Dressing for Spring!!

Just one year ago, I was living where below freezing temperatures and shoveling snow were my Feburary reality.  Today I am in paradise.  In Santa Barbara, January and February are spring at its best!  The weather is perfect, skies are sunny, and everyone is out enjoying it.  While the rest of the country has to wait months to wear their spring-time wardrobes, we can wear ours all year long.

Right now, I am obsessed with easy, effortlessly chic dresses in creams, tans and taupes.  I love them with boho-chic details like lace and crewl, and modern graphic cuts.  Wearing a dress like this looks romantic, breezy and pulled together at the same time.  It can't get any easier to throw on a fabulous dress and your ready to go. 

  For Santa Barbara's laid-back lifestyle, dresses like these are great for the beach, shopping, or even dinner!     

This dolman sleve dress with sparkle detail at the neck and blousy elastic waist is so chic and easy.  You don't even need a necklace.  A dress like this can take you anywhere in style.  The shape is young and current, without looking silly or like it's trying too hard.  And I couldn't leave out the "Maxi".  I adore how romantic a dress like this looks.  Again, perfect anywhere, looks great, and so effortless!!

Accessorizing a look like this is really fun.  Sandals are a must!!  I love this leopard print T strap sandal.  It's minimal, and a much more pulled together option then basic flip-flops.  Mixing patterns looks cool and efforetless.  This graphic leopard goes so well with subtle florals, angular stripes or romantic details.  Espadrilles are a dressier option while still maintaing the breezy boho-chic look. 

The key to making this look fresh is keeping everthing in shades of cream, khaki, taupe, camel, copper etc.  Throw a cream cardigan or Khaki trench coat over it on a cool morning or chilly evening.  Pile on a variety of necklaces, or some fun copper chandelier earrings, and don't forget your bandeau bikini.  Add a straw trilby hat, avaitor sunglasses and an easy canvas or slouchy leather bag.  Come to think of it, what else do you need here in Santa Barbara?