Well, it’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks over here! Between moving my daughter into college in Nashville and all the usual end-of-summer chaos, I’ve barely had a chance to catch my breath, and now I’m off again. This time, I’m headed to New York City for a quick work trip.
Before I hit the road, I wanted to round up some of the outfits I’ve been wearing lately. They’re mostly just casual everyday looks, but hopefully it gives you a little inspiration to shop your closet and try some new combos as we wrap up the season.
SIZING NOTES: I’m 5’5″ and I usually wear a small or medium in tops and dresses, a 29 or 30 in jeans and pants, and a size 8 shoe. Gifted items are indicated by c/o; everything else I purchased myself.
Here’s the morning walk look… It’s nothing special, but I thought this picture was so cute with little Savannah standing there looking up at me. She knows what it means when I lace up my sneakers!
Zella tank (M) // Vuori shorts (M) // XERO HFS II (8.5)
This is one of the tops I got at EVEREVE when I was at the mall. I love the henley style short sleeve sweatshirt for pairing with jeans, and it’s such a pretty color. I wore this outfit to the nail salon so I went with easy flip flops for my pedicure.
For some reason, I totally forgot to wear jewelry other than my rings, which I rarely remove. I’m not sure how that happened, I guess I was in a rush—it just goes to show what a difference a pair of earrings and a bracelet can make. This outfit looks really unfinished to me, even though the top and the jeans are both interesting and the proportions work well together.
EVEREVE Zuri Sleeveless Henley Sweatshirt (M) // KUT from the Kloth Meg (6) // beek Sunbeam Flip Flops (8)
The next day, I debuted another new EVEREVE top for a mall trip with my older daughter to shop for a wedding guest dress. I paired this brown and blue striped sweater with high-rise wide-leg ankle jeans. Since the sweater is on the shorter side, I went with jeans that have a high enough rise for the hem to overlap the waistband. The current look is to have them just meet, but for my body type (and at my age), I think a little overlap is more flattering.
Brown sandals bookend the look, and I also chose them for their molded footbed, so they’d be comfortable for a lot of mall walking. The toggle pendant necklace is new, and it’s quite affordable! It’s a mix of gold and silver metals so I also went with mixed metal earrings and then I chose a chunky silver bracelet.
EVEREVE Aiden V Neck Vest (M) // Paige Anessa (29) // Dolce Vita Dallen Sandals (8) // Jenny Bird earrings // t-bar pebble pendant necklace // similar bangle
This is another EVEREVE top, but it’s from earlier in the season. I feel like a walking billboard for EVEREVE these days. They just seem to find the best “beyond basic” pieces that elevate my go-to jeans-and-a-top combos. For church, I paired it with white jeans to echo the crochet trim, gold strappy sandals, and bold chainlink earrings for a fun finishing touch.”
cloth & stone Trim Detail Button Back Tank (S) // MOTHER Hustler (30) // Kaanas sandals (8) // J. Crew earrings // LOFT bangle
Once we got settled into our hotel in Nashville on Friday, we changed and went downstairs for dinner. Since I had worn the other outfit two days in a row, I felt like changing into something fresh. It was really hot in Nashville last weekend, so I wore this top and the denim mini skirt, and I changed into sneakers in case we ended up walking downtown.
LNA Dessa tank (S) // KUT from the Kloth Holly (8) // adidas Samba (8.5) // similar earrings // Anna Beck necklace
I wore the same pink top the next day to help her move into her apartment, but I paired it with white twill shorts. They were the only shorts I brought, and I’m not sure why I didn’t also pack some jean shorts. They would have been more practical, although Belmont has a student team that moves everything in for you, so we just had to unpack. Amazingly, my shorts stayed white through it all, and a pizza dinner, too.
LNA Dessa tank (S) // Vineyard Vines Herringbone Shorts (8) // Adidas Samba OG Sneaker (8.5) // similar earrings // Anna Beck necklace
The next day we did some more errands and shopping for her apartment, and I went back to the jean skirt and wore it with a graphic tee and sneakers.
Clare V. Classic Tee (L) // KUT from the Kloth Holly Skirt (8) // Adidas Samba OG Sneaker (8.5) // LAGOS earrings // similar bangle
By mid-afternoon, I could tell it was time for me to leave and let her settle in and get acquainted with her new roommates, so she dropped me off at my hotel. I did some work and then changed to go up to the rooftop bar for a bite to eat.
I assumed it was outdoor seating, and since it was super hot and humid, I changed into the lightest clothes I’d brought—the white shorts from move-in day (miraculously still clean, albeit quite wrinkled) and a neutral linen tank. (As it turns out, the bar was inside with A/C, and the outdoor seating was separate, so I could have worn jeans, but I was still quite comfortable in this outfit.)
cloth & stone Square Neck Tank (S) // Vineyard Vines Herringbone Shorts (8) // Kaanas sandals (8) // LAGOS earrings // Anna Beck necklace
And then I was up bright and early the next morning (4AM!) to fly back home. The white jeans and black top were the only items I brought that I hadn’t worn yet, so I put them together just for the sake of wearing them. The white sneakers and white ankle-length jeans create a nice long, lean leg line, so I think it works, although a camel or tan suede sneaker would be less stark. But it was fine for my short flight home.
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