Tulip Sleeve Dress + a Layered Topper

The past few seasons have been all about statement sleeves! Dramatic sleeves that steal the spotlight including bell, cold shoulder, tulip, oversized, balloon and extended stay populating my Instagram feed. Both high end and high street brands are churning them out with each collection outdoing the prior. Go big or go home!

 Oh fashion, can’t live with it, can’t live without it!

The first time I saw this dress, I fell in love with the lovely statement making tulip detail. And I dared to style it with another statement piece, a layered topper. Who says two statement pieces can’t be styled together without clashing? Hey, more is more sometimes, keyword sometimes, Ha!

This attention grabbing sleeves come in a longer length but I went for the shorter as longer sleeves can tend towards being impractical sometimes. 

Statement sleeves are definitely becoming a staple, what style whets your whistle? While balloon sleeves have a a very special place in my heart, extended sleeves are what I work into my OOTD more often that others. 

The Layered gingham topper was kindly sent me from The Kemist. I styled a similar style of theirs here. I love the zipper detail and kept it down for an effortless look. Just because hats will always be 'a thing' for me, I went for a boater hat to complete the look. 

I’ve also styled this topper zipped up with a belt to accentuate the waist. Would you like to see that look? 

How’s everyone going? It’s the last days of the school year and it has been crazy busy. I’m looking forward to Summer vacay even though I’m staying local for the most part this year. What are your plans for the Summer? 

Have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend!

Deets

 Dress - Fash'D (here)

Jacket - The Kemist (here)

Ankle boots - Gianvito Rossi

Bag - Chanel

Thank you for stopping by, keep thinking the purple thoughts. Xx...

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Tulip Sleeve Dress + a Layered Topper

Style Twinning with my Daughter

Twinning is now a ‘thing’ and the fashion crowd has been obsessed with it lately. Fast becoming one of the easiest ways to be noticed by street style photographers, more and more friends and siblings are showing up in identical coordinates in hopes of making street style history.

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Style Twinning with my Daughter

Men-Inspired Gingham Shirt + Zadara Jewels

If you get excited at the prospect of ‘borrowing from the boys’, you are not alone. Each piece comes out looking as effortless as it's fun. 

What’s not to love! 

Hope everyone had a great Mothers Day. I totally did. Busy times never let up and I honestly had a million things to do over the weekend so this will be my shortest post ever. 

Today I’m showing an oversized gingham shirt that I scored at Zara ( told you about it here ) Shirts like this are very versatile. I love to pair my oversize shirts with skinny jeans. For this look I went for a pair of black leggings and lace up boots. 

My accessories of choice include this gorgeous green choker and a matching arm band from Zadara Jewels. It was love at first sight with this set. The buckle detail is so cool and I have to say this felt so comfortable to wear and looked uber trendy. They come in different colors and add pops of color to any look. 

Zadara also offers all kinds of fun jewelry and small leather accessories as well. 

Has Spring fully arrived where you live? SF weather is such a roller coaster. Warm one day cold the next. Even though I shot this look a while ago, I had to show it love again as the chill returned yesterday.

Your thoughts?

Deets

Shirt - Zara (similar here and here)

Boots - Bebe

Bag - Kate Spade

Choker/arm band - Zadara Jewels (Zadara)

Thank you for stopping by, keep thinking the purple thoughts. Xx...

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Blogger Approved Piece: The Gingham Trench

Gingham is still having a major moment and duster coats are all that! Wearing this authentically sophisticated duster coat, I felt like a total street style star. This season's oversize jackets are straight up slaying thanks to designers that showcased them very prominently on the runways.

How To Wear

As a topper, anything really can go under a duster. From dresses to pants, shorts, skirts and jeans. I love the extreme oversize fit of mine and enjoyed the flowy action. The tie sleeves was a welcome cute detail. Here are 7 full proof ways to rock dusters this Spring.

1. What ever you are decide to ‘hide’ under your duster, it will take your look several notches up from blah to fab! If your scarves, booties and beanies are still within reach, by all means show them love paired with a Spring approved skirt and a duster. 

2. Rock your fishnets under your favorite distressed jeans and finish with a duster for a street chic look.

3. I love a clean white look in the Spring. Don’t we all? A tee, white distressed jeans and a duster over is another tres chic way to rock this trend. Pair with sneakers or sandals.

4. If you are already missing the darks of winter, then go for an all black look as against an all white. Duster up and be on your way, effortlessly might I add.

5. I don’t have nearly enough grey pieces in my closet and an all grey look would honestly be the next way I rock this duster. Tried it? How did it look?

6. Another great way to rock your dusters is with wide leg pants. I’ve worn this one with a pair of wide leg blue jeans and I loved it even more. Gosh I should have shot that look too!

7. I’m not a big fan of graphic tees but those as well as any other print items work great with dusters and make for very fun looks. 

