Vacation Style ~ OTS Top and Cutoffs

Fall is just around the corner.  The kids are heading back to school, the September fall fashion magazines are arriving daily and our latest shipments at Entourage have been full of flannel, suede and cozy knits but summer is still here ~ at least for a few more weeks.  There are still vacations to be had and beaches to visit before the temps turn cold so... this week on the blog I'm sharing the last two looks from our recent beach vacation before I start the fall transition outfits! (Fall transition can be tricky in Georgia since it stays freaking hot here until about October!! More on that later.)

I was a little late to the OTS (off the shoulder) trend party.  It seemed like every blogger out there was daily wearing OTS tops or dresses but not this girl until this pretty pink top hit my styling room!  The color of the top is the same as my favorite lippie of the summer so match made in heaven, right?  The top looks great with distressed white jeans, a flowy summer skirt or cutoffs, like I'm wearing here.

~ What I'm Wearing ~

Floral Off The Shoulder Top: Entourage Clothing (sold out) | Similar

Denim Cutoff Shorts: Entourage Clothing

Straw Fedora: (old) | Identical

Lippie: Bella by Stila

Leather Wrap Bracelet: Stella & Dot (It's been my daily go-to this summer!)

Statement Earrings: Stella & Dot (They can be worn two ways!)

I'm glad I finally joined the OTS trend party!  I'll be sharing another OTS look on the blog soon as well as looks from The Blog Societies Conference (best.weekend.ever) and some summer to fall looks, so stay tuned! ;-)

XO

Elizabeth

Photographer ~ Gi Gi Hall at St. George Island Plantation

Vacation Style ~ Floral Romper

It's August, y'all!  This summer has flown by!!  It's still technically summer, even though with the start of August comes the fall fashion rush, so I'll be posting summer looks here as well as some pre-fall outfits until summer is really over!  I wear a lot more florals in the spring and summer than I do in the fall and winter and my vacation style this year was very floral heavy.  The bold pattern and colors of this romper got me right away!  Plus The Hubs loves this coral color on me so I knew it was a vacation/summer must have!

~ What I'm Wearing ~

Floral Romper: Entourage Clothing

Straw Bag: "Vintage" Michael Kors | Current version here

Heels: Colin Stuart (Old) | Similar

Aviators: Stella & Dot

Chandelier Earrings: Stella & Dot

Stone Bracelet: Stella & Dot

Lippie: NYX Full Throttle in Jolt

This Thursday I head to Charleston for The Blog Societies annual conference.  It's my first time going and I'm excited, nervous and scrambling on what to bring and wear.  The new business cards didn't happen (I have business cards, I just wanted to freshen them up), I'm currently working on my media kit and I have yet to pack or even decide what to wear.  A few super cute outfits came in at work this past week, one is a floral jumpsuit and another is floral dress, both of which I'm obsessed with so they will most likely be making the cut but I need at least three more outfits.  Here are a few options I'm considering...

1 ~ White Off the Shoulder Dress

2 ~ White Lace Romper

3 ~ Green Romper

4 ~ White Layered Dress

5 ~ Orange Dress

6 ~ Black Maxi Dress

7 ~ Black Lace Dress

Which are your favorites?  Tweet me, snap me, Insta me or comment below!  I've got to pack by Wednesday night!!

XO

Elizabeth

Photos taken at St. George Island Plantation by Virginia Hall

Vacation Style ~ The Cold Shoulder

This past week my family and I spent the week at St. George Island, Florida, for our annual beach vacation.  Is there anything better than a week at the beach with the people you love most?  It was a much needed week of R&R and family time.  Last year I planned about ten blog worthy outfits to shoot while on vacation but this year... only four.  The few weeks leading up to vacation were crazy at work and I only had one night, the night before we left, to outfit plan and pack, so...

We only went out for dinner one night this vacation and this flowey little cold shoulder tunic dress was perfect for the occasion.  I thought the pretty pastel colors were perfect for the beach and the cold shoulder trend is one of my favorites of the season.

~ What I'm Wearing ~

Cold Shoulder Tunic Dress: Entourage Clothing (sold out) | This one is really pretty and a great price!

Wood Heel Sandals: Colin Stuart (old) | Similar

Silver Layered Necklace: Stella & Dot

Sunnies: Stella & Dot

White Leather Wrap Bracelet: Stella & Dot (I wear it almost daily!)

The sun was setting when we ran out to shoot these pictures after dinner so they are a little dark (and I'm the worst at editing!!) but is there any better backdrop for pictures than the beach?!

XO

Elizabeth

Pictures taken at St. George Island Plantation by my favorite beach photographer, Virginia Hall!

Looking Back At Last Year's Beach Style

We are two days (three if you count our travel day) in to our annual family beach vacation (slow down week!!) and I decided it would be fun to take a look back at a few of the outfits I wore for last year's beach getaway ~

I love using a big scarf as a beach coverup!  THIS ONE is with me this year.

White denim cutoffs are a must for the beach, don't you think?  I've packed THESE for this week's trip.  They are the perfect length (they cover that awful thigh bulge) and are mid rise (so no muffin-top!).

You know how much I LOVE jumpsuits and of course I've packed one for this vacation.  I'll be wearing THIS abstract print jumpsuit for one of our dinners out.

Anything neon looks great with a tan and goes so well with white shorts or white jeans.

Are you heading to the beach this summer?  What are your favorite wardrobe pieces to bring along?

XO

Elizabeth

 

Beach Style ~ Dinner Out

Sorry for the (unplanned) silence last week!!  We were on vacation at St. George Island and we knew going in that we would have no cell service but what we didn't plan for was no wifi!  The wifi was really hit or miss for the first part of the week and then Wednesday, right in the middle of my doing my post for the day, it went out completely!  I ran around like a mad woman trying to get some form of connection but finally decided to just turn it all off and enjoy my family.  For someone who is addicted to Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook the week was hard and a blessing at the same time.  It's kind of nice to be "unplugged" to a point and it also made me feel little panicky!

During our week at St. George we go out to eat twice and the other nights each family (meaning the wife/mom) takes a night and cooks.  Tuesday night we went into town (which also meant we had to cross two very long bridges, ugh) to have dinner.  It's always fun, even on vacation, to dress up and go out.  I bought this romper a while back along with a blue one just like it (seen in this post) and I have been saving it for vacation.  The raspberry color would look great with not only white accessories as I chose for this look but also leopard, gold, nude, silver and turquoise.  My question with jumpsuits and rompers is to belt or not to belt?  I chose not to this time but I'm thinking I may try a skinny belt the next time.

What I'm Wearing ~
Jumpsuit: Forever 21
Lace up, Cage Sandals: Nine West (currently on SALE!!)
Necklace: Stella and Dot (no longer available but this one is really gorgeous!)
Sunnies: Emilio Pucci (these from Isaac Mizrahi would be cute with this outfit too!)

My hair is not a fan of the humidity and I decided not to fight it, so here ya go! ha!

For those of you that live in Georgia or can get to Georgia, I'm co-hosting super fun Girls Day Out event with Star 94 Atlanta at the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta along with my fabulous friends, Cindy Simmons of Star 94 and Jennifer Duvall of JennySue Makeup on Thursday, August 7th from 11:00am-1:00pm!!  You can get all the details HERE!  Hope to see you there!

XO
Elizabeth

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