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Happy 4th of July; I’ve been busy attempting an Americana icebox cake and hiding out from the rain {boo}, but am wrapping up the Americana style series today with this fun navy gingham dress.
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Happy happy Friday and hooray for a long weekend! You may have caught this dress over on my Instagram {or the LIKEtoKNOW.it account!}, but I’m actually styling it a little differently than I had originally planned.
This dress can be worn off the shoulder, but I opted to wear it as a strapless dress since it was a little tight around my shoulders. The star print screamed Fourth of July to me and I really wanted to pair it with my red bandana for a classic ‘All American Girl’ look.
I wanted to have several pops of red to really make this look patriotic so I wore one of my favorite red lipsticks; I love that this one has a very slight coral undertone that looks so vibrant and bold on me. I also threw on one of my tassel bracelets from Francesca’s. This one has bright tassels and wood beads that I felt would complement my Fieldcrest wood watch.
Let’s talk Friday Favorites; this week I’m wrapping up some of the hottest sales to take advantage of this holiday weekend…because I already have:
Today’s Fourth of July look {did you catch Monday’s post?} is a more subtle take on incorporating America’s colors. It is suddenly ‘wear minimal clothing’ hot in Kentucky and I’m having to seriously resist the urge to live in shorts and a top knot every single day.
I wanted to tie in some blue with my jewelry so I pulled out my blue faced watch and my new bracelet set from Horse Feathers Gifts. You can pick what size you want the bracelets and it comes with the gold tassel detail that I thought would match perfectly with my Kendra Scott necklace. Also, can we talk about the sale Kendra’s having today?! All druzy pieces are 15% off with free shipping; if you’ve followed me for awhile, you probably know that I wear my druzy Elisa necklaces allllllll the stinkin time. They’re my favorite necklace to layer with and have just the right amount of sparkle to be pretty without being too loud.
I’m loving LOFT’s short selection this summer; this pair is a higher waist with fun button detailing where you’d typically have pockets. The shorts are very nautical to me. LOFT is running a huge Fourth of July 50% sale that started today. I’m going to try and resist, but I’m sure I’ll end up buying a few pieces before the weekend’s over. Shop my picks here:
A huge thank you to SheIn and Kendra Scott for providing pieces for this post. Working with brands allows me to bring fresh new content to What Nicole Wore. All opinions expressed are my own.
Keeping things short and sweet today as I had a meltdown over Flash player not working on my computer last night only to realize this morning that it would probably reset itself if I just {duh} restarted my laptop. *eyeroll at myself*
The fun fringe on the bottom of this dress was my absolute favorite and the biggest reason that I ordered, but the fit was very meh. I’m not big on sheath type dresses in general because they rarely fit right on my pear shape but this one was a big pass. Stick straight shaped friends — order away! You’ll look fab in this asymmetrical print that will sit right and flatter your body shape.
I’m currently crushing super hard on my new Kendra Scott necklace; it’s all gold which has been my thing lately and the center features multiple cutouts of the Kendra logo connecting. Super unique and the all gold makes it easy to mix and match with any and everything in your closet. I’ve linked it here through Nordstrom for those of you that like to take advantage of free shipping and returns; Nordstrom I love you and your sales.
PS. Don’t forget that Kendra Scott is running a sale today only on shell items also with free shipping! Just use code helloshell at checkout to get 15% off; my current shell crush is the Lawson cuff in crushed stone – swoon!
I can’t stop, won’t stop with fun prints for summer {or any time of the year for that matter}; this leopard clutch will probably be on heavy rotation for the rest of my life {or at least the rest of my twenties} and I feel so bad that I haven’t worn these fun marble print sunglasses as much as I probably should. They’re a fun dupe for these marble print Quay frames and only a quarter of the price. They also come with free two day shipping if you’re an Amazon Prime member!
Thank you to SheIn and Kendra Scott for partnering with me on this post; working with brands that make products I love allows me to continue to create fun, new and colorful content for What Nicole Wore. All opinions expressed are honest and my own.
Tassels? Again? I know, so unoriginal of me, but this hot pink tassel dress with white trim and rainbow bright tassels was just TOO good to pass on. Plus, wait till you see the back!
I’m not usually a big pink person, but I actually love how vibrant this shade is. Plus, the contrast between the hot pink and the white trim that the tassels hang from is gorgeous and so eye catching. And how amazing is this ring? Completely obsessed with all things marble {still} and this hot pink howlite ring is such a statement piece.
I love the criss cross layers on the back with the fun rainbow bright tassels; this dress is made of a thicker material and features a snap closure at the shoulder.
This calf hair leopard clutch is a recent addition to my closet that I’m head over heels for; you can read all the details on this guest post I wrote on Tif’s blog this week, but long story short – I’ve lusted over the Clare V clutch for over two years but wasn’t willing to shell out. My regular eBay surfing paid off once again and I ended up finding this great dupe for only $40. #TurnUp
Thank you to SheIn for sponsoring this post. Partnering with brands allows me to continue to bring fresh, new content for What Nicole Wore. All opinions expressed are my own.
