Blue, Yellow and Bows

 

I wore this blue and yellow outfit to go out to lunch at an Argentinean restaurant a couple weeks ago. I was so excited to wear these J. Crew Willa blue check pants for my excursion! I have several pairs of these Willa style pants now with these check ones being the latest. I will have to say that, even though they are the same style and I always take my normal size 6, they all seem to fit just a little different. This pair, perhaps because they are from the "J. Crew Collection" seemed to fit and be tailored the best of all of my Willa pants, so I highly recommend them! There is also a matching blazer that I was lucky to snag on sale when it popped back up on the J. Crew website. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to photograph the pants with the blazer. Now the weather is too hot for a blazer, so you might have to wait until next year to see the complete suit!

 

I accessorized my blue and yellow look with these bow sandals. I have these sandals in two colors: blue and pink. Although I love them, they are very high and a little hard to walk in. (Luckily, the restaurant was not very far away from where we parked, so it wasn't a big deal to wear impractical shoes!) J. Crew currently has a very similar pair of bow sandals on sale that have a lower heel and are equally cute! To go along with the blue theme, I also wore my Teddy Blake bag on this occasion, which was the perfect finishing touch for my look!

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Pants: J .Crew here

Sweater: J. Crew similar sweater here

Shoes: J. Crew similar bow sandals here

Bag: c/o Teddy Blake here

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Parrots? Check!

The sales right now on summer items are so good! The only downside I can think of to this is that the sales on summer clothing mean that fall clothing will be rolling into stores before you know it! I noticed that my local Target was already removing the BBQs and patio furniture to make room for back to school supplies and fall clothing. I don't know about you, but it feels like summer is just beginning. I'm truly not ready for anything related to fall and "back to school" are three words I definitely don't want to hear any time soon!

This parrot button-down shirt from Old Navy is one of the things that I recently picked up on the summer sale rack. I've been eyeing it for months but I never got around to purchasing it. Luckily, it paid to wait because I got it for a fantastic price! Similarly, this check skirt from the J. Crew Factory is also something that I've been thinking about getting for quite some time and when it was reduced, I picked it up for a steal! When I was hanging up my two new sale purchases in my closet, I realized they looked perfect with one another and thus an outfit was born!

Shirt: J. Crew Factory here
Skirt: Old Navy here
Bag: Louis Vuitton
Sandals: J. Crew
Belt: Target similar here
Sunglasses: Celine

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Lemons and Gingham

When I first saw this lemon print blouse at Anthropologie I passed it by, not because it wasn't adorable, but because I knew I already had one too many lemon print items hanging in my closet! It wasn't until my husband pointed the blouse out and said he liked it that I decided to give it another glance.  My husband is usually very picky about stuff (especially clothing) and most certainly thinks I have too many clothes, so if he thinks I should get something than I know it's good!

When I tried the blouse on in the fitting room at Anthropologie I had gingham shorts on and I loved the way the blouse complimented the pattern. I was officially sold! (For a slightly dressier look I opted for this J. Crew Factory gingham skirt in this outfit.) If you read my post entitled Pencil Me In you will discover that I bought this same blouse in two additional prints because the prints were all amazingly quirky and fun. I am not sure if my husband was thrilled with me getting three versions of this blouse, (Who am I kidding? He was definitely not thrilled!) but I am pretty thrilled because I think these blouses are classic Anthropologie and I'll be wearing them for years to come!

Shirt: Anthropologie "Colloquial" blouse here
Skirt: J. Crew Factory here
Shoes: Target here
Bag: Zara similar round bag here
Sunglasses: Celine

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Oops, I Did it Again!

Yes, I have this check dress in two colors! It's just that good! (To be honest, if they had it in a third color, I'd probably get that one too!) About a month or so ago, I posted this same dress in green and white and today I'm featuring the black and white version. I feel as if the black and white version works a little bit better for fall. Of course in some parts of the country right now it might be too cool for a short sleeve shirtdress, but here in Los Angeles it's just right!

As I mentioned before, I find black and white check or gingham to be a pretty versatile pattern. It can be worn with a variety of accessories and it transitions well from season to season. Below are a few of my other favorite black and white check items for fall from SheIn, all of which will give you a great bang for your buck due to the fact that they are all under $20!

 1. Crossbody Bag, 2. Belted Shell Top, 3.Bowtie Pants, 4. Fishtail Skirt, 5. Billow Sleeve Top

 

Last of all, speaking of accessorizing with gingham, how awesome is this pom pom clutch? Again, it's something that has sort of a summer feel due to the straw fabric and bright, colorful pom poms but because I got it in black, I think it can work for fall too. As you can see, I'm really trying to find ways to transition my wardrobe into fall, which can be tricky when you are seeing others on social media and on blogs in plaid scarves and sweaters already, but I'm still dealing with temperatures in the 90s!

Dress: J. Crew Factory here
Shoes: J. Crew "Gemma" similar yellow sude flats here
Bag: here
Sunglasses: Celine here