When we started this blog, I remember naming it partly a fashion blog, thinking that meant to just talk about clothes and hey, I love clothes. I love putting outfits together and scoring a new skirt at J.Crew…on sale. But, what does it mean to be a fashion blogger? Does it mean rocking every trend, having a near professional photographer follow you around while you twirl around in empty streets and hope the street stays empty so you don’t get hit by a car mid twirl. Or getting the side eye in Starbucks while snapping a strategically styled shot of your breakfast for Instagram.

I’m not good at rocking every trend nor am I even near being good at mastering the perfect white washed photos and the too cool gaze in my photos. I wish I knew how to make my morning Starbucks look phenomenal on Instagram, but I lack those creative skills. I feel like I should just hashtag every Instagram photo I post with, #instafail.

I almost always feel more comfortable just smiling at the camera. I’m pretty sure they don’t let the under 5 foot club model, so there really isn’t a need for me to master my smize anyway. My smize is awkward and makes people either uncomfortable or pretty sure that I’m hateful. Oh and if you’re not sure what a smize it, it is what Tyra Banks calls smiling with your eyes instead of your mouth.

Don’t get me wrong, I love those white washed photos, side glances and morning coffee shots. You can find my Pinterest board full of those pictures. But, they will never be me. So, what does that make me? I’m still a blogger, I have my own style, I suck at Instagram and you can find me some weeks wearing the same outfit on repeat #momlife.

I am a personal style blogger. This is my journey of trying new things and sometimes stepping outside of my box. These lace shorts were something that made me uncomfortable. They weren’t jean or chino and lacked the security of a structured pair of shorts. But, just like my fling with rompers, when I tried them on, I realized I was missing out by not giving them a chance.

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Lace Shorts Outfit
The Look: Shorts | Top | Shoes (a similar option) | Necklace

Thanks for reading lovelies!

-Brooke

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