Summer Funk

I love the outdoors! 

Every weekend in the summer I enjoy getting some sun at a beautiful park.

Last weekend I took some time off for rest and relaxation. 

I found this gorgeous garden to shoot a few new pics in!

 Ive been dying to wear this silk chiffon peasant top all year!

Its hot pink,white, and yellow.

It has hand beading around the neckline and drawstring puff sleeves. 

This top went perfect with my blue denim cut off shorts I got from H&M.

I found these adorable gladiator sandals on amazon.

I didn't think amazon would have such cute sandals.

I've had these sandals for about a year now and I love them!

Their cute and very comfy.

The peasant top is vintage but the shoes and shorts are new.

Combining vintage pieces with newer accessories gives you a whole unique look of your own.

It makes something old new again.

                                                                                 

Peasant top: Shabbybabe

Choker: Child of wild

Pearl Cross necklace: Vidakush

Denim shorts: H&M

Gladiator Sandals: Amazon

Bracelets and Rings: Vintage

(Hair and makeup by me)

Psychedelia

Summer is finally here! 

I was so excited to visit the beach for the first time this season. 

This year I wanted a bright fun wardrobe for the beach.

I forgot how much I love to wear bright colors on the beach!

For this shoot I wanted to wear,
 Bright floral prints,aqua bikinis, and neon beach cover ups.
I'm so happy I went for color because the sunset that day was spectacular!

I've gotten into Maxi skirts recently as well!

One thing I never see at the beach are gorgeous maxi skirts being worn with a bikini top.

Its a very simple and fun look for the summer!

I had this vintage 60s boho maxi skirt lying around and decided to wear it with this cute aqua bikini from Victorias Secret.

The combination looks fabulous together!

Maxi skits are great for when you get out of the water too.

Their great to throw on to warm up after a swim.
I can't wait to do even more beach fashion shoots this summer.
Its always so much fun!

Maxi skirt: Shabbybabe

Bikini: Victorias Secret

Necklace: (Vintage)

Sandals: Chacos

Bracelets & Rings: (vintage)

(Hair and makeup by me)

Lemonade Bliss

For the past few months I've been in the process of putting a Fashion line together.

Its a lot of hard work! 

The design development process takes a while.

Its trial and error in experimenting with fabrics, silhouettes, trends, and the cost of production.

This beautiful maxi dress I have on is from the Heather Eliza line.

Its made from Liberty of London Cotton Poplin.

Liberty of London makes the most incredible prints!

The prints are abstract and colorful. 

I never thought of cotton as being an exciting fabric to wear until I saw Liberty of London cotton.

Its a shame we don't see more Liberty of London prints on the market today!

Its finely woven, and dyed to perfection!

This dress is the most unique color. 

Its not mint,but more of a Lemonade color.

That's why I called it the Lemonade Maxi Dress!

It has a tropical floral print for a garden party,

Island get away,or destination wedding you could wear it to.

The best part about this dress?

 Plenty of fabric and seams for fit and flare!

Summer dresses should have a fair amount of fabric in them for drape.

Its a high end maxi dress that's costly,

 but you'll keep it forever and get so much wear out of it!

I hate throwing clothes in the garbage.

 It pollutes the earth, and wastes our hard earned money.

My goal with the Heather Eliza line,

 is to give you a few beautiful pieces for your closet out of the finest fabrics. 

All of these garments will be manufactured in the USA saving our precious garment industry that's currently hanging on by a thread.

The Heather Eliza website is still under development,but

You can find this dress at shabbybabe.com.

More new pieces from the line will be up on the shabbybabe website next week.

Liberty of London Dress: Heather Eliza

Jewelry: Vintage

Boots: Jeffrey Campbell

Nail polish: Essie

(Hair and makeup by me)

Jungle Fever

 I love to look a little tribal when I hit the beach!
A little bit of the non traditional is always refreshing when it comes to fashion. 

When picking out a swimsuit for myself, color is very important to me.. 

I'm not naturally olive in skin tone,
so I always need to be prepared for days when I'm a little paler. 

I find that colors like green,purple,and pink 

look great on my naturally fair skin skin if their a bit more neutral. 

I've had this army green swimsuit for almost 2 years now.

I love it because it has a jungle girl feel about it.

The swimsuit has halter straps that are little snake motifs.

Its so cute! 

I had this vintage silk tiered ruffle skirt that matched the exact shade of olive green as my bikini.

This skirt was such a great beach cover up! Its a bit short to wear every day,

but for the beach it was perfect!

I love the way the California sunset captured the colors in these photos.
Get out there and enjoy the beach! Summer is  way too short.

Bikini: Victorias Secret

Necklace: Charlotte Russe

Skirt: Shabbybabe