wearing lately: June weekend suitcase

Last summer, given the frequency of needing to pack a weekender bag for cottage trips (almost weekly) I came up with one summer weekend packing list per month to make things easy... a few mix and match items that I could just toss in the suitcase without having to think or plan and be ready for 2-3 days of fun in the sun (and also potentially chilly beach breeze). Given that I'm already two cottage weekends into summer 2016, I thought it would be a good idea to institute this policy again. Thus, for June:

striped shirt | jean jacket | graphic tee (similar) | white jeans (similar) | dress | patterned shorts (similar, similar) | sunnies | bikini (similar, similar) | espadrilles (similar) | birks | necklace | long cardigan (similar, similar) | beach hat

Most of these items are well-loved summer pieces that have previously shown up in mix & match summer or vacation wardrobes and that I'm excited to pull out again for this summer, but the open-knit sweater was a new find that's already become a beachy essential. A necessary layer for when the breeze off the water is cool, and it doubles as an easy breezy coverup for walking down to the beach.

Also a relatively new find: the Stella & Dot layered necklace. By (un)attaching one or more of the strands it can be worn 7 different ways, so it's super perfect for a mix & match suitcase addition. Definitely going to get a lot of wear this summer.

Stay tuned for next week's featured item - the graphic tee - styled two ways for the June edition of the #momstyleremix linkup. Hope you'll join in on Tuesday and share your graphic tee looks!

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