Back To Cali

Tomorrow, I'll be on a plane to the West Coast, Los Angeles to be exact. Since my first trip, I think I've gotten more comfortable with the Cali way of life, which, I've gathered, is all about being super relaxed. Like, "I just threw this on" relaxed.

In my head, it's about throwing a trusty oversized chambray over a teeny crop top and knotting something (a split maxi, perhaps) to show a little skin, which is totally fine on the west coast, because, hello, everyone has a tan and is fantastically fit.  

photos by Kaye McCoy

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more than usual

Let's just address this right now: my abdomen is out and my hair is curly. I know, it's like I'm a whole different person. But that's sort of what happens when Spring has kicked in, full force, with blossoms blossoming and temperatures up to 80° F. You're just gonna get more skin than usual.

Avoiding the trendy teen cliche of crop tops and high waist shorts (although I have no qualms with that look for lazy summer days), I opted to play with some of my more classic items to make this crop-top-high-waist silhouette feel...grown up. Stripes? Check. Leopard? Check? J.Crew pastel jewels? Check. Everything I need to really class up this joint. Wouldn't you say so? I mean, I realize this isn't a Chanel two-piece tweed ensemble, but it's certainly not tween trend material, either.  Let me know if I'm being delusional here.  

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