This year I’ve been seeing floral patterns everywhere I looked, and yet I didn’t really have anything in my closet that was going to let me participate in the trend!
Florals are so pretty, fresh, and fun…
and I like how you can dress them up with heels, or down with some slip on sneakers or flats.
As you can see, Pinterest is ON BOARD with florals.
And because of the fact that I wear jeans like 90% of my life, I pinned all inspiration pics with floral tops paired with jeans.
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| sleeveless floral HERE / floral and black jeans no source / teal floral HERE / white floral with jeans no source / with yellow clutch HERE / ivory lane HERE / with green cardi HERE / |
For me, one of the easiest ways to add floral to my closet would be with a great floral top.
So I set out to find one.
There are quite a few options out there (more on those in a minute), but I settled on THIS one.
I liked that it was a light blue background with pretty pink, green, cream, and soft yellow accents.
I also liked the casual nature of it.
Click HERE for the top I got.
For size reference, I got a small.
OH WAIT! One of my friends (thanks Kathryn!) found it HERE at Zappos after it sold out at Nordstrom!
Thank you Kathryn!
The 1 review it has is not good, but only because the person that left the review didn’t like the band at the bottom.
The band doesn’t bother me. In fact, I happen to like it!
Look #1:
I paired the floral top with my Sanibel pendant, my fav cuffed jeans, and my new wedges!
shirt HERE / my exact Vigoss jeans are sold out, but a very similar slightly distressed pair from Vigoss can be found HERE, and a cropped non-distressed pair HERE /
wedges HERE (My new GO TO wedges for this spring and summer!)
earrings HERE / necklace HERE
Look #2:
I paired the top with my new Vigoss skinny jeans (exact pair already sold out) and my favorite nude patent flats!
shirt HERE / this exact pair of Vigoss jeans just sold out, but a similar dark wash pair from Vigoss can be found HERE / nude patent flats HERE / earrings HERE
I broke out my favorite pink quartz necklace, some tall cognac wedges, and some white jeans FROM TARGET that I’m absolutely loving!
top HERE/ jeans HERE (I linked the cropped pair because I couldn’t find a non-cropped version.)
these wedges are sold out, but a similar cognac pair from Lucky HERE
earrings HERE / necklace HERE
Click HERE for another pair of white jeans that look great (from Nordstrom).
And check out THESE that a reader asked me about on Saturday.
I’ve never seen them in person, but they look awesome!
The Lucky ones I have in the above picture are VERY high. I might end up returning them (I’ve only worn them in the house for outfit pictures so far) to get these that have a lower heel. I love the look of the above ones, but the appeal of a lower heel might win out.
And as you can see here, you can wear the top where the fitted grey band shows at the bottom, or for a bit of a dressier look, you can tuck it under!
Notice how when I’m wearing it with the jeans I’ve tucked it under for more of a “blouse” look than a sweatshirt look.
I’ve got some more GORGEOUS options for floral tops for you! One of these would be so fun to add to your closet for spring and summer! Just click on what you are interested in!
And some more here….
Now that we’ve covered the tops, on to the jewelry I was wearing….
I meant to get a close up of my white ceramic watch that I want to marry.
Mine is Michael Kors and no longer available, but THIS one from Fossil looks almost identical!
And it’s quite a bit less expensive, although I did get mine on SUPER sale.
I love wearing my white ceramic watch all spring and summer!
This Fossil version (again, almost identical) has 8/9 5 STAR Reviews!
Click HERE.
And y’all. You probably didn’t even notice my earrings in the above pictures, but we need to talk about them.So let’s go in for a close up.
They are studs (smaller than the other ones I’ve been talking about recently), and I love them too!
Those of you that thought the others were too big, these would be a great option for you!
Click HERE for the earrings.
They are more round than the others (I think of the other ones are more square with rounded corners).
I’m wearing the cz on the left and the light green on the right.
Here are the bigger chunkier studs I’ve been talking about for awhile now.
And I’m just tickled that all of you girls seem to love them just as much as I do. Lots of great facebook comments, blog comments, and e-mails about these earrings.
Click HERE for the larger studs.
I’m telling you, best $8 you’ll ever spend!
But remember, if you think these are too big for your taste, choose the new studs I highlighted above!
Before we leave…..we need to talk about some Zella items
And I want to bring it to y’alls attention that nobody told me that once I started buying Zella gear that I’d become crazy obsessed with it…and I’d be checking the site pretty much daily for new colors and patterns. WHY DIDN’T ANYBODY TELL ME?
It’s okay.
I forgive you.
I actually like checking the site for new colors and patterns.
Some obsessions are fun. 😉
If you follow me on facebook, you saw thislast night….
Click HERE!
For size reference, I wear a small.
Well, during my daily Zella check yesterday, I found several new pairs that I’m cuckoo over.
THESE aren’t on sale, but I’m pretty much dying over them.
How cute is the pattern?
Last night on facebook I asked if anybody could tell me what the difference is between the Zella “Live In” Leggings and these that are considered “running tights”?
Here’s an answer I got:
Heather Hopkins Burns I teach fitness as my hobby so I’m super picky about my work out wear as I cannot be worried about wardrobe malfunctions on top of teaching. I am a big LuluLemon and Athleta fan and we get a discount so that’s a plus. Some of my friends wear Zella and when I started following you I tried my first pair of live in leggings. I ordered my second pair last week and I am thinking of buying the sale ones above. They remind me a lot of Athleta chat tights and after reading I think the live in leggings although are supportive aren’t necessarily compression and it looks like the running ones are more that way with the mesh and reflecting material for wicking and safety. In general a running garment almost always is tighter and more supportive. Thanks for your posts:).
Thanks for the info Heather!!!!
And THESE capri pants look darling.
