Hi everyone! I am coming to you from a state of exhaustion and excitement. Exhaustion from all the things going on in my life and things I've got on my plate... and yet I can't seem to put the plate down. Everything I have going on is just so exciting and fun that I can't let any of it go. Even my current project at work is enjoyable. Tax compliance is one of the few things I tend to enjoy in my field. Yes I am weird like that. So I guess you could say I'm exhausted but happy... a hazy and buzzed kind of happy. And to add to that, the weather has been so nice! I think Chicago completely skipped Spring and just roared right into Summer. Now I bet it will drop back down to 30 degrees just because I said that. With nice weather comes all the fun Chicago summer events. Festival season is starting and I am determined to hit up as many as I can! "Woohoo" for reasons to drink during the day in the middle of the street!
Currently, I am still editing and compiling the photos for an upcoming post called DOSxGatsby. If you follow me on Instagram, FB, or Twitter, you've probably seen some sneak peek photos. I am going to be trying out something new with the Gatsby themed post and that's why it's kind of taking long. But I swear it will be worth the wait. I sooooooo hope you guys will enjoy it because it was such a fun project for me. I feel sooooo fortunate to have had the incredible opportunity to actually take something I had floating around in my head and make it reality. I can't express how amazing that feels. And to have had the people involved be so supportive and willing to help... I am just at a loss for words. From start to finish, it all went insanely smoothly. Especially for something I dreamt up and tried to accomplish with only a week of preparation. I am so excited to share it with you all. Hence the many late nights and state of exhaustion. Fortunately, I got to squeeze out one outfit post in between Gatsby edits. Enjoy! =)
I hope you enjoy this outfit post. It's from this past weekend where I spent a fabulous day at my friend's bridal shower. Everything was so adorable! The bridal party did an amazing job preparing and putting together all the cute details! I am always so impressed with how creative people can be and it gets me so inspired. Good job ladies! I've been dying to wear this skirt out because I have been obsessed with it ever since I saw Aimee Song wear the blue version. My GOD this skirt was near impossible to find! I really wanted the blue one but it gets sold out so fast and it's usually only available through Australian websites. Sigh. As soon as I saw the black one in my size available, I didn't hesitate. After it came in, I found myself in another pickle. What did I have that would really work amazing with this skirt?! That's where HAI Clothing came to the rescue. They sent me over this super fun and light high/low top. It looks like a sweater but it's not. The material is actually really thin and light which made it okay to wear on a hotter day. I absolutely love the crazy floral print because, and let me know if this doesn't make sense, because it doesn't look so "flower-y"? Hahaha. The colors are fun and the high/low effect really compliments my crazy flared skirt. This week is going to be another crazy one for me. I've got some fun events and my first Chicago festival this weekend. Woohoo!!! Come find me at the Belmont-Sheffield Music festival! Unless it rains.. DOS don't do rain...
Top - Thanks to HAI Clothing | Skirt - Cameo | Shoes - Charlotte Olympia (similar) | Bag - BCBG (similar) | Sunnies - Anna-Karin Karlsson (similar)
xoxo,
DOS
