SIMPLICITY

Simplicity - white summer jeans, striped top, gladiator sandals and straw hat all worn under a brilliant Mexican sun. Ahhh, Summer.

GOES WITH ANYTHING

What better way could there be to freshen up your floral skirts from seasons past than to pair them with your favorite denim shirt? We've decided that a denim shirt goes with just about everything nowadays. Seriously. A denim shirt can go with nearly every color of denim, all the florals around, and can even be worn with sequins, satin and gold (if you accessorize it right!). You can dress your favorite denim top up with heels and jewels or dress it down with sandals and a casual bag - whatever strikes your fancy. We did a little bit of both here. Skirt and top both H&M, necklaces Target and Forever 21, sandals Madden Girl by Steve Madden.

MIXING COLOR

Given our desire to be tasteful with our use of color, this is quite the daringly colorful look for us. We feel it works when a solid colored top is paired with the brilliant persimmon patterned skirt. Notice the second pattern on the shoes in a similar color family to the skirt. Love these cute little ankle strap flats from Nine West.

J.CREW SPRING 2011

Aren't these looks from the Spring 2011 Look Book for J.Crew absolutely perfect? The layering and sweetness are so spot on - loving the socks, the messy hair, the rugged/feminine combo and of course the red lips. These looks are just what spring/summer 2011 ordered.

SPRING/SUMMER FLORAL

Floral prints always feel right when spring and summer come around. Floral dresses are especially easy and comfortable when warm weather hits. This pretty, cotton, floral print dress from H&M is a perfect substitute for the ubiquitous cut-off denim short come summertime. When accessorizing floral prints, keep it simple - you really don't need more than a cardigan and you favorite sandals and you're ready to go.

THE FLARE + DENIM ON DENIM

We are working two trends here - the denim on denim trend and the flared denim pant. We here at Thread Ethic first shared our penchant for the flared jean with you in a post from this blog in December. Nothing seems more current in denim than the flared jean right now. The Gap has a very good and affordable pair that will be perfect with tucked in breezy summer blouses. We paired ours with a lightweight denim button down shirt from H&M and loved the two different shades of denim together. We adored how Derek Lam showed denim head-to-toe in his Spring/Summer 2011 collection and decided to try our hand at the look.