Summer Whites

Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

White is a favorite go-to color for summer outfits for me

How about you-

 do you wear a lot of white during the warmer months? 

White is perfect with so many colors,

 it looks great with pastels and brights in summer,

 and is so crisp and clean worn alone

 in a monochrome look, on a hot, humid day  

White also works so well as a base layer all year round

This week, I am all about white,

since it is the first week of summer

and we are experiencing the first heat wave of the year!

For my first outfit, I am wearing a white eyelet blazer 

with a large floral scarf fashioned into a blouse underneath

White ankle crop trousers on the bottom

 

The blazer is a summer basic for me

and I have had it for several years

The eyelet pattern is in a four petal flower motif

 in two different sizes 

 I have been seeing so many beautiful 

eyelet pieces this season 

in different colors and unusual patterns

Clutch bags are back on trend again

(they never left my closet!)

 This one is special for it's bright tangerine color

 and the fact that it is vintage, from the 1960s

 The bag is made of the most soft, supple pebble grain leather 

Here is the extra large beautifully printed floral scarf

 I am wearing as a blouse with this outfit

For light summer jewelry I chose

 a gold tone twisted cuff bracelet

 and vintage orange enamel 3-D pedal earrings

with rhinestones centers

 White goes so well with other neutrals, too

 These white and tan gingham 

Maryjane slides are the perfect summer 

 color combination and print

My second outfit this week 

has a white base with a short sleeve tee, 

and an inverted center pleat denim skirt

Over the tee, I have layered a lightweight knit vest

 in a pastel periwinkle, white and soft grey argyle pattern  

I never seem to make these connections 

when I am getting dressed,

but looking at the pictures now, this outfit 

reminds me a little bit of a 1920's woman's tennis set

Do you see it? 

For jewelry, I choose all gold tone rounded shapes,

to suit the soft colors of the outfit

Link design hoop earrings, a circular disc pendant necklace,

and an open curved tube bracelet

Carrying a new this spring bucket bag in nude

Pinkish nude perforated oxfords to finish the look

More white!

White monochrome outfit from August, 2018

I can hardly believe this was six years ago!

Stay cool, and have a great week!