Mama Chic

What is it about wearing all black?

Crops are tops!

This early fall has had some great weather - this day was bright and sunny and just this side of cool in the morning. Pairing some cropped pants with a cropped blazer over a refashioned lace tank made for a perfect Sunday morning outfit. I wore this to church and to hang out with my little family for the day.

Tie one on

I don't spend a lot of time in a dress in the wintertime, mostly because tights and I don't seem to get along and they end up with a run in like 2.8 seconds after walking out of my bedroom. However, in the summer putting on a dress is like wearing a nightgown out the house - so simple and easy to wear. The problem I do tend to find, is that because I'm a little on the busty side I tend to have to size up to get enough coverage up top... and if I size down to fit my waist, well, lets just say that the dress becomes inappropriate for anywhere besides the bedroom - oy. I wear a lot of shrugs and cardigans. But I loved the idea of tying a button down over a dress to wear it like a skirt, and this chambray is just so darn wearable!

Oh, also - this dress has pockets, which makes it awesome. That will be all.
Tea.

Ice Cream Social

Okay, so I didn't really go to an ice-cream social. I don't think I have the correct type of life to go to things like ice-cream socials (do people still do that? Is it a thing? I think it should be a thing). Which is unfortunate - not really because I particularly like ice-cream (because I kind of don't) - but because it would give me a more honest reason to wear cute outfits.

In this case, however, we went into town (Dorset, Ontario - woot!) on Saturday afternoon to do a little shopping (Mama bought herself a new pair of moccasins - watch for those babies in a future post) and get some ice cream at Northern D'Lites.

I love these bright red shorts that I got from Walmart and I picked up this fun teal top in the states on our way home from Calgary and I think that red and teal is a kind of unexpected but super fun and wearable colour combo. Add my trusty flip-flops (which sadly broke the very next day and were unceremoniously chucked) and it was the perfect, comfy outfit for shopping and cool treats!

 

Standing near some amazing boats.... that are obviously not mine.

Mama Chic

I call this type of outfit "Mama Chic". It's like the Today's Parent of outfits for Moms. It's the perfect recipe for looking what my Grandmother would call "put together". Which pretty much means boring, basic, but clothed not in sweatpants and a dirty t-shirt.

So, to recap: Capri pants (with a proper waistband and fly, y'know "real" pants) + Brightly coloured T-shirt + Contrasting colour sweater/cardigan/light blazer = Mama Chic
Voila