Outfits Not Just Clothes

 Weather, amiright? One day it's sweltering, then it's raining buckets, the next gloomy, chilly, and also humid... This tank top speaks perfectly to the state of my mind... tank top- Tee Public , shorts- Nordstrom Rack , necklace- Ana Luisa , ring- Skelton Jewelry , shoes-- Native Shoes In these dog days of summer, I'm just trying to survive. I've had this tank since last summer, when the sentiments of it were beyond appropriate. I bought this in support of one of my favorite podcasts " You're Wrong About ".  This mantra is still seeing me through the ongoing challenges of working from home, preparing to go BACK into my office come September, parenting, spousing, modern womaning, all of it! Yes, this is just pull-on shorts and a tank, but the tie dye and humor (and jewelry) make this more of a "look" if not an outfit. 

Sweater-via Le Tote , pants-Zara(similar here ), slip-on's-- Native Shoes , sunnies-Target(similar here ) It's finally and wonderfully spring and I'm wearing leather pants in this sunny OOTD! True, leather is not an obvious fabric for warmer weather, but the fact that it's unexpected makes for a fun look, especially when paired with these sneakers--a Crocs and Vans hybrid--kind of fabulous, right! I picked up these slip-on's from a newly discovered retailer Native Shoes , and while they've dubbed this shoe "Miles" I'm all for calling them the Van Crocs, which sounds quite fancy, and ironic since these are casual kicks.  Mixing fabrications and working in some pattern (hello sweetly striped sweater) are both ways to elevate clothes into an outfit. And, don't worry about not having an occasion to sport leather trousers with ventilated water resistant sneakers. Wearing the pieces together IS the occasion...