friday's fancies #24.

Happy Friday--and a very happy birthday to my dear mother, {cnn}! I'm so excited to see her tonight--even if it's only over skype ;) She has some great surprises in store for her this evening...and I can't wait to hear her reaction!

With all the blogger woes yesterday and today, I'm severely behind on commenting {and blogging!}, but I promise to get with the gameplan tomorrow! {cv} and I will be making the trip west on Saturday morning and our airline promises free wifi...always a bonus! In a perfect world, I would sport a get-up much like the one you see below. It's comfortable yet functional--and out of my price range, but hey, Friday's Fancies is all about dreaming...so that's ok!

1) I spied this Matthew Williamson Belted Cotton Cardigan and thought it would make the perfect piece around which I could create the whole outfit. I loved the unexpected color combination!
2) With travel in mind, I wanted a bag like this Cleobella Sirena Raffia Tote that could work as a carry-on but also serve as a "beach" bag too! This was the perfect in-between...and it carried that touch of neon to help tie this get-up together :)
3) You can never go wrong with J Brand. These 814 Low-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans held their own against the teal in the cardigan. Even if J Brand doesn't fit me that well in real life, I can pretend they do in my Friday's Fancies, right?!
4) These Marc by Marc Jacobs Bow Enamel Earrings were preppy and still had a little bit of an edge to them. It didn't hurt that they also came in the perfect shade of highlighter yellow.
5) On its own, this Helmut Lang Short Sleeved Shirt is just a white button-down, but paired with the Matthew Williamson cardigan, it elevates it to a spectacular white bouse.
6) While attempting to create the beachy feel without wearing sandals, these Repetto Raffia Ballet Flats made it happen. My feet wouldn't get chilly and they would be easy to slip on and off through security. I'm sold!

Despite the blogger mayhem yesterday and today, I knew Friday's Fancies had to go on. This may be a quiet week, but never fear, there will be another {fabulous} round of Friday's Fancies next week! If you're new to the phenomenon, check out this post or send me an email to help you get started :) I'm happy to help! I cannot WAIT to see what the Friday's Fancies faithful creates this week :)

Have a very happy weekend--and get excited for some fabulous guest posts while I'm away!
Much love! xoxo {av}

P.S. I'm looking for ideas around themes--I had such a positive response to the Royal Wedding Friday's Fancies that it only makes sense to give you a starting point every so often. If you have an idea, pretty please send me an email! I can't wait to see what you think up :)

Be sure to include the name of your blog when you add your link--that way your blog gets the name recognition you deserves for all your hard work!

23 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, I love that color! And those shoes are adorable. Great choices!

    Thanks for hosting Friday's Fancies again, even if it was a bit late :)

    xoxoxo,
    Joelle
    www.wherewelove.blogspot.com

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  2. Such a perfect look for the airport-I always appreciate a pulled together girl walking to her terminal!

    xox, Lena

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  3. I wish I looked like this when traveling! Blogger deleted my Friday Fancies post, grrr. I'm in for next week! Happy weekend! xoxo

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  4. I'm loving this color combo!! And those neon yellow bow earrings are precious!!

    My dad's bday is today too! Hope your mom has a lovely one!

    And have a fun and safe trip out west!!

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  5. Those J Brand jeans mean business! I don't think they get any skinnier than that! cute post! happy weekend :)

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  6. Yay for my first link up!!! You have no idea how excited I was! I'm officially a Friday's Fancies faithful ;) Sending you wishes for safe travels, my lovey!! xoxoxo

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  7. happpy birthday to your mommmma! i hope you have a fantastic skype date. i also hope you and cv have a lovely vacation and take lots of photos :) love you lots. xoxo jillian ps ill be emailing you with a theme!

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  8. Oh I love this Friday's Fancies outfit! It's definitely something I would wear on the airplane. I typically wear skinny jeans because they're really comfy on a plane, and I almost always wear flats because you can run in them if you need to... plus they come off easily at the security line. Love it... and these colors are a great combo too. (:

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  9. Absolutely love this outfit! That colour is gorgeous! I'd just be packing some socks for my feet...they get so cold when I fly! :) Have fun! And Happy Birthday to your mom!

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  10. Have a great trip!! I didn't link up today because when I checked your blog first thing this morning, Wednesday's post still came up. I checked again at lunch and the same thing happened. I just assumed because of vacay you weren't doing it this week. I'm sure it had something to do with Blogger being down. Bummer!

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  11. The color of that cardigan is so perfect. Matthew Williamson always knows how to work with color!

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  12. Great look~ layer is key when traveling!

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  13. I absolutely love this outfit and I must say it would be a great outfit to travel in. Or a dinner date, cocktails, etc. A versatile outfit. But comfy and chic combo - love it!

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  14. Awesome, thanks so much for letting me know about the link-up! Adorable blog you have here!! Have a great weekend, doll! xoxo-T

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  15. Ahh, loving Friday's Fancies...another reason to be unproductive at work :)

    xx sharon / lemonontherocks

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  16. I love those Marc earrings. They are so sweet but fun! Have a great weekend!

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  17. Love the hints of neon! Have a wonderful trip!

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  18. Love the teal with the yellow!! Fantastic combo!!

    xx
    d

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  19. Enjoy your trip to California!!! - And I love this outfit... I think it might be my favorite yet :)

    xoxo
    Jenna

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  20. Heyyyy! Thanks for your comment on my blog Ms. Distance! Shall perhaps linkup another Friday..feel it's kind of late now...

    Janette the Jongleur

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  21. Better late than never...for some reason this post didn't show up for me!!! :)

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  22. Oh wait...it did post!? How strange! Haha...well it's on there twice now!

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  23. I love the entire outfit!!! But those earrings...KILLER!!

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