[on my radar: utility jackets]

I am loving utility jackets right now. Maybe it's because I can't let go of my utility vest and want the same look to tide me over for cooler weather. Maybe it's because I really like the balance between something girly with something a little more grunge. Whatever it is, I had been searching far and wide for utility jackets when I came across one at Forever 21. And then another. And another. Well, I don't know which I'll choose, but I'm loving them all right now. Here are my top six!

[ONE][TWO][THREE]

[FOUR][FIVE][SIX]

Happy Monday everyone!

"style is knowing who you are, what you wanna say, and not giving a damn."

-orson welles

[on my radar]

So I've been looking for a work purse lately. I need something neutral, nice and versatile. Something that has a zipper closure at the top and fits my laptop in it. You wouldn't believe how hard it is to find something like that isn't super utilitarian and affordable! So i'm between the three below, and those are what's on my radar this week.

From top to bottom:

[jetset laptop travel tote]

[large Jaryn tote]

[fedorka]

Which one should I get?

"a grateful person is rich in contentment."

- david bednar

[on my radar]

With the newness of summer come new ideas, new cravings, and mostly new things [on my radar]. I'm going to do a post or two per month with things that are currently on my mind, or that i'm loving for that time. This month: maxi dresses.

I've always been uneasy about maxi dresses; since I'm short and stumpy they tend to make me look shorter and stumpier. Fortunately, I've lost some weight (these are still going to be plus size dresses), and so they are beginning to look better on me. Here are a few that i'm loving for summer!

from Forever 21

from Forever 21

from Torrid

from Macy's

[teal] [coral tribal] [blues chevron] [colorblock] 

I don't own any of these yet but am really looking forward to getting some and incorporating them into my new summer wardrobe!!!

What's on your radar these days?

"summer is the time to shed your old skin and be reborn into something new."

- anonymous