Casual Friday Squared

Outfit:
Gap button-down
Target shorts
Michael Antonio sandals
Vintage belt
Anthropologie earrings

It took a long time for me to be okay with the denim on denim craze that is sweeping the nation.
All right, perhaps not the entire nation, but celebs and other people in pictures seem to really pull this off, and I figured, "How hard can this really be?" The mission was helped along by this top, purchased during a buy one, get one free sale at Gap. Is there anyone who could resist a deal like that? The button-down is surprisingly light for the summer, and the color doesn't pair perfectly. This is key in making denim work together; no matchy-matchy here. The shorts were originally knee-length, but we petite girls can't really pull that off.

This belt holds some significance for me. My sister surprised me with it a long time ago (probably 10 years?), after I'd said I loved it at a Tennessee vintage store. It's so completely lovely: the little flowers with their cute colors, the embossed leaves, the funky brass buckle. Seriously. And the best part is, it looks exactly the same when Haley bought it ten years ago, and probably hasn't changed since it was made in the 70s. Accessories should always come with a story.