OVER ALL: Dress Up, Dress Down

My lovely friends! Happy summer! I've been itching to share all the creative vibes of this summer so as the first official summer post, here is a splendid collection of different ways I wear my favorite '96 CK overalls.  Today I leave you with this ultimate message: Love yourself! For every freckle, smile, or tear.  YOU are a wonderful being so live a wonderful life.  Good vibes and easy living! 

I.  You are a cool cat.

To be cool or not to be cool. Is that even a question?

BE that cool chic.  Run this place.  Everyone loves the girl (or guy) who radiates the brightest and loveliest vibes.  This light and simple combo is perfect for any chill day, whether that means hanging with friends or exploring new territory.  There are times in life when we just need to take some solid rest - chill out and live simply!

Top:  H&M

Necklace: CHG Studios

Shoes: Converse 

“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything." F. Scott Fitzgerald 

II.  Such elegance. Much class. 
Let's drink some tea and eat some bread - fine dining as we laugh our cares away.

I may not be the most refined person but it never hurts to class yourself up - just for kicks.  This J. Crew shirt is a wonderful fit and gives the overall a sophisticated taste.  Embrace your inner intellect.  Expand your vocabulary (with words like vellichor and sonder), explore culture (like the theatre and spoken word), read more books (like Gatsby and Cuckoo's Nest), learn new languages (like Arabic and Greek). Nothing's wrong with working your brain and increasing in the knowledge of the world!

Dress shirt: J. Crew 

Necklace: H&M

Oxfords: Calvin Klein 

III.  What a free spirit, you are.
Hakuna Matata - it means no worries. (Seriously, it does.)

We all need our inner hippie - the one who doesn't always align with society's norms and seeks to find the truest, most inner peace.  This silky top full of romantic colors gives a bohemian taste with the overalls, making this a fun-filled, easy vibing, earthy outfit.  Take heart; you are free to live.  

Top: Made in India! 

Bag: Flea Market

Shoes: Jessica Simpson

Necklace: Gifts With a Cause - a wonderful fair trade organization producing high quality items for a sustainable cause and social impact! To learn more about this amazing organization click here!

"The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them." - Charles Bukowski

IV || You are so loved.
Please never forget. 

There is a beautiful God who exists higher than any other power in this world, who loves you and only wants the best for you.  Nothing you could do could make him love you any more or any less than he already does.  Find so much love from Him and for yourself, so much that you have to share this love with others.  If you pour out into other people, both easy and hard to love, maybe, just maybe, the world would be a better place.  

Top: Kensie

Scarf: London Flea Market

Necklace: Nordstrom

Boots: Marshalls

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Live well and spread the love, my beautiful friends! Ya'll are the greatest.  Special kudos go to the greatest pal in the world - Katie you are my sunshine.  

For the praise of His glory, 
XOXO Gracie