Forever Flamingo

 

I'm a fan of anything flamingo and will flock to anything featuring these fun pink birds! As you can imagine, when I found this flamingo print blouse I had to add it to my wardrobe! My husband, upon seeing it for the first time, immediately let me know that he didn't like the blouse. I guess he's not as big of a fan of flamingos as I am but, because he's not the one wearing the shirt (thank goodness!), I didn't really care about his opinion. Besides, when he told me his feelings about the blouse, I had already taken the tags off and it was too late to return! While this top would look amazing with jeans or black pants, I decided that because it's still technically summer, I would pair the blouse with some mint pants and a pink bag so as to have some fun with color!

 

It's hard to believe, but these pictures were taken on a day that was well over 100 degrees! Prior to this, the air conditioning broke in my classroom and it was 90 degrees inside! Given all of these circumstances, I did think twice about doing this photo shoot after work because I didn't exactly feel like my freshest self, but I'm glad that I decided to go through with it! I was especially delighted that I found some pink roses still hanging on, despite the fact that it's almost fall. I thought the pink in the roses complemented the pink of the flamingos quite nicely. Even my husband agreed on that point!

 

Blouse: Alice and Olivia here and here

Pants: J. Crew here

Shoes: Christian Louboutin similar here

Bag: Mansur Gavriel similar pink bag here

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A Christmas Flamingo

Flamingos have been the "it" animal of summer for at least a few years now but you don't exactly expect to see them around the holidays. Luckily, J. Crew Factory made this adorable Christmas flamingo sweater so that you can be clad in flamingos all year round! I love how this flamingo is bedecked in colorful Christmas lights too! The sweater truly combines some of my favorite things: flamingos, Christmas and color, so it's no wonder that I immediately "flocked" to it!

I think this flamingo sweater would look quite cute with a plaid skirt or plaid pants and, perhaps, as we near Christmas, I will try that combination.  This time around, however, I went for a solid pop of pink in the form of these wool pants. Pink definitely isn't the first color that comes to mind around Christmas (and neither is turquoise, in the case of my bag, for that matter), but I thought it would be a fun, colorful twist on holiday dressing. Fear not, though: I will have a lot more plaid items coming up soon on the blog! But for this look, however, I'm glad that I went with so many bold colors. Plus, I also wanted to match the wall!

Sweater: J. Crew Factory here
Pants: J. Crew similar here
Shoes: J. Crew similar gold loafers
Bag: Louis Vuitton
Sunglasses: Celine

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Fall vs. Flamingo

The last weekend of summer is over and people are now beginning to think of fall. Soon, many will be donning sweaters and plaid, purchasing Halloween decorations and, of course, there's the very controversial release of pumpkin spiced lattes from Starbucks! Yes, fall is most certainly almost here for many! As someone who lives in a climate that's still regularly ninety plus degrees, however, I'm definitely not ready to let summer go just yet and, for the practical reason of staying cool, I can't really dress for fall, even if I wanted to! As you can see, I definitely will not be flocking to fall outfits anytime soon!

This flamingo skirt may be a bit summery but I will definitely be wearing it for a little while longer. I know flamingos aren't exactly what comes to mind when you think of fall, but why can't they be a bird for all seasons? This pink ruffle top could be considered summery too but I could easily imagine pairing this skirt with a pastel sweater once the temperatures start to cool down a little. I guess you could say that in the battle between fall versus flamingo, the flamingos have won out, for now at least!

Skirt: c/o SheIn here
Shirt: J. Crew Factory here
Shoes: Nordstrom Rack
Necklace: Target here
Bag: Mansur Gavriel here, budget version here

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Flamingos, Stripes, and Paint Splats

If this pleated skirt looks vaguely familiar to you, it might because I have the dress version in the same multi-colored stripe print. In fact, I featured this dress last month in a post entitled Target Does it Again. Clearly Target did it again and again because I like the pattern so much that I also bought the skirt version of the dress! One of the things I love about this skirt is that it looks fabulous with just about everything, including this fabulous paint splat wall!

