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On It Bags

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handbag trends 2017I low-key hate myself for buying this bag which looks like something a child may make out of popsicle sticks. But that’s the thing with trends. They brainwash you. They suck you in, whispering in your ear that earrings that look like feather dusters are a good idea and no way do pom pom sandals make you look like a clown!  Now I am carrying a purse that resembles Noah’s Ark.

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Un related, our peak season at Shift is allowing me to sleep again winding down, but I am a smitten kitten for our fall arrivals! I’ve been wearing this ^ chambray shirt from our vendor Hiho Caribbean Clothing at least once a week, mostly over dresses as I continue to reject the idea of actual jacket season.

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HIHO Caribbean Clothing Chambray Shirt c/o – available at all Shift stores! | White Jeans | Similar Pink Ball Drop Earrings |  Gaia’s Ark Bag | Similar Brown Peep Toe Booties

Now if anyone has already located the #BloggerItBag of Fall 2017 please holla atcha girl so I can avoid being a late arrival to the party, again. I know, it’s like, my job to tell you what’s in and what’s not but clearly we’re struggling over here.

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Stripes, White, & Blue

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Striped Tee + White Jeans + Denim Vest

As much as I would LURVE to be able to rock the white-on-white thang, it just isn’t going to happen. Two issues at hand, one being pale skin and other being extreme lack of gracefulness/ability to spill at any given moment. So we add some stripes and blue and call it a day.

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Striped Tee, GAP [similar 1; 2] | Denim Vest, LC Lauren Conrad | White Skinny Jeans c/o Articles of Society | Tortoise Piper Sunglasses c/o Warby Parker | Anchor Knot Bracelet, KJP | Around the World Watch, Urban Outfitters | Mini Transport Crossbody, Madewell | Lacoste Marice Sneakers c/o Online Shoes

Madewell Mini Transport Crossbody Sale

I also full admit I first saw this outfit on Madewell.com. And she’s pulling it off a lot better than I am. Judge me.

Articles of Society White Skinny Jeans

Tortoise Sunglasses

World Map Watch; Anchor Bracelet

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 Are you rocking white-on-white this summer?


The Daytrip Diaries: Down the Cape

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And then sometimes, you just need to get out of the city for a day… even if just for a bite of crazy fresh seafood and to dig your toes in the sand. Over the long weekend, we made another mini trip over the bridge to Cape Cod. Though the sun was out(!!) by lunchtime, the morning was gray + chilly, so an airy but long-sleeved tunic top and white jeans [again… :O] were put to work!

Navy Whiet Embroidered Tunic

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Embroidered Tunic, Croft & Barrow c/o Kohl’s | White Jeans c/o Articles of Society [similar] | Rope Bracelet, Kiel James Patrick | Straw Tote, Old Navy [similar] Navajo Sandals, Jack Rogers

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The Lighthouse Restaurant Welfleet

Spotted in the background:: Highly recommend The Lighthouse on Main Street in Wellfleet for lunch!

Woven Straw Tote Bag

Wellfleet travel guide coming IMMEDIATELY following our next trip there… which will include more than a lobster roll + quick drive around town!

This post is sponsored by Kohl’s as a part of their #DestinationSummer campaign. Thank you for supporting the brands that support shell chic’d!

White Jeans Before Memorial Day

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Lilly Pulitzer Navy Bow Blouse

Can’t stop // won’t stop // don’t care about that silly old rule. Because <rant> if you can’t wear white jeans throughout May, when CAN you? The so-called “appropriate” times to sport them are basically June-August, and I’m pretty sure it’s bare legs or bust in those months [helloooo sundress season].

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Anyway, the rest of NYC seemed to agree with me this past weekend, including the darling salesman in Kate Spade who was also rocking them.

Can you wear white jeans before Memorial Day?

Dahlia Top, Lilly Pulitzer [pink; orange; similar navy; similar navy] | Mya Skinny Jeans c/o Articles of Society | Tortoise Sunglasses c/o Warby Parker | Monogrammed Cuff, York Design Co. | Starfish Earrings, Sylvia’s By the Sea [similar] | Tassel Bag, Old Navy | Seersucker Wedges, Lauren Ralph Lauren [similar 1; 2]

York Design Co. Monogrammed Needlepoint Cuff

Tortoise Warby Parker Piper Sunglasses

Tassel Tote Bag

Navy Silk Top

In other totally unrelated news, I found this post in my archives… photos taken on this very same porch [my BFF Kelly’s!] THREE years ago. Funny how time flies + how much things have changed around here, huh? Slash hardly changed at all?


Nauset Light & Coast Guard Beach

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Nauset Light Lighthouse Cape Cod

First Cape weekend of the year! And it’s never looked better. BF [we’re just going to keep calling him that cause it’s easy, k?] was running a relay and I was volunteering, but we still made time for a little exploring on Sunday.

Cape Cod Lighthouses

Red and White Lighthouses

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“The Three Sisters” lighthouses were built in 1838, but due the the constantly retreating shoreline, they have been rebuilt and replaced many times. The current Nauset Lighthouse was built in 1877, but resided in Chatham first. Only in 1923 was it dismantled and moved to Eastham, its current location.

Cape Cod Spring Fashion

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Jewel Collar Blouse, J.Crew [similar 1; 2] | White Mya Skinny Jeans c/o Articles of Society | Tortoise Sunglasses, Target | Mini Transport Crossbody, Madewell | Gold Tassel Keychain, Design Darling | Navajo Sandals, Jack Rogers

J.Crew Jewel Collar Top | Tortoise Sunglasses

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Eastham Coast Guard Station

Best Beaches on Cape Cod

Coast Guard Beaches

Metallic Gold Jack Rogers Sandals

Anyone else made it over the bridge yet this spring?

Labor Day [Reds and Whites and] Blues

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I’m trying my darn best to stay positive about Labor Day this year. Though it does mean the end of summer, it’s one last weekend, and a long one at that, to celebrate this spectacular season, toast to a great upcoming autumn, and get one last wear out of those white jeans!

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[ Dahlia Top, Lilly Pulitzer, $138 ]
[ Fornash Enamel Bow Earrings, Tuckernuck, $125 ]
[ Carmelita Heel, Kate Spade, $128 (sale!) ]
[ Nautical Flags Charm Bracelet, C.Wonder, $75 (sale!) ]
[ Call To Action That’s The Last Straw Gia, Kate Spade, $35 (sale!) ]
[ Modern Skinny Ankle Jeans, LOFT, $35 (sale!) ]

 

What do you all have planned for Labor Day weekend? I’ll be doing a bit of bouncing all over New England, so be sure to follow me on Instagram! See ya Tuesday 🙂

Labor Day Duds

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I’ve been denying Labor Day’s unavoidable and eminent arrival for a while now. (This is why I don’t do seasonal bucket lists– I never get to quite everything I want to!) But Labor Day Weekend is here and I’m heading home to the beach for the first half of it, so might as well embrace it.

Even though my family has only recently joined me in New England, we would spend every August of my childhood in the very same town they live in now, and one of my most vivid memories is how chilly those summer nights on the water could get there! So as we share Dark & Stormys on the Adirondaks as the sun goes down + the sunset canon goes off, and say goodbye to summer this weekend, this would be my ideal outfit.

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Barnstable Bag, Kiel James Patrick, $138
Striped Cotton Hoodie, Pret-A-Surf, $150 (sale!)
Beatnik Jeans, Current/Elliot, $118 (sale!)
Rose Anchor Studs, BaubleBar, $68
Red Enamel Bangle, BaubleBar, $30
Polka Dot Sneakers, Keds for Madewell, $62