Free People for a Free Spirit

 Let's be honest...as much as I love fashion I do not have the wallet for high end brands and designers. 

I grew up an MK(missionary kid), and we did not have great wealth. I still don't.

While my husband and I have a wonderful home, full of style, comforts and conveniences; I can not bring myself waste money on big labels. 

Therefore, over the years I have learned how to style myself and my home on a discount store budget! I am not ashamed of that fact.

I love when someone asks me where I got something, expecting it to be pricy, and I shock them. 

That being said...I can still look, appreciate, and get inspired by big labels.

One store I specifically love the style of is

Free People. 

Just looking at their photographs and lookbooks make me happy! 

I am a free spirit at heart. I would be perfectly happy living in the country, soaking up sun in the fields, and running around barefoot! (I actually do the latter even though I don't live in the country!)

While I love their soft flowy and floral dresses, I also love Free People's ethnic looks.

Here in Texas it is pretty much to hot and humid to wear anything tight and restricting, so I prefer to wear pretty much all dresses in the summer. 

I have a few go-to discount stores that have great dress options! With the heat coming I am going to need to go scavenging! :)

 

~ Elle

Bohemian Romance

 I came across Free People's bohemian lookbook this afternoon and felt inspired to share it.

While I generally do not dress with this much bohemian influence, I do enjoy touches of bohemian flare here and there.

I really liked a lot of things about the looks in these photographs taken by Guy Aroch.

To start with, I just love Hungarian model, Eniko Mihalik's hair here. I wish I could get my hair to look like that!

 Second, I am loving these hats! I am so glad to see that wide brimmed hats are still in this season.

Oh, and I am in LOVE with that wool looking wrap in the right photograph below.

 This shaw is fabulous! I would love to have this wrap to just lounge around my house in!

 I also love these pheasant dresses with the flat grungy boots. Not to mention I love the blue wrap in the right photograph.

What about you? Are you into these bohemian looks?

 ~ Elle

Free People's Summer Frocks

I am loving everything about this photo shoot for Free People's Limited Edition Summer Dress Collection!  If only I could afford these lovely frocks!

Model, Linda Vojtova, is beautiful and breathtaking in this whimsical carefree photo shoot shot by Anthony Nocella.  I love the dreamy southern charm these photographs have. 

Makes me want to go have my own frolicking summer photo shoot!

 

Hope these photographs inspire you, and have a wonderful beginning to your summer!

~ Elle