Today’s Look

Like I said above, dusters are still all the rage this Spring. So I guess a gingham duster is the most ‘on trend’ piece of the season! Not sold on this yet? Take a look at the pictures. I’ve included quite a few images shot from different angles that show that ‘Dusting is No Longer a Chore’. It makes warding off the elements completely effortless. I Styled mine with a distressed boyfriend jeans that my older daughter has now snatched away (Ha!), a cool classic white shirt with extra long sleeves that added a tad of interest to my look and a pair of black pumps. 

Omg, I just realized this look hits about 5 trends. 

Oversize: check! Duster: check! Gingham: check!! Extra long sleeves: check! Boyfriend jeans: check! Dare I add ‘Fabulous: check check check’!

Fun Fact 

Duster coats are fun, flattering and a chic addition to any look. I read that they were originally worn by horsemen as a utility coat for the sole purpose of protecting their clothing from dust and dirt. Makes a lot of sense right? 

Your thoughts?

Deets

Duster - Top Shop (here)

Boyfriend Jeans - Forever 21 (here)

Shirt - W Concept (here)

Belt - Gucci (old, here)

Heels - Christian Louboutin (here)

Cross Body Bag - Style we (here)

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Blogger Approved Piece: The Gingham Trench

Flattering Flares

Hey loves how was your week? 

Another busy and even shorter post. Today I’m sharing my look to school on Friday Thursday the 13th when I had guests in my class. Ummm, not the 'byob’ and we’ll 'Netflix binge' kinda guests. I wish, but no. Kindergarten teachers from another school in my school district and from a Christian school in El Sobrante came in to observe me and my kiddos. So we had clip board carrying, note taking and dare I add applauding adults in the classroom. My teaching is very fast paced. I go hard and my kiddos are mostly readers, high and accomplished after only 8 weeks of school.

 Last school year, my class had the highest scores of all the kinders in the district on the DIBELS test (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) and boy I felt like a proud mama. I’m never reluctant to share what I do and how I do it to get the brilliant results I get. Just not in Math, :))). That’s what teachers do, we learn from each other. A couple of my kiddos were a little showy on Thursday but it was altogether a great visit.

Chilly mornings are still giving way to beautiful warm days. In other words, the sun still shines, it’s still warm and I’m pretending it’s still summer. So I’m wearing one of the hottest trends from back in the Spring, everyone’s favorite retro pattern aka GINGHAM top with flare sleeves and a pair of blue flare jeans for a fresh take on a casual work/business look. Flattering Flares. By the way doesn’t gingham look great on the young, old, skinny, thick, just everyone. From runway to high street, gingham has been very visible. 

Something about blue and green styled together is very exciting to me so I brought in green accessories in the belt and bag and they elevated this look together with the flattering flare sleeves of the shirt. Wait a minute, next time I style this shirt, I could do it with a hunter green skirt to make it even more Fall approved. What are your thoughts on that pairing? 

Deets

Top - Front Row Shop (here)

Pants - Bebe (old)

Bag - Kate Spade (old)

Heels - Aquazzura (here)

Thanks a bunch for stopping by. Keep thinking the purple thoughts, xx.

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Flattering Flares

Gingham Style

I struggled with a title for this post. Gingham Style? ‘Check This Out’? Plaid Top and Flare Pants' ?. A couple eeny meeny miney mos later and I went with Gingham Style. Phew! 

Fashion trends are truly cyclical. Gingham has been back in case you haven’t noticed. It’s no longer limited to school uniforms. Yes, it’s used as school uniforms in some parts of the world, did you know that? How trendy those students must look. Lucky ducks! 

It’s also not limited to table covers and picnic basket liners anymore. Heavily served at fashion runways, street style mavens and bloggers are wholly embracing gingham. It's very wearable and transitions seamlessly from runway to real way / street style. 

Even though I’ve seen head to toe gingham look ever so fabulous albeit tricky to pull off, to curate a perfect ‘not too busy’ look I chose to pair my gingham cold shoulder top with solid bottoms. I arguably played it safe but this is a great way to whet your appetite for this trend. If you didn’t hit the ground running with it already that is. The peplum hem added a feminine touch while the cinched waist created an illusion of an hourglass. The lush greenery was a perfect backdrop. Spike gold heels and a red Alma bag were my accessories of choice. I actually listed this bag to sell on Poshmark, having had it forever and only carry it once in a blue moon. 

Hi loves! 

Have you been spotted sporting gingham pieces yet? What color combo is your favorite?

Song Rec : Meghan Trainor - Me Too.
Enjoy your weekend!

Early access to Nordstrom Anniversary sale is on. Naturally the best deals sell out first so do check it out soon.

Deets

Top - Isa Arfen (here)

Flare Pants - Ellery (here)

Heels - Christian Louboutin (old, similar here)

Bag - Louis Vuitton (old, similar here)

Thank you for stopping by and keep thinking the purple thoughts, Xo.

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Gingham Style