My sister and I took our parents to the Malibu Wine Safari Tour a little while ago. We thought it would be a great family activity to do together one weekend and I’d have to say that it was a success! My parents loved the animals we got to see, the wine tastings, and the cute little vintage trailer display. It was pretty chilly that day so I was glad that I wore a sweater and boots. I saw a few girls on the tour that wore shorts and were covered in goosebumps. Super happy with my outfit decision! Just threw on a hat and some sunglasses and I was ready for the safari!

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Cardigan (Similar HERE)| Tshirt| Jeans| Boots| Hat (Similar HERE)

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Here is an outfit comprised of things that I love. A soft button up blouse, ripped denim, and slip on mules. They make it so easy to put an outfit together and I feel like it creates such an effortless look. We went out for brunch and walked around shopping, so I didn’t really need to dress up too much and wanted to be able to walk around comfortably. These mules are one of my favorite pieces right now. They are so easy to throw on and even though they’re super comfy, I feel like they also dress up any outfit. The faux leather, the bow details, and the pointed toe really makes it feel chic and expensive (but they really weren’t. Thanks for your great shoe selection, Zara!).

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Blouse (Similar HERE)| Jeans| Mules (Similar HERE)| Purse (Similar HERE)|

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I’m sure you’ve seen lace up sweaters and shirts everywhere these days. I recently purchased this one from Madewell because I love the texture on it and that there’s a panel behind the lace so that I don’t have to worry about giving someone an eyeful of my ‘girlies’. The sweater is also hooded which gives it such a laid back and casual feel.

If you’re wondering about my expression in the picture above, my sister was taking pictures for me and she made fun of my poses so I gave her a stinky face! Ahhh….sisterly love, right?

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Madewell Lace Up Sweater| Brown Satchel (SIMILAR HERE)| Boots|

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I wore this outfit on our first day in New Zealand. I’ll be working on more travel posts so that you could see all of the sights we saw and activities we did! Because we pretty much just got off the plane and went to our first hotel on Waiheke Island, I just wore a simple white t-shirt, jeans, my bucket bag, and this Madewell cardigan.

I bought this recently because I am in love with anything with fringes and tassels. Add some coziness in there and I’m sold! This was a perfect piece to bring with me during our travels for days that were cooler than expected.

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Fringed Cardigan| Jeans| Black Bucket Bag (Similar HERE)

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Hello everyone! I recently got a question on where I get my jeans from and if I have any shopping tips for other petite gals! So here is a dedicated post on my own personal strategies on jean shopping and where my favorites are from!

TIP #1: Know your measurements. In other words, your inseam.

It’s important that when you’re shopping for jeans or for anything in that matter, that you know your measurements and size. Your inseam is important when it comes to finding jeans in the right length. The inseam is the measurement from the crotch to the bottom of the leg. A lot of times, the tag will let you know the inseam and it’s especially important if you’re going to try to shop for jeans online, since you can’t really try them on right away. I know mine is approximately 27 inches and I’m around 4’11″/ 5′ tall.

TIP #2: Find a brand or store that offers petite sizes

This is probably the first step you should take so that you don’t waste time shopping in stores that don’t even offer shorter lengths. I am guilty of searching and searching for hours only to find that most of the places I looked don’t even have petite sizes. My recommendations are Topshop, American Eagle, Asos, and GAP. I know more high end brands like Paige and Citizens of Humanity also carry petite jeans. I tend to stick with more affordable options because I haven’t gotten the courage to expand my budget just yet.

TIP #3: Buy Cropped Jeans

If finding petite sizes fails, another tip I have is to buy regular cropped jeans. I find that these land right around my ankles which is perfect. My inseam is around 27 inches so I find that a lot of cropped jeans are around that length. Getting a pair of cropped jeans and just wearing them as regular jeans saves you time from going to the tailor and I love saving time and money! 🙂

TIP#4: Get a good tailor

Oftentimes, your shopping experience will be unsuccessful with finding the perfect pair of jeans. In times like these, you need to find yourself a great tailor that can help alter your clothes. When I buy a pair of jeans that I really really like but they are completely way too long for me, I take them to my trusty lady and she works her magic on them!

Below are some of my outfits in a few of my favorite jeans. I’ll list where I got each of them from underneath the pictures and show some really good ones I found online for you to shop!

Light blue jeggings with ripped knees from American Eagle.

Blue Leigh jeans with knee slits from Topshop

Distressed black boyfriend jeans from Zara

Light blue jeans with ripped knees from American Eagle

Black distressed jeans with thigh slits from Asos

Distressed boyfriend jeans from Tobi

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Good luck with shopping! 🙂

I decided to create a more everyday look using this blazer again since it’s super comfortable and easy to wear! I ran around on a Saturday grabbing some pastries and breakfast, so I wore one of my favorite shirts, the blazer, ripped jeans, and pointy toe flats. I looked somewhat put together yet still casual!

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White Fringed Blouse (Similar HERE)| Heather Grey Blazer (Similar HERE)| Jeans with Ripped Knees| Pointed Toe Flats (Similar HERE)| Black Bucket Bag

For my birthday, my boyfriend took me to dinner at Bazaar By Jose Andres. It’s a Spanish style tapas restaurant that I had been wanting to go to for a while but we kept putting it in the back burner until now. This outfit was one of the options for dinner since the atmosphere was a very fancy and sophisticated feel. Needless to say, I didn’t end up wearing this but I did take a few pictures of it! I was mostly because it’s been cold in the evenings so I wasn’t sure about bearing my legs that night.

I don’t often get dressed up but it was nice wearing a dress and strappy heels for a little bit. I purchased this dress from Missguided a while ago because I felt like I could wear this anywhere. It could easily be used for a nicer occasion or dressed down for an everyday look! For one of my dinner outfit options, I threw my blazer over it and paired it with my black lace up strappy heels.

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Grey Skater Dress| Black Strappy heels| Heathered Blazer (Similar HERE)

I have been loving ruffled sleeves lately and this blouse from Shein is absolutely darling! I also love the white with chambray blue sleeves, such a pretty color palette! It was particularly warm that day so this was such a comfortable and casual piece to simply throw on for the day. The boyfriend and I are going on a big trip during December so we have been trying to make sure we get everything done before then. From getting our Visas to International Driving Permits, it’s been a whirlwind! Can’t wait to show you guys our travel pictures! But gotta go on the trip first!

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White and Blue Ruffled Shirt| Jeans|  Tasseled Crossbody Bag (Similar HERE)

*Special thanks to Shein for this blouse to add to my ruffle addiction! 🙂

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