easter style

easter sunday is upon us and with that, comes all the lovely spring pastels, seersucker, whites and florals. i use easter sunday as my benchmark for wearing white bottoms and shoes, as well as when i can break out the seersucker and linen. easter means gingham, florals and color. its really dressing in your sunday best, and the south puts on the best show. so from egg hunts, to brunches, to church, make sure you are outfitted to suit.

kate spade lily avenue tote / j. crew posey earrings / diane von furstenburg gingham top and shorts / coco chanel mademoiselle perfume / rebecca minkoff mini mab tote / SJP carrie t-strap pump / leona marcela dress / j. crew shimmery orb necklace / kate spade tasely sandals / tory burch peggy sunglasses

now hop to it! 

xoxo,

clp

white on white OOTD

as labor day quickly approaches, i am scrambling to get all my summer whites worn! i am a stickler to only winter white/ivory after labor day unless you are in the tropics. i know its old-fashioned but thats just the way i am! the following outfit is one of my favorite LEONA looks from the spring collection. the handwoven silk gingham is gorgeous and the sheer details keep it chic and modern. i love the gold buttons on the the top and the gingham couldn't be more southern! grab this outfit before it sells out at the LEONA : nashville store on 12 south! (its on sale now too!)

LEONA robyn shorts and lilly top, LEONA double rope chain bracelet

well, i am officially in a state of depression. not really, but i am sad to be packing up my nashville apartment. my sublease is up on the 31st so i have been getting everything ready to be moved back to murfreesboro tomorrow. i have absolutely loved this summer here on kirkwood. my roommates have been the best ever and i hope to stay in touch with them! i also realize how happy i have been here in nashville this summer - i know that this is where i am meant to be and hopefully i'll be be back full-time sooner rather than later. it certainly has been the best summer i could have ever hoped for. 

the next few days/weeks seem like they will be hectic with packing, unpacking, packing again, organizing my life, working and working out. i seem to have a to-do list a mile long (as i always do) and i keep adding to it. however, i do hope to spend a few last days of summer poolside and with my family! i hope everyone is having a great week so far and wish me luck as i pack up yet again!

xoxo,

clp

gingham and OOTD

i made it through my busy friday! it actually was not that bad of a day! the weather was gorgeous so it was nice to be outside at the track meet and get some sun while rocking my polo and skort diamond girl uniform! relay for life was successful as well! as a chapter we raised over $5,000 for the American Cancer Society! it also made our efforts so much more worthwhile seeing the survivors take the first lap around circle park. i also really enjoyed spending time with my alpha chi sisters!

yesterday i did have some downtime and took a few minutes to peruse the latest handbag offerings from one of my favorite designers, tory burch. her spring/summer collection is to die for as a whole, but i am especially in love with some of her latest handbags! a common theme on the runways for spring/summer was gingham and tory burch successfully incorporated it into her collection. i always love tory burch's purses because they are on-trend but still classic, can be carried multiple ways, to multiple events and are priced well for designer bags. below are my favorite gingham pieces from the collection, along with one timeless, blush colored purse that is perfect for any season and any event!

fleming double pocket bag

kerrington gingham cross-body

kerrington gingham open dome tote

robinson printed cross-body

kerrington shopper

and keeping with the theme of this post, even my OOTD had gingham! today was the orange and white game so of course the orange and white was out with abundance on campus! i picked up this cardigan last spring at kate spade and i swear it was made with Tennessee in mind. it is perfect for tennessee football and i am finally getting to wear it since the weather was too hot during football season for it! 

kate spade cardigan, j. crew colored jeans, jack rogers sandals, kate spade bracelet and clutch, tory burch sunglasses 

also, my nails are currently painted essie's "spin the bottle" which is a great color for spring. i love having my nails painted but can't always afford to get a manicure. my problem is that they always chip too soon and then i end up chipping them all off myself (a bad habit of mine). however, when i get gel top coat and base coat, they are much more durable! the other day i wanted my nails done but being broke, couldn't afford to get a gel manicure. instead, i decided to do my own nails since i am not half-bad at it and they turned out pretty good! i also found this clear polish the other day from revlon and my nails are still chip-free four days after i painted them myself which is a miracle! i highly recommend it! 

revlon extra life no chip top coat

well i am quite tired after a long day out in the sun! be on the lookout for another new OOTD tomorrow!

xoxo,

clp