Elena shirtdress in floral cotton … curated on LTK

The perfect summer floral dress and print!!!! The fit is fantastic and the quality is, too! Fit is TTS (I purchased my typical size 16) 👗💓🌸🌺. This @silverandriley bag is INCREDIBLE, too! It’s the perfect pop of color! My shoes and my handbag are #gifted

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Elena shirtdress in floral cotton poplin | J.Crew US

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The prettiest summer stripes! This beauty fits TTS and it’s incredibly versatile! Style the look with a raffia tote and with raffia earrings to complete this stylish summer look! This gorgeous dress fits TTS! 💙💙💙 #tuckernucking #tuckernuckpartner #ad

OOTD! This dress is SOOO comfortable and cute! And, this beauty comes in several other colors and patterns, as well as a maxi version!!! Fit is TTS!

This gorgeous dress is 30% off for MDW! I LOVE the fit, the quality, and the color! The dress is also offered in navy and in a floral print. I sized down from an XL to a Large. 💜💜💜💜

The perfect easy breezy summer dress! This beauty is offered in white, Black, stripes, and a maxi version, too! Fit is TTS. 10/10 highly recommend! 🌺🌸💓

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Classic neutral summer looks from @tuckernuck are perfect for SO many occasions (brunch with friends, date nights, and work)! This easy breezy shirtdress is the perfect way to combat the heat, too! Raffia accessories complement the look beautifully! This gorgeous dress fits TTS! #tuckernuckpartner #tuckernucking #ad

@tuckernuck has the cutest and the most versatile summer accessories to add spice to all of your summer looks! Raffia totes, clutches, and earrings are the perfect complement to (striped) summer dresses and looks! My dress fits TTS! #tuckernuckpartner #tuckernucking #ad

I’m stepping into summer with classic styles and accessories from @tuckernuck! And, Tuckernuck has all of your summer style needs covered with classic, timeless, and versatile pieces that are perfect for every occasion! #tuckernuckpartner

Find your wedding guest looks, your summer work wardrobe, and your date night looks all in one place, Tuckernuck! #ad #tuckernucking

Some days call for a bit more sparkle! These pants are incredible! The shine, the fit, the versatility! I’m here for it! There is a matching top, but sadly, my order was cancelled. The pants fit TTS and they are offered in white and purple, too! ✨✨✨💚

This stunning @silverandriley purse complements the pants perfectly! My purse is #gifted

The perfect summer dress and ballet flats! These shoes are SOOO comfortable and versatile! The shoes look great with dresses, with skirts, with jeans, or with dress pants! This red adds the perfect pop of color to elevate any outfit! The shoes are offered in a variety of colors and textures including Black, silver, brown, suede, and a woven fabric! And the dress is offered in white, too! The shoes and the dress fit TTS!

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This @madewell dress is SOOO fabulous! It’s an easy breezy effortless to style dress that’s perfect for summer! And, this beauty can be styled multiple ways (with sneakers, with ballet flats, with heels). I purchased my typical size XL, so fit is TTS!

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OOTD! This dress is INCREDIBLE!!! The fit is fantastic and the quality is, too! There is a built in bra, but I wore my bra, too! I purchased a size XL, so fit is TTS! 👗🖤🖤🖤

Code JUST4MOM gets 25% off my sneakers. The sneakers fit is TTS!

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This time of year is SOOOO challenging for me. It’s incredibly difficult to get bombarded with emails about Mother’s Day knowing that I can’t celebrate my amazing Mom in the flesh. AND, being childfree by choice means having to confront the reality that most marketers think that every woman is a Mom. So, here’s my point: please remember that every woman is NOT a Mom and please remember that some of your friends are having a tough time if their parents are no longer here!

With all that said——hard shift to think about cozy pieces to wear as we transition to warmer temperatures! I love this sweater because it’s cozy, it’s versatile, and it’s cuteeeeee! I love the sweater paired with ballet flats or with red loafers! Fit is TTS

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What I Wore Today! This classic LBD is one of my faves! I love the sleeves and I love that the dress can be worn with heels, with ballet flats, with loafers, or with sneakers! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

Stripes, always! This incredibly versatile and adorable dress is included in the @jcrew midseason sale! It’s 60% off with code SHOPSALE!

Also, this dress is featured in my blog post, “How to Style Red Loafers.” Be sure to read the post at reallyrynetta.com! My red loafers have been restocked (fit is TTS)! There is a clickable link for the loafers in my stories! My purse is #gifted. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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What I Wore! I wore this gorgeous and superrrrrr comfy dress Monday! I love the fit, the color, the quality, and the versatility! I purchased my typical size XL. The dress is offered in a variety of solid colors (Black, white, pink) and prints! ❤️👗❤️👗

Stripes forever!!!! I’m wearing this gorgeous and incredibly comfortable dress for the last day of the semester! This beauty fits TTS and it’s incredibly versatile. I’m wearing it without the belt in these photos; however, there is a detachable belt that cinches the waist! 10/10 highly recommend!

