Pastel Party

I heard on the radio a few weeks ago that the weather is pretty much going to skip pleasant spring temperatures and go right from cold and rainy into the hellfire of summer. And so far that's been pretty accurate. After the winter we just endured I would not be surprised if the horrors continued. You jaded me, polar vortex! Now I'm skeptical about ALL of the weather! It probably will be hot and terrible in a couple of weeks, so I've been eyeballing some light colored clothes to help keep the heat away. I assume that I'll need all the weapons I can find.

purple dress  //  yellow dress  //  cardigan  //  blazer  //  flats  //  sandals  //  tote  //  clutch  //  watch  //  earrings  //  scarf

Blazers are my siren song, so naturally that's my favorite thing here, but the yellow dress is a close second. It makes me want to have a tea party, which I obviously mean as a compliment. I have trouble wearing pastels in large amounts because of my skin tone (they tend to work better on rosy-cheeked people or folks with actual pigment in their skin, not those of us who are zombie-adjacent), so that's why I included so many accessories. Sprinkling in light colors with other things usually helps me avoid the problem of looking half-dead.

Here's a real life example. If you follow me on Instagram, I know you're familiar with my mint green shoes and necklace:

Shoes are from Target, the necklace was thrifted.

Of course, that outfit is black and gray otherwise, which ain't gonna be happenin' when it's 90 degrees. SIGH. You're a cruel mistress, Mother Nature. (Related: did you see the hail we got last night?!)

Are you a fan of pastels in hot weather? Or maybe pastels all the time? Do you like them in little bits, too? And can we just get some pleasant weather before it gets hot? That would be excellent.