Fruit Loot: An Ode to the Purse Panacea

Top: New York & Company; Skirt: Love, Fire: Kohl's

Some necklaces that I made eons ago.  Fake fruit always stays fresh!

Butterfly clip: Twig & Arrow, Boscov's

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Socks: Amazon

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Boots: Chase & Chloe, Zulily

I walked by this tree, and its scent made me stop.  Flower power perfume forever!

Bag: A New Day, Target

Bow: A New Day, Target

Cookbooks -- but just for show (see spiderweb).

Top: IZ Byer, Kohl's; Skirt: Candie's, Kohl's 

Bag: Steve Madden, Marshalls

Blue sky blooms.

Shoes: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Socks: Amazon

Citrus-slash-stone-fruit season's afoot.  And you can't say "fruit afoot" without thinking about Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups' less plasticky produce cosplayer.  But in this orchard of old clothes I'm wearing, there are two new things to chew on, namely the bags.  The lemon one brings the beaded trend, and the cherry one boasts an also (still?) trendy bow.  They make me happy, like I could tuck my worries into cute carryalls and let the fruit juice juju douse my doubts.

So don't let anyone tell you that accessories are frivolous.  Accessories are amulets.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to glue rhinestones to my strawberry-emblazoned breastplate. 

Hey Dude Ranch and Baby (Tee) Makes Three

Skirt: So, Kohl's

Bag: Dolls Kill

Shirt: So, Kohl's

Belt: Izod; Pink bangle: Target; Ring: Gifted; Barrettes: Dolls Kill; Green bangle: B Fabulous

Boots: Penny Loves Kenny, Amazon

Orange bangle: B Fabulous; Yellow and pink bangles: Silver Linings, Ocean City; Striped bangle: ZAD, Zulily; Bag: Apt. 9, Kohl's; Ring: Mixit, JCPenney

Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Belt: Sheplers

Blouse: Marshalls

Skirt: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Bangles: B Fabulous; Ring: Delia's; Bag: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's; Headband: A Self Portrait, Etsy

To anyone who read this title and thought, Hey, is she . . . ?, no, I'm not pregnant.  Except for maybe with emotion -- for this post!  And also for cheesesteaks (don't judge; I have one on the way 😃).

So, today we've got one baby tee and three outfits.  Maybe the tee isn't an entirely faithful rendering of the classic shrunken, lettuce-edged wardrobe staple that launched a thousand Nirvana covers in the '90s.  But it's close enough to make me nostalgic.  And don a flannel, which, ironically, I never wore then and swore I'd never wear ever.  What's next, a skull-print jumpsuit!? 

Tee: So, Kohl's

Authentic-looking or not, this baby tee is quite the chameleon.  Its basic black and cream floral print make it easy to style for a '90s-inspired outfit as well as ensembles that are more western (I heart big belt buckles!) and Lolita (polka dots and ruffles and balloons, oh my!).  It's also fab on its own, or over or under a blouse.  Okay, enough.  I feel like a commercial!

Still, it's outfit number one that has captured my heart (even if, of the trio, it includes the least amount of arterial-themed adornments).  Its '90s candy grunge vibe makes me want to stream Hey Dude and suck down a Fruit Roll-Up.

And then, of course, hit Claire's for scrunchies.