Cheers to Monday! I enjoyed a gorgeous weekend filled with 70+ days and could not be happier to have enjoyed sunshine and warmth again, even if I could do without the allergies that inevitably come with the timing of everything coming into bloom.
Some of my favorite things lately:
- The Toronto Raptors mascot dresses up as Justin Bieber | The NBA playoffs started over the weekend and as most people know I live and breathe all things basketball. While Toronto isn’t one of my teams by any means, I love the way their marketing team has been so thorough in making their brand super strong from bringing in Drake as a Global Ambassador and having him announce starting lineups to creating a slogan that other teams have tried to steal to nicknaming their arena Jurassic Park. This stunt from over the weekend really showed how they bring their A game {even if their team didn’t…}
- I’ve been seriously crushing on this bikini top {still holding out hope that it’ll go on sale}, but ended up snagging this one over the weekend in white. Last year, I stayed away from scrappy, caged suits because I already had some interesting tanlines from vacation in Europe, but I realized life is too short to avoid cute bikini tops because of weird tan lines {that’s how the saying goes right?} I also grabbed this high neck top because I love the trend.
- The Donut Disturb beach hat! I’m super excited to wear this hat at the beach next month and am already trying to figure out when I can make another sequin sun hat — trying to decide between Vitamin Sea and Out of Office still.
- This list of cheesy foods has me drooling…I need those spinach dip mozzarella sticks in my life {and belly} ASAP.
So onto today’s look! While I love shopping, anytime I need a new pair of jeans I feel a serious sense of dread. The whole process of grabbing 7 different pairs of denim and trying them all on just to find that none of them work is incredibly frustrating. And I know it’s not just me: most of my girlfriends mention the same disdain for jean shopping despite having a wide variety of body types: petite, tall, larger calves, bigger thighs, big hips, small hips, etc.
One of the biggest things I’ve learned over the years is to not order jeans online until I’ve had a chance to try them on for size — otherwise I’m going to need to order 2-4 different sizes and be ready to deal with returns. I’ve been eyeing a few pairs at Nordstrom Rack, but with sizing being so different for every brand, I knew I’d rather go to a store a try a few different brands on first. I tried on a couple different pairs from Joe’s Jeans, HUDSON jeans and then fell in love with this pair from STS Blue. I ended up sizing down to a 27 in these; I always struggle with finding denim that fits in the thighs, hips and waist so I was thrilled to find a pair that made the cut. I also love that they’re a mid-rise; they comfortably stay up and there’s no worrying about anything hanging out that I don’t want to hang out. The distressed style has grown a lot on me over the past couple months, but I was still surprised to find that I actually liked these when I put these on.
This embroidered tank from Old Navy is short in the center and longer on the sides. I paired it with a navy three quarter sleeve blazer to provide some balance to the super distressed {borderline destroyed} jeans. I love navy and white together year round but I think it’s really a perfect color combo once the warm weather returns. I wore a similar version of this outfit last week and swapped the blazer for my long sleeveless duster sweater from this post and love the boho vibe it gave the look.
Edye says
Love those jeans! You look awesome <3
Blessings,
Edye // Gracefulcoffee
whatnicolewore@gmail.com says
Thanks Edye! (: