SHOULDER-TIE MAXI DRESS AND A SLOUCHY UTILITY JACKET

I’m late getting my post up this week – sorry! I had to take some time to do some spring cleaning – both actual spring cleaning of my closet as well as metaphorically speaking. First, my bedroom was becoming a mess with clothes everywhere so I spent some time organizing and now I feel much better. The metaphorical spring cleaning was my return to the gym, which I feel should be accompanied by some fanfare because it’s so hard to do! I finally made it back to the gym after 4 years of not working out – life as a mom can lead to certain things falling by the wayside and for me it’s been fitness. I’ve only done 3 days in the gym so far but now I feel I deserve new workout clothes, wink wink.

Anyway, this outfit is an easy but chic combo for spring. If you want to see a zillion ways to style a maxi dress you’ve come to the right blog – just look through some older posts! This is an easy no-fail style formula – a maxi dress plus utility jacket. In my case, my new slouchy, over-sized summer weight utility jacket. I just got this a few days ago and was pretty excited to find it since it’s under $40 and provides a great counterpoint to all the flowy feminine pieces I like to wear. Read detailed reviews of the jacket and dress below!

My earrings are from the Nordstrom sale which just ended, and while I couldn’t find these particular ones online, I found a few similar pairs that I put in the scroll bar at the bottom of the post. I love this hanging double hoop style – pretty and versatile. I had also pulled some dresses from the Nordstrom sale a couple of posts ago. In case you missed it, I’m happy to report that some of them are still on sale and available so check my picks out here if you need some cute dresses that won’t break the bank.

This gorgeous straw bag is my current favorite! I wear it with everything. Straw bags are all the rage now and it’s getting to hard to find something that not every single blogger owns – like my Ark bag. Not that that stops me from wearing and posting it anyway. But this little basket is still comparatively below the radar. If you’re into sustainable fashion then this basket bag will appeal to you on that front as well – it’s hand-made in Vietnam. Also it’s only $28, boom!

This dress is lined down to the mid-thigh on me. I wish the lining was a tiny bit longer because I don’t like a ton of leg showing through but I was happily surprised to find that the dress wasn’t as sheer as I expected where there’s no lining.