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How to Pick the Right Shoes for Your Outfit
I’m pretty sure I buy more shoes in the Spring than any other season. This season though my shoe buying has been a little light since I’m mostly wearing the same 3 or so pairs for workouts and quick errands. Shoes are definitely still my shopping weakness and my favorite part of any outfit. A simple shoe swap can change the look and style of your outfit.
Continuing with our how to styling tips series, I’m sharing how to pick the right shoes for your outfit this Spring and Summer season. I started with this really fun blue and white swing cami top and paired it with a pair of dark wash skinny jeans. The thing I love about this top is the ability to dress it up or down with shoes and accessories. Also, it’s super comfy!!!
Open Toed Sandals & Booties | similiar
Open-toed sandals and booties give a chic casual look. This shoe makes me feel a little dressed up with the block heel and mule slide style, but the open toe sandal look gives more of a casual look. This shoe is great for boho chic looks.
A classic flat sandal is a go to for running a few errands or a hot summer day. If I’m headed to an outdoor spot with an uneven ground in the summer like a backyard or rocky outdoor patio, I like to grab these sandals. The patent look has a dressy feel, but also a super casual look.
The perfect work to weekend shoe! I added these bow slide flats to my shoe closet in March as a great shoe for work in Spring and Summer. They easily dress up a look, but the flat design keep them comfy. Another great option for an outdoor event on uneven ground.
While I don’t wear my booties as much in the hottest parts of summer, I do love the look in the early parts of spring and in September aka still summer temps but I want to feel fall. Brown suede booties give a casual look to an outfit and can be helpful during transitional parts of the seasons. These booties make a summer cami more Spring and Fall appropriate.
Instantly dress up any outfit with a pair of block heel sandals! These heels are my favorite dress shoe for summer! You can wear them with dresses and jeans for a nice dressed up look, plus the block heel makes them pretty comfy too.
Espadrille Wedge Sandals | similar
I’m ending with a Spring and Summer classic – the espadrille wedge sandal. It has that perfect casual vibe for a day out and about or a casual evening with friends. A wedge sandal will give your jeans that casual look, but feel a little nicer than a flat sandal. Espadrille wedges can also help dress down an outfit too like with a dress or fancier top.
One top, 6 different looks all with the quick change of your shoes. Which shoe choice is your favorite?
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Black Swing Dress
Hello friends! I am officially entering week 9 of working from home. It’s crazy to think that I’ve been cooped up in my apartment for two months just heading out for an errand or two every week! I have days where I enjoy the quiet me time and days where I miss people. I’ve always said that I am an introvert with extroverted tendencies. I think the term is called ambivert now when you fall somewhere in the middle of the two.
While I have been chatting with friends and family via zoom meetings, face time, and text message and it’s been great, I really miss conversations over dinner or a glass of wine. Houston has started opening up restaurants and other places, but I haven’t ventured out to them yet. For me, the places are not the same without my people. I’d rather wait until we can have our giant brunch group or girls’ night out at one of the city’s hot new restaurants. How are you doing with everything going on?
I’ve been taking just about any excuse to dress up even if just a little. I used to toss on jeans and a tee to run a quick errand, and now I toss on dresses. I wore this black swing dress a couple weekends ago. It was so comfy that I ended up wearing it around the house for the rest of the day. It has pockets and pretty textured material. For future gal pal dates, I plan to pair it with my new espadrille wedges. I think this dress was made to be worn with wedges! I also added in these colorful bead earrings to add some color. Both my shoes and earrings were delivered right before everything closed down, so putting them on to take these pictures was really fun!
If you are looking to add something comfy but a little dressier to your at home wardrobe, swing dresses are such a good idea! I have been pulling mine out to wear around the house. It helps on days when I’m not feeling productive or motivated to get a little dressed up.
| OUTFIT DETAILS |
Black Tiered Dress | Espadrille Wedge Sandals | c/o Crossbody Purse | c/o Bead Earrings | Stone Bangles | c/o Gold Necklace
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What I Wore in April
Well my April outfits looked a little bit different than normal! I put on my workout clothes every morning, so I would be motivated to do my morning yoga and lunch walk. At the start of the month, I would stay in them all day and change into my pjs in the evening. Towards the end of the month, I started changing into casual dresses or jeans outfits a few days a week after my lunch time walk. I still kept the outfits pretty casual, and it felt nice to put some outfits together.
Flowy swing style dresses are one of my favorites right now! This dress style is super comfy for lounging around the house and makes me feel a little dressed up. My poor heels probably miss me. I spent most of the month in a combination of my slippers, sneakers, and Tory Burch Sandals.
Keep scrolling to check out my spring comfy at home outfits from April!
Our Easter Photo!
Pink Plaid Top | Similar Jeans | Sandals | c/o Earrings | Rug
Black Dress | c/o Small Crossbody Bag | Sandals | Sunglasses
Black Tank Top | Light Gray Jeans | Slippers are old by Fuzzy Babba
Floral Kimono | White Tank Top | Black Leggings
Pink Floral Babydoll Top | Light Gray Jeans
Blue Cropped Tank Top | Similar Leggings | Same Leggings (color not available)| Same Sneakers, Different Color
Jacket |Leggings | Similar Sneakers | Headband – doesn’t move while I workout!
Black Thermal Top | Cropped Jogger Pants
Striped Tank Top | Similar Shorts
Swing Cami Top | Light Gray Jeans | Sandals
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How to Pick the Right Denim Color for Your Outfit
I’ve shared a few posts breaking down how I build an outfit. Today, I thought I would do something a little different and show how changing one item can change the overall look of your outfit. When I’m putting together a look, one of the bigger decisions to make is which jeans to wear. I consider factors like where I’m headed and the overall vibe I want to achieve with my look. To show how one simple swap can change your outfit, I kept all other details the same. Keep scrolling to learn about how to pick the right denim color for your outfit.
DARK WASH JEANS – A must have for any closet. Dark wash jeans can create both a polished and casual look depending on the darkness of the jeans. I tend to pick these jeans for when I’m heading somewhere casual, but still want to give of a polished look. Dark wash jeans are also great for a casual work environment.
BLACK JEANS – I wear my black jeans the most in fall and winter. Black denim is an easy way to make an outfit look a little more dressed up since they sometimes can look similar to black dress pants. Black jeans are great for evening looks when you want to wear jeans but also want to look a little dressier than normal blue jeans.
WHITE JEANS – The perfect color to dress up your spring and summer outfits! White jeans are also great to pair with neutrals for a winter white look. If you are headed to a nicer event where you can still get away with jeans, white denim is the perfect choice. It adds an instant polished dressiness to your outfit.
DISTRESSED JEANS – If you are looking to give an all casual vibe, the distressed jeans are perfect. Great for heading out to daytime parties and casual gatherings. You can also use distressed jeans to dress down a fancy top and make it look more casual.
GRAY JEANS – I think gray denim walks the line between day and night, casual and polished. It’s not a common jean color, so you can wear it to a variety of events and use it when you want something different. If you are heading to a dressier jeans event, gray may or may not work. I would opt for white on this one. Gray jeans work well for casual evenings and daytime.
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