If you've been following along lately you'll know that I recently reignited my passion for Pinterest. It's so nice to be able to see everything that's inspiring you in one place and my feed has definitely turned into an evolving mood board focused on all things summery and tropical. Scrolling through my pins I've noticed a color trend cropping up everywhere... warm golden tones and I must say, I'm loving it! Sunny yellows and mustard shades that wold make Picasso blush pair perfectly with my usual neutral palette and I love how vintage-y the hue can seem.

a few of my favorite golden picks

communitie marfa straw hat, j crew t-shirt, topshop cropped trousers, zara lace-up sandals   
photo via sarah sherman samuel

Depending on whether you ask me or my husband, the gathering of clothes, shoes, and accessories for our new beachy lifestyle is pretty fun. I've been spending most of my downtime these days online window (sometimes actual) shopping for things that I'll need once we're firmly planted in perpetual summertime. I've been imagining all of the new places we'll go and what I'll need to fit right in. Basically, I've been stockpiling sandals, jumpsuits and easy swimwear.

Coupled with my compulsive image hoarding, I thought it'd make for perfect blog fodder as we transition into Summer here in the States as well. Enter: wear // where, a series I've tried in years past and a favorite that I see floating around the blogosphere always. Some of my favorite Summer pieces paired with the perfect locale!

house of sunny striped top, cos d-ring swimsuit, h&m wide-cut twill pants, abaca backpack, loeffler randall sandals
photo via apartment therapy

side party linen shirt, farrow / rowan shorts, bembien rose bag, free people flatform sandal
photo via @meghan.osullivan

stelen crosley jumpsuit, hat attack sunshine clutch, soludos espadrilles
photo via apartment 34

need supply co. striped top, zara linen trousers, robert clergerie slip-ons
photo via zulu & zephyr

* I've also rounded up some of my favorite new arrivals from Free People and Shopbop. Let my new obsession for combing through Summer staples fuel you're seasonal wishlist:

free people

shopbop

Hello there! We're finally back home from our trip to California and I'm feeling so inspired. We got a chance to hang out at the beach, spend time with family, hit up Disneyland with Lo and take a day trip to Joshua Tree / Palm Springs. It was great! My heart truly does reside in SoCal and I always return refreshed and re-inspired to live a simpler, more beautiful life. Hopefully one day we'll be able to stay in the area a bit more permanently (it was so nice to be so close to family for the week) but for now I'll rely on our yearly trip out West for my fix.

Luckily, this dose of inspiration coincides with a brand new month and our upcoming move (which has been pushed back to June-ish... gotta love the government / military life). I'm definitely trying to adopt a relaxed, SoCal outlook on the big transitions happening right now. What's your May mood? What do you have your eye on this month?

janessa leone charlotte fedora, stelen knit top, stelen julian tie pant, jenni kayne mule slide, moorea seal dimension drop stud

re/done 'the classic tee', lauren manoogian waders in clay, vault by vans old school '92

stelen sunna top, off-white denim, st. agni miyo mule, steven alan circle straw bag

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