I told ya it wouldn't be too long before you heard from me again! Truth be told, I couldn't WAIT to share this post with you guys! One of the things I've been looking forward to most after work travel is spending time with friends in my favorite city. Yes, of all the cities that I could choose, I choose YOU, Seattle! I actually live east side now because let's be honest, dat 5 minute commute is seriously so clutch. However, I take every chance I get to cross the bridge to catch a good meal with a good friend, peruse one of the dozen farmer's markets or shop downtown. This past weekend, Mitch and I had a damn good friend visiting from Boston. Thompson is a former Seattleite and a Washingtonian through and through. I planned a fun Seattle Saturday which included nomming with our friends, Cycle Dogs, at Peddler Brewing Company, checking out a few open houses (because why not?!) and grabbing dessert and taking a stroll down memory lane in the u-district. I have a few more snaps to share from our awesome day but first, the outfit!
The temps have been rising in the great northwest so I took the opportunity to rock a couple new favs I picked up while shopping in Santa Barbara with my work wife, Sarah. I've always been a fan of soft shorts decked out in festival worthy details. Styles like these gained huge popularity with the rise of music festival culture thanks to events like Coachella and EDC. I've never been to a festival, but I absolutely adore the style vibes. When I saw these beautifully embroidered shorts on the front table at the A&F on State street, I was immediately enamoured. It didn't take much convincing for me to take these home with me. I purchased these beauties at full price for $40 and TBH, that's A LOT MORE than I would normally spend on an item like this but if I'm being even more honest, I am completely in love with these and they make me happy. So fuck it. TREAT YO'SELF, y'all. I also picked up a new chambray on clearance at Franchesca's for $20. Y'all know I appreciate the versatility of a good chambray shirt. There's a slit in the back that gives this chambray an interesting twist and helps the extra luxe fabric lay well on my body. I forgot to get a photo from behind of the shirt, but you can see it in action in the video at the end of this post! You may recognize the crop top from my previous post. This blue+white striped linen pretty is here to stay for summer :) And of course, my favorite necklace and a fun sandal finish the look.
The temps have been rising in the great northwest so I took the opportunity to rock a couple new favs I picked up while shopping in Santa Barbara with my work wife, Sarah. I've always been a fan of soft shorts decked out in festival worthy details. Styles like these gained huge popularity with the rise of music festival culture thanks to events like Coachella and EDC. I've never been to a festival, but I absolutely adore the style vibes. When I saw these beautifully embroidered shorts on the front table at the A&F on State street, I was immediately enamoured. It didn't take much convincing for me to take these home with me. I purchased these beauties at full price for $40 and TBH, that's A LOT MORE than I would normally spend on an item like this but if I'm being even more honest, I am completely in love with these and they make me happy. So fuck it. TREAT YO'SELF, y'all. I also picked up a new chambray on clearance at Franchesca's for $20. Y'all know I appreciate the versatility of a good chambray shirt. There's a slit in the back that gives this chambray an interesting twist and helps the extra luxe fabric lay well on my body. I forgot to get a photo from behind of the shirt, but you can see it in action in the video at the end of this post! You may recognize the crop top from my previous post. This blue+white striped linen pretty is here to stay for summer :) And of course, my favorite necklace and a fun sandal finish the look.
Striped Crop Top Forever 21, exact
Teagan Chambray Shirt Francesca, exact
Embroidered Soft Shorts Abercrombie & Fitch, exact
Embroidered Lace-Up Sandals Forever 21, exact
I also needed to give a big ol' shoutout to my friends over at Cycled Dogs for keeping us happy and well fed after a day of house hunting. Cycle Dogs is a one-man vegan hotdog bicycle cart funded by a Kickstarter in October 2014. Keaton, the man behind the dogs, was a professional lead-certified architect in his previous life. He left his 9-to-5 to pursue his dream of bringing vegan goodness to his community. I am so inspired by Keaton's story that I've basically dubbed myself the official unofficial poster child for these stupidly delicious hot dogs AKA I plan to eat as many of these as I possibly can this summer and I'm hoping that you will join me!
The best way to stay up to date with where the bike cart will be is the Cycledogs instagram or their facebook page. Check out the super cute video that our friend, Thompson, made of our hot dog trip at the bottom of this post! Nobody had any idea he was filming so it's completely candid :) I hope y'all have a lovely weekend, lovelies!
The best way to stay up to date with where the bike cart will be is the Cycledogs instagram or their facebook page. Check out the super cute video that our friend, Thompson, made of our hot dog trip at the bottom of this post! Nobody had any idea he was filming so it's completely candid :) I hope y'all have a lovely weekend, lovelies!
LOVEEEE love this outfit! And those foodie photos are making me so hungry right now lol
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