Showing posts with label memorial day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memorial day. Show all posts

Monday, July 1, 2013

20 red white and blue outfits for the summer holidays

4th of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day have all turned into some fashionable holidays since people are all about their 'Merican pride! So... to help you out this week, I found some of my favorite outfit inspirations for every occasion!

This is one of those outfits that could be worn anywhere. You have the blazer to impress people, and everything else is fun for when the drinks are kicking in.

Sequins or not, a white dress with a cardigan for when it's cooler at night and of course the red belt, shoes, and other accessories: Win.

How comfy is this for a BBQ?! It probably feels like pajamas, and everything is simple, but it totally works. I'm lovin' the simple hair with it too.

Chambray shirts could be your best friend for these holidays. Wear em with or over anything for that blue touch.

Flowy white skirts: Perfect for poolside, grill-side, beach-side, whatever-side hangouts!

Remember this from What Ya Wearin' Wednesday? Whether you have blue polka-dotted pants, shorts, skirt, dress, whatever... pairing them with a red blazer is a fantastic idea.

Also seen on WYWW: How can you go wrong with red pants and a starry shirt?!

This is so comfy, but totally classy! Everything flowy, and the red belt is peeking through for some fun.

Also an idea for a chambray shirt that may be one of my favorites: Pairing it with a red or white bodycon dress!

Easy, simple, great: Red shorts/pants and a blue striped shirt.

How cute is this?! They're all rather unique pieces, but if you can find em, you gotta wear em!

Another easy solution to coming up with some blue in your outfit: A jean jacket or vest!

This is perfect for a day out on the town, party hopping, whatever! White pants or shorts with a blue top and fedora... then add some hints of red with accessories!

You can find 'Merican bandanas anywhere right now, and they're so fun to wear in your hair! 

Also: 'Merica scarves! Wear it normal, around your head, or my personal favorite idea: As a bandeau top! [You can get the one I have for $15 shipped right now.. bargain!]

You could also be inspired by any of the red, white and blue outfits I've worn recently: 

I was also thinking the combination of polka dot jeans and a red striped shirt would be really cute and easy.


Hopefully this will help! So many options, you're bound to be able to create one of them with what you already have in your closet!

Also, I wanna do an extra post for #WhatYaWearin4th on Thursday.. so if you get a chance, take a picture and send it to me by Friday afternoon! I love holiday themed WYWW!

love,
elizabethany

PS: All pictures posted with links from Pinterest. If I used your picture with the wrong attribution, please let me know so I can fix it.

PPS: If you wanna post them all on Pinterest in one image, here ya go!



Wednesday, May 22, 2013

pinspired: 'merica nails and cut-offs for memorial day!


I know my DIY last week was all 'Merica-fied, but can you really have too much of it?! Abso-freakin-lutely not!

I've seen a lot of USA inspired nails in my day, but this one totally stood out to me.


There were no instructions, but I didn't really need any. I've done the red/white stripes before, and I figured I could use pins for the polka dots! That I did!

[I feel like I have 80 year old hands to match my knees... heyzeus]


You might be able to see that there's a stripe down the middle of the red. I originally tried to do vertical stripes, but liked it better just plain red.. so I painted right over it.

Just in case you wanted to know my colors, even though I don't know what they're called.

I found a pair of red jeans that totally didn't fit me and I couldn't return, so I've been trying to figure out what to do with them.... then I saw this.


How cute are those?! Since my pants were red and JoAnn's has a whole section of 'Merica fabric at the front of the store, I knew exactly what to do.

There aren't a whole lot of pictures of the process [and by not a whole lot, I mean zero], but that's because it's basically just tracing, cutting, and pasting once you've cut your pants to the desired short length.

I got 1/4 yard of fabric, put it over the front pant leg, traced with a washable marker, and then cut it out. Then you just repeat for the back pocket, and either sew the pieces on or use your fusible web tape that I've been preaching.


And even though it's What Ya Wearin Wednesday, I'll give you a look at my outfit right here. 

More proof that I need to work on my ass.

I'm probably going to change the length of them and either roll them up or just cut them. I feel like they look horrible when they hit at that length.

The whole cost for this: $2. That's it. The fabric was about $1.50. Wham, bam, thank ya ma'am!

Do it. Like now. Maybe to all of your shorts or old pants.

love,
elizabethany

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

photo diary: virginia beach floatopia

Happy belated Memorial Day weekend!

Normally I head home to the race tracks to beat a bunch of men on the drag strip, but since I moved to Texas, I had to "share" the car with my brother... AKA he gets to race it. [The younger ones always get everything, don't they?!] Since it's been a while since I've even made it home to the race, I really did wanna make it back, but once I heard about Floatopia, I had to stay here and see what it was all about.
 

Basically, a couple hundred people head out to the bay, bring any kind of floats they can think of from simple tubes to gigantic island rafts, grab some beverages and food, and float all day long. Yeah, pretty great. 

 One example of the gigantic rafts. That's a 10-seater, people. With cup holders.



Bobby Hollywood brought a castle. Which he stayed in for about five minutes before it turned into our cooler/trash holder.

My dates, as usual. [I got a super sweet waterproof case for my camera. It's going to make for awesome pictures this summer.]

One raft anchors down, then everyone else attaches to it one by one, and this is the scene for the rest of the day. These girls poured lots of shots of Fireball.

The land scene.

And then there were these kids. I laughed so hard. Click on it, make it bigger, and just freaking look at what's happening.

Of course I've missed the Bug Out a lot the past couple years, but I won't lie... this was a pretty sweet day. Lucky for me [and you, if you live anywhere near here], they're doing it again on the 4th of July, including fireworks!

love,
elizabethany