Hello friends!

It was a super-hot summer evening, so I wore a gauzy, cotton midi dress out to dinner. I love the feminine ruffles on the sleeves and hem of this Rebecca Taylor dress. I purchased it a few seasons ago, so I linked these pretty ruffle dresses here and here from Anthropology.

I wore chunky raffia heels by Tory Burch which I also bought a couple of years ago. Nordstrom has some similar styles by Jeffrey Campbell, Steve Madden, and Seychelles. I finished my look with gold and pearl earrings from Barbara Boz Boutique in Birmingham.

I am always excited to go out the day my hair is cut and colored by my amazing stylist Lindsey (Instagram: @Lindsey_opal_aster). Nothing is better than a professional blow-out! Gwyneth Paltrow once said, “Once your hair is done, you are 90% the way there.” I 100% agree!

Hello friends!

We were off to the west side of Michigan again for a quick weekend visit. We went out to dinner with my family to one of our favorite restaurants in Union Pier called the Red Arrow Roadhouse.

I wanted to try the puffy sleeve look without spending too much money on the trend, so I bought this cute t-shirt from Zara. I paired it with with a cotton blue striped skirt from J.Crew Factory (on sale now!). To finish this casual look, I wore my favorite white slides from Tory Burch, which are no longer available, so here is a similar style.

Enjoy what’s left of your summer!

Hello friends!

I am loving the look of wearing a dress with pants! I found this lightweight, embroidered shirt dress at Zara and paired it with my favorite white jeans from J. Crew. I dressed it up for evening by adding some fun rhinestone earrings (they are several years old, so here is a similar pair) and a vintage bracelet that belonged to my grandmother. My white wedge sandals are from a previous season, so here is a current style available at Nordstrom Rack.

This can also be a casual, daytime look – take off the fancy jewelry and heels and add white sneakers and a cross body bag and you are good to go!