back to school

back to school

 

all of this talk about the chilly weather at outside lands over the weekend got me thinking about the fact that it is now officially august, and i have to accept that the days are getting shorter and we are slowly transitioning into the fall. it’s back-to-school season and even though i’m no longer a student, i still sometimes feel that little nostalgic ache remembering those trips to the store for freshly sharpened pencils and fragrant packs of crayons. as i got older, i graduated to graphing calculators and laptop computers, but it was always fun to gear up for the school season no matter how hard it might have been to say goodbye to summer.

pair that with a healthy dose of crazy cat lady kitsch and you’ve arrived at my slightly off-kilter outfit inspiration for the coming season!

dream picnic

picnic
today i thought i’d share a little dream outfit that i recently pulled together on polyvore. i’ve become a bit obsessed with browsing the site lately, looking through everyone’s collages for inspiration and saving all of my favorite pieces into a little virtual “closet” so that i can play with them later. it’s nice this way because i get to indulge my creative side, but don’t have to risk my wallet! and i can put together dreamy outfits that i might not be bold enough to wear, but that certainly get me thinking about the possibilities…

citrus summer

i know i don’t usually wear a ton of bright colors in my typical outfits, but i have a little secret: yellow and orange are easily two of my favorite colors. and while i’m not necessarily going to get decked out in a bright lemon yellow or peachy sherbet tone any time soon, i definitely plan to sprinkle them in among my summer accessories for a little pop of color. so when nordstrom and polyvore asked me if i’d like to share my summer must-have accessories wishlist, i made a beeline for my favorite citrus hue.

see something you like? then head on over to polyvore for a chance to win a $500 gift card to nordstrom! or click here to see more summer must-haves.