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Buttons and Bracelets

I’ve reached the point in my 30 for 30 challenge where I’m starting to think “wow, these clothes again, huh?” Actually, I had a burst of creativity again today but those pictures aren’t edited yet. It was last week I was feeling kind of blah. I think part of this feeling was due to the fact that I am easing into summer mode and wearing anything but a swimsuit or workout clothes sounds absolutely miserable. I know the point of What I Wore Wednesday is to NOT wear workout clothes, but I am the opposite of most people I guess. I dress up about seven days a week for nine months of the year, and when summer comes around I want to look like the biggest scrub in the world.

So if I’m being honest, my 30 for 30 is more like 22 for 22. I still have not used anywhere close to 30 items, but I also gave myself a few days off from dressing up last week. And I loved it.
But I also got dressed plenty of days too.
Here is one of my most bland outfits that I tried to spice up with some accessories. This was the day I was driving to San Diego. I was in the car for six hours, but I wanted to hop right out when I arrived and head to dinner with my friend, so this was a mix of comfortable enough for the car but classy enough for dinner. Solid shirt embellished with big buttons. A stack of bracelets with a gold watch. And British Red lipstick.
And my fedora always goes with me to the beach. It’s a rule.
Green tank: Banana Republic // Navy shorts: Ann Taylor Outlet // Fedora: F21 // Watch: DKNY
And a couple other 30F30 outfits from last week…
Tank over maxi dress. Out to a Speak Easy in San Diego.

Gold bracelet: Banana Outlet // Yellow bracelet: Nordstrom Rack

Striped tank with navy shorts and orange sandals.
Linking up with The Pleated Poppy.

Comments

  2. love! here's my question though about the maxi – i would think my maxi dresses would look too… lumpy, if i put a shirt on top. yours doesn't look like it though! does it just need to be a pretty fitted top to make it work??

  6. You rock that hat!! I just love it everytime I see you in it. And I don't blame you at all for just wanting to scrub it up. I like to dress up, but if I'm not going anywhere, I feel weird. So I will just dress casual, like your first outfit.

    And I'm going to steal the idea of wearing a tank over a dress. Brilliant!