Inspiration Board: Brie - Boho Bright

Are you ready for warm weather, flowers and bumblebees yet? Once we get on the flip side of the holidays, Spring becomes my immediate goal. And nothing is Spring-ier than bright color! Brie demonstrated this is a summer-festival-ready outfit from the barrage of looks she graced us with earlier this month on Insta. She paired her flowy boho maxi with a scrunched white tank for a free-wheeling, joyous combo. What really makes this styling come alive is her intense tangerine lip shade - it carries the color upward and makes her look radiant! If you've got a flaming orange boho maxi in your closet, I'm all for you digging it out right now ;), but any strong color will do - lime, bright lemon, royal blue, cerise. Stripes are good, prints are fab, pleated is trendy. If you're headed to somewhere that tanks are frowned upon, swap in a classic white boyfriend tee instead, half-tucked or knotted.  (PS ditching the tank also opens up the possibility of using a bright boho dress, instead of a skirt.) Also feel free to rock this look even if the sun hasn't quite found it's way to your home base. Go with a drape-y ivory sweater on top (layer a tank, a tee or an Icebreaker merino base piece underneath depending on what the temps warrant). Keep the slouchy wanderer vibe by belting it into a blouson shape. Choose leather or suede in a warm shade: caramel, tan, camel, chocolate. Punched designs, studs or Old-West details get bonus points ;). Finish the look with coordinating booties or boots. Then, borrow yourself a Volkswagen bus (painted-on flowers optional) and let those festival feels fly...even if you're only heading to SchoolFest! or 9to5Fest! or ScroungedUpPartTimeEarningsFest! :)....hmm.... don't quite have the same thrill, do they? Well, we can dream, dagnabit. And dream, we shall. Happy dreaming!