Channeling Spencer Hastings

Jacket: JCrew; sweater: Vince; jeans: JCrew; shoes: Repetto; bag: Rebecca Minkoff; watch: Kate Spade

Lately I have been Rewatching old episodes of Pretty Little Liars, and while I used to identify most with Hanna's style, recently I have been very into Spencer's tomboy chic looks. I think it might have something to do with my obsession with my boyfriend jeans (so comfy!), but regardless, I can't stop wearing them paired with blazers and oxfords. 

Until next time,

xo

T

Golf, and why it's a good thing to learn.

Top: JCrew; skirt: Lilly Pulitzer; shoes and glove: Nike Golf; hat: Vineyard Vines 

I love to golf. It's an interest I share with my grandfather, and I still remember the set of tiny kid sized clubs he bought me when I was little, and having root beer floats in his kitchen after a day on the course. Since I don't have a dad anymore, my relationship with my grandfather is incredibly important to me, so I cherish our golf dates and the many hours we have spent watching it on tv during the winter months. But it's not just because it's my time with my grandfather that I love golf. I also think that it's a great sport that will take you throughout your entire life. It teaches patience more so than other sports, and it's a sport that you can use to impress. When you work in the corporate world like I do, it's nice to be able to have something besides work to talk about with your boss, and comparing handicaps is something that will always impress your boss, even if yours is terrible like mine! And when you inevitably get invited on weekend retreats for work, you want to be right up there with the guys on the par 3, kicking butt and taking names. 

Until next time,

xo

T

Leopard Layers

Sweater and dress: Target; necklace: Kate Spade; shoes: Tory Burch; sunglasses: Ray Ban

As I have posted before, I love target. Especially when it comes to clothes which I find kind of surprising. When you think of traditional big box retailers, you don't necessarily thing of on trend clothing at a good price and of good quality. But Target consistently delivers, proving that you can be fashionable and on budget. I especially love pieces like this sweater and maxi dress that can easily be taken from season to season just with a few tweaks in terms of accessories. 

Until next time,

xo

T

Gig Harbor

Top: Tory Burch; shorts: JCrew; shoes: Tory Burch; bag: Kate Spade; sunglasses: Ray Bans

This past weekend I went out to Gig Harbor, an adorable little seaside town near where I live in Washington. The weather was nice and warm, so I decided to get one last day of shorts wearing in and paired my white chinos with this Tory Burch chambray tunic. It's one of my favorite pieces for beach days, so it made sense to pair it with a day spent drinking beers and eating fish tacos on the water and peaking into cute boitiques and galleries. 

Until next time,

xo

T

Weekly Inspiration: Ali McGraw in "Love Story"

All photos courtesy of Pinterest

Every fall I seem to come back to the same source of inspiration: the 70s.  I don't mean in a disco pants and perm kind of way, I mean in the classic, East Coast collegiate sort of way: chunky crew knit sweaters, wool mini skirts, tweed, and pea coats. I think that I've been obsessed with this look since I read about the movie "Love Story" in Teen Vogue when I was about 14.  I immediately took to the classic looks worn by the movie's protagonist, Ali McGraw.  Everything she wore just screamed classic fall. Here, I've posted a few of my favorite looks from the movie, which you can bet will serve as outfit ideas throughout this autumn for me, as they do pretty much every autumn :)

Until next time,
xo
T

My Favorite Maxi

Jacket: AG Jeans; dress: Alice and Trixie; necklace: Kendra Scott; bag: Rebecca Minkoff; sunglasses: Ray Ban 

This maxi dress is seriously one of my favorite pieces for summer. I bought it somewhat on a whim (which is incredibly unusual for me!) last summer in North Carolina at my favorite boitique, Monkees. And honestly, it's my go to for a night out during the warmer months of the year. I've worn it to tour the Budweiser factory, out to dinner with my mom, and for lunch at my grandfather's club. But that's the great thing about maxi dresses, they can so easily be dressed up or down. Here I had just come home from horseback riding (hence the awkward wave in my hair from my braid!) and was just heading out for pizza and beer on the water front near my house, so I just slipped on a Kendra Scott necklace to accessorize and my jean jacket to keep the wind from the sound from getting me cold and I was good to go! 

Until next time,

xo

T

Weekly Obsession: Tiffany T Collection

I am a little bit biased in favor of Tiffany's. The Please Return to Tiffany's charm bracelet and necklace were my first pieces of nice jewelry, and given that my initials are two T's, anything with a T on it generally gets my thumbs on (Tory Burch Reva Flats? They were basically monogrammed especially for me, in my opinion). As a result, it only stands to reason that the new Tiffany T jewelry collection has jumped right to the top of my wish list. I love how subtle the Tiffany reference is in this collection, with two T's coming to meet in the middle. The bangles and rings all strike the perfect balance between masculine and feminine, and would be such a great addition to everyday jewelry collections, or as a simple statement piece for evening. 

Until next time, 

xo 

T