the bare necessities -- summer 2013

LA summer essentials by legitfashion featuring vanessa mooney necklace

Hey babes,
Since summer is literally around the corner or is already here for some people, I thought I would share with you my top picks for this summer.  The above items I already have/will be purchasing this summer so I will be able to give you accurate thought about the pieces!

This summer I'm really going to try to redefine and refine my style so that means some very cool posts will be coming to you this summer!  If my life wasn't already changing enough I thought I would just change my style a bit while I was at it!

I think I have finally decided that this blog is my transitional fashion sense as I go throughout college and beyond!

•• Whats What ••
Tank -- Rag & Bone
Skirt -- Top Shop (I have in gray right now... highly recommend!  I'm going back to get a couple more when I get back to LA!)
Sunnies -- Amazon
Sandals -- American Apparel
Polish -- Essie
Tote -- Zara
Necklace -- Vanessa Mooney
Bangle -- Alex & Ani


FYI I'll probably remind MIA until this quarter is over... I'm literally drowning in work and stress and activities but I'll fill you in on what I've been up to as soon as I can! :)

Lots of love,
Car

shoe obsessed

••Hey babes•• 

So lately I've been really obsessed with shoes... and you are all probably like "well Caroline, duh every girl is obsessed with shoes!"  Okay well I just would like to let everyone know that for many, many years I was the girl who just did not care about shoes!  Crazy.... craaaazy!!  I would go in and out of phases of loving a pair of shoes that I would wear with everything, but now I have officially decided that I just have a plain ol' love for shoes of all kinds.  I would wear a different pair of shoes with every different oufit if I had the money in my pocket.... I think my favorite styles right now are kitten heals, beaded/embellished heels or sandals and just woven sandals.  

What shoes are you loving for Spring/Summer?  Comment below!

Also.... lately I've been obsessed with Pinterest 

>>which you can find here<< 

xoxo, Caroline

l•e•g•i•t

Well, after much thought and internal debating I have decided that I am changing the blog name back to Legit Fashion.  I'm not complete sure how I feel about it, but I do know that LIFEstyled was not what I wanted after all.  So for right now the name will be Legit Fashion once again.

I only have five more weeks of school until summer and this summer I am definitely going to try to put a lot of focus onto my blog as it could eventually be beneficial for me in my career path.  So hang in there with me.... It'll be worth wild!

In the meantime I'll be randomly posting some inspirational pictures for all you lovely readers!

Lots of love,
Car



**ps this art is not by me, but soon i will be including my own artwork into the blog! i found this lovely image via tumblr**

insta-update

I'm sure anyone who is reading this knows I'm horrible at keeping up with posting on the reg~~  I am so busy/too tired right now with all this school stuff but days like today I'm to find a little bit of time to chill out and do what I really love which is this!  So I thought I would share with you some snipits of what I've been up to!  I might do another post about my spring break and some pics that didn't get instafied... I'll think about it!  Spring break seems so long ago though.... 

Anyways, here we go.  Row-by-row, left-to-right.

a. me standing on an outlet on a Angeles Crest Highway during Spring Break

b. a little bit of my outfit + to-die-for-yummy blueberry mint lemonade from Lemonade seconds before my plane took off from LA to Savannah

c. I finally got to go to TOPSHOP at the Grove!!  I got to pick out a few things for my birthday! (Post coming soon!)

d. lavender seltzer + a ginormous eiffel tower sugar cookie from the Paris Market in Savannah

e. my collection (and now phone screensaver) of all the guys on my "hot guys" list

f. cappuccino + horchata latte after church on Easter Sunday

g. my looking glam on the beach on my birthday *I love the sun*

h. I discovered a hiking recreational area by my house during spring break and I fell in love with this cactus garden I passed everyday on my walk to the trail

i. me and one of my bestest friends Zosha at the beach for my birthday

j. me sitting on our spare bed in my dorm wearing a crown because well, I'm a princess. we're all princesses *new theme in my life fyi*

k. my feetsies + my pool enjoying being home for spring break

l. some flowers I found and pressed from my hikes during spring break

If you don't already follow me on Instagram follow me >>here<< or search @CarolineArtime

Xo, Car

artsy fartsy inspiration

While enjoying some delicious sushi and strawberry-watermelon juice for lunch today, I was reading the Free People blog BLDG 25 (as always) and I clicked on a post about an artist who hand-painted festival chairs for their online festival shop.  Her name is Meera Lee Patel, and I'm obsessed with her work as of right now!  They posted some art by her work along with her chairs and o-m-g, its perfection.  So whimsical and happy.  When I actually have money I think I'm going to buy a print of hers from her >>Esty shop<< for my apartment!

What do y'all think of her work?!  

Also, check out her website >>here<<

Xx, Car

**fyi, the triangle background + name are not part of her work**