Make A Splash on the Fourth!

Woot woot! July 4th is almost here which means sweltering temperatures, roadside sparkler buying and American flag bunting galore! I absolutely love this holiday and it is definitely in the running for my favorite because alongside parades, parties and bomb-pops, the Fourth always turns into a lakeside weekend or simply a weekend spent jamming out to All-American anthems by the pool.

This Friday I will be spending my day poolside at the club in this (unfortunately out of stock) Nanette Lepore swim suit from last year! I did look around for a few Red, White and Blue numbers to sport with my American flag towel and Bruce Springsteen playlist and J.Crew has hit it right on the money! I've never been one for the Stars & Stripes bikini, but if you're the girl that's ready to rock it they made their own classy take on it right here! I was surprised myself!

My favorite July 4th looks from their current swim collection are right below! I'm definitely more of a fan of the subtle hints of the USA and I think you can rock just as much American pride in a navy gingham one-piece as you can with a printed flag on a teeny triangle bikini!

Does anyone else have watery plans this Friday and could you see yourself stylin any of these suits?!

    


Getting so excited!
Emily

          
      

Happy Sunday!

Hiya guys!

I'm going to be keeping up the usual Sunday day off from the blog however just wanted to give you all a heads up for what's coming in the next week. Of course, with the Fourth just around the corner this next week is going to be all about the U-S-of-A! So enjoy this Sunday and I'll see you back tomorrow with all sorts of Red, White and Blue inspo to last you up until that glorious patriotic day! 

See you tomorrow!

Emily

Celebrate the 4th with ModCloth!

A few days ago Amy, one of the ModStylists from ModCloth, reached out to me in celebration of their One Year Anniversary of their Plus Sized Collection and asked if I could style their Coach Tour Dress in Navy Stripes. Given that ModCloth is one of my favorite online go-to's I absolutely couldn't resist! ModCloth is definitely one of my favorites because they take retro inspiration and mix it with modern hemlines and classic silhouettes so that every dress looks amazing on any body type. This dress is a perfect example of that, it would look banging on a size two or a size two xl! As soon as I saw it I immediately thought Fourth of July!

I've been looking for a classic July 4th dress and ladies, I think I found it! With the navy stripes and the nautical-inspired collar this throws it all the way back to 1950's patriotic parades and I am lovin' it! To add some more boom to this firecracker dress I paired it with the espadrille-esque Anchors Sashay Wedges in Red. And, to play a little with the patterns I threw together their Red Polka dot Car Cruise Boogie Sunglasses and the Whatever Floats Your Boat Tote in the anchor print. So cute! To keep with this vintage inspired theme I also included some of ModCloth's beauty products, both their cheek rouge and lip stain in a bright rosy red. This look is a modern and summery take on the classic pinup look that ModCloth knows so so well!

All of these gorgeous products are available at the links below. Aren't you absolutely dying over this Fourth ready dress too?! Check out more of their one-of-a-kind dresses over at ModCloth.com and I'm sure you'll fall in love too!

Emily

  

     

Friday Finds: Cara Delevingne Can Sing?!

Yep, you're just as surprised as I was when I first saw this. Cara Delevingne sings! And… she's actually pretty good! I was definitely skeptical until I listened but I've got a newfound respect for this crazy chica!

She's singing as the accompaniment for fellow Brit, Will Heard, on Sun Don't Shine. Cara starts fairly subtle but throughout the song you can hear her confidence grow and really start to hear her come through. Girl's got some chords! It's an easy listening song with a jazzy rhythm and it's already been added to my study playlist.

Start your Friday off smoothly to the tune of Delevingne and enjoy this beautiful day.

Cheers!
Emily

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Do you remember in elementary school when you would have a "word of the day" and all day you'd have to try to fit this new word into every sentence you possibly could? Well, I need to work on some words of the day, not as exuberantly (woot) as I did in elementary school but still a little. Maybe it's from spending a month in Europe or maybe it's because I've been reading more lately but I really need to expand my vocabulary past words like "cool", "awesome" and "interesting". Vocabulary can be just as colorful and vibrant as your clothes. Spruce it up!

Above are a few of the words that caught my eye. I'm serious about the "word of the day" thing! I've written them in my calendar and I'm going to work on infusing some of them into my everyday colloquial speech. Why stop when our elementary school vocab homework stops?

E.