(Free People Dress; Vintage Printed Bag – cute option here: Earrings – similar here; Denim Jacket – similar here; Strappy Sandals – Shoemint, now sold out, pretty alternative here; Maybelline Color Sensational in Vivid Rose)Long weekends call for a night out on the town. Try a new restaurant, grab a drink, wear a pair of heels. You’ve got 3 long days to sleep it off. I usually like to keep the outfit relatively simple when I go out and use more playful accessories to add character. This lace dress (#5 on the list) is the perfect building block. It’s comfortable but still dressy enough for wearing out and simple but still interesting because of the lace. And nothing says summer (or highlights a tan) like bright white. I love this chain strap printed bag (inherited from my great Aunt – one stylish little lady) for a million reasons, but one is that it’s a constant conversation starter at social functions and it also keeps my hands free when I’m trying to hold a drink and navigate through a busy bar. A patterned bag is #2 on the list. I threw on a pair of strappy sandals (#20) which seem wild, but actually manage to act almost as a neutral here because of the color scheme. The trick with heels for a night out? Go for a stable block heel like these and you’ll be dancing till dawn. And finally, I grabbed my denim jacket (#9) to combat those over air conditioned restaurants, simple thin gold hoop earrings (#6) to frame my face and swiped on a bright lipstick (#17) for an extra punch.
