Lilly Outfit of the Week: Patchwork Perfection

Hi everyone! Here is my Lilly OOTW!!

I wish I could wear this dress to prom but we don't wear long dresses! Oh well!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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Island Outfitters

Hi y'all!! A couple of weekends ago, I went into a relatively new store in New Canaan, CT that I absolutely love! It's called Island Outfitters, and it carries many preppy brands and items. It was refreshingly preppy, actually, and it was fun to browse around and see what they had to offer.

I saw the Pink Pineapple brand for the first time (made popular by Sarah Vickers), and I love their driving shoes. They had a special sale on the shoes, so I picked up 2 pair! They're so cute and can be worn in the fall and spring.

Smathers and Branson sighting!! 

Monograms...seersucker...nantucket red...

Lilly and Jack Rogers!! They had a good amount of Lilly merchandise, such as their Callahan and scalloped shorts.

Kiel James Patrick! I've never actually seen KJP in a store before, so it was nice to see that they had a few bracelets, Archer wraps, and belts!! My favorite bracelet at the store was the hot pink with the South Carolina Palmetto. 

...more Lilly....

I will definitely be coming back to Island Outfitters. It was nice to finally see a store that carries multiple "preppy" brands!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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iPhone Cases

Since I absolutely cannot wait to get an iPhone this summer, here are my favorite iPhone cases that I've come across!

Classic Lilly...

Kate Spade has super cute iPhone cases! My mom has had a couple in the past, and there are so many to choose from.

I love this case, and I think it's so cool that there is a little slot in the back of the case to hold your ID and credit card! So much easier than carrying everything around!

This is my mom's current iPhone case, and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

Vineyard Vines just released this new iPhone case! It's blatant advertising but still classic and cute!!

What case do y'all use for your iPhone? Let me know!!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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What's in my Bag: School Edition

Since I go to school 5 days a week for almost 9 months a year, the only bag that I am super attached to is my school tote bag. I don't use a backpack, and I haven't since I was in 5th grade; I am a total tote bag girl! I change the bag every couple of weeks so that I don't get bored with the print or pattern, but I consistently have the following items in my school bag.

Currently, I'm using an L. L. Bean madras tote bag. I didn't want to go all-out bright colors too soon (it's only the beginning of April!), so this pretty print is great! It's a great size, though the shoulder straps are a tiny bit short. My favorite tote bags to use for school are from Vineyard Vines, L.L. Bean, and Lilly Pulitzer. 

Here is the inside of my bag!

I have some text books and 2 binders, along with my favorite pencil case. I always carry tons of pens and highlighters around with me so I am never unprepared. 

I mostly use my favorite pens, planner, and my folders. It's so much easier to use folders so that I don't have to go back to my locker after every class!!

Sorry if the pink and green blinds y'all.....I am truly obsessed!! 

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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Easter Dresses

Hi y'all! Since Easter is coming up this Sunday, I've decided to do a post on the perfect outfit for Easter Sunday!!

The Dress

The most important part of the outfit is the dress. My go-to Easter dress is, of course, Lilly. It really is the ideal brand for any occasion from April to September!! The dresses in the picture above are my top choices for a Lilly Easter dress. Look for Easter egg colors!! It may be cliché but pastel colors, like light pink, green, blue, and yellow, are so pretty for this holiday.

It's still chilly here in Connecticut, so it's good to bring a sweater to whatever church service or luncheon y'all will be attending!! I like the Paley Cardigan from Lilly Pulitzer. I wear them at least 3 times a week and they pair perfectly with Lilly dresses.

Thank goodness we're heading into springtime so I can wear Jack Rogers!! There are so many colors that y'all can wear to match with your Easter dress. My favorite Jack Rogers colors are light pink, hot pink, metallic gold and metallic silver!!

What are y'all wearing on Sunday? Let me know!!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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Lilly Outfit of the Week: Pink Perfection

Hey y'all!! I hope everyone is having a great week. Here is my Lilly mannequin outfit of the week, and the outfit shown happens to be one of my favorites of all time!!

This dress is from Lilly Pulitzer fJubilee from a couple of years ago, and I LOOOOOOOOOVE it oh my goodness gracious. I cannot contain my excitement. It is so perfect in so many ways possible. 

Love!!

Have a fabulous day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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Prom Dresses

It's that time of year again!! I have my final prom in June and girls in my school have already started stressing about prom season. We have a Facebook group so that there are no dress repeats, and it's so much fun to keep track of what everyone is wearing! I have already had my dress for a while now (about a year!) and I am absolutely in love with it. But, I'm not going to post it for a while!! 

I've been looking at dresses for my friends, so here are my favorite picks for prom!!

Vineyard Vines Bailey Ikat Dress

I think that the neckline on this dress is so pretty!! It comes in two colors (light blue and navy), and it's semi-formal without being too serious. My prom is (oddly) very casual, so this would be perfect to wear!!

Vineyard Vines Bouquet Dress

I love this dress. The color and the shape are both universally flattering!!

J. Crew Ella Dress in Medallion Paisley

My best friend wore this dress in a different print for last year's prom, and it was so pretty!! Of course I like the pink and orange!!

J. Crew Silk Petal Dress

This dress could actually work for prom and graduation!!

Lilly Pulitzer Amberly Dress

For the more adventurous prom-goers, I LOVE THIS DRESS. First, it's pink and green. Second, it has a bow. Third, it's strapless. It's perfect!! It's so much fun!!

Lilly Pulitzer Darleena Dress

It is a very rare occurrence that there a long dress makes an appearance at my high school's prom, so I never really webshop for them. This dress by Lilly Pulitzer is very pretty and great for a relaxed, summery-y prom!

