I don’t wear a lot of yellow, since I don’t think it looks particularly good with my skin tone except at the end of summer when I sport a bit of a tan. I also have a hard time wearing terry cloth as a summer fabric. By definition, if I’m wearing a sundress or swimsuit cover-up, doesn’t that also mean that it’s quite warm? But with a bit more of a chill in the air, a tan the best it’s going to get this year (which isn’t saying much), and with fashion trends turning from sunny to sienna, it seemed to be a good time to break out this number.

Boden dress | Mossimo flip flops | hat from Target  | Michael Kors watch | Coach earrings | Tory Burch sunglasses

Ella: Boden skort, in purple and on clearance here | Gap shirt

Reality Check.  I’m pressing the “publish” button and it’s 45 degrees outside right now in Minnesota. Yup. 45 degrees. In an earlier post (“Not Falling Yet“) I mentioned that I wasn’t excited for fall to arrive – this is why. We have these days when it seems we leapfrog over fall completely.  I know we will get a handful of warm days ahead, perhaps some even appropriate for this outfit, but I admit that the timing of this post may seem ridiculous to my Minnesota friends.

Let me also give a brief mention about the fedora. I like hats and I love the look of fedoras, but I just cannot pull it off in any realistic way in my life. Maybe I’m too old? Maybe I’m not cool enough?  I don’t know the exact reason, but I feel silly wearing it. I had my husband snap pictures quickly before anyone else in my family arrived at the cabin, as I knew they would share my opinion regarding the fancy fedora, and take great pleasure in making fun of it for the weekend.