Cottage Week Outfit 4 – Summer Exposure

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Tank: Lush    Mint Denim Shorts: H&M   Thongs: The Gap   Sunglasses: Kate Spade

Bumming around in the summer is probably one of my favourite parts. The ideas of “less is more” and figuring out if your straps would give you “good tan lines” all brings me back to my teen years.

As I conclude my style at the cottage for this year (I think) I just want to remind you what I often have to remind myself, dress for where you are going.
There is no point in being all dolled up, when everyone is in sweats, fashion is a part of everything I do, but at times, its function becomes equally as important.

Summer Daydream

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Top: H&M    Skirt: American Apparel   Shoes: Browns   Necklace: Vintage   Sunglasses: Ray Bans

Pastels and florals for summer. I just really can’t get enough of them. Don’t be afraid to mix a patterned top with a textured bottom or vice versa. This knit pencil skirt has a tone-on-tone linear pattern going horizontally around, I think it really works really well with a tank like this, that as a contrast has its graphic print placed quite randomly. Remember the rules of style and design apply to all elements of your life. Take this rule into your home decor by mixing unexpected styles like industrial and combining it with more feminine elements. Contrast, though may seem scary at times, usually works SO well.

Worldly Patterns

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Skirt:  Staring At The Stars     T-Shirt: H&M    Orange Bracelet: Banana Republic   Metal Bracelet: Vintage    Shoes: Browns    Sunglasses: Michael Kors

Prints and patterns are a giant trend for the current and upcoming seasons, which is so exciting becuase prints and patterns are generally exciting. The ability to create new looks by mixing and matching different pieces, is unreal and so much fun each morning. One of the most popular “old is new again” prints popping up everywhere is ikat. I think the reason why it’s resurfaced back into our closets and hearts, is because ikat is such an ancient textile no one really knows where it comes from, and yet it feels so modern. It can be incorporated into other prints and used so well for an instant  pop of colour for an outfit.

Ikat for those who aren’t really sure what I’m talking about is the method of repeatedly binding and dyeing the yarn before it is woven into the textile, resulting in the pattern having blurry edges instead of sharp lines.