I feel like the theme of this week could be “striped tees and what you can do with them” but after much thought (about a whole 20 seconds) I realized that those words just do not quite have a ring to them. But in all seriousness: here is my striped tee and this is what I did with it.
Too many times I reserve my tees for my casual outfits on my off days or weekends (AKA the outfits you never see). But really, I’m not giving my tees enough credit. Sure they can easily be casual, that’s obvious. But I got to thinking about how easy it is to dress up a tee and also the easiest way to make an office outfit more comfortable. It’s as easy as one, two, tee. (See what I did there? It at least deserves a pity laugh.)
I picked this gem up from Old Navy the other day using the justification of “but I don’t have an orange and a blue striped tee…” And since I was alone, my justification worked. Within minutes of getting home I realized how many outfits I could make with just this tee. I decided to try out the classic pencil skirt + heels combo for a weekday look. For a weekend look, I went much more casual because well, weekend. You never have to explain a baseball cap and cut-off shorts when it’s the weekend.
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Look #1:
Striped tee: Old Navy
Pencil Skirt: J.Crew
Heels: Similar
Necklace: c/o PoshLocket
Look#2:
Striped tee: Old Navy
Shorts: Anthropologie
Flats: Sperry
Hat: husband via J.Crew
Tote: Madewell
This post was sponsored by Old Navy.
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214 Responses
Adorable! The hat is cute in your weekend look~
The Occasional Indulgence
Both are great and comfortable outfits!
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Love see how everyone is wearing their old navy striped tees this week. You did a fab job. Love the weekday outfit. You’re right – we don’t give tee’s enough credit!
Memoirs & Mochas
Love the polished look, perfect for work.
xo
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Now I need to go back and pick up this tee in addition to the 3 I already bought! Love the colorful stripes and you styled both outfits to perfection 🙂
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Great looks! It’s a good idea to think how to adapt our items and not to follow pre-concepts :).
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great transition but the weekday has me won over! gorgeous skirt!
kw Ladies in Navy
The first color combo is amazing!
I love the dressy look! I don’t think I’ve ever seen your casual wear as casual as it is in the 2nd look, but it’s nice to know you’re human too. 🙂
-Ash
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Super cute! That first look is one of my favorites of your looks.
creamystyle.com
I never think to pair my stripey tees with a pencil skirt from work, but I love this idea!
Fizz and Frosting
Loving you in a baseball cap! You look amazing in both looks.
xo Jessica
My Style Vita
Really cute! I’ve been loving all that Old Navy has been putting out lately!
Hope
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Love this? Definitely going to try this weekday to weekend thing with one of my tees!
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Such great looks! I need to get that pencil skirt in my closet ASAP.
-Becky
The Pumpkin Spot
I know I must be a long time reader if the first word that popped into my mind when I saw your name next to “weekend” was “Weekendi”. Ha! I’m inspired by your weekendi (see?) wear though! Most fashion inspiration around is more for work attire, it’s nice to see someone who knows what they’re doing show off a more casual look. 🙂
LOVE these two looks. I also dig the combo of the peach and blue!
Love this so much!!! Will you do more of them? Seriously two of my fav looks on you 🙂
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The pencil skirt look is really lovely – I could definitely wear this to my place of work (and picked up a pair of heels the self same colour in H&M just this morning, 50% off sale, yes please!). I don’t have the legs for the shorts but you look fantastic in them. Look forward to the next installment in this series 🙂
Both of these outfits are perfection. I haven’t shopped at Old Navy in ages, but I may have to make a stop to check out this tee! As far as I’m concerned, a girl can never (ever ever) have enough stripes.
And this is how you should style a baseball cap! Very nice! I love both outfits! I’m not usually a loafers girls, but those shiny ones are pretty awesome.
love that striped shirt!!!! i goes great with the skirt too.
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this is a great work day to weekend look! the colors are so pretty! xo
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Cute! Love both looks. Love a great tee that can be dressed up and down. So versatile!
Megan
budgetfashion101.blogspot.ca
you look like a perfect version of an art student’s color wheel with all those complimentaries!
Really cute. I like what you did there with the one, two, tee pun. So clever, you are.
xo
Kym
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I love that t-shirt! It looks great styled both ways.
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This is so great Kendi. I love seeing pieces transition – especially from you, you do it so beautifully! xo
absolutely love look one!
beautiful colors.
