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If you’re looking for the best spring and summer travel pant, that are also short gal friendly (in the short inseam option )I can't recommend the Villa Everyday Wideleg Pants from @vuoriclothing enough! Made with a thin pull on smocked waistband, with a mid-rise relaxed fit, they’re wrinkle resistant and so versatile. The material is silky soft and the perfect lightweight option for travels. I have been wearing the Villa collection pants for the past several years for all my European travels as they travel and pack so well and have incredible versatility. They’re tts and come in 3 different inseam options and colors. vuoripartner

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Today’s casual outfit
Shorts are so comfortable with an elevated trouser feel but the comfort of an elastic waistband. True to size

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Spring break favorites from past adventures

Love this non toxic dish soap and room spray. Such good scents

Spring break minimalist swim look

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25% off and so comfortable

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I don’t think this outfit was bad… but I do remember it never quite feeling right.
So I’d add more. More layers. More accessories. More trying to make it feel “complete.”
Now I do the opposite.
A longer hemline feels more polished. Simple sandals instead of anything fussy. A clutch that reads refined, not casual. A cap that feels relaxed, but intentional.
Cleaner lines. Less structure. Better balance.
Not perfect — just easier.
Curious if anyone else has had this shift too?

Outfits from this weekend
Great for traveling and spring break

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Breakfast -> a quick drive home
Love these pants. Own them in several colors. Perfect for spring and summer travels. Wrinkle resistant and lightweight with a trouser style fit and feel
Wearing the short length and they’re short gal friendly

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Anniversary dinner in the prettiest olive green slip dress
Wearing petite sizing for length

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Today’s poolside outfit
Great for spring break
These are favorites from last summer

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One of my all time favorite pants is part of the spring sale

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@Vuori US spring and summer workout pieces
I got these last summer and the fit is amazing
Love the black and white piping
20% off your first purchase with code LTKvuoriSPRING

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Sandals I co-designed with @beek are now available to shop on their site. They’re called the “Bitsy Birds.” 1/2 sizes size up

https://www.beekshop.com/products/bitsybird-beach?variant=46957015105687

Today’s outfit for an anniversary lunch
Skirt is 100% organic poplin cotton true to size and short gal friendly in petite sizing
Tank has a built in bra and a smooth ribbed finish. Tts

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When the invitation said boots and bubbly
Mixed and matched favorites from my closet

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I have found that a wardrobe that “works” usually isn’t about buying more clothes… it’s about removing the things that quietly make getting dressed harder.

Over time I realized a few patterns that were making my closet feel more complicated than it needed to be.

Trend fatigue
 Trying to keep up with every trend sounds fun in theory, but in reality it left me with a closet full of pieces that didn’t quite work together and lacked versatility. A wardrobe starts to feel easier when trends become occasional additions rather than the foundation.

Lifestyle mismatch
 If most of your clothes are for a life you don’t actually live, getting dressed will always feel frustrating. The pieces I reach for most reflect my real day-to-day life.

Lack of basics
 It’s easy to skip the foundational pieces because they don’t feel exciting in the moment (although, I love a good plain white tee). But the basics are what make the rest of the wardrobe function. When those are in place, everything else becomes easier to style.

Emotional attachment to clothes
 We all have pieces we hold onto for sentimental reasons or because they used to fit a different version of our life (corporate office versus work from home… or the millennial night outfits from the 2000’s versus our life now… or those pre-pregnancy or pre-perimenopause jeans…). But sometimes letting go of what no longer fits (literally or figuratively) creates space for a wardrobe that works (and feels) better now.

Outfit overwhelm
 The more complicated I make getting dressed, the harder it becomes. The outfits I reach for most are usually the simplest ones (like this one).

Over time I’ve found that the wardrobes that work best are often the ones that are a little more intentional, a little simpler, and built around my lived life.

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DoubleSoft black set for spring and summer
An effortless throw on and go option for casual days
@Varley

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Today’s spring outfit

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Spring from @Varley
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If you love the look of a trouser short, but are looking for something with a bit more give in the waist, then these are the perfect option. Made from a beautiful stretch woven fabric, the Tansy Woven Short from @varley is comfortably elevated. Pair it with the luxe Katrina Ribbed Tee and it’s the perfect, comfortable, warm weather combo. #invarley #ad

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The prettiest rose marl color for the spring and summer season ahead… and in the most luxe material. Love the @varley Atrium High Rise Short (4.5” inseam) and the Hawley Half Zip for an elevated, casual, and incredibly comfortable everyday outfit. #invarley #ad

Madewell insider sale picks!
25% off

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Yesterday’s outfit
Super simple cap, pullover, and jeans.

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Olive green silk slip dress for spring and summer
Luxe material
Easy to dress up for down
Wearing the petite sizing and it’s short gal friendly
@Reformation

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Casual and wonderful weekend OUTIFT in the prettiest rose color.
Tts
@Varley

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Today’s easy and simple outfit

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I’ve been sharing outfits long enough to have photographic evidence of every style era I’ve gone through 😅 (2013 might be the most #cringe)

And while I don’t regret any of them, over time I’ve quietly moved away from a few things that just stopped feeling like me.

For the last several years, I’ve found myself reaching more for pieces that feel a little more polished, comfortable, and easy to wear day-to-day.

Things like: • cleaner denim instead of heavily distressed pairs • simpler accessories over bold statement necklaces • tailored fits rather than overly tight pieces • styles that are comfortable enough to actually live in • and trousers (elastic waist please) or elevated lounge instead of joggers for everyday outfits

None of these are “rules.” Style evolves, and what works for one person may not for another. These are just the shifts that have felt right for me lately.

Curious — what’s something you’ve quietly stopped wearing over the years?

Save this for your next closet edit 🤍

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Oversized black button down is a classic wardrobe staple
perfectly oversized
20% off

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Wide leg cropped jeans for spring

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