WIW: Polka Dots, Gingham, Anchors, Prints Galore

I've been dying to wear this J. Crew anchor dress that I just snatched up on Poshmark. I missed out on it back when J. Crew had it so I've been looking for one since and finally found my size. Yipee! I have to admit, I've become addicted to checking Poshmark for items I may have missed out and just for fun. So for Big Sis's birthday we ended up being a mish mosh of prints. And the Birthday Girl wanted to dress herself since she is a big girl now. 

These toddler pencil skirts are absolutely darling. She loved being a little lady in her big girl skirt.

Outfit Details: Top: H&M [old, similar here] | Dress: J. Crew via Poshmark [check out this anchor dress] | Shoes: J. Crew [old] | Bag: Target [similar here] | Belt: from another dress | Necklace: Nordstrom Rack | Bracelets: J. Crew, Groopdealz, Charming Charlie's, Windsor | Sunnies: House of Harlow   Big Sis's Outfit: Top: Baby Gap | Skirt: via P.S. I Adore You | Shoes: Crazy 8 Don't forget to enter the Summer Sizzlin' Giveaway, here, for a chance to be one of two winners who will receive a $250 Visa gift card. Good Luck and thanks for reading! Linking with: Style Sessions | Spotlight Linkup | Three-fer Thursday | Summer Style | Trend Spin

What I Wore: Knotty in Gingham

One of my favorite patterns to play with these days is gingham. I love the classic print. There are just so many ways to wear this preppy print.

With the weather warming up it's making it harder to wear all those button up shirts that I stalked up on last Fall and Winter. So an easy way to keep wearing those shirts is to simply knot the bottom of the shirt. But nothing along the lines of Britney Spears. It's much less scandalous and definitely more wearable to tie a low knot. So to not reveal too much skin. I determine how high to knot my tops based on the rise of my bottoms.  With a high waisted bottom you can get away with a knot higher up.

Simply knotting a shirt is also a great solution for all those tops that are bit too big. I have quite a few of those in closet so it's great that those shirts don't have to be shoved into a corner. This is one 90's trend revival I stand by.

Outfit Details:

Top: Old Navy [similar here] | Shorts: H&M [old, similar here] | Shoes: Simply Vera Wang [similar here] | Bag: Coach [same here] | Necklace: Nordstrom Rack | Bracelets: Lotus Blossom Design [shop here] and Forever 21 | Sunnies: Coach