Look of the Week: Los Angeles Style III

One of my favourite parts of our recent trip to Venice Beach, California was riding along the beach with a retro bicycle (with a basket, I might add). I have been wanting to do this for a really long time, most likely because a very long time ago I watched the movie A Good Year (set in the south of France) and I wanted to ride a bike like Marion Cotillard and look all effortlessly French. This is the closest I have gotten to that. For this bicycle ride though, I thought it would be fun to forgo the French minimalism and opt for a fun retro outfit to match the personality of my ride. I paired my favourite cropped bustier with some new high-waisted shorts to create a look that showed some skin, while still offering some coverage. Like I explained a little while back, when I wear a cropped top, I like to balance it out with high-waisted bottoms; it's my way of being comfortable wearing the skin-clad top.

Cropped bustier-Urban Planet, Shorts-(via Ross Dress for Less), Shoes-Aldo

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Look of the Week: Los Angeles Style I

Today is the first installment of my Los Angeles Style posts, which I put together on my short vacation in Venice Beach and Santa Monica, California this past week. I wanted to start off by sharing with you a plane-appropriate summer outfit, since I find this is often the hardest to pick out. Unlike the sun-filled destination you are departing for, the airplane is in fact not a balmy 28 degrees Celsius (that's 82 F for you 'merican folks). I find it funny how many people are already decked out in tropical shirts and short shorts, only to find themselves shivering in the plane's cool cabin. That being said, one wants to be prepared for the heat wave that will hit the second you walk out the front doors of the airport. The solution? Some breezy linen pants, a light tank, and a cardigan for layering. And of course some platform heels to keep those pants from looking overly casual (but there were flipflops in my carry-on, ready for the beach!).

Shirt-Carina's Catch A Stud(via Betty Be Good), Pants-(via Ross Dress for Less), Belt-my mom's, Shoes-Vince Camuto, Hat-Army&Navy

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Happy Styling! xo

~Britta