{"id":2516,"date":"2009-06-28T17:40:11","date_gmt":"2009-06-28T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.wordpress.com\/?p=2516"},"modified":"2017-08-26T23:10:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T03:10:31","slug":"its-officially-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/its-officially-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Officially Summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230; now that school has been over for a week, and the weather is finally summer-y!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[<em>Thank goooooodness.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An \u00a0<em>a s i d e <\/em>: Loving the Matthew Williamson for H&amp;M campaign, starring none other than <strong>Daria Werbowy<\/strong>. Oceans of greens and blues occasionally crashing upon white sands somewhere exotic, somewhere wild. Neon colors from yellows to purples to turquoises make for a modern, if not eclectic, take on tribal inspired fashions. Something about the juxtaposition of raw, wild beauty and futuristic materialism is hauntingly beautiful: roughly braided hair with highlighter colored denim and crocheted bikinis; and neon-colored kaftans with vintage gold cuffs and bangles.<em> This<\/em> summer&#8217;s inspiration? All the above. 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<span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> find <em>coral<\/em> nail lacquer <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> hunt down more cocktail rings for my growing collection <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> find\/buy the perfect matte pink MAC lipstick <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> wear [red] lipstick! <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> throw a 60&#8217;s\/80&#8217;s themed party <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> get that summer glow <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> work on my inspiration journal <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> paint &amp; sketch again <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> catch up on tv shows <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> have slumber parties and movie marathons with the girlies <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> meet a cute boy <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> have fun volunteering at the courthouse <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> organize my room <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> tackle reader request emails <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> focus on SATs &amp; other such fun things <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> read more books <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> visit the library more often (i do love the atmosphere) in the hopes of (a) finding lovely books to read (b) some quiet time for blogging (c) talking to the cute boy who&#8217;s always there <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> find the perfect black, leather gladiator sandals <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> buy white espadrille wedges <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> atlantic city with the best (remember <a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/sprinkles-cupcakes\/\">last year<\/a>?) <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> bake cupcakes &amp; cakes <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> go to nyc more often <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> enjoy summer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2604\" title=\"Matthew Williamson for H&amp;M 3\" src=\"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/matthew-williamson-for-hm-31.jpg?resize=500%2C486\" alt=\"Matthew Williamson for H&amp;M 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"486\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">And loving&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MAC&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maccosmetics.com\/product\/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT168&amp;PRODUCT_ID=4459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">style warrior lipsticks<\/a> (<em>need<\/em> them all!) &amp; their packaging <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665 <\/span>MAC lipsticks <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> anything <a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/shades-of-coral\/\">coral<\/a> <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/dapperkid.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dapper kid<\/a> &amp; a<a href=\"http:\/\/alizemorand.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lize morand<\/a>&#8216;s blogs <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> blogging, of course <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/abitcoquettish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtubing<\/a> and discovering the talented erika <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> <em>lions, tigers, &amp; bears <\/em>sung by jazmine sullivan <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> golden kiwis &amp; white peaches <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> my ruffled black bikini <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> denim cutoffs <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> loose tanks &amp; sheer tees <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> dressing up for working at the courthouse <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> karaoke-ing by myself <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> relaxing <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665 <\/span>tackling diy projects <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> how much faith my dad has in God and His plans regardless of how hard things have been for us the past few years<span style=\"color: #888888;\"> \u2665<\/span> sleeping with the windows open <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> watching the sun rise <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665<\/span> making pancakes in the morning <span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u2665 <\/span>these little pink hearts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enough about me, now about you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What&#8217;s on <em>your<\/em> <strong>summer to-do list<\/strong>? And <strong>things you love now<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">bisous,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">La C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P.S.: Hillary over at <strong>Stylecaster<\/strong>, a fabulous invite-only site, offered <em>La Couturier<\/em> readers an exclusive invitation to join Stylecaster! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.StyleCaster.com\/vip\/invite\/lacouturiernyc\/ubl17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; now that school has been over for a week, and the weather is finally summer-y! [Thank goooooodness.] An \u00a0a s i d e : Loving the Matthew Williamson for H&amp;M campaign, starring none other than Daria Werbowy. Oceans of greens and blues occasionally crashing upon white sands somewhere exotic, somewhere wild. Neon colors from yellows to purples to turquoises make for a modern, if not eclectic, take on tribal inspired fashions. 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