Taking a Masculine Turn for Spring

One of my favorite pairings is to take a super girly item, like this wrap dress, and style it with more masculine pieces. By adding a faux leather biker jacket and buckle boots it gave the look the perfect amount of edge I was looking for. Women's fashion is really taking a masculine turn for Spring and it's right up my ally. Most of us have been doing this for years, but this year it is super on trend. Which means finding (and shopping) for androgynous types of clothing items is going to be very easy. SCORE! ;)

I decided to continue the gold from my boots by adding two beautiful gold jewelry pieces from my most recent RocksBox shipment. Don't forget by using code "sadbblogxoxo," you can get your first 30 days for free! I finished the look off with my favorite neutral bag and was good to go for a night out with my handsome hubby.

Dress: Urban Outfitters // Jacket: Sheinside // Boots: c/o JustFab // Bag: c/o Sole Society // Necklace & Earrings: RocksBox (use code sadbblogxoxo to get your first month FREE!) // Sunglasses: Prada // Phone Case: Kate Spade 

I love this dress so much! It was perfect for my date night and just love the light gray color.

What do you think of this pairing?
Do you ever mix masculine items with girly ones to get an edgier look?

A Little Bit Biker, a Little Bit Boho...

Who says you can't mix two totally different styles to make one functional outfit? I love boho items but I also love more masculine clothing too. Why not mix them up for a "little bit of biker & a little bit of boho?"

I decided to kept the color palette all black, white, and gray to pull this outfit off. I think the chevron blouse and my jewelry items are very feminine but the jacket and boots make it more masculine. Then toss on the hat and there's my boho. Mix them all up and you get one biker chic (is that a thing?) look ;)

Jacket: Sheinside // Top: Express // Jeans: Loft // Boots & Necklace: c/o Just Fab // Bag: c/o ShopBop // Hat: Nordstrom // Sunglasses: Prada // Ring: House of Harlow 1960 

Do you ever pair these two styles together?

What do you think of my outfit choice here?

Layering a Skirt Over a Dress, Why Not?

Sometimes when I wear a tank top with a maxi skirt, I feel like the top bunches up or doesn't stay tucked in properly. With that in mind, I decided to layer my maxi skirt over a midi dress to solve that problem. It ended up working out perfectly!

I mixed my neutrals this day adding a brown bag, black heels, and lots of easy silver jewelry.

Midi Dress (worn as a tank): c/o Choies // Skirt: Romwe // Shoes: Just Fab // Bag: Piperlime // Jacket: Pepe Jeans // Necklace: XO Veronika // Sunnies: Prada // Watch: Movado // Bracelet: c/o Original Chain of Life 

This look was perfect for lunch at our favorite place in Wisconsin, Pier 290.

Have you ever layered a dress under a skirt? What do you think of this pairing?

Rocked it & Swapped it

Kaitlyn got this amazing tunic and wore it for a day on the pier at our family lake house. Since it's from Coolibar, the cover-up is sun protection you wear (UPF 50+) and that is something we all could use in our daily life.

When I wore it, I was spending the day out in my backyard. Hey, it's not as glamours as a day at the pier but I still needed the sun protection. That's the great thing about this line, it is functional for everyday wear, yet it is still stylish! 

Here is how we both styled the tunic:

My kids played in our blow-up pool, on the slip n' slide, and I joined in too. I mean, you really are never too old to slip n' slide. When I was not under the umbrella for shade, the cover-up still had me covered and with my skin, that is a must. 

Tunic: c/o Coolibar (Swap w/ Kaitlyn) // Hat: Forever 21 // Sunnies: Prada // Natural Sunscreen: Sunology and Honest 

What do you use/wear for sun protection? Do you shop at Coolibar?

Side by Side Challenge: Statement Shoes

Amanda & Jennie of 2 Girls in 2 Cities are at it again and this time their challenge was statement shoes. Me, being the shoe lover I am, got very excited about this one. The only problem I had was which of my shoes would be featured in this post. What can I say, I have a shoe obsession! 

This month we were joined by Jill of Hot Pink Style, Jalpa of Samosa Pop, Jen of Basic Training Corporate Style, Kristyn of First Impressions, and Marissa of I Get My Crafty From My Mama.