Molly {Dreams in HD}
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The outfit for work is so inspired! Love how you dress up a tshirt!
both looks are great!
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I love how you took this simple t-shirt and showed it 2 fabulously different ways. Love it!!! The shirt is really versatile. Who would have thought?
Agi:)
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So cute! As always I am impressed with how you take one piece and can do so many different things with it!
Can’t go wrong with stripes. Those old navy skirts are perfect!
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I just saw that shirt on their website yesterday and HAD to add it to my cart. It’s so versatile, as you’re showing us in this outfit post. Love your two outfits!
Fantastic looks !! Well styled.
Very cool ideas for styling a top I would have only thought to pair with shorts. 🙂
This one’s great, Kendi! Love the Weekday look especially.
xo
Adorable.
You look amazing!
Love these two outfits!
xo Jennifer
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That tee is great! I love how you showed the transition from weekday to weekend too. So fun!
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Outfit 1 is perfect for office comfort, and the color combo is super refreshing! Love that the J. Crew hat is your husbands, sometimes “borrowing” from them really pulls an outfit together!
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The weekday outfit is perfection. Love it!
Adoreee the sky blue + peach in the work wear, and the weekend look is just so fun! The Sperrys may be the perfect touch 🙂
xx, Emily
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Loving both outfits! I love wearing t-shirts with pencil skirts! I recently wore the J.Crew art dot tee with a No. 2 pencil skirt (pictures posted on my blog!).
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love both of these!! great colors!
X I dipped in yellow
I’d love to see more of these weekday to weekend posts, Kendi. 🙂
I am keeping an eye out for that shirt!! I am in LOVE with both of these outfits! I really need to work on more color in my wardrobe. Must be the NY in me ;P
I like both ways of styling it. And I love the hat.
I love how you styled both looks Kendi! The weekday to weekend concept is just genius.
xoxo,
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I just scored some fab striped peices at Old Navy myself recently. Love how you dressed it up! You’re right. We don’t give out t’s enough credit 😉
xx
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Love both the versions .. dressed up version is my fav …
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looks fabulous!
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I’m always been nervous to wear a casual tee with a pencil skirt – I’m still learning to break fashion rules and am never quite sure I can pull things off. You look great. I’d wear both of these looks in a heartbeat!
I love both looks!!! but I am more of a skirt girl so super duper love the first one!
I was eying that T-shirt too!! LOVE how you styled it with the pencil skirt. You look stunning!
xo
Amanda
Um, I am heading over to Old Navy today to get this shirt. Gracias.
love the colours. My favourite is the printed tee with the peach skirt
Quirk and Swirl
Love the Tee – just wish we had Old Navy in the UK 🙁
I love the weekday outfit. You look so pretty! And I love the color combination!
Good tees are versatile tees. Love that you can wear both to work and on the weekends. Both outfits are super cute!
xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
Love the pairings – especially loving the striped tee with the pencil skirt (and your hair is looking amazing in those photos).
I love both of these outfits – the styling is totally different, but they’re both great! The casual one is my favorite, though. Cute shoes!
Love the clutch in your first look!
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I like the weekday to weekend theme
love the first outfit. great use of color!
xo Andrea
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I love the workday look – mixing tees and pencil skirts are one of my favorite things to do for my 9-5. And how adorbs that your heels and skirt match the stripes perfectly! Obviously that top was meant for your closet.
xo
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I’ve asked once before but have to do it again….you’re hair is always so perfectly done, I love it! Any chance you’ll give a little tutorial on how you get the perfect waves??
It is such a good thing that you justified this purchase… because it’s way too cute to be “the one who got away.” Especially enamored with that weekday look! 🙂
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I love tops like that. Pieces that can be worn in formal & casual ways basically make up my whole wardrobe.
Flounces & Hubbub
I LOVE this! The weekday outfit is gorgeous (the color of that skirt!) and the weekend one is perfect for wandering a Farmer’s Market or hiking or whatever fun things one wants to do on the weekend. So cute!
Love this “weekday to weekend” idea! You made that striped tee work so well for both!
Xo, Amanda
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I love the first look- seriously great look for the office tha gives off a professional yet laid back vibe! I like that vibe!
