Summers in Canada are full of vacations and festivals and parties. Presently I am enduring the heat and sweating even in AC because I know this will only last a couple of months and then it's back to cold!
For some reason in the past I've always found it difficult to know what to wear in the summer. I would think it should be easier because you don't need to wear as many layers and you tend to wear less. For some reason I always I find it much easier and more fun making my outfits in the fall and winter where I can play with layers.
Truthfully it takes a little more confidence in the summer as you can't hide behind the layers. :) So travelling to New York in the summer took a little planning as I wanted to only take the necessities on a carry on. But fortunately it ended up being not too stressful and a lot of fun. Looking back I wouldn't change much with what I brought.
So if you're having trouble finding what is proper to wear in the summer or what to bring when you're going on a vacation maybe looking at what I packed for my New York trip can help. These are also outfits that happen to be my favourites now for the summer.
The following outfits are practical, summery and also fashionable.
Second day:
The first one: There's nothing that speaks of summer fun and classes an outfit more than anything white. And this pair of white shorts from American Eagle are so comfy and sit at a comfortable length. And the t-shirt as well. It's cropped but not too short, it's casual and comfy, but this color paired with the white shorts and the necklace, (swoon) is perfect for a summer day touring the streets of New York or any other streets for that matter!
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| The focus here is Time Square! I'm not necessarily trying to convert you. :) |
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| Louis Vuitton - I didn't quite have enough in my account to get this bag. :) But one could dream! |
White (again) lace pattern sleeveless crop top and high waisted shorts (with a rose gold button may I add!)
Oh the ever changing trends - buying high waisted shorts can be a little scary, and I'm not saying you must do it. But just like you swore you would never wear skinny jeans, but then it became completely normal and fashionable for you - may I gently break it to you that the same will happen with the high waisted stuff. :) I think the high waist can be elegant if worn right as it defines the small of your waist. But the problem I find is that they always are designed short so that your cheeks fall out. I prefer mine inside my shorts, so the good news is that you can find ones with more coverage. I got mine at forever 21. These shorts usually have the bottoms folded up. But with my lower assets I can use all the help I can get so I unfold the bottom of the shorts. This adds length and it doesn't compromise the look at all.
And like I said, white always adds to the summery feel and somehow always makes the outfit more classy.
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| Central Park |
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| Shakespeare's Castle in Central Park |
It's always good to have outfits for going out in the evening when you want to be a little more classy and when it's often a little chillier. One's a typical but cute little black dress and the other is leather leggings with a flowy long Navy top. I was going to bring these two outfits with me to New York to choose from. But unfortunately I put the black dress in the wrong suitcase. The leggings outfit worked fine for the Broadway show we went to because it was quite cold in the building. But since I got my makeup done quite dramatically just before, I think the black dress would have gone with it much better. So that was my only regret in how I packed, even though my planning was right on!
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| I didn't get a proper picture of the outfit, but that eye makeup though! Isn't it fabulous! Complimentary eye makeup by Mac Cosmetics. |
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| Night out in Time Square Baby! |
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| Waiting at Lyric Theatre for our show |
And of course my favourite night was our dinner cruise on the night of our first anniversary. The reason for the whole trip. What could be better then a gourmet buffet, followed by lounging on the deck, sipping our drinks and eating cheesecake and seeing the gorgeous city line of Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty followed by a fireworks show at night and enjoying that all in the arms of my husband. Ok that was a really long sentence. And it sounded mushy, but that's pretty much how I felt! All that to say it was a great reason to dress up.
Here I wore a mini shimmery sequin skirt balanced with, again, a dressy white top. I feel like the formal top balanced out the party skirt in a perfect dinner cruise-like way! I brought heels for this occasion. And it's the only time I wore heels on the trip, but it was worth it. I'll be talking more about shoes later.
Almost done!
On the third day of the trip, which was still quite hot, I wore this summer dress. I think everyone should own at least one comfy summer dress. With most you can dress up or dress down by either putting on some heels and dressy sweater or blazer or in my case I dressed down and wore white sneakers because I was going to do a lot of walking. And I wore the little denim vest for an extra layer in the morning when it was a little cooler.
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| World Trade Centre monument And Lastly! It's always good to bring at least one pair of jeans you like even though it is summer. There can always be an off day where it's cooler and you'll be happy you packed them. On our last day there, it was a little cooler because it had rained during the night. It was actually refreshing to have the air cool off a bit and I got to wear my favourite jeans! |
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| Just because... |
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| Grand Central Station... Sad that this is our last day! |
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| Just had to add one selfie! |
But we couldn't quite be finished without taking a look at shoes to bring. I brought 4 pairs! I could have been ok with the 3 pairs though. I already said I brought the heels for the dinner cruise. And I wore the leather sandals for another night out. But other then that I wore the white walking flip flops and the white sneakers the whole time. I debated buying new shoes but decided against it and I'm so glad I did. We did a LOT of walking. I mean a lot! And those streets are not clean. So I mean for New York I'm glad I brought good walking shoes but they were not so new that I would be sad if they got worn and dirty.
And bring a cross body bag because New York is crowded. You want to keep your valuables close to you. And this is usually a good idea when you're travelling anywhere.
And that's about all. Have fun this summer. Stay cool, comfy and confident as you're going about the festivities of summer.
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