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Favourite Summer Outfits

New post today!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!! If you follow me on Instagram, yesterday you got a sneak peak into today’s post. Since Summer still is in full swing here, I wanted to recap my favourite looks and items of the Summer. I owe today’s post to my wonderful husband, who made breakfast yesterday so I could blog, before we had to tackle some chores, shopping and a bbq at a friend’s place.

By far my favourite purchase and most beloved item of the Summer has to be my denim vest. At first I was reluctant to buy it. Wasn’t sure if I would get enough use out of it. Was I ever wrong!!! I wore it so much. It’s such a great layering piece over anything: dresses, skirts, shorts and the perfect completer piece. On Saturday I wore it to the zoo with shorts and a tank top, again can be seen on Instagram.

The next item that I couldn’t get enough of is dresses. Long or short, I wanted to wear them as much as possible, considering all I pretty much wear in the Winter are pants. Definitely my favourite style of dress is the Maxi dress. It’s elegant, simple, light and easily dressed up.

Shorts were also another favourite of mine, especially my cuffed denim ones and my printed ones. As you can see, a theme is emerging with my Summer outfits: denim vest!!!!! Like I wrote earlier, I just couldn’t get enough of it. Again like with the dresses, shorts also have a short life span here in Vancouver so I tried to wear them as much as possible. I loved wearing them with a top and blazer.

Last but certainly not least I can’t forget to mention my love of skirts. Over the years, I’ve acquired quite the collection. The sample below is only a fraction of the skirts I own. I love pairing them with a tank top and some bling. One of my favourite outfits, turned out to be one that I had never worn before. My striped skirt with a sleeveless polka dot blouse and my wedges. Sometimes experimenting pays off. I’m looking forward to wearing this combination more next Spring/Summer.

Which one is your favourite look? Gotta say it’s a tie between the polka dot blouse and striped skirt and my tulip dress and denim vest.

May this blog inspire you to experiment with what you have in your wardrobe. You’d be surprised at the outfits just waiting to be created.

Looking forward to showing you all my favourite Fall trends. You can follow me on Instagram to see my daily outfits, see what I’m up to and get sneak peaks into my favourite Fall trends.

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Happy Monday Everyone!!!!!!

Black and White Striped Maxi Dress

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It’s no secret that I absolutely love maxi skirts and dresses. I bought this black and white striped maxi dress last year and I honestly can’t get enough of it. I could literally live in it. It’s definitely a must have item that every woman should have in her closet. You can dress it up with a blazer or wear it with a cardigan, jean jacket or denim vest. The mornings here are still a bit on the chilly side so I opted to wear it with a coral cardigan.

Dress (Gap). Cardigan (Jacob). Necklace (Stella & Dot). Bracelet (Henry Lou). Sandals (Aldo).

Below are 3 great affordable options for maxi dresses:

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May this blog inspire you to purchase a fabulous maxi dress this Summer.

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Building A Summer Wardrobe: Dresses & Skirts

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Today I will feature two absolute must haves for your Summer wardrobe: skirts and dresses. It is not Summer without gorgeous maxi skirts, shirt dresses, flowy skirts and printed skirts. I love that skirts and dresses come in all different shapes, sizes, prints and fabrics. Gotta say my favourite skirts right now are maxi skirts. They pair perfectly with the t-shirts and tank tops from yesterday’s post and you can layer your cardigan, blazers, vests and/or jean jackets with them for a cool Summer night (Monday’s post). The idea is to build on pieces that you already have and to purchase pieces that are affordable. Dresses are the perfect piece to grab in the morning, throw it on with a pair of sandals, wedges or runners and add a cardigan or jean jacket and head out the door. They are no fuss, easy peasy!!!!!! When it comes to dresses and skirts, play around with different lengths, patterns and colours. Summer is the perfect season to wear bold, bright colours!!!!!

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*These dresses from Old Navy range in price from $19.50-$26*

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*These dresses from Old Navy range in price from $20-$29*

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*These maxi skirts from Old Navy are $22*

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*These skirts from Old Navy range in price from $14-$32.94*

Below are 6 ways I incorporated dresses and skirts into my Summer outfits:

May this blog inspire you to dresses and skirts to your Summer wardrobe. Although all my items were featured from Old Navy, I was not compensated for this post. I chose these pieces because they are affordable and cute options.

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Happy Hump Day Everyone!!!!!

Must Have Maxi Dresses & Last Anniversary Giveaway

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I went to the NKOTB concert Wednesday night which made me absolutely exhausted yesterday, but I had the time of my life. I’ll post pictures next week, but I wanted to explain my tired and exhausted look in today’s pictures.

This is what I wore on Thursday, hence the sort of bag lady look. It was cold and I was exhausted. Nothing is more comforting then a warm, comfy cardigan and a scarf. The boys bought me this fabulous purple scarf when we were down in the States last weekend shopping.

Cardigan & Toms (Aritzia). T-Shirt, Jeans & Scarf (Gap). Bracelet (Henry Lou). Purse (Matt & Nat). Watch (Coach).

This is what I am wearing today: red cropped pants, white t-shirt and a fabulous bubble statement necklace.

Pants & T-Shirt (Gap). Necklace (Etsy). Shoes (Aldo). Bracelets (Stella & Dot). Watch (Michael Kors). Purse (J Crew).

Week Fashion Recap

In the third installment of Ada’s and my Mom’s Must Have Summer Items Series, you can see the first one here and the second one here, we are featuring the Maxi. I can’t say enough about the maxi. It’s the perfect dress that any woman, and I mean any woman, can wear. It’s versatile, light weight and hides those parts of our bodies that we feel we need to hide(you know what I’m talking about ladies). You throw on a jean jacket for a day look or add a gorgeous blazer for an evening look. Below are 2 different ways I styled 2 different Maxi dresses: one for daytime and the other for evening.

Daytime Look

Dress (Old Navy). Bracelet (Gigglosophy). Necklace (My Name Necklace).

Going Out

Jacket (RW & Co.). Dress (Gap). Purse (J Crew). Necklace (Banana Republic). Watch (Michael Kors). Bracelet (Gigglosophy).

Below is 2 different ways Ada from Elegance & Mommyhood styled her maxi.

Day Look

Evening Look

I like to include quotes that I come across during the week and here are 2 that I enjoyed.

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My last giveaway to celebrate my one year blog anniversary is this fabulous bracelet from Henry Lou.

You’ve seen me wear this fabulous bracelet on my blog a few times and I love it. It was the only bracelet I brought up with me when we went to visit my in-laws a few weekends ago. It’s leather, comfortable and stylish. I love it!!!!

The giveaway is open to both Canada and the US. The contest runs from Today to next Thursday July 18 at Midnight PST. Please follow the Rafflecopter instructions below. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hrs to respond, otherwise a new winner will be selected. Entries will be verified. Good luck everyone!!!!

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May this blog inspire you to purchase a fabulous maxi dress or skirt this Summer.