In addition to matching with the mural behind me, I feel like this skirt was made to be worn with a statement tee. I tried the skirt with about three or four different statement tees and ultimately came to the conclusion that I wanted to wear it this time with with my pink sequin flamingo tee. Truth be told, this combination wasn't totally my idea, as I stole it from one of the outfits I saw on Talizat's Instagram. I love Tarilyn's style and we also have very similar items in our closets, so it's easy to just shop my closet and recreate many of her looks! Luckily, we both had this flamingo tee from last year, so it was simple to put this outfit together! If you also have the tee, feel free to copy or be inspired, or check out some of the other flamingo tees I'm linking to below!

Skirt: Target here
Tee: J. Crew Factory similar flamingo tee here and here
Shoes: Old Navy here
Bag: Zara similar round straw bag here
Sunglasses: Alice and Olivia

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A Top to Turn Heads

When I first saw this shirt online at Zara, I knew I loved the print (flamingos, hello?), but I wasn't sure about the cut, which is somewhat cropped with wide "dolman" style sleeves. Luckily, the reasonable prices at Zara make it easy to try out trendy items without a huge investment. Given this, I decided to purchase the shirt and I am glad I did. I recently wore the shirt to the mall and I had a ton of people stop to compliment me on it. One such woman was the manager of a Chanel boutique who came running out of the store to ask me where it was from. While it might just seem to be a regular tee with flamingos and other tropical birds on it, apparently it is quite the show stopper!

This spring I have been buying a lot of my wardrobe at Zara...maybe too much! Quite frankly, after having a carpenter redo my closet this week and, as a result of this, reorganizing all of my clothing, I have come to realize that I probably shouldn't be adding anything to my wardrobe.  Although I definitely have enough clothing (without a doubt, it could stylishly outfit a small country!), I can't pass up any cute items I come across, especially if they are offered for great prices, which, I guess, is just my Achilles heel!

Tee: Zara here
Jeans: Old Navy "Rock Star"
Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Bag: Coach similar here
Sunglasses: Celine

Linking Up With: Turning Heads, Shoe and Tell,On Trend Tuesday, On Trend Tuesday, Trend Spin
Jersey Girl, Texan Heart 

I'm a Sucker for Seersucker and Flamingos

First of all, I am very excited to announce that last week I finally gave my blog a much needed makeover. Since spring is a time for fresh starts and new beginnings, it felt like the perfect time to update up the look of my blog. There are still some things I would like to tweak and change about the design, such as creating a menu bar, but overall I couldn't be happier! In case you're wondering, I used Designer Blogs to help me with my new look and they made the process super simple and were very prompt with everything. I also bought my blog's domain, which is apparently a big deal. Given these two things, I feel a step closer to being a more "professional" blogger, as opposed to someone who just blogs as a hobby.

Speaking of things that are fresh and clean, I think my outfit for today just screams spring! As you might already know, I am a sucker for anything that features flamingos, especially flamingos that are made out of rectangular sequins. Flamingos actually remind me of the movie Scarface, because, in one of my favorite scenes, the titular protagonist Tony Montana is watching pink flamingos strut across his new TV while sitting in his new below-ground bathroom hot tub and he starts demanding, "Pelican, fly! Come on, pelican!" as he's engrossed in the flamingos, much to the dismay of Michelle Pfeiffer's character who is in the midst of "powdering" her nose. (If you haven't seen Scarface, you really should!) Anyway, here are some tees featuring Flamingos, or, if you're Scarface, pelicans!

Last of all, I am also a fan of anything seersucker. I have a lot of seersucker bottoms, but this midi skirt from H&M was a little different than some of the other pieces I already own. I actually bought the skirt on the same day as the flamingo tee with the intent of wearing them together.  Some things were just made to go with one another, like pink flamingos and crisp seersucker or Tony Montana and mountains of cocaine!

Tee: J. Crew Factory sequin flamingo collector tee here
Skirt: H&M similar here and here
Clutch: J. Crew Factory similar and great deal here
Shoes: J. Crew similar here
Sunglasses: Celine

Linking Up With: Jersey Girl, Texan Heart, Midweek Inspo ,Spring Fever Fashion
Thursday Fashion Files, A Labour of Fashion