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Santa Barbara Summer Style

Chic Crepe top Kate Spade peplum top Kate Spade flutter sleeve top Santa Barbara summer style Heidi Wynne raffia clutch Summer style What to wear in Southern California Summer chic style - Girl Wonder Life Kate Spade Color Bar Earrings - custom Simple white top and jeans IMG_8478 IMG_8485 IMG_8468

Made it back from our much annual family vacation to California and missing the Santa Barbara Summer style already! A West Coast girl at heart (if you don’t know, I’m an Arizona native), I live for California summer nights that cool down into the upper 60s.

Top: Kate Spade (wearing a medium for oversized look) // Jeans: Kate Spade // Shoes: Kate Spade (on sale! Under $100) // Earrings: Kendra Scott (color bar) c/o // Sunglasses: Celine // Clutch: Heidi Wynne c/o // Watch: Michele // Bracelets: Patty Clarke Designs c/o // Wrap Bracelet: Tory Burch for Fitbit

I found this Kate spade Linda top at a steal of a price at our local Kate Spade store in Highland Village. I stepped out of my comfort-zone and went with a medium for a more oversized look.

Meanwhile these cropped jeans were a staple in my Santa Barbara summer style during the trip. Plus they’re less than $120 an fit great – they don’t stretch out to a completely different size and are super comfy!

Our house was on the Riviera – the upper deck of mountains overlooking the city – so it tended to get a little warmer during the day, but then quickly cooled at night. Bringing along a wrap or scarf, like this tassel navy wrap, was a must whenever we went out.

I highly recommend McConnell’s Ice Cream if you ever find yourself in Santa Barbara! You can see my Instagram post from that night here. Also, shoutout to Lucky Penny (new fav for lunch), our latest brunch find, Scarlett Begonia (yum!) and of course the staples Tre Lune for Italian, in Montecito, and Carlitos for Fajitas off of upper state!

In: Outfits, Santa Barbara, Travel Style

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Comments

  1. Portuguese Prepster says

    08.12.2015 at 7:55 AM

    Love this look!

  2. Jaime says

    08.12.2015 at 12:32 PM

    LOVE this look! The ruffled details on this top are so adorable and the oversized fit is perfect as we transition through the last of hot summer days.

    XO, Jaime | RegallySoled.com

  3. M&MFASHIONBITES says

    08.13.2015 at 1:45 AM

    Cute blouse 🙂
    BLOG M&M FASHION BITES : http://mmfashionbites.blogspot.gr/
    Maria V.

  4. Kate Style Petite says

    08.13.2015 at 7:13 AM

    Love the trousers fit!
    xoxo – katestylepetite.com

  5. Laura says

    08.14.2015 at 7:14 PM

    So cute…love those shoes:)

    Laura
    http://www.24-7style.com

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