you don't have to be cool to rule my world

Wearing | Kimchi Blue cardigan • sweater c/o SheInside • Mango shirt • shorts c/o Chicwish •
watch c/o BCBGMAXAZRIA • ASOS socks • "Dakoda" boots c/o DV by Dolce Vita • sunglasses c/o 80's Purple

It just hit me that fall has officially started a couple days ago. And you know what that means... layering season! While Southern California is just slowly—I mean, slooowly—getting out of its Indian Summer phase at the moment, rest assured, the warm temps don't stop me from jumping the sartorial gun and breaking out my earthy-colored pieces, light knits, embroidered denim, and ankle booties. I certainly don't mind layering clothes as a buffer for cold mornings in the meantime... even if it does somehow feel as if I'm carrying laundry on my arms by the afternoon. Hey, it was fun while it lasted!

sunday sundaze

Wearing | jumpsuit c/o Sugarlips • Nollie cardigan c/o PacSun • Forever 21 floppy fedora • gold bracelet + bag c/o Romwe • Dexter sandals • sunglasses c/o 80's Purple

Betcha didn't expect to see this onesie with an aztec cardigan! The marriage of florals and graphic horizontal patterns has been my favorite mix-and-match combo for the longest time, it's almost as if they never left the honeymoon phase. I'm a firm believer in "opposites attract" and they're like the Bonnie and Clyde of print-mixing for me. While these two partners in crime are rarely ever a calm or subtle pairing, the pajama-like silhouette of this floor-grazing jumpsuit says otherwise. Slipped on some sandals, resorted to a floppy brim, and threw on some '70s-inspired sunglasses to further exude that luxe hippie, anything-goes spirit!

rosy

Wearing | sweater c/o SheInside • Bullhead Black jeans c/o PacSun • Forever 21 headband • boots from GoJane • gold bracelet c/o Romwe • sunglasses c/o 80's Purple

I own sooooo(not exaggerating)ooooo much floral print that I'm almost convinced they've become a part of my identity. I keep telling myself to stop picking clothes with flowers on them, convincing myself that I'm sick of them, and then another piece comes along that's suddenly beyond my self-control to resist. I even devoted a section of my closet to flowery pieces and it's quite the garden. Don't say I didn't warn you months ago! Nonetheless, I decided to stick with the vintage vibe of this rosy sweater by pairing it with these distressed light-washed jeans from PacSun's Bullhead Black denim line. Soul-mate pieces, if you ask me!

ride into the sun - def leppard

Wearing | sunglasses from ZeroUV • Lush top • thrifted shirt • Flirt Catalog shorts c/o Bollare • necklace + bag c/o Romwe • "Roam" boots c/o MIA Shoes

Hi guys! One of my favorite brands, MIA Shoes, is having a Style Out Blogger Challenge with yours truly in it! The blogger with the highest votes will be able to give away a $200 MIA Shoes gift card to one of their readers once the contest is over in two weeks! Yes, you heard right. A gift card for YOU. The second place blogger will be able to give away a $100 gift card and the third place blogger will be able to give away a $50 gift card. With their great price points, you could get not just one, two, but maybe three new pairs of kicks for fall. Did I just get your heart beating faster? You can thank me for that little workout later ;)

Help me win a gift card for you guys by voting for my look on their Facebook page, here!

clean and crisp

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I don't know if it's because I'm looking for a clean slate or I'm feeding off all the achromatic looks prominently trending throughout many of the recent collections at NYFW (see: Alexander Wang, BCBG Max Azria, Diesel Black Gold, Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez), but it does seem like it's always near the end of every season that I unplug from all that is on the more saturated end of the color spectrum and fall for everything black and white for awhile. Designers are playing the "opposite game" on the Spring/Summer 2013 runways and the best part is, I don't have to wait months this time to play along!