-Classy Chic & Chardonnay
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While both looks are great I really adore that first look. Just so coordinated, but fun and spring-y with the lilac color. Beautiful as always!
I love the dressy look! I don't think I've ever seen your casual wear as casual as it is in the 2nd look, but it's nice to know you're human too. 🙂
-Ash
http://www.thestylizedwannabe.com
Super cute! That first look is one of my favorites of your looks.
creamystyle.com
I never think to pair my stripey tees with a pencil skirt from work, but I love this idea!
Fizz and Frosting
Loving you in a baseball cap! You look amazing in both looks.
xo Jessica
My Style Vita
Really cute! I've been loving all that Old Navy has been putting out lately!
Hope
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Love this? Definitely going to try this weekday to weekend thing with one of my tees!
Joyce@
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Such great looks! I need to get that pencil skirt in my closet ASAP.
-Becky
The Pumpkin Spot
I know I must be a long time reader if the first word that popped into my mind when I saw your name next to "weekend" was "Weekendi". Ha! I'm inspired by your weekendi (see?) wear though! Most fashion inspiration around is more for work attire, it's nice to see someone who knows what they're doing show off a more casual look. 🙂
LOVE these two looks. I also dig the combo of the peach and blue!
Love this so much!!! Will you do more of them? Seriously two of my fav looks on you 🙂
http://thesocialchairdc.blogspot.com/
The pencil skirt look is really lovely – I could definitely wear this to my place of work (and picked up a pair of heels the self same colour in H&M just this morning, 50% off sale, yes please!). I don't have the legs for the shorts but you look fantastic in them. Look forward to the next installment in this series 🙂
Both of these outfits are perfection. I haven't shopped at Old Navy in ages, but I may have to make a stop to check out this tee! As far as I'm concerned, a girl can never (ever ever) have enough stripes.
And this is how you should style a baseball cap! Very nice! I love both outfits! I'm not usually a loafers girls, but those shiny ones are pretty awesome.
love that striped shirt!!!! i goes great with the skirt too.
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this is a great work day to weekend look! the colors are so pretty! xo
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Cute! Love both looks. Love a great tee that can be dressed up and down. So versatile!
Megan
budgetfashion101.blogspot.ca
you look like a perfect version of an art student's color wheel with all those complimentaries!
Really cute. I like what you did there with the one, two, tee pun. So clever, you are.
xo
Kym
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I love that t-shirt! It looks great styled both ways.
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This is so great Kendi. I love seeing pieces transition – especially from you, you do it so beautifully! xo
absolutely love look one!
beautiful colors.
Molly {Dreams in HD}
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Kendi, I have to say that I’ve loved all the t-shirt love you’ve been throwing out lately! You’ve really inspired me to be more creative with my casual shirts!
The outfit for work is so inspired! Love how you dress up a tshirt!
both looks are great!
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I love how you took this simple t-shirt and showed it 2 fabulously different ways. Love it!!! The shirt is really versatile. Who would have thought?
Agi:)
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So cute! As always I am impressed with how you take one piece and can do so many different things with it!
Can't go wrong with stripes. Those old navy skirts are perfect!
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I just saw that shirt on their website yesterday and HAD to add it to my cart. It's so versatile, as you're showing us in this outfit post. Love your two outfits!
Fantastic looks !! Well styled.
Very cool ideas for styling a top I would have only thought to pair with shorts. 🙂
This one's great, Kendi! Love the Weekday look especially.
xo
Love both looks but the hat just make the second one a bit more charming…
Fashion Koketi
Love. I’m amazed at the difference – the pencil skirt dresses it up so well, but it goes so great casual too : )
Adorable.
I love that skirt! It makes that shirt look completely different– so pretty!
You look amazing!
Love these two outfits!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
That tee is great! I love how you showed the transition from weekday to weekend too. So fun!
<3 Josephine
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Outfit 1 is perfect for office comfort, and the color combo is super refreshing! Love that the J. Crew hat is your husbands, sometimes "borrowing" from them really pulls an outfit together!
http://tnkstyle.wordpress.com/
Lovely spring colours. I am desperate to wear skirts and shorts with bare legs but it’s too cold where I am! x
Super cute! I love how the shirt looks great in both outfits!
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The weekday outfit is perfection. Love it!
