Palate for Style

Fall is my favorite season. And not so surprisingly I had started this post from last year exactly the same way too! I think it’s safe to say that even the people on the International Space Station know this about me by now. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Except for longer days and dresses, summer doesn’t excite me much. There I said it. 🙈 I don’t do well in heat. My head hurts, eyes burn and it becomes doubly difficult to hike.. Aka I am ready to say adios summerigos for now.

There’s a nip in the air which makes my heart happy because it means my favoritest *is that even a word?* season (fall, fall fall) is almost here. Does a happy dance.. some somersaults.. ha as if! I had to literally google how to spell somersaults. I had initially written it as summersaults. Now you know how athletic I am. 🤦🏽‍♀️ But the main point is that we are close to fall and I am oh-so ready for jackets, coats, booties, scarves, PSL, orange leaves and all the good stuff. I have already started dressing up for fall. Case in point today’s outfit. 👇🏽

I have been thinking alot lately. Something I do alot. Something I need to tone down. But yeah.. I want to start sharing more personal, easy going posts on the blog. Huh don’t you already do that enough Monika? Apparently not enough! 🤷‍♀️ I think what I mean is that somedays I want  to publish posts that may or may not have anything substantial to offer. *yeah guys I think all my posts are earth shattering. Narcissist? who me? 🤔* Maybe just a post to say a quick hello, share my outfit , maybe talk about what’s up with me or a quick summary of some topics that are close to my heart. I struggle with being consistent on the blog and I know one of the reason is my constant need to publish something that’s super helpful in one way or the other. And that can take a toll, especially when you have other things going on that need your attention. Content creation gives me so much happiness and I want to start putting out more of it.. I just don’t want to not do it because I put this pressure on myself to produce content that kicks ass all the time. Lol all this sounds so dramatic. 🙄 I swear I need to be in the movies! You gotta see my expressions when I talk about topics I am passionate about and you’ll know what I mean. Don’t believe me? Follow me on instagram *shameless promotion 😋 * and see my insta stories. Soooo dramatic I tell you! Ok I digress..So what do you guys think? I would love love to know if this is something you all will be interested in reading? Let me know..

 So on this particular day I didn’t have any plans to shoot. I still took the camera incase we got some time to clickety-clack and we did! Yay yay! 💃🏽

Before going out that day I had a long chat with one of my best friend and we got talking about dressing up just because you want to and not because you have to.. Also stop waiting for a special occasion to wear something you have been meaning to. oh btw I have a tendency to dress up like someone who owns zero clothes  for occasions I consider not important or places where I might look like the odd one out. I am not kidding. I wear the same pair of clothes all the time and even Mr. M notices it and he never notices anything about clothes.  Ever! 🤷‍♀️ I know what you are thinking. Is she really a fashion blogger? I wonder the same chicas! Coming back to my conversation with her.. So it got me thinking about how so many of us wait for a special occasion/place to take out that purse or piece of jewelry we have been dying to wear. It just doesn’t make sense. Tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone. *I warned you about the cheesiness and drama*. And big deal if you are the only one who is over-dressed or for that matter under-dressed. If it makes you happy and your heart fly, then go for it.. And that’s exactly what I did. You know where I was headed on this particular day? To a temple. Yes! I wanted to dress up and I did. As simple as that. And you should too. 🤘🏽

ABOUT THE OUTFIT

Denim jackets are timeless and perfect for almost all seasons.. and my love for sneakers knows no bounds now. You just gotta deal with it!🤷‍♀️ Anndd I finally found a dress that is actually midi in length for a not-so tall me.*more happy dance. still no somersaults..* Ok I say this about every midi length piece of clothing.

 But the star of this outfit is the bag. I love Gucci embroidered bags (i don’t even know what they are called) but my bank balance doesn’t love me so much. This ASOS bag is .001% version of what I wanted at 0.00001% of the price. *attempts somersaults and breaks a bone or two* 🤦🏽‍♀️

Moral of the story?

1. Talk to your friends more often. You might learn a thing or two.
2. I can’t afford Gucci bags.
3. Take your camera with you. Somedays the unplanned shoots turn out pretty decent. *again narcissist, who me? cmn.🤷‍♀️*
4. Most importantly check your background before taking pics. Case in point the beautiful garbage-can I am dreamily staring at below! 🙈

So much for writing a short and easy going post huh. Oh well I had fun sharing my thoughts and I hope you enjoyed reading them. Thank you so much for stopping by. You all are divine and absolutely amazing. Do not let anyone make you feel otherwise. See ya all soon. – Love, M ❤️

Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. 

OUTFIT DETAILS – FALL SEASON INSPIRED

Dress – Target – $30 (on sale now for $21)

Jacket – Old navy – $35

Sneakers – Ross – $25 (option 1, option 2, option 3, option 4)

Bag – Asos – $50 (pink is out of stock. Yellow is available)

Earrings – Gift