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Happy Thursday! Feeling all the happy feelings thinking about the long weekend; I’ll pop on with a quick post Saturday morning with a quick overview of some of the best Labor Day weekend sales + items I own that you can score at a great price this weekend, so be sure to stop by!
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As much as I’m looking forward to cooler temperatures and being able to pull out my fall clothes, I despise winter and the idea that it’s getting closer. So for the time being, I’m happily wearing all of my summer clothes and trying not to think about the fact that it’s regularly 100 degrees inside my car when I get in after work.
They say the first step is admitting you have a problem so here we go. My name is Nicole and I am obsessed with the Olympics. It doesn’t matter if I have somewhere to be at 8 am the next day, I will stay up until midnight to finish watching swimming, gymnastics, track and field, basketball, etc.
And let’s be honest, when it comes to events that only happen every four years — this one is the top dog. We deserve the Summer Olympics if we have to deal with everyone we know {and their mothers} expressing their political opinions on Facebook.
check out these great new arrivals from SheIn:
Summer always means lots of red, white and blue outfits and the Olympic games being here just means the outfits are even more justified. This scalloped mini skirt sits at the waist, has pockets and has super cute brass buttons down the front. It also comes in navy and olive that are perfect for fall. I find J Crew Factory sizing to run big.
I love the pairing ankle boots with skirts especially as we get closer to fall. When Caterpillar reached out to me about checking out their new additions for fall, I really wasn’t sure what to expect as I really knew them as a company that makes construction equipment. The company also produces clothing and work boots and has expanded their footwear line to include more casual footwear for life without a tool belt.
I picked out this new style, the Olive Boot. It’s available in four different colors, is made with genuine leather and features lace up detail around the back of the ankle.
I love tanks in the summer and always try to add some that are blouses instead of just the traditional knits so that I can look presentable and dressed up throughout the summer without melting and having to deal with pit stains {#theworst}. My love for everything blue and white is well documented here so I won’t wax poetic about how much I love the blue and white vertical stripes, but I couldn’t get over how cute these red pom poms were. When I was trying to decide how I wanted to style it first, I thought it would pair perfectly with my new scallop hem skirt. To add the perfect, “Yes I have watched every day of the Olympics” touch, I also tied my red bandana in my hair for some Rosie the Riveter vibes.
Thank you to CAT Footwear and SheIn for partnering with me on this post. Collaborating with brands allows me to continue to create new and colorful content for What Nicole Wore. All opinions expressed are my own.
I’ve been hunting for a white blazer for a couple years now and just hadn’t been able to find one that I loved, but a couple weeks ago I stopped by the Express Factory store for the first time and found this one. It was on clearance for $17 and will definitely be a nice piece to transition between seasons with.
I’d been on the prowl for this specific item, because I love how crisp the white blazer looks and also because I knew how great it would look paired with a tee and jeans. It really gives a simple outfit a more refined finish. I’m hoping to wear it soon with a bright chartreuse tee and then a hunter green one in the fall.
Currently crushing on: this beautiful cognac leather tote from Vera Bradley. While it comes in a “small” size option as well that would be perfect if you’re looking for a tote to carry your essentials in with an iPad or e-reader, I opted for the bigger option. I’m definitely a ‘throw it in the bag’ kinda gal so having room for any and everything I could possibly need is one of the many ways to my heart when it comes to handbags. This tote has room for my laptop, notebooks and folders and the perfect size for school or the office. I also love that the front zip pocket can comfortably fit a planner.
To create a more dramatic ponytail, I pulled my hair up into a pony and then got one of my Irresistible Me hair extension weft that has seven clips. If I were putting all of my extensions in, this is the one that is the widest and gets placed across the crown of my scalp. I took two of the center clips and hooked them into the base of my ponytail. Wrap the loose ends of the weft around your pony and then take a small section of your extensions and wrap that around the base of your pony to cover up the ponytail holder and the top of the hair extensions. Voila! My extensions were curled from the last time I’d worn them but you could do this with straight hair as well.
Thank you to SheIn and Vera Bradley for partnering with me on this post. Working with brands allows me to continually create fresh and colorful content for What Nicole Wore. All opinions expressed are my own.
We’re coming up on the end of summer posts {#wahhh} but today’s might be one of my very favorites! This top immediately caught my eye with the swoon worthy multicolored embroidery and colorful tassels around the bust and arms.
This leather crossbody from Fossil is absolutely gorgeous; the leather is very soft and such a great color for fall. The brown leather option has the trendy tassel in the center of the bag and features stud detail around the flap. It also is available in black; instead of the studs that bag has really fun braided leather detail. A good leather crossbody will always be a fall necessity for me and this one will definitely be on repeat.
This bunch of sunflowers always catches my eye during the summertime, so when I drove past them last week and actually had my camera with me, I quickly parked my car and jumped out to snap some photos. While my style normally isn’t very boho centric, I love this fun top and really want to see if I can get away with wearing it tucked into a suede skirt for fall.
While most of the photos I take aren’t frame worthy as they’re essentially glorified selfies for the blog, this photo gives me all the heart eyes! I ended up catching just the right lighting and stopped taking photos of myself {briefly} to mess around with some of the different settings and ended up with this shot.
To be a real boho babe, I paired my top with my tried and true Elisa necklace {fave Kendra style #sorrynotsorry} and my JORD wood watch. I love the color of this one because it really is a piece you can wear year round.
With the heat wave in full effect in Kentucky, I’ve been trying to keep my hair up as much as possible, but wearing a topknot every. single. day. can get tiring so I pulled out some of the new goodies that Scünci sent me and threw my hair up into these quirky pigtail buns that made me feel eccentric and also twelve years old…in the best way possible.