They come in a ton of different colorways, but my favorites are the grey slate multi and the mint vivid blur print and (both marked with a heart)! Notice that the far right pair has teeny tiny little polka dots!
And there are also new colors of the 1/2 zip layer tops HERE.
All right girls!
That’s it for today!
See you back here on Wednesday (or maybe Thursday this week) for the Bachelor Finale recap!
It’s Spring Break for us this week and we have several activities planned, so it might take me a little longer to finish up the recap!
Also…I’m already saving more floral items (think dresses, swimsuits, scarves, etc…), so we can continue our floral conversation later this week.
xoxo,
Sheaffer 🙂
Mix and Match Mama says
Um, I'm totally in love with floral. I think I'll be wearing it a lot this spring…mixed with stripes, of course :).
Anonymous says
Yes! I want to try to mix floral & strips this season also, but not sure how to do it!!!???? Would love to see posts on this particular aspect of mixing floral w other patterns!! 🙂
Anonymous says
Floral shirt + jeans + wedges was my favorite look. I have seen a lot of floral out in stores also recently.
Megan says
Floral makes me so happy!! I love it…and those wedges, your go-to, they are awesome!! 😉
Charming Lucy says
I love that floral sweatshirt! I just added it to my cart. It will be perfect for our upcoming Charleston trip! Thanks! Susan
Narci says
Oh, I love floral. It just makes me happy! I need a few of those floral shirts! Cute!
Jan Beaty says
Love the floral top! Any Old Navy post coming up soon?
Stacey says
Love, love, love the top! I just ordered it.
Erika Slaughter says
I love your floral top!!! So cute!!
MizGrant says
Ah this post was bad for my wallet! The floral top, the wedges, the earrings and 2 pairs of jeans later… I can't wait to try out the cropped jeans they just came out with!
JennyMae says
I recently purchased a hooded sweatshirt from bonton that is very similar to your shirt. Get compliments on it every time i wear it!!!! Love that we can dress it up or down!!!
Sabrina says
I LOVE FLORALS!!!!! I'm so excited about this spring! Ps. Old Navy has some CUTE floral pixie chino pants that are precious!! I can't wait to wear mine with some chambray! 🙂 looking forward to more floral chat soon!
Anonymous says
If you don't mind me asking, what size are you wearing in the Target jeans?
Sheaffer says
I don't mind at all! I sized and am wearing a 6!
xoxo,
Sheaffer 🙂
StacyHudson says
OH NO….we have to wait until Wednesday…maybe even THURSDAY for another post? I look forward to these everyday. HAHA. Enjoy your spring break. And by the way….I had myself a lil' Nordstrom note just burning a hole in my pocket so I went and bought the Ugg leopard wedges last week…dying to wear them!
Gina Cogan says
oh so fun! I love a good floral print!! perfect for spring!….. now if only the rain/snow would go away!!! 🙂
Shawnee says
I LOVE floral and have a couple cute tops already in my closet. I also have a pair of floral pants from Old Navy last year…..I've never worn them but need to this spring! I'm obsessed with Zella too and now have 2 pair of the pants and 2 pair of the capris and have a couple other pair in my cart waiting to see if they go on sale. AND I got my ears pierced (again, lol) this weekend so can't wait until I can wear all the cute earrings you always post about. 🙂
Rachel S says
Personally, I'm just not a fan of floral prints. It's just too "old lady" to me. However, I see them everywhere so I guess a lot of people would disagree with me!
Anonymous says
Oh no! The floral top is already sold out?! Bummer….
azbaby24 says
You are too popular. It is only 8:35AM and it is sold out!
Melissa Pleasant says
I just invested in my first pair of Vigoss jeans and I am in LOVE!!!
50daysofnogrey says
Love, love, love that floral top. The grey band on the bottom makes it so on trend, too!
Morgan says
love the floral top! HATE that it's already unavailable though. 🙁 It seems you have far too much influence!
Whitney Buckingham says
I was told by a Fossil store employee that Michael Kors actually manufactures Fossil watches! Same great quality, lower price tag. Just my two cents! 🙂
Liisa says
Ok – so this isn't about the new floral trend – although I am not into floral but think that sweater/shirt is totally gorgeous 🙂 Actually, I JUST received my new favorite pair of pants in the mail and I am in love. with a pair of pants. I want to marry them. I am talking about the LOFT camo ankle zip pants. I only wish I could buy another pair in case – I mean WHEN – I spill something on these. They are so comfy, so flattering, and such a perfect muted green color. Thank you so much, Sheaffer, for the recommendation. Spot-on as always! 🙂
Kelly Otwell says
I just have to say that you are looking super skinny!!
Sheaffer says
Let's be besties Kelly! 🙂
Kristin says
I love the floral tops you have shared with us!! I may need to weed some items out of my closet to make room for some of these.
And the earrings….I ordered all three of them. :-X Only bad thing is (definitely not the price!) is that they're backordered a week.
Sassafras says
Can you wear floral with camo? (I do love my camo pants now!)
Sheaffer says
Hmmmmmmm….good question! I suppose you can…..I'd have to see it together to know for sure!
xoxo,
Sheaffer 🙂
Anonymous says
Sheaffer, you are like Oprah…when she told her audience about a book, it was an instant best seller and you couldn't find a copy anywhere! You are like that! When you mention a piece, it is instantly sold out!
I think Oprah had to start warning publishers that she was going to recommend a book ahead of time so they could print more copies…you may need to do that with Loft and Nordstrom for sure so they can stock the item heavily!!! Influential, that's what you are girl!
Jan Fisher
Chic Coastal Living says
Love all of those floral pieces! Hello spring!
Candace Wall says
I love this floral top and it's sold out! Do you know when Nordstrom will restock? Nordstrom, we need this adorable top!