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when it doubt, madewell it out. over the years, i've tried to fight my urge to have a wardrobe consisting of items from one solitary store (at one time in my life the solitary retailer was, wait for it, the disney store. #gulp). but after decades of trial and error, i've learned that sometimes it's okay to fill your ...
similar jeans || loft tank || natalie borton necklace (sold out) similar flats || urban outfitters sunglasses happy monday! to ease us back into the week, i thought i'd share another round-up of my latest instagram outfits. of course if you already follow along, these looks might look very familiar, but for those who don't, below are some ...
one of my oldest and dearest friends was in town this weekend so on sunday morning we grabbed coffee and caught up about life. the last time i saw her was almost exactly a year ago (on our trip to napa) so it was so so good to reconnect and have a little face time ...
if there was a material that signified summer to me, it would be seersucker (gingham would be a close second, of course). despite the crazy heat wave we've been experiencing, i can't help but feel summer is already winding down and before we know it it'll be time for boots, scarves, and sweaters. so this ...
i threw this combo on to do a quick sushi run on saturday night because a) it was WAY too hot to cook and b) sushi is delicious. i've been experimenting with tying button-downs around my waist lately and i love how easily it creates an hourglass shape on an otherwise billowy silhouette. now that ...
our neighborhood is seriously something out of pleasantville. there's a town square, a community christmas tree lighting every december, and store-front lined sidewalks overgrown with blooming jackaranda trees in the spring. over the last eight years i've lived in storybook suburbia, businesses have come and go -particularly restaurants. i've watched enough seasons of top chef to know how competitive ...
being pretty fair-skinned, i usually avoid wearing pastels since they tend to wash me out. but when fossil recently sent me this adorable crossbody bag in the perfect shade of blush, i realized pastel accessories are the perfect loophole to my no light-hue-wearing policy. with the summer season officially underway (between monday's summer solstace and 100-degree temps, ...
if there was one piece of clothing that screams summer to me, it's the simple cotton dress. when the temperatures heat up, i find breezy sundresses to be my saving grace. this black and white one was a steal at j.crew factory a couple summers ago and luckily they brought it back again this year! the ...
clearly, it's no secret that madewell is my favorite brand these days. so it should come as no surprise that almost every single outfit i wear (both during the workweek and on weekends) has at least one item from the store. and sometimes, i'm basically a walking madewell mannequin. two recent ASOI outfits were direct evidence of ...
spring is well underway and i for one am embracing every opportunity to be out from under the fluorescent lights of my office and in the sweet springtime sun. but being pretty fair, warmer weather means being responsible about skincare. aside from their ability to hide dirty/messy hair and add flair to any outfit, this time ...
shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.