the little white dress

dress - Old Navy | shoes - Old Navy | jacket - Nordstrom | lipstick - MAC Tenor Voice | bracelets \\ gold ladder - Baublebar, gold crosses - Gorjana

A must have for summer is the little white dress, just like the lbd (little black dress) the lwd can be worn with endless combinations.  Although white can be dangerous, it can also be perfect for so many occasions (except weddings, please do not wear white to a wedding).  White can be tricky (epically if your like me, and your constantly eating) but can be worn with any color and looks great against bronzed summer skin (that's where I naturally luck out, sorry...).  I went a simple route with this outfit and paired it with a simple denim jacket, a wicker tote, and simple heeled sandals.  Dress the lwd up with a strappy shoe and some statement jewelry or dress it down with sneakers and a light scarf!  

shop some of my favorite lwd's below! 
classy : one | two | three | four
sassy : one | two | three | four

- Kay   

Downtown Chic: Bodycon

  I have to admit: I once had a body-con addiction.  Lets face it, plenty of people did (and still do).  Rewind about 4 years to my junior year of high school, body-con was everywhere.   Forever 21 was the body-con mother load.  It was not hard to accumulate a collection of brightly colored body-con items that were too tight and too short (yes mom, I am admitting to my mistakes)...  Fast forward to what I would like to barely call adulthood, body-con has been replaced with trend after trend... but I will never fully give it up (still holding on).  Yes, they can ride up without notice. Yes, you can see every roll that may or may not exist on your body.  But, they will always be so easy to dress (and it will most likely always fit) ... 

Take this outfit for example: start with a body-con dress, add a leather jacket, sneakers, and a scarf (or substitute for a necklace) and ta-DA, outfit complete!  Dress it up, dress it down, add a sweater, or a jacket, or a skirt and instantly you are ready to go.

all photos by: biabevphotography

 

not so smooth transition

Fall should be here but clearly the weather here in Boston has been confused.  With a high of 89 degrees today, it was not a day for a fall inspired outfit.   I tried my best, but with the sun beaming down it was even too warm for my hair!  This I paired a quarter sleeve jersey knit dress with a denim vest and some Minnetonka sandals for a touch of fall (similar).  I then added a light blue floral necklace that i absolutley adore, my usual watch, and a gold link bracelet.

While I await the cooler weather I have plenty of time to shop for new fall pieces.  

What can you not live without this fall? 

Thanks for reading, 

transition: summer dress

For those summer dresses your just not get ready to part with, 

put a sweater on it! 

This dress was one of my summer favorites and so easy to pair with multiple sweaters because of the simplicity of the colors (this or this).  I picked up the bright pink sweater from H&M ages ago (similar) and i'm glad to still be rocking it!  This outfit was comfortable for sight seeing and added some brightness to an already sunny day.  In my eyes the outfit was not complete without a big necklace. So I added one to pull it all together. The one i'm wearing is from Francesca's but I also like this!