, shoes: jessica simpson, ring & earrings: vintage

ladies and gentlemen: this is the last of the tunic posts, i hope you all enjoyed seeing different way to wear them! this last look was the most casual and definitely something i'd wear for a relaxing day out.  i love these flared trousers with just about everything because they're insanely huge at the bottom - i mean, they're borderline comical!

i also wanted to reach out to you guys for some help with a quote wall i'm putting together in my room. do you have a favorite quote that you'd like to share?  i'll post some of my favorites soon - a good quote always makes me smile!

have a fantastic weekend and treat yourself to something nice :)

watermelon

dress: saachi, belt & ring: vintage, earrings & shoes: boutique

this is one of those dresses that you can wear a million ways and because i have a love for all things one shoulder i had to rock it like this. the fabric is so beautiful that it lays perfectly in every different style!

i do realize i look like a bit of a watermelon with the pink/green/black combo - but it's summer here so why not, right?!

anyways, hope you're all having a lovely day!

champagne.

skirt: armani, tunic: saachi by inthings, earrings & bracelet: borrowed, shoes: miss me

short, flouncy skirts capture a special place in my heart. i have them in plaids, solids, metallics - you name it, i love it. i wore this champagne one with another fun tunic and my new orange shoes!

 oh, and for those of you that don't know: i LOVE to bake! i made some strawberry champagne cupcakes with champagne buttercream today (you can check out the recipe HERE) and snapped a pic for you guys:

nashville is buzzing with the cma fest & bonnaroo, so the weekend should be fun! do you all have anything fun planned?

tunic.

tunic: saachi by inthings, shoes: bebe, belt: banana republic, earrings: unknown, rings: house of harlow

indian-inspired tunics seem to have blended into global style recently and i was lucky enough to shoot a few pieces from inthing's latest tunic collection! my friend suruchi owns the business and is an amazing photographer (her pieces can be found online and at stores like anthropologie). this tunic is my favorite from the collection because of the amazing embroidery! i'm always baffled by the fabulous detailing on indian clothing - it's so intricate and beautiful!  

have you all ever worn indian-inspired tunics? if you haven't don't worry - i have a few more posts coming up on different ways to wear them!

the double standard.

dress: cache, earrings: express, shoes: michael shannon

wednesday night was the launch party for a new magazine i'm writing for called the double standard - it's a he/she magazine offering female and male perspectives on fashion, food, relationships, and more!  i wore one of my favorite one shoulder dresses and was excited to snap a few picts in an evening outfit because i almost always share day outfits (the perks of long, summer days and more sunlight!).

i scanned the cover and my article for you guys:

you can also hop on over to the double standard website to check out all of the other articles from the first issue!

 hope you all have a fabulous weekend!