The perfect purple suit from @Talbots! And, it’s 30% off! The color, the material (it’s linen), the quality = perfection! Fit is TTS! 💜💜💜💜 #gifted

OOTD—Pink and Green always wins! 😉💓💚

The perfect LBD! This beauty is also available in white, a gorgeous floral print, and in stripes! Fit is TTS! I love that the dress is cute, comfy, and effortless to style! 🖤🖤🖤

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OOTD! The prettiest blue suit! This beauty fits TTS! And, this silver metallic bag is EVERYTHING!!! 💙🩶

Pops of red (really it’s intensified pink—IFYKYK!). I LOVEEE this monochromatic look! This sweater is SOOO cozy and there are multiple ways to style this beauty. I love it paired with jeans or layered over a midi slip dress, too! Everything I’m wearing fits TTS. My skirt, my purse, and my shoes are #gifted. ❤️❤️❤️

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A classic, oversized white button-down shirt is one of my favorite wardrobe pieces! And, I love pairing an oversized white shirt with red loafers and red accessories! Red loafers = one of my favorite pops of color! These beautiful red loafers fit TTS! Be sure to check out my blog post at reallyrynetta.com with more red loafer outfit ideas! I purchased a size Large in this oversized shirt (I’m typically a size XL)

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OOTD! This popover dress is perfect for spring! And, there are SO many fun ways to style it! I paired my dress with sneakers, but it looks great with ballet flats or loafers, too! 💓💓💓👟

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New at J. Crew!!! This collection has SOOOO many great pieces for spring and SOOOO many fun transitional pieces!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚

Gorgeous stripes!!!! This is the size 14; however, I purchased the size 16. Fit is TTS. This beauty is perfect for work, for church, for brunch, or for a casual event!

If you normally skim captions and look solely at the pictures, I hope that you’ll pause and actually read this caption.

Typically, I try to save my social activism for the college classroom (for lots of reasons), but primarily because I’ve had the opportunity to cultivate a safe space and to build a rapport with my students. That community and safe space means that they trust me to guide them through potentially incendiary topics such as race, social class, and gender.

I hope that I’ve cultivated a community and safe space here, too. So, today, I’m sharing something that I think about DAILY. Earlier today, I glanced at a roundup a fellow blogger posted on her blog. And, I’ll be incredibly honest here, I’m glad that all I did was glance because I’m sure that I’d be angrier if I had read the post. I was blown away that the roundup features women who look exactly like this blogger. And, I couldn’t stop thinking, there wasn’t at least ONE Black content creator that fits this category???? To be sure, I’m not asking for the tokenism that we often see in college brochures likely featuring Black folx who didn’t even attend that PWI or the social media images that make it clear that a Black person was an afterthought.

I’m talking about meaningful, sustainable change. Representation matters SO much. Ask yourself why everyone in your circle looks like you. Ask yourself why you share specific content creators when someone asks for recommendations. Think about those Black squares that were posted in 2020 OR that MLK, Jr. quote (often posted out of context) that you posted less than a month ago. Again, let’s do the work to create sustainable change. Be an ally AND an accomplice. Consistently amplify Black voices.

The perfect sweater for Valentine’s Day (and beyond)! And, this beauty is offered in a gorgeous blue color, too! Fit is TTS!

Also, these sneakers = EVERYTHING! The sneakers fit TTS! 💓💓💓💓👟👟👟

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This blazer!!!! I LOVEEE it! It’s a classic beauty that can be styled SO many fun ways. I wore it to church today with jeans and sneakers, but I’ve styled this beautiful blazer with faux leather shorts, too! I purchased my typical size 16! 🤎🤎🤎

This is the perfect transitional sweater! It’s a great layering piece that looks fabulous with jeans, with dress pants, or with skirts! Fit is TTS and it’s offered in a variety of colors and stripes!

I LOVEEEE this sweater SO much! It’s characterized as a “lady jacket.” This beauty is SOOO cozy and versatile. I sized down from an XL to a Large. I purchased the other colorway, too! It’s that good! 🖤🖤🖤

The perfect Ann Taylor transitional Trench Coat!!! I love the quality and the fit! This trench is heavy without being too heavy! And, this beauty looks great with jeans and sneakers, with dress pants and heels, or with a dress and boots! Do you own a trench coat? If so, what color is yours and how do you style it???

Fun fact about me: I worked at Ann Taylor in Lenox Mall when I was in college! This classic trench is one of those investment pieces that won’t go out of style and that will exceed the cost per wear! I’m wearing my typical size XL; I think that the fit is TTS to slightly large.

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I’m LOVING this sweater!!! It’s definitely an oversized fit, so I sized down from an XL to a Large. This is an incredibly versatile transitional piece! And, this beauty will definitely keep you warm!!

This sweater is EVERYTHING!!! Sizing depends on how you want it to fit. It’s a “relaxed fit,” so going with your normal size will give the oversized fit! 💓💓💓