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Wide leg pants for the summer season

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wearing: gold hoop drop earrings / lipstick / military green top (under $20) / mixed metal bangles / Chanel summer nail polish / black wide leg pants (under $25)  / tan circle bag / mules (on major sale!)

I always love finding lightweight pants to wear on hot summer days. Not everyday is a casual short or jeans kind of day. That being said, I don’t always want to wear a dress or a skirt when it’s warm outside; yet I still need to look put together. These lightweight wide leg linen pants are perfect! They are super comfortable and easy to wear with different tops, shoes, and accessories for multiple looks. Love that!

This was the outfit I wore a few days ago to do some shopping in San Francisco, and to grab lunch with a couple of my friends. The outfit was super comfortable, and it was perfect for the warm weather.

Shop my summer wide leg pants outfits:

What types of clothing pieces are your go-to’s on hot days when you need to wear something other than jeans but don’t want to fuss with a dress or skirt?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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Circles and stripes

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wearing: red and gold earrings / nautical stripe shirt (under $20!) / lipstick / white and silver watch / side stripe jeans / blue circle bag / Chanel summer nail polish / silver mules /

Now that summer is in full swing, my fitness routine has been on track. I’m so excited to be able to announce I have already lost four pounds! Yay!!

Although my clothing sizes haven’t changed, I feel good knowing what I am doing is working. I have been getting in five workouts per week, and counting all of my calories in the MyFitnessPal app. I have also been trying to avoid sweets; although it’s hard with all the kids home from school in the summer. They love getting ice cream to cool down. I have to make sure I watch that; I really love ice cream!

This top is turning out to be my favorite summer tee. It’s a tee with a twist! It has all the comfort of a tee-shirt, without looking frumpy or basic. I love the little front twist. I paired it with my red earrings because I was starting to feel the 4th of July vibe. It also looks cute with white earrings, silver, gold, or rose gold. Love!

There are so many ways to wear this cute little tee. It looks great with shorts, denim skirts, white skirts, and casual trousers. The back of the shirt has a little bit of elastic which keeps the waist in place so it doesn’t flop wide like a crop top. It’s amazing that it is priced under $20! Love that detail!

Nautical stripes are so classic, and front twists are a hot summer trend. I love that this top features a classic stripe pattern with an on-trend twist. Are you wearing the twist tee trend this summer? What do you think of it?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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Summer go-to sundress

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pictured: dangle hoop earrings / lipstick / black print sundress (under $25!!) / black leather and rose gold watch / Chanel summer nail polish / Chloe bag / black wedge espadrilles (priced under $100 and so comfy!)

So before we start, I would like to apologize for the eye sore that is my arm. Apparently I don’t know how to properly apply sunscreen, and as a result, I have been blessed with a farmers tan on my arms. Please, don’t laugh too hard. Well, OK, go ahead; it is pretty funny!

Now that summer vacation has started, my fabulous friend Dawn from FashionShouldBeFun.com met me for lunch and some strolling on Santana Row. We found a fabulous wall, which was recently repainted, and snapped some photos before embarking on eating and shopping. Isn’t this new wall cool! I love the artwork. This door used to be black, so now that it is full of color, it really looks amazing; although less Mediterranean then it did before.

After we snapped some pictures, we enjoyed lunch at the sort-of new EMC Seafood Bar which is located near the fountain at Santana Row. It is SO GOOD! We loved the sushi, and I have to tell you, the clam chowder was fab-u-lous! Love!

We popped into LOFT and saw so many cute summer outfits; I need to go back when I have more time and try some things on. We also checked out all the cute suits at Everything But Water. They have a whole wall of blue suits! It is truly swimsuit heaven. There were also several fabulous summer essentials at Arizia and Baldwin; I need to go back to those shops too! So many cute summer items!!

This sundress was perfect for a day on the Row, can you believe it is under $25! It is really comfortable; and perfect for temperatures over 80. To make the dress look even better, I just need to even out my horrendous tan lines. Yikes!!

Shop my summer sundress outfit:

Do you have any tips for evening out bad tan lines?

Thank you so much for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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