Late Summer Flare

Crochet Crop Top: MinkPink 'Cotton Fields' (on sale here from $62 to $37)

Flared Pants: Others Follow

Heeled Sandals: Jeffrey Campbell 'Encase' (on sale here from $160 to $49)

Necklace: Vanessa Mooney

Hat: Vintage

Summer may technically be over, but I tend to stretch my summer wardrobe for another month or so til SoCal temps drop lower than 80 degrees. 

One of my favorite summer items that I've been wearing quite often for the past couple months are flared pants! They're perfect for the scorching hot temps because of how thin and lightweight they are! Plus, they always come in fun colors and prints. Below are a few simple tips I always use when styling printed pants! Hope you find them helpful! 

TIPS:

1) Pair your printed bottoms with a solid colored top. Typically, I'd choose a top in a color that's also found in the bottom. This will help bring your look together and make it cohesive.

2) Choose a fitted top if your bottoms are looser and flowy. And choose a looser top for the more fitted bottoms. This will help balance out your whole look.

3) I would suggest wearing printed bottoms with some sort of heel to elongate your legs. The busy prints can make your legs appear shorter so throw on some heels to finish off the look.

Hues of Blues

Short Overalls: Joe's Jeans (here)

Laser Cut Booties: Jeffrey Campbell 'Produce' (here)

Bracelet: Vanessa Mooney "Roxanne Cuff Bracelet" and "Moon Shield" (here) and (here)

Striped Blouse: Vintage

There's a bright side to losing an hour of sleep with the time change...literally! I'm just loving how sunny it is when I get off work! It leaves me with endless options of how I want to spend the rest of my day. I typically like to pack a nice salad, some snacks, and my handy dandy mat for a picnic or just bring my dogs to a nearby park and run around with them for some exercise. On this particular day, I was feeling extremely lazy and decided to do absolutely nothing but soak up the sun and still take advantage of the beautiful day. How are you spending the extra hour of sunlight? 

Flower Power

I don't know about you, but I love how throwing on anything floral immediately gives me the feeling of being feminine and beautiful. There are just some days where we all feel a little blah, so I fix this feeling by glamming it up and adding some floral or lace to my look. 

Earlier this week, I had a graduation to attend but I wasn't feeling very pretty so I threw on this little number. This beautiful hi-low, flowy, floral dress is an oldie but a dependable goodie. This definitely did the trick and resulted in me feeling instantly confident and beautiful. So try this the next time you aren't feeling your prettiest and it'll work wonders for you too! And if all else fails, just go buy yourself a bouquet of flowers and that's guaranteed to do the trick. Don't ever underestimate the power of some beautiful flowers, girls!

 To complete my outfit, I threw on a yellow blazer to give my look a bit more of a polished and springy feel while pairing it with some nude colored sky-high heels. My friend once told me that her grandma always told her "Keep your head, heels, and standards high" and I couldn't agree more. Must have been a very wise woman!

P.S. Congratulations to my boyfriend's beautiful and brilliant little cousin that just graduated from high school! I love you, Erika, and I am so darn proud of you!

Dress: LF Stores

Blazer: Bluette

Purse: Chloe
Shoes: Steve Madden (similar here)

Necklace: Jenny Bird (here)

Crystal Ring: Charlene K (here)

Bracelets: Vanessa Mooney and flea market finds