Christmas is now sadly over but I hope you all had a very merry day or week or month! There’s so much build up leading to the 25th that it almost becomes anticlimactic when we fall asleep in our santa hats with our food comas watching the ten hundredth Christmas film (for me this was Arthur Christmas!) and sucking on candy canes that we hoarded from store promotions (is that just me?!?!) I’ve had a great week filled with all my favourite F’s: food, family, friends, fairy lights, falalala music and festive everything.
Yesterday was Boxing Day. What Boxing Day means now for the modern person is just as ironic as its American counterpart: Black Friday. You spend the day before being grateful for what you have and then the next day you go and buy what you don’t need … I remember when I was younger, I thought boxing day was just a plot my parents had to delay us opening our presents and then another year I read that it was the day the box was invented but today I actually learnt a brief history about it that sounds legitimate so I thought I would enlighten any other souls who have always wanted to know. Boxing Day is actually an old holiday where servants box up leftover food from their employers and take it home for their family. Unfortunately, retail employees today have to get up at wee hours of the morning to ready themselves for the morning shoppers one of whom included me!
On my 7 hour trek (never again or so I say haha!) I wore this mostly pink ensemble. What kind of pink is this? Peachy pink? A light salmon? I’m not exactly sure but I know for sure that its a new favourite. For most of senior high school, I stayed away from pink clothing after going through a bubblegum pink phase in junior high where I had pink cable knit sweaters and pink plaid skirts and an obnoxious pink backpack. But now, pink is coming back into my closet in the prettiest way. Its soft and feminine but there’s no trace of lace or silk in sight.
This top is actually the wrong way around. I wore it back to front because I liked how the zip detail give the fluted hem some edge. Plus, convenience-wise, its much easier to zip on a top from the front (haha!). Perfect for making snap decisions in the change room where there’s a sea-length of impatient shoppers. Continuing on my love for this kind of colour, I wore my summer slip ons that have what I like to call ‘pony hair’ * on them and my minimalistic light weight watch. Then I have these cute little pair of pin striped shorts underneath that I wear every summer and can’t seem to let go of because they have way too many sand printed memories on them.
* I think I call it pony hair in my mind because it reminds me of a pony’s coat and it would be incredibly sad to see a pony drenched in water just like these slip ons would be completely ruined under rain. You comprende? Probably not but that’s ok because I confuse and contradict myself all the time anyway.
Love the top!
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Thanks gem x
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hi pretty !
u loook cool ❤ kisses
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Aw thanks pal, you’re such a gem!
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So cute Karen!! It makes me so excited for spring clothes!!
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Thanks Dahlia! I’m glad I could give you a dose of spring xx
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The top is such a beautiful colour. The fluted edge helps give you a really nice silhouette. Shorts are pretty cute too!
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Shanks Vivi, I know I’m so shapeless it makes me shapeful hahaaaaa.
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Oh this totally works! Love the soft pastel colors too! Have a great one Karen!
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Thank you Lena for dropping by
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I love this!
xx Meg
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Thanks Meg, you’re an absolute gem x
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I love this top. Wearing it the wrong way; what a right thing you’ve done!!! 😍
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Thank you so much for visiting and ah I’m glad you think so, you’re such a gem!
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That top is adorable! AND KAREN YOUR HAIR IS AMAZING BTW I’M SO JEALOUS AARRRGHH
-Annie
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Thanks Annie! AND NO IT DOESN’T IF YOU SAW IT IN REAL LIFE YOU’D BE LIKE GIRL YOU NEED TO WASH YOUR HAIR HAHA.
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Peplum tops and shorts are one of my go-to summer looks. I think they’re especially fun and flirty.
That’s funny, that you’re wearing the top backwards, I would have never noticed!
-M.
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Exactly! Oh phew, I’m glad it doesn’t look super obvious.
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looks so cute!! love love ❤
xx,
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Thank you Livia you’re such a gem x
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Love that peplum top! Definitely looks better back to front, good call! And thanks for enlightening me about Boxing day, I had no idea haha xx
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Hello Nauen, thanks for reading and I’m very pleased to know that I helped at least one persona haha!
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girl…you lookin’ cute and flirty! xo
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Thanks gem!
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This top looks gorgeous worn back to front! Having the exposed zipper in front is so cool, love this look!
Prudence
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Thank you Pru, I love zipper detailing as well xx
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Wow love the entire look darling. Such amazing baby picks top. You look absolutely stunning. Kiss, Mel
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Thanks Mel, you’re such a gem!
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I Love Love Love this Outfit ! Pink definitely has it’s way of sneaking back into a Girl’s Closet !
xoxo
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Thank you for visiting Paris and I know right!
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I wish Christmas wasn’t over! I love that zipper blush top and those shorts! So fun!
~~Megan~~
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Don’t we all 🙂 Thanks Megan x
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Gorgeous! Love the soft colour of the top and shoes XXXXX
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Thank you Katie and I knowwww I like the colour too much its becoming a problem
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peplum is so great, and it that shade… perfection. you look great!
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Thanks gem!
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Love the post 🙂
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Sure will Brittany x
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