Tag: summer

Wanderlust abroad and at home

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Venice Beach or Paris?  These photos remind me of Paris and give me wanderlust, but also remind me that there is so much to explore in my own backyard. My mother is a very talented photographer and a wiz on her iPhone (at least with editing photos, we are working on the rest). We did several outfit shoots in Venice when she visited last weekend. There are so many great walls and doors (especially the doors in Monday’s post). These photos really do remind me of Paris where The Navy Leopard was born (more about that in this post).  I love the iron gate and cool bike rack. As I dream about my next trip, I will continue to explore the local sights.

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J. Crew Shirt

J. Crew Hat

J. Crew Shoes (on sale plus 60% off!)

J. Crew Jeans (similar here)

Parker Thatch Veronica Tote

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

Happy Fourth of July!

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Happy Fourth of July!  My parents are visiting and we are excited to watch my son run in a kid’s race and my husband run a 10K this morning.  Have a happy and safe holiday!

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J. Crew Hat

J. Crew Blazer (40% off with code COOLSTYLES)

J. Crew Shoes (similar here)

Saint James Top similar here

AG White Jeans

Happy Fourth!

XO,

JAE

Cherries on Top

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The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays.  Our day includes a 10K and kid’s race in the morning, a parade in the afternoon and fireworks to end the night.   I am starting the celebration early by adding a a pop of red to my favorite blue and white.  This cherry tee from J. Crew is so fun for summer.

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J. Crew Top

J. Crew Blazer (on sale plus 40% off with code COOLSTYLES)

J. Crew Shoes (on sale plus 60% off with code COOLSTYLES)

AG Jeans – Prima 360 Contour

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

Tropical Stripes

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It is all in the details.  I love that these J. Crew pumps in the Ratti “Into the Wild” print have striped piping.  The striped detail gives them such a nice finish, in my favorite blue and white.  Each pair is unique depending on how the fabric was cut.  I particularly love mine with the prominent berries on the toes.FullSizeRender(274)

I thought it would be fun to style them with stripes.  This is one of my favorite shirts by J. Crew. I featured it in navy in this post.  It is similar to my favorite shirt dress that I previously featured in gingham, coral and chambray (in this post, this post and this post, respectively).   The stripes are subtle and the shirt is so easy to wear.  One of my new favorite hats topped off the look.

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J. Crew Top

J. Crew Shoes (30% off with code SHOPNOW through today June 19, 2016 11.59pm eastern)

J. Crew Hat

AG Jeans

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

Stripes, Embroidery and Cars

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Father’s Day was all about cars this year.  We headed to Beverly Hills to the Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance in the blazing heat to see a very diverse collection of cars much to the delight of both father and son.  I was happy to have a breezy dress and hat to wear in the near 100 degree heat. The dress is the second dress I picked up on my recent birthday shopping trip to Calypso. I love that it combines my favorite blue and white stripes with embroidery. It happened to match a beautiful blue Bugatti that was in the show.   I also brought along my new summer tote from Parker Thatch.  It is the perfect size and has an internal zip top, so it is perfect for travel.  The sequins and navy pom are fun.  There are other pom color choices.IMG_6530IMG_6536IMG_6535

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Calypso Dress

J. Crew Hat

J. Crew Shoes (sold out), but these from Calypso and these from J. Crew would both look great.

Parker Thatch Veronica Tote

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

Going Bananas

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I love the expression “go bananas”.

go bananas

verb phrase

  1. To become wildly irrational; freak out, go ape: speculation that maybe old Strom had gone bananas at last
  2. To be extremely enthusiastic; admire enormously : She went bananas over the dress and bought one in every color
[late 1960s+; fr the spectacle of an ape greedily gobbling bananas]
The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.

It is hard to think of bananas without thinking about monkeys.  I love the energy that monkeys have.  I was born in the year of the monkey.  My husband’s nickname for me when we were dating was Curious George (now CG1).  My son absolutely loves Curious George and I have read all of the books multiple times.  He has a large collection of Curious George “stuffies”.  I have always been curious and love my son’s curiosity and constant questions.  Life without curiosity, enthusiasm, and going bananas would be so boring.

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Curious George Collection

This preppy display of golden bananas caught my eye.  The shirt drapes nicely, too.  I styled it with one of my favorite new hats from J.Crew, white jeans, my new gold espadrilles (that are on constant repeat) and a bandana in the Ratti “Into the Wild” print.  I was inspired by the J. Crew challenge to wear this print five ways in five days and managed to certainly “go bananas” for it and buy it in several pieces.

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J. Crew Top

J. Crew Hat

J. Crew Bandana

J. Crew Shoes

AG White Jeans

Lipstick Queen Lip Gloss in Big Bang Creation

Here is to staying curious and going bananas once in a while.

XO,

JAE

Chambray, Sunset and Sequins

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With the warmer weather I am enjoying easy one step summer dresses.  This chambray dress is a similar style to the gingham that I featured in this post and the coral that I featured in this post.  I styled it with my new favorite gold espadrilles (40% off today see details below) , hat and my new summer tote from Parker Thatch.  The tote is the perfect size and has an internal zipper, so it is great for travel.  I love the sequins and navy pom.  The night before my birthday I had a great dinner with my parents and son at Ki’s in Cardiff on the beach and caught an amazing sunset.

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J. Crew Dress

J. Crew Hat

J. Crew Shoes (40% off with code THURSDAY through today, June 23rd at 11:59 pm eastern)

Parker Thatch Veronica Tote

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

Coral and stripes

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The countdown is on for our family vacation on the East Coast later this summer.  I am looking forward to beach days with the kids and easy evening one step summer dressing with dresses.  I featured this dress in gingham in this post.  Here it is in coral.  It is so comfortable, but crisp and polished with the shirting details.

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J. Crew Dress

J. Crew Sandals (sold out) but these and these would work great

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

White and Tan

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This Calypso jacket just screams summer, beach and vacation to me.  It is light and airy and I love the details.  It is part of their new summer roll out.  I styled it with my favorite AG Jeans in Nubuck and some sandals from a couple of years ago (but I have linked a similar style).  It is a great piece that plan to wear all summer long.

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Calypso Jacket

AG Jeans in Nubuck at Calypso

Similar sandal  here

Happy Shopping!

XO,

JAE

 

One-Step Gingham

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I love dresses for summer.  They are so easy, one step and you are dressed and yet you also feel more dressed up.  There is nothing better to beat the heat.  I have this J. Crew dress in navy from last year and also coral from this year.  I was so excited to see it in Gingham. The shoes are super comfortable and are on sale.

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J. Crew Sandals

Lipstick by Lipstick Queen Cupid’s Bow in Desire

Note: this dress, like the Candy Stripe Cashmere Shell from this post and Liberty Blouse from this post, keeps selling out and then they are each often replenished the next day.  So don’t be discouraged by seeing sold out at first. I recommend trying the link in the morning for the most inventory.

Happy Shopping,

XO,

JAE