How We Wore It // Summer Pleats

It's that time of the month again where I get to sneak in a Kyla-Non-Family related post and of course its my FAVORITE How We Wore It Fashion Post.

This months How We Wore It in was inspired by the lovely Mary from Memorandum. 

Mary is such a beautiful girl and she has the most charmingly sophisticated style that I cannot stop drooling over. 

You HAVE to follow her blog if you have a love for good fashion. 

I absolutely love how Mary paired the nude heels with the Polka Dot button down.
This was the first month I REALLY struggled to find something in my closet inspired by this look. Usually I am able to almost MATCH the outfit exactly and this time I had NOTHING. Nothing that matched this flawless look and it made me quiet sad and my husband quiet nervous as I matter of factly declared that I had NO nude shoes, NO pleated skirts and No beautiful bag and that I NEEDED to go shopping.
Here's my take on it: Since I had nothing in my closet that matched, or even came close, I really had to think outside my fashion bubble to come up with a "summer pleats" style. Luckily, I found this amazing dress I recently purchased for my anniversary dinner. It's not a skirt, however the high waist and tiny pleats gave a similar vibe to Mary's look.   I am not usually a tuck in shirt girl (#twobabygutproblem) so I opted for the famous kimono cover up. I said it in my last post that Floral prints are a spring must have and I absolutely love this elegant floral kimono that keeps the feeling of the outfit light and warm. I chose to go for a bold shoe color that pulled a little more brightness from the darkness of the dress.  Everyone needs a pair of bright orange wedges right?! Accessories and backpack didn't make this post. Funny enough I complained (yes again) to my hubby that I didn't have a cute purse for the post. He said I could just use my backpack (that I use as a purse/diaper bag and that's Gold and Beige) and I snobbed off the idea in disgust. Well, jokes on me since Mary is rocking that beautiful SoleSociety BACKPACK in her photo.

Dress: Forever 21. Kimono: Cotton On. Shoes: ShoeDazzle

I LOVE getting the chance to take what's in my closet and in this case, really get creative to mix and match different pieces and styles. 
Be sure to check out some other lovely ladies and how they styled Mary's look.

Brooke at Silver Lining

Deidre at Deidre Emme

Megan at And Here's to You, Mrs Robinson

Sierra at Sierra's View

Brooklyn at A Little Too Jolley

Laura at Sincerely, Laura

Aubrey at Dreaming About Someday

Kaycie at Redhead Memories 

Kyla at FordOlogy

Kallie at Life Through a Lens

Ashley at Absolutely Ashley

Stephanie at The Artist + The Architect

Danica at Danakin Skywalker 

Tayler at The Morrell Tale

Jessica at My Peanut Butter Problem

Paige at The Mrs and Momma Bird

Bonnie at Life of Bon

Summer Washington.

From our whirlwind of a weekend in Sacramento, we headed straight to Washington to finish off our summer trip back West with Kevin's family. We haven't been to Washington since Christmas of 2011 so we were very anxious to get back, in warm weather, and spend time with Grandma & Grandpa Ford, Aunts & Uncles and our cousins Lucy and Mason. We arrived Tuesday and played hard for the next 5 days. Pikes Place Market, The Seattle Aquarium, lunch with our cousins, The Museum of Flight, The Reptile Zoo, boating, yard sales Saturday, family dinner, roller coasters and s'mores!  It's safe to say we didn't slow down the whole time and had an incredible week. We wish our cousins lived closer so we could play more often!  Can't wait to go back next summer. 
Here's Washington via 10382984398 photos.  (Yes... I probably should have broken this into at least TWO posts but I didn't so just keep scrolling)

yes, i was THIS excited to see a Safeway!

Until Next Time Washington.