Outfits Not Just Clothes

It was rainy last week, which gave me the prefect excuse to bust out my new bright red rain booties! dress-Old Navy(similarish here ), Headband-Anthropologie(more options here ), necklace-Jewel Mint(available here via Poshmark ), boots- Roma As in last week's post , I'm employing a bohemian summertime vibe, with a bit of dark romance on the side in this embroidered shift dress, headband, wavy hair, and red rainboots! These waves are the result of air-drying and trying out the center part that all the kids are raving about.  And while you may not think this functional footwear aesthetically matches with a folksy frock, leaning into the bit of red in the dress, for pop-of-color boot brings the two styles together.  

 This is a vacation dress if I ever saw one!  jacket- Gap , dress-Nordstrom(similarish here ), bralette- Three Birds Nest , headband-Soel Boutique(similar here ), necklace- Ana Luisa , bracelet- ring- Skelton Jewelry , espadrilles- Eileen Fisher Summer weather has arrived here in Pittsburgh and I'm busting out all of the dresses!!!! I picked up this boho maxi two summers ago now. I didn't wear it much out and about because of the backless feature. But, I recently picked up the perfect bralette and viola--function and fashion meet at last. And while she's seeing some action on the streets of Pittsburgh this month, her big premiere will be an upcoming girls' trip to Sonoma!!!  Yes, I'm going to wine country in June and miss backless boho sundress  (with bralette) is going along for the ride. I'm so excited to outfit plan around a vacation, I haven't had done so since November 2019.  The roaring '20s 2.0 is about to kick off for this outfitter!!!!!

 This past year there's been a cycling through of so many core styles. I actually wrote a whole piece about the various cores focusing on cabincore last fall, here ! For today's post I'm revisiting the #cottagecore dress I featured on my birthday last September! #thisisforty coat-Asos(similar here ), dress-Anthropologie(similar here ), headband-Soel(similar here ), necklace- Benevolence LA , rings- Mejuri , socks- Kansas City Kitty , boots- Landsend I love that this OOTD is made up so so many unique pieces that run the full gamut of shops, stores, and retailers. The dress and boots are from major American brands with both online and brick and mortar locations.  My coat is from a British online-only company, while the rest of my accessories are from independent, women-owned business(I think) with store fronts and online shopping access. Everything comes together for a perfect cottagecore, romantic, bohemian, springtime ensemble!