DIY: The Oh So Trendy Vest

the inspiration:

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Final Product: The Girly Badass
Paired with Old Navy Tank, Citizens of Humanity Jeans, Jeffrey Campbell beaded flats, Grandma's earrings and bracelet

Every September I come across the same setback. What happened to my pants? The problem is that right when it starts to get even the slightest bit warm out, I line up all of my FAVORITE jeans and with my magic wand (aka scissors) I turn them into my FAVORITE shorts! It's a severe issue...but this is the first summer, where I think that another item of clothing in my closet may be at a greater risk. My jackets! Dun dun dunnnn!

So as I am sure you all know, the new trend this spring is the jean vest and though I must admit, many of my friends have been a fan of this look many years before, I am finally catching on. Here I bring you through the process of turning a blah jean jacket into my most fawned over piece of clothing this summer. Enjoy!

ALSO, as you can see I made a bracelet with the cuffs of the jacket. I love wearing scarves as bracelets and this is a great alternative. You can use any kind of fabric and I am terrible at sewing so as long as I have a hot glue gun, staples and safety pins I'm all set!

Urban Earth Mama

So this red number is a night gown (Clothing Swap $0) and I have been wearing it around the house since I got it but thought it was time to find a way to publicly present it. It has absolutely no shape so I thought i'd layer it with a knit vest (T.J Maxx $12.99) and gray moccasin boots (Jeffrey Campbell) but I also think it would look really nice with a big brown belt, tights and a barn jacket (like the ones from l.l bean).

Do you like my gardening skills on floor 21? Though this pic may be staged, I actually am quite skilled. I even taught Olive ($70 Potter League) how to plant seeds in the pots ;)