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Architecture of an Outfit: #InstaStyle – May

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Aloha ahiahi, lovecat!

May was a slightly glamourous month. It was all about wearing beautiful women’s sun hats, travel, wearing gorgeous skirts and dresses, turning 30 and learning what that entails in terms of change.

{ Architecture of an Outfit } #InstaStyle – May’s outfits on my Instagram feed.

Womens Sun Protection Hat, ETSIS Hat, Womens Sun Hat, OOTD, Instastyle, #instastyle, instafashion, instagram fashion, Hawaii Street Style

Rocking an ETSIS Womens Sun Hat (custom). It’s the ultimate in sun escaping! Get one here!


OOTD, Instastyle, #instastyle, instafashion, instagram fashion, Hawaii Street Style

How to wear the summer bright’s trend in a chic and work appropriate manner.


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I put on purple for Put on Purple Day in honor of lupus awareness. Promo Insta for May OOTD post. Wearing my Emami Fashion convertible dress, The Peculiar Piece.


Zara Yellow Shoes, Instastyle, #instastyle, instafashion, instagram fashion, Hawaii Street Style

Zara yellow suede shoes. My new foot loves.


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Under the lights: promo Insta for May Outfit post.


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Bare-faced and travel worn.


OOTD, Instastyle, #instastyle, instafashion, instagram fashion, Hawaii Street Style

Airport Travel style: Scarf, flats, jump suit, wool cardi.


Women's Sun Hats, ETSIS Hats, Instastyle, #instastyle, instafashion, instagram fashion, Hawaii Street Style

My travel style: an ETSIS TravelEscape Women’s Sun Hat and sun protection panels, a denim shirt, awesome bag, gold accessories and a maxi skirt.


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Outfit promo Insta for an outfit post back in May. At the LOST Temples.


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FourEyes at the Crest Café in Hillcrest, San Diego, CA.


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We were on a boat! Drinking mimosas. Like bosses. Memorial Day Weekend.


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Me at a wedding. On a M-F-ing boat.

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May was kind of a whirlwind of a month. Both good and bad. I guess when it comes down to it, I used to love traveling, but my heart very deeply resides in the Land we made our home last year: The Land of Eternal Summer. While traveling, both Husby and I broke down with tears in our eyes and sad thoughts of longing for Hawaii and Home–completely independent of each other. It’s a bit sappy, but it’s true. When you love home so much that your heart breaks when you leave it, you know that that place has left a deep and indelible mark upon your soul.

Having lived in so many places over the years, I’ve had several places I could call “home”: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; San Diego, California; Napa Valley, Northern California; Detroit, Michigan; and now Honolulu, Hawaii. But none of these places have threaded magic fibers into the material of my heart and soul so deeply as Honolulu, and it’s hard to imagine another places that could do just that. This is heaven, and we live here. We are so lucky.

What makes your heart soar this month? Comment at me on Facebook or Twitter. I’ve turned comments off from here for the time-being.

Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae

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Throwback Thursday / Architecture of an Outfit: Basics are the Basis of Amazing Style

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Throwback Thursday. Two years ago… I must’ve known something awesome. A white button down is number one staple in any wardrobe.

{ Throwback Thursday Architecture of an Outfit } White button down, skinny black trousers, gold studded disco belt – Basics build the wardrobe

Hawaii Street Style, White Button Down Style, Disco Studded Belt

White button downs are an important staple of any closet. So are basic skinny pants.

Aloha kakahiaka! ~ Good morning, sweet, cheeky darling! It’s super humid and cloudy here in Hawaii this week. Clouds, humidity, high velocity wind whipping through porous lava rock mountains, rattling against my window pains–all of this can only mean Hurricane Season. Lovely.

So we’re throwing it back to the Golden Hour of a different place in my life, in a different season. Detroit, in spring. And you know what? I wore a pretty sweet twist on the basic black and white uniform of the business office types.

Apparently I can’t hold onto a good white button down without totally ruining it… I no longer have this amazing fit white button down. Instead I have a yellowed, stained button down I can barely wear without shame. Be that as it may, the shirt is still amazing in the way it sits on my body. It slims down the muffin top, boosts the girls and looks sophisticated with the collar popped or not.

Hawaii Street Style, White Button Down Style, Disco Studded Belt

Kicking back… not trying to hard. Not trying too hard. Low effort. That’s my steez.

As is the theme of my style of dress: extreme style impact with low effort. Basic pieces like a pair of skinny trousers, a crisp button down shirt and towering black shoes, alone, seem boring, but actually become a gorgeous canvas for a sophisticated ensemble when paired with statement accessories.

A statement belt is all you need. And gold bracelets/watch/rings. Throw on some earrings and let the fit of the shirt do the rest of the talking. Forget wearing a necklace. Decolletage work well under a good shirt.

Hawaii Street Style, White Button Down Style, Disco Studded Belt

Killer heels and a statement belt like a gold disco studded belt really up the style quotient without much work.

OUTFIT ARCHITECTURE / Alternatives
TOP: White fitted button down shirt, Club Monaco
ALTERNATIVE TOP: White button down shirt, Laundry via LastCall.com
PANTS: Skinny black trousers, Banana Republic
ALTERNATIVE PANTS: Cropped skinny black trousers, Tibi via My-Wardrobe // Black skinny trousers, Acne via My-Wardrobe.
BELT: Statement gold disco studded belt, random boutique.
ALTERNATIVE BELT: Gold studded belt, Michael Kors via Zappos // Gold panel buckle belt, via My-Wardrobe.
SHOES: Black pumps, Dolce Vita
ALTERNATIVE SHOES: Leather platform platform court pump, Zara // Black leather platform pump heel, Rachel Zoe.

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Hawaii Street Style, White Button Down Style, Disco Studded Belt

Chillin’ like a fancy villain. In my basics.

Okay, so now that you know about the basics, what are you going to wear to take it up a notch from basic to bam? I wanna know. It might be my next outfit. :)

Me ke aloha ~ With love, Xx
Mae

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