Shifting into Neutral: Late Summer Outfits
Happy Friday, ladies. Another week has come and gone, and it’s time to usher in the weekend once more. What are your plans this weekend? I am playing a bit of catch-up for work so I can’t say I have exciting plans other than, well, catching up. No matter, as I still love the weekend and look forward to them. Friday being my favorite. Maybe because we have the entire weekend waiting to be revealed, it seems the universe concurs with the favorite part, as no one ever went around jabbering TGIS. Right?! Moving into the weekend today, we are shifting into neutral.
Kelly is here to whip up a yummy steak taco salad. We even fired up the grill for the steak since we weren’t dodging raindrops this week. There’s also a delicious cocktail on deck that compliments the steak taco salad and is a nice departure from a Negroni, one of my go-to summer drinks.
TL;DR
Today's outfits are perfect for summer's winding down
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We are making a grilled steak taco salad and a Lyric Victory Cocktail
Shifting into Neutral
Beth's Outfit: Neutral Linen
This time of year is tricky for me. This is when I stand in my closet and think “I’ve nothing to wear.” One reason being I’m a little tired of wearing pinks and prints and all of the summer items I loved to wear in June. But summer temps are here until the end of September, so I slowly start to shift my color palette to neutral colors. Today it’s navy and olive green, a match made in heaven. A sleeveless linen tee from Banana Republic paired with linen pants will keep me cool, calm, collected, and comfy, and chic. Add a pair of metallic sandals, and I’m ready to kick off the weekend in style.
Beth’s Outfit: Linen Tee | Linen Pants | Similar Sandals | Long Necklace | Short Necklace | Earrings | Bangle | Watchband
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Beth’s Outfit: Linen Tee | Linen Pants | Similar Sandals | Long Necklace | Short Necklace | Earrings | Bangle | Watchband
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Kelly's Outfit: Gingham Button-Up
While I echo Beth's sentiment about shifting into neutral colors for summer's last gasp, I tend to veer more toward getting every last minute out of wearing the bright color palettes of summer. So I am adding a pop of color with my bright fuchsia Gingham Button Up. This particular color is from years ago, but there are other color options at J.Crew Factory.
Kelly’s Outfit: Gingham Button Up | Patch Pocket Denim Shorts | Similar Black Platform Slides | Skinny Braided Leather Belt
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The rest of my outfit is neutral with black Patch Pocket Denim Shorts from Madewell. I love this Skinny Braided Leather Belt, from J.Crew Factory; you might recognize that I have been wearing it a lot lately – and since it's only $20, I am definitely getting my money's worth!
Lyric Victory
This cocktail was created by bartender Joseph Stinchcomb. It's a refreshing lemony spritz cocktail with smokiness from Mezcal – a wonderful alternative to an Aperol Spritz.
Steak Taco Salad
As Beth mentioned at the top, we took advantage of the sunny day to fire up the grill! We grilled the steaks and corn for this salad, which added a summery grill flavor to the dish.
We kept the service simple for our grilled steak taco salad, with paper plates and napkins. This is a fantastic main dish salad, and a great reason to fire up the grill!
Similar Heart-Shaped Serving Dish | Similar Watermelon Cocktail Paper Napkins | Laguiole Flatware | Juliska Acrylic Stemless Wine Glasses
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday, gang! Kelly, Oscar and I wish you a lovely weekend. Cheers!
Beth’s Outfit: Linen Tee | Linen Pants | Similar Sandals | Long Necklace | Short Necklace | Earrings | Bangle | Watchband
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Kelly’s Outfit: Gingham Button Up | Patch Pocket Denim Shorts | Similar Black Platform Slides | Skinny Braided Leather Belt
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Beth’s Outfit: Linen Tee | Linen Pants | Similar Sandals | Long Necklace | Short Necklace | Earrings | Bangle | Watchband
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Kelly’s Outfit: Gingham Button Up | Patch Pocket Denim Shorts | Similar Black Platform Slides | Skinny Braided Leather Belt
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Always look forward to Fridays with you two ladies and OSCAR!! And the OSCAR goes to … you both! Nice, late summer options … and I try the recipes you post … LaMarca Prosecco in a cocktail is usually a good sign also. Happy Weekend Kick-Off!
I love hang around the house weekends.. get some work done and then just relax.
Olive and navy look great together, and love the pink gingham shirt. Oscar of course, looks Marvelous! 😀
I always look forward to Oscar, but this recipe and the complementary cocktail sound really good. Love both outfits! I have a lighter pink gingham shirt from BR that I haven’t worn yet: I guess it should be on-deck for this week. A tiny quibble: why paper plates … unless Beth, you have a stash from 20 years ago?
Love Fridays with Oscar … and even the cat 🐈. I love todayFriday’s. As always you & Kelly do an excellent job. More photos of Oscar please. He is the star of Fridays.
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I enjoy hang around the house weekends. Get some work done and then relax. Love olive with navy, and the pink gingham blouse. Of course, Oscar looks Marvelous😀
Love Fridays with Oscar! A great reminder to get out of those work around clothes and into something cool , relaxing and smart looking.
The recipe and cocktail ideas are always inspiring!
Thanks Ladies, here’s to all of us! 🍹