Prairie Girl

 Last week I was out having a sunset picnic by this gorgeous lake,

 and I wanted to look fabulous without being too dressed up or dressed down. 

When it comes to the Prairie Girl look I like to go for separates…

 I'm not always in the mood to wear full dresses. 

Separates takes a dressy look and tones it down a bit…

I just bought this adorable gathered off the shoulder crop top from Free people.

 This top matches everything and is very casual for everyday wear.

 I grabbed my favorite Army green skirt and put a chunky suede leather belt from shabbybabe with it.

 I also discovered this incredible tooled leather bag from shabbybabe!

 Tooled leather is gorgeous! 

I love all the intricate designs that's in tooled leather. 

I got this big beautiful black hat from Bloomingdale's! 

Its the ideal picnic prairie girl hat! 

Since I never get to wear boots with skirts,

 I threw on my Jeffrey Campbell black lace up letter boots to finish the look. 

The results were fantastic! I got all sorts of compliments on this look!

 Separates are tricky to put together but they give your wardrobe more options and looks to play with.

Crop Top: Free People

Skirt: Vintage

Belt: Shabbybabe

Leather bag: Shabbybabe

Leather Boots: Free People

Hat: Bloomingdales

Jewelry: Personal Collection

Golden Hour

Its been all about color for me in my wardrobe this summer! I think one of the problems most of us have is, we get into a pattern of wearing black and white over, and over, and over again.  We do it so often we forget about the rich palette of colors available to us out there. I like to wear a bright colors like orange and style it with neutral accessories to balance it out. Brown goes great with sunset colors like orange and yellow. I took this cute little tube dress from Shabbybabe and put a wide vintage leather belt around the waist. I also accessorized the dress with a vintage 70s weaved bag.  I loved the end result! I could still wear orange and not look too loud with color. Red and black work beautifully together, so does pink and white, the list goes on and on..

 Wide leather belts from the late 60s and early 70s add a real edge to a simple outfit as well. I wear this brown leather belt with everything! Its one of those accessories that matches any outfit! Nobody even knows its vintage. People stop me on the street and compliment me on how they wish they could find a belt just like it. The best part about vintage is that there is nothing like it! Each piece is unique and special. I think that's what fashion should be all about. A wardrobe unique to you of one of a kind pieces nobody else has. That's what self expression through dressing is all about.

Orange Dress: Shabbybabe

Leather Belt: Personal Collection

Bag: Personal Collection

Jewelry: Personal Collection