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Simple Summer Style: Floral-Print T-Shirt + Jeans

Fashion•Outfits

Sometimes the easiest formula for getting dressed is a simple t-shirt + jeans look. Even though it’s been sweltering here lately (I thought New England was supposed to be a bit cooler in the summer – JK, LOL – so far not so much), I still love wearing jeans + t-shirts in the summer. This t-shirt is a bit of an upgraded look, as it is vintage Lily Pulitzer that I thrifted back in Vermont (along with the blouse from this look)! Along with that, I paired it with a simple pair of beaded sandals from my favorite (Primark!)...

Summer Days in a Red Polka Dot Dress

Fashion•Outfits

Hello friends! Happy July, happy summer! I hope life has been going well for you. The red-fire heat of summer is here to stay, and I’m embracing it with some red of my own. Over the 4th of July, I was lucky enough to spend time with some of my dearest friends from high school in Independence, Iowa. Independence is near my hometown of Cedar Falls, so I was also able to spend a wonderful day with my family (even though I was also working remotely that day). While I worked, my mom and husband went to Goodwill. There’s...

Editing Outfit Photos: My Favorite Online Tool

Lifestyle

This post is sponsored by Fotor. As always, all opinions are my own. 

Your Guide to a Vintage Wedding: Making Your Big Day a Blast From the Past

Wedding

So many weddings nowadays are unnervingly similar. Often you wouldn’t be able to single one out from the rest. Your big day should be unique to you. Not an exact copy of endless other people’s. So how do you go about making sure that your wedding day is a little different? If you have a vintage style and aesthetic going on in your day to day life, you might want to consider adding a few vintage touches to your wedding day too!

My Favorite Skirt

Fashion•Outfits

Happy Monday friends – who’s ready for a short week? I know I sure am! I had a great weekend, despite not being able to travel to Madison to visit my sister. I was sad, but didn’t want to risk driving in a huge snowstorm in the dark. I’m getting pumped for Thanksgiving and hopefully doing a bit of in-store or online shopping at some point this week/weekend. Am I crazy or have the early deals just gotten insane!? I can’t keep up with it all! Anyway – a little bit about my outfit. I wore this to work...

Blush Pink

Fashion•Outfits

So a couple days ago I shared a thrifted red lace dress and today I’m sharing this blush pink dress I thrifted the same night! This one is a bit more professional, so to make it more appropriate for a Valentine’s date, I added a sleek pair of patent pumps and a sequin clutch. The contrast of the black gives it a bit more interest than when I originally paired it with nude pumps. Is it just me, or do you always pair similar shades together? Blush pink + beige or nude just seems to make sense, but I...

Holiday Style: Vintage Glam

Fashion•Outfits

I’ve expressed my love for vintage many times on this blog, there is just something so special about being able to wear pieces that were a part of someone else’s life before… in a different time. I have been fortunate enough to acquire some pieces from my grandmother, and have also loved searching for vintage pieces online and while thrifting. Vintage pieces are so well made, it makes it worth the purchase even if sometimes the price is a little more steep than I want to pay. I discovered this faux fur jacket and polka dot green maxi at...

Vintage Floral Dress

Fashion•Outfits

The best kind of dresses are vintage dresses. I own about ten of them and they are my absolute favorite dresses… unique, high quality, beautiful patterns and colors, fit like a dream and make me feel special. I tend to wear them on the weekends, which is usually when I ignore taking photos for the blog, but I’d love to share more of them soon, so stay tuned! Do you know what’s best about this vintage dress? It’s my beautiful mother’s dress that she let me borrow! I think I was supposed to give it back to her over...

Polka Dot Fun : Thrift Style Thursday

Outfits

So I guess I’m getting a little better at this… 😉 I knew I wanted to wear my favorite vintage polka dot dress, purchased by my mama in Napa Valley at Betty Girl’s Boutique! It used to be our favorite place to visit in California when my older sister lived there! I think I need to make an excuse to get back to Napa Valley, I mean hey, why not?! I meant to go thrifiting this week and was hoping to find a fun, bright, patterned cardigan like this. Instead, I opted for my new cardigan from 10DollarMall (which...

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  • Happiest of birthdays to my amazing husband! Every year with you just keeps getting better ... love you so much! ❤️ @rollbieck 🎉🎉🎉 #birthdays #OurSobieckStory #happybirthday
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  • Summer lovin’ 😍 wearing all the maxi dresses now that the warm weather is here to stay! Throwback to this maxi dress from a few years ago 💕 maxi dresses + sandals are my summer go-to look what is yours?! #wiw #whatiwore #summerstyle #rachelslookbook #fashionblogger
  • Happy Father’s Day dad! Love you so much and feel so lucky to have spent the weekend with you ❤️ #fathersday #family #loveyoudad
  • Rosé okay?! It’s happy hour time and although I missed #nationalroséday last weekend, you can be sure I’ll be filling my glass this weekend 🍷cheers! Heading to Iowa this weekend for a family reunion and to celebrate Father’s Day/my dad’s bday... excited to see the fam 😎 hope you have a great one! #rosé #whatiwore #weekendvibes
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  • Lost these sunnies but it’s okay, they were less than $20 on amazon! Linking my fav round sunnies on @liketoknow.it http://liketk.it/2CnbR #liketkit and wondering where this dress is currently... probably at my in-laws 🤣🙈 #rachelslookbook #whatiwore #summerstyle
  • When you realize your favorite overalls are in a box back in Minnesota at your in-laws 😭 hopefully we’ll be shipping out some more of our items soon, in the meantime I’m sharing this photo from when I wore this look a couple years ago! You can shop similar items in the @liketoknow.it app! http://liketk.it/2CjU7 #liketkit #whatiwore #summerstyle #overalls #rachelslookbook

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