Adoreee the sky blue + peach in the work wear, and the weekend look is just so fun! The Sperrys may be the perfect touch 🙂
xx, Emily
http://soanthro.com
Loving both outfits! I love wearing t-shirts with pencil skirts! I recently wore the J.Crew art dot tee with a No. 2 pencil skirt (pictures posted on my blog!).
http://www.sincerelysammie.com/
love both of these!! great colors!
X I dipped in yellow
I'd love to see more of these weekday to weekend posts, Kendi. 🙂
I am keeping an eye out for that shirt!! I am in LOVE with both of these outfits! I really need to work on more color in my wardrobe. Must be the NY in me ;P
I like both ways of styling it. And I love the hat.
I love how you styled both looks Kendi! The weekday to weekend concept is just genius.
xoxo,
Chelsea & The City
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I just scored some fab striped peices at Old Navy myself recently. Love how you dressed it up! You're right. We don't give out t's enough credit 😉
xx
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Owww, this is so amazing!! <3
I love the colors… coral looks so good with blue!
I super-love the weekday look. I love bright colors and pencil skirts, so this is a win-win. As an extra bonus, I am a high school English teacher, and our school colors are blue and orange, so this tee would work splendidly for spirit days!
Love both the versions .. dressed up version is my fav …
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I'm always been nervous to wear a casual tee with a pencil skirt – I'm still learning to break fashion rules and am never quite sure I can pull things off. You look great. I'd wear both of these looks in a heartbeat!
I love both looks!!! but I am more of a skirt girl so super duper love the first one!
I was eying that T-shirt too!! LOVE how you styled it with the pencil skirt. You look stunning!
xo
Amanda
I love the peach skirt, and that top really is a great find!
tr[i]b[e]cca
Um, I am heading over to Old Navy today to get this shirt. Gracias.
love the colours. My favourite is the printed tee with the peach skirt
Quirk and Swirl
Love the Tee – just wish we had Old Navy in the UK 🙁
Love that shirt both ways!
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versatile!
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I love the weekday outfit. You look so pretty! And I love the color combination!
Good tees are versatile tees. Love that you can wear both to work and on the weekends. Both outfits are super cute!
xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
Love the pairings – especially loving the striped tee with the pencil skirt (and your hair is looking amazing in those photos).
I love both of these outfits – the styling is totally different, but they're both great! The casual one is my favorite, though. Cute shoes!
Love the clutch in your first look!
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I like the weekday to weekend theme
Love both looks and love that it can be dressed both ways.
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love the first outfit. great use of color!
xo Andrea
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Love both these looks! Didn’t you mention once before that you don’t wear baseball hats because you don’t think you look go in them? Well, you look amazing in that baseball hat! 🙂
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Love this shirt on you Kendi! 🙂 Looks great both ways.
Sara
http://zerotosixtyjournal.blogspot.com/
I love the workday look – mixing tees and pencil skirts are one of my favorite things to do for my 9-5. And how adorbs that your heels and skirt match the stripes perfectly! Obviously that top was meant for your closet.
xo
See Mo Go.
I've asked once before but have to do it again….you're hair is always so perfectly done, I love it! Any chance you'll give a little tutorial on how you get the perfect waves??
It is such a good thing that you justified this purchase… because it's way too cute to be "the one who got away." Especially enamored with that weekday look! 🙂
http://perpetuallycaroline.blogspot.com
I love tops like that. Pieces that can be worn in formal & casual ways basically make up my whole wardrobe.
Flounces & Hubbub
I LOVE this! The weekday outfit is gorgeous (the color of that skirt!) and the weekend one is perfect for wandering a Farmer's Market or hiking or whatever fun things one wants to do on the weekend. So cute!
Love this "weekday to weekend" idea! You made that striped tee work so well for both!
Xo, Amanda
theamandakathryn.blogspot.com
I love the first look- seriously great look for the office tha gives off a professional yet laid back vibe! I like that vibe!
-Classy Chic & Chardonnay
http://cchicc3.wordpress.com
While both looks are great I really adore that first look. Just so coordinated, but fun and spring-y with the lilac color. Beautiful as always!
Kendi, I have to say that I've loved all the t-shirt love you've been throwing out lately! You've really inspired me to be more creative with my casual shirts!
Oh this is fantastic! I love both looks, especially the first with that adorable pencil skirt.