Lilly Pulitzer Bloomy Dress

Lovely, lovely dress. The embellishment is pretty and it helps you choose which metallic for your jewelry! 

What do y'all think? What are y'all wearing for prom? Let me know!!

Have a great day!

xoxo, Hannah

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Time for a vacation!!

A much needed vacation, might I add!!

So as I mentioned in an earlier post, I am going to the fabulous Palm Beach for my final high school Spring Break. My family's goal was to find a warm and sunny place to retreat to since we haven't had a very nice-weathered winter so far. 

I am leaving for PB tomorrow, so I decided to take a ton of pictures of my packing process to share with y'all!! I also am including some packing tips!! Enjoy!!

What a mess...

First off...I love instagram. Legitimately I cannot get enough of it. My mom has an iPhone (lucky her) and I steal it all the time so I can pretend that I take artsy pictures, but all I really do is take pictures of EVERYTHING on instagram!! So, I downloaded it for my iPad and I'm having sooo much fun!! I hope y'all don't get too sick of literally every single picture being "instagramed!"

Secondly, the picture shown above is my original packing list. I really strayed from my original plan, but I thought y'all would like to see how I plan everything when packing!! I list the types of clothes that I want to bring, such as dresses, tops, swimsuits, etc. and then I write down everything that I want to pack under the heading. There are various other lists with accessories, beach goodies, and hair/makeup. I always over pack so writing down what I want to bring helps rationalize everything!!

It was an extremely hard task to choose these dresses to bring to PB, but I love them and I'm very happy with my choices!! I love the Dark 'n Stormy shift dress from last year, and I'm so excited to wear the pink and green jubilee dress  that my mother found in Kiawah! The turquoise Ricci dress from this year's Lilly Resort line is so pretty, and the print is so cool. Lastly, I'm bringing the adorable shell-printed Original Worth Shift from Lilly!

I'm bringing 2 of my favorite Jarvey skorts from Lilly Pulitzer and a white oxford for when I'm sick of wearing shift dresses!! The skorts are perfect because even though they're short, they aren't revealing due to the "short" aspect of them! I can also wear them with a white or pink cardigan and a white camp if I don't want to wear the oxford! The shorts are very small and flat, great for packing!

I looove my white jeans from J. Crew and I haven't worn them in forever (well, since Labor Day), so I've decided to bring them along too. I'm pairing the jeans with either the new Thandie tunic from Lilly or an adorable tunic in the Scorpion Bowl print that one of my closest friends got my for my birthday!! 

...just an extra outfit...y'all I'm serious, I over pack to the extreme. BUT, the sweater will come into good use if there's a cold night!! 

Before...

...and after!!

I am so excited to tan so I'm bringing a trillion and a half swim suits. I like the Lilly Pulitzer and Vineyard Vines bandeau tops and the string bikinis. I just saw the adorable Marley Lilly monogrammed bikini top so I didn't have time to order it before this spring break!! But, I love all of my bikinis, as well as my favorite super cute one piece from Lilly (for the inevitable day that I get burnt). I'm packing them in a large shoe bag so that they won't get thrown around in my suitcase. 

Here are my swim suit coverups!! I love the tunic from a couple of years ago, the print is too cute! I also found a vintage Lilly from a thrift store in CT and it's much too short to be a regular dress, so I'm wearing it as a coverup!! 

I love shoe bags!

I made sure to pack neutral sandals so that I wouldn't have to bring a different pair for every outfit. I'm taking a metallic pair of Jack Rogers (half the time they look silver and the other half of the time they look gold) that will go with everything, as well as my new light pink Jack Rogers and silver Lilly wedges. I have Lilly shoe bags to protect the shoes in my suitcase. 

I can't go a couple days without working out, so I'm bringing a few T-shirts and norts with me for the gym at the hotel. And did I mention one of the nike shorts are pink and green? I'm love them so much. It's important to bring workout clothes because, well, it's spring break, meaning I'm going to be eating yummy food...and I'm going to be spending most of the time in a bikini. Exercising is inspiration!!

If y'all couldn't guess, I'm bringing a couple pair of Lilly Pulitzer pajamas for my sleepwear. I wish Lilly still made them!! They're super comfy and the prints are adorable. Plus, they pack really easily; they're very flat and it really doesn't matter if they're wrinkled or not!

I'm (of course) bringing a Lilly tote bag with me for the airplane/beach/pool...it's almost comical how much Lilly I have (and terrifying for people who aren't used to bright colors). In the beach bag will be various croakies, koozies, my iPad, my iPod, my (awful) cell-phone, and my Ray Ban aviators. I'm also bringing my favorite Bermuda bag along with plenty reversible covers! Bermuda bags are great because they're small enough to pack without taking up hardly any room, and because they have covers, many of them being reversible, they can last you forever! There's a cover for every outfit!

The hats I'm bringing are my new Ole Miss baseball cap and a huge J. Crew sunhat. I left my Marley Lilly sunhat in Jackson Hole (ahh!!) which is the reason why I'm bringing the (unmonogrammed) other sunhat. Still super cute and super useful!! I get burnt really easily (but I can still get dark) and hats save my life - and my skin - when the sun is too strong. Who knows how I'll hold up in Florida?!?

The other part of preparing for Spring Break for me is making my iPod playlist and reading list!! 

I'm on a country-kick right now, so most of the songs on my Spring Break playlist are country! They're fun and happy and perfect for this vacation. 

I bought a few books to occupy my time whilst sunbathing on the beach (can y'all tell that I'm excited??). I love the Barnes and Noble Nook app on my iPad, it's such a lifesaver!! Buying books on the website is easy, and the books automatically download to my iPad so I can read them at any time! 

(Almost) everything!

Phew!! That took a while!! I hope y'all all enjoyed this mega-post on my Spring Break outfits!! 

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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