Country Lifestyling

I'm all about city life.  The lights, the noise, the people; for better or worse, I'm a city girl.  But I'll let you in on a little secret: I'm a closeted small town girl who has learned to keep up with city life.

I'm talking about living next to farms and eating the vegetables we grow kind of lifestyle.  Yep, we do that.

It's the kind of place where I wear cutoff shorts and walk around barefoot so I can feel the grass against my feet.  There's nothing quite like it.

City life gives me the outlet and the opportunity to do great things, country life gives me the energy to power it all. This dual life taught me to mix things up a little, and let the chaos work itself out. 

And I carry that idea into wardrobe- a little country with cutoff shorts (courtesy of my dad, but I don't think he knows that... so don't tell him I cut up his old jeans) and hand beaded jewelry, and little city sleek in Richard's Cropped shirt from The Co-Op and silver bangles.

I like to think that while I'm hopping around between city and country life lately, I'm getting the best of both worlds.

Bohemian Nights

I recently made a spontaneous thrifting trip last week in Chicago to a GOLDMINE of amazing.

I'll be incorporating pieces that I picked up in the weeks to come, but this is the first.

It's an amazingly comfortable sueded silk (I make everyone feel it) maxi wrap skirt that has quite the little split in front when there's a gust of wind.

Paired with The Co-Op's Davis Dress, pulled up and worn as a tunic, this look is perfectly boho and slouchy for the warmest of days.

If I Were a Boy

Lately I've been absolutely enamoured by menswear inspired clothing. I've been increasingly inspired by those really cool girls who pull off the androgynous look so well. The key: masculine pieces, tempered by very feminine accents.

I've been known to wear men's watches (complete with plenty of links removed), my dad's old-timey Dobbs hats (complete with feather), and the more masculine shoe, but here's what it has been coming together to look like lately.

Jeans: Levi's, Shirt: Gap, Sweater: thrifted, Shoes: Macy's

Plus, I've been obsessively looking for the perfect penny loafer, and now need to craft ways to wear them... a lot. My twitter followers know I was handed dimes to stuff in them at a family party!