G O L D E N

The sheer slip dress appeals to me for many reasons. Mainly it's the sheer effortlessness (no pun intended) of throwing on a weightless piece of fabric without feeling too overdressed or weighed down by heavy layers of cloth. Somewhere between a nightgown and an evening dress, I vote this 90's trend is here to stay. Who doesn't love the idea of underwear-as-outwear anyway?

First popularized by Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, and a handful of other supermodels in the late 90's, I'm happy to see the slip dress has made somewhat of a come back. When I saw this golden beauty hanging on the sales rack, I couldn't resist. Summer is approaching, so I pulled out my fake Birks to keep this look easy and comfy. 

XOXO, Laurel

Dress: F21 | 'Birks': Target | Tote: F21

W A N D E R L U S T

There's a large part of me that lingers on from my childhood that can't help but love the discovery of secret tucked away places that are overgrown and abandoned. Perhaps its the mystery of it all. Who once lived here? Who lives here now or stays hidden away here? What happened to this place? I'm a sucker for adventure and getting lost, which I've found to become all the more difficult the closer I get to adult life.

Franco and I stumbled upon this place entirely by accident after driving around the downtown area in my hometown. In a run down area close to an old neighborhood sits a cluster of abandoned apartment buildings. Windows were broken and cracked, doors kicked open, and remnants of past lives or current ones lay strewn acorss dirty carpet floors. This place has a certain degree of cool-eerieness, so I figured why not snap a pictures while we poke around and wander the grounds.

I wanted to shoot another look in my favorite trouser pants that was a bit more dressed up in comparison to my previous sporty look. For the most part, this look is causal and comfortable, but with the addition of a pair of heels, it could easily be worn for a night time event or date night. I discovered this awesome vintage Guess gym bag at a thrift store and liked how I was able to maintain a sporty element for this look while maintaining a certain degree of sophistication. My gloriously fake and cheap 'Birks' seemed like the easiest and most comfortable way to complete this simple look.

XOXXO, Laurel

Crop top: thrifted (altered) | Trousers: thrifted | 'Birks': Target | Guess bag: thrifted | Necklace: thrifted