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Springtime Buys

In this post I made mention of my go-to outfitting strategy for spring/summer '16-- boxier silhouettes with a lots of leg and athleisure-esque footwear.  So, in light of this discovery I've made some strategic purchases towards that outftting end.


This striped shirt is going to be great for work and I ordered up a size to ensure I can button it all the way without gap-age. You busty gals know I'm talkin' bout, amiright?  

 Similar to the shirt above, but more versatile being black n' white. And even though it can be a bit expected, I see this working with simple black leggings and ballet flats for a great quick n' easy go-to look! 

I am so EXCITED for this top!!!! I just want to shout "Pineapples!!!" This is going to  be such a fun piece this upcoming season. I'll pair it with my green drawstrings (seen here) and maybe try to style it for an upcoming wedding in July. I'm all about the non-dress dressy look this summer. 


Shopping Update!  These shoes I featured here:


are getting returned. They fit, and are "okay" but after much consideration I have decided they are going back. Why? Well, because every time I looked at them this kept going through my head:



So yeah, once you have this running through your brain it's hard to stop seeing/hearing it. 

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