Category: Summer Outfits

July 2023 Month in Review

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As I mentioned in my last weekly recap, I’m not prepared for summer to end! It feels like the season only just started, yet several of my coworkers have kids going back to school and I’ve already seen Halloween décor in stores. I have to admit, the lack of summer vacation has been making me feel a little down the last few weeks… I’m having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that I don’t get any more school-related summer breaks! Even last year, I finished my study abroad semester in May and had two months off before starting my job. The weekends this summer just feel too short, and I long for those lazy summer days around the house and outside in the yard… I don’t want to waste my vacation days doing nothing at home, but boy, it doesn’t feel much like summer without that lounging. Thankfully, I have a mini-getaway this weekend that I’m so looking forward to! Continue reading “July 2023 Month in Review”

Maximizing Style

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I’m grouping up with seven other bloggers across the decades to showcase that you can’t put an age on style. This quarter’s theme for the Magnificent 8, as we call ourselves, is Maximizing Style—aka, maxi skirts and maxi dresses. I used to wear a lot of maxi pieces in middle and high school, but I haven’t reached for them in years. I completely forgot I had this striped number and was so excited to break it out again this week! Continue reading “Maximizing Style”

Inspired by Frida Kahlo

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Emma chose this month’s Thrifty Six theme, and it is Inspired by Frida Kahlo! Even though I don’t care much for the Mexican painter’s work, I was so excited about this styling prompt—I immediately pictured big flowers in my hair (and Frida’s infamous unibrow, ha). It took several iterations and a pile of clothes on my bedroom floor, but I finally landed on this modern interpretation of the artist’s look. Continue reading “Inspired by Frida Kahlo”