Hey dolls! It's time again for the East vs. West Coast mash-up with the lovely Paige from Life's A Party Dress Like It! This time we decided to do an ode to a summer trend you're going to be seeing a lot this year, crochet/lace. Paige and I were super excited to do this trend since we're both loving the crochet/lace trend this year!
I'm seriously loving the way Paige paired a lavender linen skirt with her flirty crochet top and added a a bit of dressy fun to the outfit with metallic sandals. And she's totally rocking that side braid (a definitely summer hair go-to)!
{You can view Paige's outfit details here}
Shhh.... don't tell any one but I actually wore this outfit (and took the pictures) a few weeks ago when I was over visit friends on the Gulf coast. It was an absolutely gorgeous weekend, sunny, warm with a slight breeze so this outfit was perfect. We didn't do anything fancy but we did do a lot of walking and grabbed a few drinks. These shorts were so comfortable for walking around, it was almost like wearing pajamas but way cuter. I absolutely love the neon pink color of them, it really makes you look like you have an amazing tan. I was actually surprised at how tan I looked in these pictures! I laid out earlier that day but trust me, the shorts do wonders for giving the illusion that I'm ridiculously dark (the low lighting probably helped too since the pictures are a little dark too)!
top: target / shorts: h&m {in store only, similar here} / necklace: h&m / sandals: tory burch / purse: michael kors / sunnies: ray-ban / watch: michael kors / bracelets: alex & ani {initial, starfish}, stella & dot / lips: pixi shea butter lip balm in coral crush
{You can check out Paige's outfit details here}
Pastels are always a spring trend so for this post I paired up with the gorgeous Paige from Life's A Party Dress Like It to share how East vs West Coast girls style this trend. Paige has been a busy, busy girl lately; if you didn't already know, she got to attend the Oscars back in February for work (don't worry, I'm just as jealous as you probably are... the dresses, the glam... *sigh*) but she managed to fit our monthly collab in and I'm super excited! Just check out that skirt... how Lily Pulitzer chic?!?
{You can check out Paige's outfit details here}
I actually got this outfit inspiration from a Pinterest pin I saw. The girl was wearing mint skinny jeans, a coral tank and the turquoise J. Crew bubble necklace. I thought to myself, I have everything she's wearing in this outfit except the coral tank but I did have this aqua tank. So I decided to recreate it with what I had but still wasn't totally feeling the J.Crew necklace with it so I threw on my el cheapo Forever 21 necklace and BAM, outfit complete. I love when an outfit just kinda falls together and you end up loving it. I'm absolutely loving aqua and mint together right now too. Who am I kidding? I love both aqua and mint with pretty much anything, both are easily two of my favorite shades to sport. Nothing like a great pastel color to brighten up any skin tone and when you're lacking that summer tan that's definitely a good thing! I can't wait until this weather makes up it's mind and I can actually spend some time outdoors for a bit... I'm seriously having Vitamin D withdrawals! ;)
top: asos {sold out in aqua, green here} / jeans: rsq / heels: lulu*s {sold out in black, mint here} / necklace: forever 21 / watch: michael kors / bracelets: alex and ani, 4th & ocean {in store only, similar here} / sunglasses: urban outfitters
