To be honest my first instinct here was to wear a dress, but 1) I wasn't sure what the terrain was going to be like, and 2) I have worn a *lot* of dresses on the blog lately so I felt like mixing it up.

I haven't gotten a chance to share this linen top yet, but it's one of my better buys this season, another random win from Talbots, and I love wearing it with super high-waisted items at work, or with an inch or so of skin showing like I did here. It's a new look for me, and one I'm still getting comfortable with, but when it's almost 100 degrees combined with enough humidity to make me feel like I'm breathing underwater, it works perfectly. Especially since the dark color doesn't show sweat easily.

As I spend more of this summer experimenting with my style (& emptying my wardrobe), there are a few pieces I'm leaning towards more - namely pants and dresses. I picked these up last month and while linen and its inevitable tendency to wrinkle is annoying, the weight of the fabric and overall look is exactly what I want right now.


*Fit Note: I sized up to a 14 and had the waist taken in. I preferred the length and fit in the hips of the 14, so I considered it a worthwhile expenditure.