Love both looks but the hat just make the second one a bit more charming…
Fashion Koketi
Love. I'm amazed at the difference – the pencil skirt dresses it up so well, but it goes so great casual too : )
I love that skirt! It makes that shirt look completely different– so pretty!
I actually dont think I would have thought to wear a tee with a cute skirt like that! GENIUS!!!! katejones.me
Lovely spring colours. I am desperate to wear skirts and shorts with bare legs but it's too cold where I am! x
Super cute! I love how the shirt looks great in both outfits!
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Owww, this is so amazing!! <3
I love the colors… coral looks so good with blue!
I super-love the weekday look. I love bright colors and pencil skirts, so this is a win-win. As an extra bonus, I am a high school English teacher, and our school colors are blue and orange, so this tee would work splendidly for spirit days!
Love that shirt both ways!
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versatile!
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Love both looks and love that it can be dressed both ways.
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Love both these looks! Didn't you mention once before that you don't wear baseball hats because you don't think you look go in them? Well, you look amazing in that baseball hat! 🙂
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Love this shirt on you Kendi! 🙂 Looks great both ways.
Sara
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Oh this is fantastic! I love both looks, especially the first with that adorable pencil skirt.
Both outfits are very pretty! Great idea. xo
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you use always so beautifull colors! I like peach!
kiss
Aurélie
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Love the tee with the pencil skirt, such a nice colour to pair it with 🙂
Away From Blue
Both outfits are very pretty! Great idea. xo
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you use always so beautifull colors! I like peach!
kiss
Aurélie
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Love the tee with the pencil skirt, such a nice colour to pair it with 🙂
Away From Blue
I love this! It looks fantastic with the pencil skirt, and of course, it’s perfect for the weekend as well.
I love that tee! I’d wear it both ways you styled it.
-Kodi
grey et al
Absolutely love this Kendi! I was starting to feel like one of the last girls standing who still felt baseball caps and shorts were weekend casual cool. 😉 Fantastic use of a fabulous tee!
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super cute! love both looks! nicely done.
christen
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Purchased this shirt for only $6 today thanks to the great sale Old Navy is having in my area.
Love the top and adoring both looks. You look amazing as usual!
Very cute!
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I love this! It looks fantastic with the pencil skirt, and of course, it's perfect for the weekend as well.
I love that tee! I'd wear it both ways you styled it.
-Kodi
grey et al
Absolutely love this Kendi! I was starting to feel like one of the last girls standing who still felt baseball caps and shorts were weekend casual cool. 😉 Fantastic use of a fabulous tee!
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Love the bags in both looks. Great blog
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super cute! love both looks! nicely done.
christen
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I like the idea of this post. Really nice.
Purchased this shirt for only $6 today thanks to the great sale Old Navy is having in my area.
Love the top and adoring both looks. You look amazing as usual!
Very cute!
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Love the bags in both looks. Great blog
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I like the idea of this post. Really nice.
Love both looks. Old Navy is great for basics like this.
xo Annie
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Love both looks. Old Navy is great for basics like this.
xo Annie
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Love the clutch in your first look. What kind of clutch is it??
Love both looks 🙂
Have a nice weekend.
xoxo
Love the clutch in your first look. What kind of clutch is it??
Love both looks 🙂
Have a nice weekend.
xoxo
I love both looks! You always look fabulous!
I love both looks! You always look fabulous!
I love that even though you wore cutoffs, and your adorable tee, you went with cute shoes! All too many times, tennies are felt to be the only shoe for weekends….just not the case. Love the look!
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I love that even though you wore cutoffs, and your adorable tee, you went with cute shoes! All too many times, tennies are felt to be the only shoe for weekends….just not the case. Love the look!
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I just love it. It looks so nice and decent love this striped tee. I want this 🙂
I just love it. It looks so nice and decent love this striped tee. I want this 🙂
Just got this tee recently!
Just got this tee recently!
Wow! I can’t believe the change from dressed up to casual with that shirt.
Wow! I can't believe the change from dressed up to casual with that shirt.
This first one style is looking so cool… This is something indefinably more comfortable with pure organic dress style…
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Both the styles are awesome. We can go in party with the first style. The other we can carry with our friends.
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Both the styles are awesome. We can go in party with the first style. The other we can carry with our friends.
http://buywholesaletees.com/Alo