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Swing Babydoll dress

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Happy Monday, friends! How was your weekend? It was definitely a sports-filled one around here. Between the Astros first-round playoff games, my Longhorns winning in double overtime and watching Houston’s beloved JJ Watt go down, again, with an injury, I think I’m ready to veg out on trashy reality tv for the next few days. But I digress… today I’m sharing a fun little swing babydoll dress, perfect for transitional wardrobes. 

 (In and similar) // (on sale!) // // // //

Back in August we headed to Santa Barbara, my happy place, and I snapped these photos with a local photographer. I’m excited to finally get on track and share some of my outfits, as well as the highly-asked for Santa Barbara travel guide in the next week or so! Here’s one of my favorite outfits from SB last year.

In case you couldn’t tell, a few of these photos feature one of my favorite walls – the Lucky Penny wall, featuring tons and tons of pennies. Not only does this spot make for fun #Instagramart, but the Lucky Penny itself also has some seriously awesome pizzas for lunch.

Even though I wore this back in August, the unseasonably warm fall temps here in Houston makes this easy to throw on dress a major wardrobe staple. There’s no way I’m wearing sweaters and vests just yet, it’s way too hot and humid here in #htx. But easy dresses that can double for both summer and fall wear, are the perfect wardrobe essential right now.

* Andreina Diaz photography

In: Outfits, Santa Barbara

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Comments

  1. Carine says

    10.09.2017 at 11:18 AM

    Love that dress! I’ve never been to Santa Barbara before, but I’ve heard amazing things about it. I have to visit one day 🙂

    -Carine | http://www.rinnyandbean.com

  2. Tori says

    10.09.2017 at 11:20 AM

    That penny wall is too cool! I’ve never heard of it before – will have to check it out 🙂 It was a sports-filled weekend for me as well. I literally watched college football ALL day and don’t feel bad about it lol. That dress is super cute, by the way! I wish I could pull off dresses better… I always feel awkward in them.

  3. Michelle @ And Then We Tried says

    10.09.2017 at 11:47 AM

    that wall is so cool!! I’ve seen pennies used in flooring before but never on a wall.

  4. Deborah says

    10.09.2017 at 2:15 PM

    Your dress is pretty but that penny wall is awesome!

  5. Rachel R Ritlop says

    10.09.2017 at 4:25 PM

    awe i loveee this dress! It’s so pretty with all the floral details!

  6. McKenna Bleu says

    10.09.2017 at 5:43 PM

    That penny wall is amazing! Cute dress

  7. nicholle demag says

    10.09.2017 at 7:07 PM

    I just love the color of that bag! & the pretty floral print of that dress- super cute
    -Nicholle
    http://www.nichollesophia.com

  8. Jenny says

    10.09.2017 at 8:17 PM

    This dress is so pretty on you! Love that penny wall as well.

  9. Lily says

    10.10.2017 at 8:45 AM

    This is such a cute dress — I also love that wall!

  10. Laila says

    10.10.2017 at 10:50 AM

    That dress is so perfect for fall! I love the warm cozy colors of the flowers! I would totally pair it with some cute booties on a chilly day!

  11. Kayla says

    10.10.2017 at 9:10 PM

    I love that penny wall! So cool! This dress looks perfect with the vibes of the location you shot at. Sorry about JJ Watt 🙁

    Kayla | kaylablogs.com

  12. Azanique says

    10.10.2017 at 9:38 PM

    This dress is so beautiful on you girl! I love it

    -xo, Azanique | http://www.lotsofsass.com

  13. Silvia says

    10.18.2017 at 9:57 AM

    This dress is so cute! You look gorgeous!

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