leggings: style lately c/o (here)
boots: steve madden (here)
hat: forever 21
Whattttt is this? I’m wearing boots? In the summer? Why, yes, it was actually cool enough the other day for this rare phenomenon to happen. I wasn’t mad about it. I do ever so love these boots and they were gathering dust in my closet, so it was nice to break them out, if only for one day. Make sure my walkin’ boots didn’t get too rusty and all that. This is also a foreshadowing of my fall/winter wardrobe to come. Lots of leggings, lots of boots, lots of loose tops and hats. Staples. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. This is California and we are still in the thick of Summer. Seriously, “fall” doesn’t really happen until like the very end of October, if we’re lucky. I have many boots-less days ahead of me.
In other, more newsy news, my (not so) little cousin Jacob flew the coop this week and is off to college in Southern California! We went over to my aunt’s house and had a little farewell of sorts. We ate an amazing meal, sipped on some cosmos, played video games, laughed until we cried, also cried, and watched “Up.” That movie. It’s so sweet and so cute and I loved it, but I seriously cried throughout the entire thing. It just got me, okay. We also opened our presents from our birthdays (we hadn’t seen them in a while) and my aunt gave me these pretty cat earrings that her parents (my grandparents on my mom’s side) had given her on her 26th birthday. Cue more tears. How thoughtful and special is that?! I have the best family, I just know it.
What are you thinking will be your fall/winter uniform?
When does fall weather start where you live, usually?
Where did you go to college? Did you move away or stay at home? I stayed home and rode my bike to my college every day, except for when I studied abroad in Paris for a semester.
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Love your outfit! I have the same pair of boots from Steve Madden. I also have that same Brandy Melville top, but in a deep red color –it’s one of my favorite stores! I love Paris! I went about 4 years ago and I’ve been itching to go back.
For the fall, you’ll normally find me in leggings, cardigans, over-sized sweaters, and boots. My wardrobe colors usually consist of deep reds, mustard yellow, and darker greens.
I live in New York so, fall usually starts around October, I would say –depending on the year. 2 years back, in January, we had a day where it was 60 degrees! It’s starting to cool down a bit here already, though.
I stayed close to home for college. I went to a state school about a 25 min drive from my parents’ house, but I dormed so I could get the full “college experience.” I went to NYU for my master’s and studied abroad in London.
You and I have very similar taste, it sounds like!! Those boots are my faaaavourite, ever! Love your fall staples. They sound perfect. That’s so awesome that you studied abroad, too! I absolutely adore London- that must have been such an amazing experience! What did you get your master’s in?
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Katie,
My master’s is in Childhood Education and Special Education. Have a great weekend! :)
just found a new favorite website thanks to you. :) seriously, those leggings are too cute.
my fall wardrobe consists of chunky sweaters, cardigans, boots and flats.
i cannot wait for fall! it is my favorite season of all… likewise, it doesn’t start feeling like fall until the end of October here as well.
i stayed home for college too. i was really, extremely eager to “spread my wings,” so to speak, but years later am so glad i stayed close to home.
Ooh girl, that website has the cutest leggings!! LOVE your fall wardrobe! Perfection. I’m glad I stayed close to home, too :)
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Your outfit is super adorable! I will have to keep my eye out for items from Brandy Melville on thredup, I got a top off of thredup that was Brandy Melville, but it was a small and ended up fitting more like an xl. Way too big, so I am a bit confused on their sizing. My winter/fall uniform always consists of sweaters, boots, and layering galore. I live in Iowa, so fall can pretty much start whenever, I mean all last week we had fall weather and now this week we are back in the 90’s. We have a saying that goes, “Don’t like the weather? Give it a day, it’s Iowa, it will change.” Truth. I went to college about a half hour away from where I lived. Tried the “dorm experience” for a semester, wasn’t my cup of tea, so I lived in a duplex for the rest of my time in college. Oh and the movie Up gets me every single time. I love it, but it just always makes me cry.
Maria,
Most of Brandy Melville’s clothes are one size fits all. Some of their stuff runs big for me too.
