blue jays

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Dress: Birdseye View Dress c/o Eshakti, Booties: Maurices, Thrifted cardigan, belt, and scarf, Earrings by Favoring Brave.

Friends of ours had a party the other weekend with a "Noah's Ark" theme, and they told us that themed couples animal costumes were "encouraged." So after I spent an entire day racking my brain for ideas for a couples costume, my husband came up with a winner in three seconds - we wore all blue and went as "Blue Jays" since our names are John and Jill. Way corny, but we got to wear normal clothes, and we were all for that. This was my blue jay outfit.

Hope you're smiling and ready to have a good week! I know I am!

birthday frock

Dress: Graphic Colorblock Frock c/o Eshakti, Heels: Charlotte Russe

Isn't "frock" the best word? We should use it always. I can hear it now - A friend says, "That's cute!" and their stylish compatriot replies, "Oh, this old frock? It's nothing." Let's make this a thing.

So today is my birthday! I'm 23 - which finally sounds grown up. And unlike last year, when I was totally lame and didn't care about my birthday, this year I am getting into it! I've been on a pretty stringent diet lately so I am looking forward to cake WAY more than usual, and I am generally just looking forward to treating myself today - to sunshine, sketching, new kettlebells, and maybe even a manicure, if I'm feeling crazy.

When Eshakti contacted me about reviewing an item from their spring line, I was pretty excited, because I had already decided I really wanted this dress. If you've been eyeing something from Eshakti, or if you just need something new for Easter (cause this is for sure going to be my Easter dress!) stop by their site and check it out. And - BONUS - get %20 off now through 3/20 with the code FVRTHEBRVE.

january summer

I was surprisingly uncold taking these pictures last weekend. It was the perfect time to break in this beautiful dress I recieved from Eshakti. I love this dress for many reasons - it has a great full skirt, it is the perfect mix of modern and vintage styling, and, of course, it has pockets! If you're looking to try Eshakti out, they're having a 30% off sale right now that you don't want to miss!

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