Alas, all good things must come to an end…
THE STORY
…and so this is the final post of Boho Week brought to you my myself and Ada of Elegance & Mommyhood. It’s been a great week and a lot of fun to see how both Ada and I interpret boho style and we hope you’ve enjoyed it. I can also say with close to 100% certainty that this will also be the last shorts outfit of the season. Fall seems to have a firm hold now and the temperatures are steadily dropping so the shorts are pretty much out of rotation, which at the moment is probably a good thing.
Why? Well, did you know that approximately 300 ER visits per day are associated with pet related falls? Wait, what? I was just talking about shorts and went off the rails, right? Nah, this actually ties in to me not wearing shorts for reasons other than the weather. Last week I got taken out by our bulldog. And I don’t mean the nice dinner and a movie taken out, I mean literally launched into the air and taken out. While I didn’t have to visit the ER he did do a number on me. He was chasing my sheltie, which on occasion he decides is a good idea. You see, in his mind, he’s the pack leader, so therefore he gets a bug up his butt to assassinate the current pack leader (the sheltie) and put a new regime in place. I was trying to get her safely tucked into her crate when the little tank (can you imagine this little ball of sweetness is now a tank?!) came barreling into the room. Did he take me out on purpose? No. I was simply standing in the way of his dream. And believe me, the boy is determined to make his dream come true. When gravity took it’s due course, I came down on the edge of a dog crate before bouncing rather ungracefully off of the treadmill. After I peeled myself off of the floor I realized my hamstring/butt area hurt, but I figured I’d live. My friends, the next day the mother of all bruises appeared. I mean, like a bruise the size of which I’ve never seen. It is a good six inches wide and wraps from my inner thigh to my outer thigh on the back of my leg. And the colors? So vivid and varied I’m pretty sure Pantone would be jealous. To sum it up, not a good look for shorts wearing purposes.
THE OUTFIT
I found this peasant top on a recent Target excursion and I knew it would be absolutely perfect paired with the fringe vest I had gotten on super ginormous sale at JCPenney. Was I right or what? It’s like they were made for each other. I snuck the distressed denim shorts in for one last go ’round (this was pre-giant bruise) because I wanted to keep the look laid back and casual. I typically only add one or two elements of a particular look in one outfit to avoid it crossing over into “costume” territory. You know what I’m sayin’…cowboy boots + Wranglers + flannel shirt = “I just got a side gig as a ranch hand.” In any case, I thought all of the elements of this outfit worked without going from boho cool to vagabond gypsy.
THE TIP
Be careful when pairing items of a similar style as to avoid looking like you’re going to a Halloween party as opposed to brunch with friends. Unless of course it’s a Halloween brunch, then all bets are off.
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Fringe Vest: JCPenney; Peasant Top: Target; Shorts: Levis (Similar); Boots: Target (Similar, Similar)
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