Dressed for Time | Spring and Summer Style Tips from a Chicago blogger

ASOS Striped Dress OOTD

April 15, 2015

On my day off, I try to be as comfortable and relaxed as possible. That usually includes some very casual and easy dressing, anything where I can throw it on and go (or throw it on and clean!) This dress definitely fits the bill. There are no zippers, it barely needs accessories, and it’s pretty cute to boot! I would definitely deem it Coachella-worthy, especially if I added a crossbody fringe leather bag. This outfit was worn to a massage and then for a little shoe shopping at Nordstrom.

Striped maxi dress – ASOS
Tassel necklace and rings – LA find
Sandals – Tommy Hilfiger
Wallet – Kate Spade
Phone case – Kate Spade

Bike Classic OOTD

April 14, 2015

Every year, the city of Redlands hosts the Annual Bike Classic, and thousands of people descend upon the downtown area for food vendors, offerings from the local bike shops and, of course, to watch the adrenaline-filled races from the sidewalk. It’s a pretty fun weekend activity, one that I’ve been partaking in as long as I can remember. This year, I had just happened upon this bicycle-print scarf on Amazon, after seeing it on Pretty Little Liars (one of my favorite shows, yes, it’s juvenile, but I don’t really care haha!) I thought, what a perfect opportunity to wear the spirited accessory, so thanks to Prime shipping, I got it two days later and voila! It was the perfect topper to my casual outfit.

Bicycle-print scarf – Amazon
Embroidered top – Old Navy
Crops – Old Navy
Lace-up espadrilles – Old Navy
Necklace – Kyle Chan Design
Glasses – Warby Parker

Garden Scene and Cut Out Booties OOTD

April 13, 2015

This top intrigues me so much! It’s like a gorgeous shot captured during a fantastic sunset and features a plethora of colors to pull from it. I decided to keep the look pretty simple with some black skinny jeans, a pair of great cut-out booties and some fun, quirky accessories.

Photo print tank – Cotton On
Necklace – Rocksbox
Skinny jeans – Old Navy
Silver clutch – pencil case from Target
Cut-out booties – Forever 21
Lego ring – craft show

Purple and Mint OOTD

April 12, 2015

I’ve had this necklace from eBay (in the style of J.Crew) for about 4 months and have worn it all of once so far! It’s dark purple and mint, which sounded like a great combo at the time, but I’ve actually found it quite difficult to pair up. I dug these jeans out of a pile of stuff I’d put away at the end of last summer, and they matched perfectly, hello casual Sunday outfit!

Mint tank – J.Crew
Purple jeans – JcPenney
Crossbody bag – Old Navy
Bee necklace – eBay
Snakeskin sandals – Dolce Vita
Rings – LA finds