Where: Flight from DC to CA.
Ease of Wear: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) Can't go wrong with knit fabrics and an elastic waistband for a long flight with a toddler. Also helps to have the back of the plane empty so the toddler can have a whole row to get antsy on...if only the flight back could have been that easy.
:-P
Cool Factor: (3.5 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) It is hard to be cool while attempting flight with a toddler. I do think the Madewell scarf, Anthropologie sweater tee, and bright blue Sperry deck shoes helped a little bit. (Plus Angus's shoes were bright blue, so we got to be "in style" together.)
Where: Hanging with my family for a trip to see my brother *jump out of a plane--OMG* and then a rehearsal dinner/bbq.
Ease of Wear: (4.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) I brought two Garnet Hill jersey dresses with me on the trip (the other is in a few photos) because they are ridiculously, kind of like wearing PJs in public, comfortable. They also pack well and do not wrinkle.
Cool Factor: (3 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) It's a pretty look, but not cool.
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| That's my pretty aunt there in purple, and if you look closely, you can see my bro taking the photo. |
Where: My cousin's wedding.
Ease of Wear: (3.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) I have reviewed the Daisy Jacquard Dress
Cool Factor: (3.5 for 2013 (5 if it was 1965) of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) The mid-century look of the outfit was enhanced by the mid-century architecture of the hotel where the wedding took place. I fit right in, lol.
The Flowerburst Necklace
Where: Disneyland.
Ease of Wear: (4.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) It was hot and humid that day and this dress (Long Tiered Garden Dress) kept me covered from the sun AND it kept me cool since the air circulated well in the full skirt. Word of warning about this jersey dress--it runs HUGE since this is an extra small and it fits me very well in both length and width. It is almost a touch too long in the bodice since my bra kept peeking out, so if you are very short and very thin, you should stay far far away, since there is no xxs size.
Cool Factor: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) The hat helps the look, and I felt cool. I don't know if this look is cool, though, since I don't see a ton of this kind of look out in the blog world. Maybe for my age and station in life, this look is cool? :-D
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| If a seagull appears out of nowhere in your photo, is that good luck? |
Where: In-N-Out Burger and El Capitan Beach.
Ease of Wear: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) I made the purple top/shorts outfit for me on my sewing machine, so it better be comfortable.
And a swimsuit and flip-flops? Yeah, stretchy equals comfy.
Cool Factor: (3 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) The top look is all mine so I don't know how cool it is but I do think the shape of the top and shorts is pretty cool in a "retro modern" kind of way.
I think the swimsuit look is cool because I felt confident in the suit, and really, that is all you can ask for when baring that much of your body in front of people. (That last shot of me walking on the shore is one of my favorite photos ever taken of me since I look so carefree, wish that were truly the case.)
Okay, that's it!
Really quick, if you are a Boden fan, the current sale ends tonight (wrote a blog post on it here). If you see an item in that sale you would like, you may want to grab it since it appears that Boden will be doing a diminishing discount sale starting tomorrow morning. The diminishing discount sales do not allow stacking of codes the way the sales of the week do (you can use the sidebar coupon to get an additional 15% off of the sale prices). That said, if something you want is not in the sale, wait till tomorrow, since the beginning discount of the diminishing discount sale will be 20% off.
