{ Dare To Wear } Purple Tones

My lovely blog photog Audrey  just got a new camera and we couldn’t be more excited! The pics for April are our best yet and I cannot wait for you to see more thoughout the month! It’s so funny to think that before I met Audrey randomly at Starbucks I didn’t really do outfit posts and now it’s one of my favorite features to work on.

It feels really organic to show different ways to style the same piece. When I get a new piece I LOVE it, like really LOVE it. Whether it’s a jean jacket, vest, flannel, whatever — when it’s my new addition it’s all I feel like wearing and this month the item in regular rotation is this short-sleeve open cardigan ($44, Nordstrom). It’s got me feeling springy and will also transition well into summer with daisy dukes or even as a poolside coverup.

I hope you enjoy these Dare To Wear posts as much as we enjoy working on them. Soon I’ll be sharing more of my style perspective & expertise on a national platform (woohoo!!!!) and this blog has helped me so much on this journey that is my unconventional career, which I am so so grateful for. THANK YOU READERS & UNIVERSE!! I know I’ve been dropping hints and very very soon I’ll be sharing all the details right here. Stay tuned and know that I’m so thankful to have you alongside for this journey I’m on. I hope that you create the life you want and dress the way YOU want. At the end of the day that’s the person who matters most.

Okay, onto more outfit pics and style tips. 🙂

{ Style Tips }

1. Go tonal. There’s some purple going on. Different shades of the color look so chic together. It’s a great way to wear lots of  color without it overpowering you.

2. Mix in a print. The scarf really made this look a “look”. It just jazzes it up. Scarves worn long lie this also have  a way of elongating the frame. JUst sayin’.

3. Wear legging under boyfriend jeans. Loose-fitting denim touching your leg as the wind blows, buurrrrr. I rocked leggings underneath and stayed so much warmer and more comfortable.

4. Cuff the jeans. I prefer it to look a little sloppy and lived in, but neat is cool too. It’s a tip I say often, likely since I’m short and am regularly rolling my bottoms for style and function.

{ Sun & Shadow Dolman-Sleeve Cardigan | Vince Camuto Clutch, (℅) | BP Trapeze Tank Top | Scarf, borrowed from my friend Kate | Rock & Republic Boyfriend Jeans, (℅) similar  | Cole Haan Pumps, (℅) old  | Moira Anne Evil Eye Bracelets (℅) }

{ DARE TO WEAR } a blog series dedicated to “dare to wear” the same thing three weeks in a row. If you’re gonna buy it, you better be able to wear it at least three ways, right? Each month a new item is featured and will be styled three ways over three weeks. Photos by Audrey Gallagher.