Outfit Post: Spring Chill

Spring is here in Detroit, which means it could be 60 degrees and sunny one day and grey and snowy the next.

This was not a 60 degree and sunny kind of day.

This was an infuriatingly blustery kind of day. A fury of flurries kind of day. A makes-you-ache-for-spring-sunshine kind of day. And hopefully the last of it's kind kind of day.

But regardless of whether or not the flurries are gone for good, I absolutely refuse to continue wearing my winter wardrobe. But I also logically know it's too soon to be pulling out my light and airy summertime pieces.

So what's a girl to do? Cozy and warm layers in spring colors. 

This bright yellow coat layered over an all white outfit is the perfect way to welcome spring, even when the temperatures still feel like winter. I'm still covered and (mostly) temperature appropriate, but channeling the brighter days ahead.

They say dress for the job you want. I say dress for the weather you want.

Even if it is a blustery and wintery cold kind of day.

 

coat: zara (old, similar here)

sweater: nordstrom (similar here)

denim: topshop via nordstrom

heels: nordstrom rack (similar here)

bag: gigi new york via rent the runway unlimited

necklace: stella and dot birdie necklace

ring: stella and dot rebel ring

sunglasses: ray-ban

April Fool: What a Fashion Blogger Really Looks Like

Sometimes, as a fashion blogger, I appear to have it all together.

I get done up in my outfits, but I only show you the best photos. I stage my Instagram pictures to show you a detailed glimpse into my life, but I avoid showing you the mess in the background. As a viewer, you get to see a tiny, unrealistic version of my life. You think I have it all. You think I have it together.

I don't.

But we all do it. We all pick and choose the parts of our lives we want to share with the world.

But that "perfect" image isn't reality.

The reality is I take about 50 pictures to get a few "good" shots. The reality is, in most of those shots, I look nothing like a pulled together fashion blogger. In most of those shots, either the wind is blowing up my skirt or I'm tripping over the sidewalk or I'm trespassing on private property. Sometimes I'm kicking a tree to get the leaves to fall just right for a better photo (Yes, I'm serious. No, it wasn't successful).

But that's me. Sometimes I'm ridiculous. Sometimes I make a fool of myself.

So in honor of April Fool's Day, I'm showing a peek into what it really looks like to be a fashion blogger. Where life isn't all glitz and glam. Where life is about being human and silly and ridiculous.

Because sometimes life is about acknowledging - and embracing - your foolishness.

Because that's reality.