I’ve always been more of a solid color girl. However, when I break out a print, I am the type that I go big and bold or go home. I love me some animal print (grrr….), a nice bright floral to brighten up my day, but usually passed on the stripes. I used to love nautical stripes for summer and recall a cotton striped dress I bought when I was in college. It was so cute and preppy, I spent my entire paycheck from my then part-time minimum wage job to get it (If you are in school - this is why it pays to go to college. I needed an education to find a career to enable me to support my shopping habits. In those years, any money I made went toward my closet :). I have embarrassing photos with the striped dress, bad hair and keds shoes that I will not share, but you get the point.
Then I got older and every fashion magazine told me that horizontal stripes can make you look heavier, so that was enough to make me pass on the stripes for years. I don’t know what my deal is lately, but I have been on a strip kick lately. I think the nautical inspired looks are catching my eye and make me think of Spring and Summer weather.
Last night my husband and daughter picked me up from work and we went to dinner and Bellevue Square. I stopped at Justice for Girls for my daughter and J.Crew for me (I prefer the downtown Seattle J.Crew – this one is hit or miss for me). I got sucked into 50% off the final sale in the store (I know? Right? Online is 40%). Of course, that place was picked apart. I did end up with another Tissue Silk Drape Tee in Dark Cypress (I have the dusty cedar.)
There were new Spring items and plenty of stripes galore from what seemed like every square foot of the store - I felt like a drunken sailor. I ended up with the Stripe Drawstring Dress which seems like an easy beach dress for my trip to Maui next month (as seen on a super tiny model, and as seen on a real human being in medium):
My 11 year old daughter said the scarf looked stupid so I passed, but that was a sweet scarf. I also ended up with the Stripe Pocket Cardigan at $59.50. It is very comfy, and I can wear this with tees, tanks, camis, and my new navy Cady dress. Lots of possibilities.
I wore it with my Navy J.Crew Petal Stream Tank this week:
I tried on several items that I will wait for it to go on sale or pass. I hope to see more spring arrivals.
My drapey bateau tee that I got last month was my inspiration that started me on the stripe kick: I tried on several items that I will wait for it to go on sale or pass. I hope to see more spring arrivals.
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Hope your week was great!
I've been seeing stripes too but have not found a way that I can wear them. i love the cardi on you. The dress is more my style, especially summer time resort town.
ReplyDeleteI have a mild fixation on striped tees, every Spring I buy a new one. Then last Fall Gap made a thicker weight tee that I just had to have, so now I've got them for cooler weather too! thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteI love that striped dress.......and the scarf too!!!! Very handy to have a scarf to ward off the sea breeze.....
ReplyDeleteWe were in Maui a year and a half ago, and I am still dreaming of it. It really is paradise!
I've really gotten into stripes lately too! Great purchases!
ReplyDeleteI like the striped dress much better on you then the model! We used to go to Maui every year until right after we had Mr. Cooper. I miss it...there is just something about the islands that makes a vacation even more relaxing.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great time in Maui! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time. The items you bought are perfect for your upcoming vacation. I'm becoming more addicted to strips than I want to admit...I want to add that cardigan to my growing collection.
ReplyDeleteI'm raising my hand to join in on the stripes bandwagon! That cardigan is right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteHave fun in Maui!!!
KC
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Oooohhhh...I think that striped dress looks fantastic on you!
ReplyDeleteYou look marvelous, simply marvelous. I love stripes too.
ReplyDeleteI love stripes too! Thanks for coming by blog! I also have a thing for handbags!! Yours are lovely. I'm looking to buy a Coach Maggie Op Art in Gray - but having a hard time finding one!
ReplyDeletethe dress and cardigan are too cute! I like your blog! Found you on Polyvore! I liked the scarf, you should have went ahead and gotten it...:)
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