Zara Top || Old Navy Jeans & Sandals || Steve Madden Shoes (in black here, or very similar white ones here) || Bebe Earrings (very similar) || Celine Sunnies || Cult Gaia Bag

Me packing for California consisted of throwing all my warm weather clothes in a suitcase and calling it a day (or, technically a night, since I think I packed somewhere around 1 o’clock in the morning).  However, lo and behold, we arrived to a very seasonally confused Santa Monica. Yes, I know, I know. I’m aware that it actually can get pretty chilly in LA. I just chose to believe it would be chilly at any time other than when I was visiting. Clearly the weather missed my memo, so we wasted no time in using the breezy temperatures as an excuse to shop. I mean, not that I need an excuse, but….

As the saying goes, I was saved by the bell, er by this bell sleeved top (which you already saw more dressed up here). Weather or not (pun intended) it stayed cold out, or it warmed back up, this top proved to be a worthy investment (my investment being a whole $22) as it was suitable for any and all weather conditions LA threw at us. It also seemed to fit perfectly into the unintentional LA wardrobe theme I had of wearing all bell sleeved everything (see also this post). What can I say, I'm an all or nothing kind of girl, apparently, even when it comes to trends...

Photos by Ashley Nelson