Paperbag Shorts and Bustier

These pics were taken yesterday. I'm really loving the beautiful days of warm weather we've been experiencing. It's still a sucky summer, but when the sun rays come out for a day I immediately forget how crappy the last two months have been. What can I say, I forgive and forget easily. The weather hits me in the face, I turn my other cheek. Yeah, that's me! 

I wanted to wear something cool and fuss-free so I French braided my hair, put on this bustier and paired it with these H&M Garden Collection paperbag shorts I picked up in the sales last year, and some easy flats to counter all the nudity going on up there. Tip of the way: wear granny shorts with your skimpy tops, you won't feel as bare and won't attract the amount of stares you would with a sexier bottom half!

Apparently, my French braids totally made my hat fit my head better. I have a crazy tiny head so usually my boater is slightly too big. As to the braiding technique: I just parted my hair in the middle, created two messy french braids (google a youtube tutorial, I suck at explaining things) and pinned them up at the back of my head for that milkbraid effect.

I'm super excited today because my little sis got featured in Marie Claire Belgium!! It all started a few months ago when I saw a tweet of one of the MC editors looking for girls with curves and a great fashion sense. I immediately thought of my stylish sis so I sent the editor a message with her contact info and the rest is history! I LOVE the interview she did, you can read part of it here.

To translate the main points here for my foreign readers: she's singing the praise of clothes that fit your body right, altering clothes, vintage stuff (because it fits a lot better than H&M crap etc) but above all: wearing whatever the fuck you want regardless of what the rules dictate. Who cares if a bold floral or horizontal stripes might make you look bigger? Because, like she says: who ever said the only way to look beautiful is to look as small as possible? I love her body acceptance stance and wholehartedly agree! Find my awesomesauce sis here and here.

hat, shorts: H&M

bustier: Zara

flat: Pimkie

Enjoy the weekend and the sun BABES (winking at Emily :-D)!