Fall Florals

 

I don't know if a week off from blogging counts as a "vacation" but it's been a little while since I have posted on my blog. It's hardly been a vacation, though, as I have been busy with work and also a couple of Instagram collaborations with brands that ended up being way more demanding and time consuming than I could have anticipated! Well, I'm back and I'm making a splash in a gorgeous floral dress that I actually wore for my birthday, which was last month! (I'm really behind with my blog!) I love this floral print maxi dress from Frances Valentine and I'm just going to say, for the sake of keeping up with seasonal fashion, that the print could definitely be considered a fall floral. You could really wear this print for spring, summer and early fall, especially if you live in Southern California.

 

As I mentioned, I wore this dress almost a month ago for my birthday and we celebrated at a quaint French restaurant. The next day we also saw the Louis Vuitton exhibit celebrating the founder's bicentennial with 200 trunks designed by various artists and visionaries. Now that I think about it, it was a very Francophile birthday! I guess I should have worn a Breton shirt and a beret, although, I would hope that a fabulously, fashionable French woman would love wearing this dress to stroll down the streets of Paris, so I suppose it could also fit into the French theme as well!

 

Dress: Frances Valentine here

Shoes: Target similar red sandals here
Bag: Gucci similar purple bag here

Earrings: c/o Zenzii

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Walk on the Wild Side

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While Labor Day is not technically the end of summer, it does symbolically mark the end of the season and the start of fall for many. I always struggle a little bit this time of year with my wardrobe because it is still hot very here in September and sometimes into October (it's been well over 100 degrees every day here this week thanks to a heat wave!), but I want to start wearing more fall fashion. My best tip for making this transition for those of us who live in warm climates is to choose pieces that are still light weight but that have a fall color palette. This tropical Farm Rio skirt from Anthroplogie, which is now on sale, fits this type of transitional dressing in my opinion. It has bright fun colors but the warm tones and shades of brown make it seem appropriate for fall.

 

 The other thing I really love about this skirt, in addition to the colors and its potential to help me transition into fall, is that it has lions hidden in the print! At first I did not see them, but once I discovered them it was essentially what sold me on the skirt! I love anything with animals in the print, so this skirt was a must have for me! Plus, I really love Farm Rio as a brand, as I believe they make fun, colorful, high quality pieces that perfectly suit my style!

 

Skirt: Anthropologie x Farm Rio here

Top: Zara similar ruffle sleeve blouse here

Shoes: H&M similar blue sandals here

Bag: Louis Vuitton

Belt: SheIn here

 

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