Summer Workwear with Mikarose

I think it's so interesting how style and preferences changes throughout someone's life. It's like going through chapters in a book. It grows with you as you mature. It takes you through different adventures. I remember when I started this fashion venture a few years ago, I was all about trying pattern and color mixing with whatever was in my closet. Then I went through an obsessive skirt phase, followed by a coat phase...then patterned tights. Although it was fun experimenting with all this, I looked at my closet a few months ago and realized all I did was collect clutter. My friend, Rachel and I encouraged each other to try something called a "Capsule Closet" as an effort to declutter our lives.  3/4 of my closet was donated/sold and I only kept the essentials. At the end, I prefer simplicity, elegance and modesty. This is one of my favorite dresses from Mikarose- a boutique dedicated towards reinventing modesty for women. I wouldn't mind if I completely turned over my closet with Mikarose clothing! :)

Dress: C/o Mikarose

Sandals: Old (J.C Penny I think)

Earrings: Chloe and Isabel 

Grace and Grandpa making Chinese stickybuns

Pink Flamingo

Happy Summer, and happy (almost) Independence Day!

Hope you all have been well! It has been such a beautiful summer this year in Minnesota so far, minus a few rainstorms here and there. Today Aaron and I decided to venture out to this beautiful piece of land where we had initially thought about building a house. Those plans are temporarily put on hold, but it sure makes a nice backdrop for some pictures :) 

I can't tell you how much I love skirts, especially ones with unique patterns and textures. I wear dress skirts almost everyday to work, but I haven't had too much success with finding casual skirts until I was introduced to this one designed by Laurel Sherbert. Comfortable, casual with a stretchy waist band. And check it out... it's REVERSIBLE. 2 in 1. How cool is that?? I have never seen such a unique skirt design. Totally in love with it! 

Then BOOM, flip it inside out, and you get this pattern...

This whole look reminds me of a tropical flamingo. Flamingos... I've been seeing them all over the fashion community lately. Along with pineapples... must be the fashion theme of summer 2015 :)

Top: Philosophy

Skirt: Peyton Skirt C/o Laurel Sherbert

Bag: Chloe 

Earrings and Bracelet: Chloe and Isabel

Sunglasses: Marc Jacobs

Scarf: Sole Society