Here is my summer look featuring my current favorite statement shoes:

Tank: Target // Shorts: J. Crew // Shoes: c/o Just Fab // Bag: Lulus // Necklace: XO Veronika // Chain Bracelet: c/o Sole Society // Watch: Fossil // Sunnies: Prada // Ring: Swap w/ Kaitlyn 

What do you think of all the statement shoes the ladies chose to feature in this challenge? 
What do you think of mine?

Make sure you head over to their blogs and show them some love! 

Rocked it & Swapped it

I fell in love with Kaitlyn's Target floral crop top the second I saw it on her. It was unlike anything I've seen in her closet before, which made me love it even more! It is super girly and when worn with it's matching skirt, the outfit was so romantic and beautiful.

When the girl you swap clothes with expands her style sense you get excited because then you get to wear said items and expand your style sense as well! 

Here is how we both styled the top:

 

I don't have tons of floral items in my closet. I don't have tons of pastel colors tops in my closet either, so mixing the two in one top was very fun and oddly more me then I expected.

I decided to mix the top up by separating it from the skirt (yep, she gave me both pieces in our latest swap) and paired it with some white denim. Since it is a crop top, I added a regular white tank under so my mid-drift was not hanging out. 

I finished the look off by adding very girly, simple jewelry and a great mint bag. 

Top: Target (Swap w/ Kaitlyn) // Jeans: Level 99 via ThirtySomethingFashion Box Service // Shoes: Loft // Bag: Lulus // Ring: Francescas // Necklace: EG Jewelry // Sunnies: Prada 

What do you think of this crop top? Do you like how we have styled it (so far)?

Because We Enjoyed Blogger Brunch (Part 1)

We recently attended a lovely Sunday brunch (#bloggerbrunch, that is) hosted by Mary of Sportsanista. She said the idea came to her after she thought about how often we all converse regularly via Instagram, our Blogs, Twitter, etc but don't see each other nearly enough in real life and we couldn't agree more. 

It's so easy to leave a complimentary comment or send an e-vite for an event, but it's important to find the time to slow down and chat about the world outside of our digital footprints…we quickly realized how much we all have in common (besides a passion for fashion) such as the men in our lives rolling their eyes when we ask them to take ANOTHER outfit photo or hope they can see the need for that non-functional sequin pillow (yes, NEED). 

Blazer: Target (Swap w/ Lisa) // Shirt: JC Penney // Jeans: Old Navy // Belt: GAP // Shoes: Converse
 Bag: Windsor (Swap w/ Lisa) // Bracelets: c/o It's a Bling Thing // Sunnies: Target // Rings: Francescas,  Lili Claspe

We are already looking forward to the next get together…There was mention of pasta + wine, so I'm pretty sure we won't have trouble finding room in our schedule :)

Dress: Because I Shop Too Much // Jacket: c/o Just Fab // Boots: c/o Sole Society // Necklace & Rings: T+J Designs 
Bag: c/o Funky Pretty by Design Dahl // Sunnies: Prada 

Check back on Monday for photos of the "could this be any cuter" brunch set-up Mary created just for us!

It's T-Shirt Time!

We love making a statement in graphic t's…from layering under outerwear, dressing up with a blazer or tucking into a pencil skirt, we can't get enough of these sharp and stylish combinations.

Simply stated, we love them, live in them, and want to share them with you. Today begins the pre-sale for these soft vintage wash t's! There is a limited number in stock so shop sisters now! 

T-shirt 1:

Tee: Sisters Marie (wearing size M) // Blazer: Urban Outfitters (similar) // Jeans: Old Navy // Shoes: Old Navy

Bag: Persunmall (similar) // Hat: My Mom's closet // Sunnies: Nordstrom (similar)

T-Shirt 2:

Tee: Sisters Marie (wearing size M) // Blazer: BISTM- Mary's Closet // Jeans: 7 for all Mankind // Bag: c/o Just Fab 

Sunnies: Prada // Necklace & Bangles: c/o It's a Bling Thing // Watch: Fossil 

…Because we wear love graphic t's too much! ;)

How will you style yours?