Ahhh yeah the thing with Brandy Melville, is I thiiiiink all of their clothing is “one size fits all” which can be very tricky. So it definitely makes for inconsistencies in sizing! Haha that Iowa weather quote is so funny! I love it. Sounds like I’d really like Iowa! I might have to visit :)
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Ohh got it! Thanks for the info. ladies! Perhaps I will just stick to buying their scarves, unless I can actually try the item on before I buy it. ;) And yes, you need to come visit Iowa sometime! It’s a great state!
No prob! :)
xo
I love this outfit, the tunic is so cute paired with those leggings.
I go to school about 1 and a half hours from home so I live there, I would have loved to go on an exchange for a bit ! It sounds like a great experience. Fall starts basically early to mid september here and I love boots and layers for fall !
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Thanks girly!! :) Studying abroad was one of the best experiences of my life! I always recommend it to everyone!!
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This is such a cute outfit! I’m kind of looking forward to the boot days…? But they can stay away from Nashville for a little bit longer! I miss my California summers – enjoy it for me!
Oh, girl, I am always looking forward to boot days! They are hands down my favourite footwear! :) But at the same time, Summer is my favourite season, so I’m never ever going to wish Summer away!
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boots in the summer is perfectly ok, especially when you rock it like that!! you are the cutest!
Why thank you little lady. I’ll wear boots if I wanna wear boots, right? ;)
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Love love love your outfit!! I can’t wait to finally wear boots and scarves and sweaters and just everything that comes with fall!
The best wardrobe happens in the fall, that’s for sure!
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TX is so unpredictable but I hope to feel the chill fall weather hit us hit us sometime in October. This baby bump will be goodness knows HOW big by then, so I’m not sure what my fall wardrobe will look like. I’m looking forward to it though. Layering is one of my favorite things and boots will DEF be on the list!
Awww you’re going to look so cute with your little bump in sweaters and leggings!!! :) Looove layering!
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Hey Katie, did you know that Woe is Me is a band? I actually really really really like them haha, well before the lead singer decided he wanted to move on to other things. They did a remake of Kesha’s “Don’t Stop”.
Love your earrings! It’s starting to get cold where I am too, it makes me very sad because that means snow will be here before I know it and I will be snowed in :(
As for the movie Up, oh my goodness. It was part of a homework assignment in college (I took a film class elective) it was my last semester before it was time for my MBA and the professor told us we had to watch Up and then write about it. I saw it with one of my friends and I cried the whole time too! When it was time to write the paper I started getting sad thinking about the first part of the movie. When I handed it to the professor I told him that this was the worst assignment ever because it made me cry and that my paper made me very sad. He ended up giving me an A haha.
No, I had no idea that it’s a band! I just took it from a song I was listening to :) I’ll have to check them out! And I can’t even imagine writing about Up. I would cry just thinking about it all over again! At least you got that A haha!
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Such a cute outfit! Love the simple top with the leggings!
Thanks girl!
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I do not own a single pair of boots. I need to fix this situation haha. Those earrings are adorable and so sweet that they were passed down to you. have a good weekend, doll!
Ahhhh girl, you NEED some boots in your life! That is your goal for this fall.
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love love loooove!
floral leggings are theee best and you rock them like no other kaite girl :)
Aw thanks love!! :) Agreed that floral leggings are the best, ever!
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Ahh, love those fun leggings! [And the whole outfit in general!!] I can’t pull off the hat look, but it definitely works for you. :) I have already bought a decent amount of cute sweaters and many with stripes! So I’m thinkin’ that’s what’s happening this fall, haha. I live in Virginia, so we’ll get fall weather probably at the end of September/early October.
I went to school at George Mason University in Northern VA, just outside of DC. Two hours away from home, so it was close enough that I could visit when I needed some family time, but just far out enough to be on my own…and I’ve been here ever since I finished undergrad and grad school!
I loooove striped sweaters! You can never have too many! :) That’s so cool that you stayed where you went to school- must have loved it!
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It’s already getting very chilly in the evenings and mornings here–I do like boots–I think I’ll be wearing my new Doc Martens a lot this fall….but I still want to hold onto the warm weather for a bit.
Doc Martens are so fun! And if I could have warm days with chilly mornings and evenings, that would be perfection in my eyes.
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Love those boots & pants. The leaves are already changing color & falling a bit here in New Hampshire.
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Oh wow, already?! We won’t be getting that for another few months more than likely! But yay, you get to break out your boots! ;)
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