Saturday, July 4, 2009

RED, WHITE AND BLUE DAY!

The 4th of July is my mother's birthday! I wish there was a nationwide celebration going on the same day of my birth too. Instead, I have to deal with all these morose couples running around as I have a Valentine's birthday ... but I digress. This was my mother's day, and it was fabulous!

My aunt's visiting from Canada, so in the evening we got invited to a 4th of July party at our friends' place. Being dorks, we chose red, white and blue outfits! ^__^ I was thrilled to see others at the party wearing these hues too. It's one of my favorite color combos: simple, cheerful and versatile. You can build a whole wardrobe on them. I'm going to try and incorporate more red, white and blue into my clothes, year-round.

In the meantime, this is what we wore to the party:

My mother chose casual-chic separates:


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Blouse: I.N.C. International Concepts, Macy's
Jeans: 1969 classic bootcut, Gap
Sandals: Hang Ten

I wore a festive bandana-print wrap skirt, one of my favorites:


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Top: CL Carole Little
Skirt: Lucky Brand
Sandals: Jeffrey Campbell

Although I wore tie-up sandals with this outfit, I think next time I'm going to try a regular pair just to see how it looks. Otherwise, I love the look and comfort of this skirt!

Hope you all had a wonderful Fourth filled with fun and fireworks!

9 comments:

MissAmy said...

I love the skirt. It works the red/white/blue color pallete in a very chic way. I hope you had a nice time! XOXO, MissAmy

Anusha said...

Thanks Amy!

Diana said...

The best I get for my birthday is the occasional Ash Wednesday.

That skirt is so fun!

Missa said...

LOVE your skirt! We got all dorky and wore red, white, and blue too :D

Anusha said...

Thanks Diana and Missa! It's one of my favorite skirts ... got it on eBay a couple of years ago, and I just saw new listings for the same skirt the other day. I love Lucky brand wrap skirts for their beautiful designs.

Sharon Rose said...

Hi there-lovely outfits, hope you all had a great time too!

Anusha said...

Hi Sharon! It was indeed a great day.
Even the weather was nice, which is unusual for this time of year. :o)

budget chic said...

OMG I want that skirt, so beautiful!

Anusha said...

Thanks BC! I just saw it up for auction on eBay last week. It shows up there from time to time. I think it's really worth bidding on.