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Girly movie night with your best friend? Awesome. While wearing ruffles and florals? Even better.
It's just as easy to wear jeans with a blouse (or a nice knit top) and a cardigan as it is with a t shirt and hoodie. Trade up! The bolder the top, the less work you have do with accessories.
Same with the shoes. Cute flats are not exactly sneakers, but you can still do a mean run for the bus in them. While pretty much everyone has jumped on the ballet flat bandwagon, there is still time if you haven't.
Blouse: BCBG, BCBG Outlet (Tulalip WA)

Cardigan: J Crew

Jeans: Citizens of Humanity 'Faye', Hill's of Kerrisdale (Citizens: please start making these again)

Shoes: Steven by Steve Madden, Zappos.com

Toucan Tango

While the East experiences a heat wave, here in Vancouver summer has yet to truly arrive. So I brought it myself in the form of a tropical bird print.I love the combination of a print that looks like it belongs on a muumuu with the sassy neckline and ruffles. Also did I mention it has a bird on it? I wore metallic sandals yet again, this time in bronze, and showed off the racerback with a high bun and dangly earrings. My jacket is a cropped take on the trench in linen with a subtle gold sheen. I bought it about 5 years ago and it never seems to look dated.Blouse: Banana Republic
Jeans: Citizens of Humanity, Hills of Kerrisdale
Sandals: Rocket Dog, BeyondtheRack.com
Jacket: Mac &Jac, Winners
Earrings: Gifted, my Mom
Sunglasses: Kate Spade, Winners

Canadian Tuxedo

Consider this a belated Canada Day post honouring the fashion missteps of my people. Besides, when one doesn't have a red hat with maple leaves like the Duchess of Cambridge, all other patriotic gear seems sub par. Rather than head-to-toe jeans wear, the pleated cummerbund and ruffled neckline of this denim dress are a more subtle homage to the Canadian tuxedo.But the real stars of this simple outfit, however, are my gingham wedges. These shoes make me very happy. And very tall. Dress: CK Calvin Klein Jeans, Winners
Wedges: Cynthia Rowley for Roxy, Roxy.com
Necklace: Tiffany, Gifted
Sunglasses: Kate Spade Franca, Amazon.com