Keeping it Simple

I wore this look over the weekend, while I was working, 

and I absolutely love this black dress that I recently got from Forever21.

It was such a great essential steal!

I liked how chic it looked with the black leggings and tan sandals. 

I added a pop of blue to bring some color to the look. 

I am not used to wearing such a simple fit- I am such a huge fan of colors and prints- 

but sometimes it is nice to switch it up!

Look:

Black Dress: Forever21

Black Leggings

Tan Sandals: Steve Madden 

Bag: Burberry 

Necklace: Outside Market; Visby 

Bug Ring: Vintage

Sunnies: Sway 

xx, 

Akl

P.S. We always be needin our candidzzz! 

Place of Work: Gumshoe

Being a style blogger, I would love to work in some crazy fashion house,
 living the ultimate glamorous life that comes with a fabulous job. A girl can dream...

For the time being, I have been working in an adorable children's shoe store, which has been an amazing experience so far. I have being learning so much about how a business runs,

 and most importantly what it takes to be successful in a fashion business.

I decided to bring my camera to work and took these awesome pictures of our merchandise
 (i.e. my personal favorites). 
Gumshoe has such a great selection of shoes for babies and children: 

Keens, Cole Haan, See Kai Run, L'Amour (just to name a few).

The best part about working at Gumshoe though is seeing a child walk out of the store with his or her new shoes on; their satisfied smiles are too darling.

I am such a sucker for a cute kid, especially when wearing even cuter shoes! :P

OF COURSE, I brought Poppy to work! I just loved him too much.

xx, 

Akl

new sunnies

I love my new blue sunnies from sway. 

They are so much fun for the summer!

Look:

Crop Floral Top: F21

Skirt: H&M

Sandals: Franco Sarto

Sunnies: Sway

Bracelets: River Island

Pearl Bracelet: Vintage; circa 1960s

Bug Ring: Vintage

Clear Ring: H&M

xx, 

Akl

Out for Lunch

I wore this while out to lunch with friends. 

I love this denim dress- it can be worn so many different ways. 

Look:

Denim Snap Button Dress: F21

Grey Cable Knit Leggings

Blue Striped Shirt

Snakeskin Printed Leather Bag

Square Mirror Flats: NaNa

Braided Bracelet: Stella & Dot

xx,

Akl

Peek-A-Boo Florals

I am loving this new denim tunic that I grabbed at Forever21. 

It is so perfect for layering.

One could wear it buttoned up or down, with or without a shirt/blouse underneath. 

Today, I decided to go with this floral long sleeve shirt

that has little hints of a pale blue in its design,

which looked great with the denim. 

                        

Look:

Floral Shirt: Woo; Margaret O'Leary

Denim Tunic Dress: F21

Lime Dotted Tan Knee Highs: F21

Flats: Target

Bag: Coach; vintage

Necklace: Urban Outfitters

Daisy Pearl Clip On Earrings: Vintage, circa 1950s

xx, 

Akl

New Jeans

Don't you love that feeling of wearing no jeans...

I think I'll be wearing these till there are actually real holes!

In my opinion, fashion is all about fun, whether it is mixing colors or prints, 

and today I think I conquered how many prints one can wear: 

hearts, snakeskin, flowers, and cats

(who knew these would all look so good paired together). 

Today was a really hard day for Jackie and I- 

we were just being way too silly...

Look:

Daisy Cardigan: F21

Pink Shirt: Zara

Ripped Jeans: F21

Car Taps: Jeffery Campbell

Pearl Necklace: J.Crew

Heart Earrings: F21

Rings: Vintage

Brown Bangle with Silver Trim: Vintage

Wooden Bangles: River Island

Leather Snakeskin Bag: hand-me-down from Mom :)

xx, 

Akl