Picnic in the Park Style & Your Own Twist Link Up #33
It is time again for Your Own Twist. I am sharing a Picnic in the Park style to kick off some summertime action. Unfortunately, Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart will be unable to join me this month, but she should be back for July’s Summer Loving theme.
About Your Own Twist
Your Own Twist is a monthly link party hosted by Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart and me on the third Thursday of every month with the goal of inspiring some of our friends to get creative with personal style.
The idea behind this collaboration is to take one common piece or theme and style it our own way with our own twist…Monica and I have both taken a lot of fashion inspiration from one another over the past few years even though we have totally different styles. It is always fun to see how we can interpret similar items in unique ways or what kind of twist we will each bring to the chosen theme.
We will let you know the themes well in advance in the event that you would like to use the theme for your own post and add it to the link party. However, any fashion posts are welcome regardless of whether you used the theme or not. Check out the graphic below which has some of our upcoming style prompts.
When I think of a picnic in a the park, I think colorful comfort. I want to be visible in the bright sunshine, but comfortable enough to run around and play park games with the children.
I know you are all probably quite done with sweatpants and tee shirts coming out of the past year when many of us lived in our loungewear. But I didn’t really embrace sweatpants until earlier this spring. I spent the long months of lockdown in leggings and cozy sweaters and I did tire of that outfit formula after the long winter months. As I began to emerge back into the world of retail shopping, I was taken in by all the fun sweatpants and sweatshirts that were circling through all of my favorite retail stores.
Since I waited so long to jump on the sweatpants bandwagon, I was able to score some really cute and cozy pairs on clearance sales including this pair of neon yellow joggers from Old Navy for $7. They are so soft and comfortable that I wore them on a weekly basis when the spring weather was still very cold.
I am not one to ever style true sweatpants for wearing outside of my house. That has never been my thing. For all of my life, I have reserved sweatpants for lounging or working out and that is it. But I am all about stepping outside of my comfort zone and trying new things. It is a bit ironic that the most comfortable of all pant styles is out of my comfort zone! But I wanted to see if I could style sweatpants and still feel put together enough to go do things outside of my home.
A picnic in the park seemed like the perfect occasion to style my neon sweatpants. Since sweatpants are about comfort, styling them should be simple and, well, comfortable. A basic white tee shirt tied at the waist gave the outfit a relaxed easy feeling. I dug out my favorite silver Fauxenstocks because footbed sandals are basically the best summer footwear ever. And since it was a bit chilly when we photographed my picnic in the park style, I grabbed my striped denim jacket that was a recent thrift shop find (I styled it previously here).
Since there is not too much to discuss about this outfit after that, I do want to take a moment to talk about my favorite everyday earrings. I received these silver diamond hoop earrings from Anjolee for a blog collaboration over two years ago. As with any collaboration, I fulfilled all of my obligations for posting about the product and the company. But I realized after having these earrings for two years that they are literally my favorite earrings ever and I wear them almost on a daily basis. So I felt like I should share about them again.
When I first received them and was writing my obligatory post, I had it in the back of my head that nobody would ever spend in excess of $2,500 for a pair of lab created diamond earrings. When I agreed to the initial collaboration, I certainly would have never spent that amount of money on any kind of earrings. Until now. After having these earrings for two years, I absolutely would spend that amount of money on a pair of earrings. Well, on this pair of earrings, for sure.
They go with everything no matter how dressed up or dressed down I am. The quality is absolutely wonderful and the comfort level is equal. I always like to wear earrings even if I am only wearing lounge clothes and these diamond hoops are perfect for that. I figure at this point, I am well under $5 per wear and I have only had the earrings for two years. If you are in the market for quality, comfortable, versatile diamond hoops, I really do highly recommend checking out what Anjolee has to offer.
Again, I have fulfilled all of my obligations for this collaboration and I no longer have any affiliation with this company. I really am just a huge fan and wanted to share with you again. For more details and close up photos of the earrings, you can read my original post here.
What would you wear for a picnic in the park? Have you completely ditched the sweatpants or are you still wearing your most comfortable clothes?
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Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
Linking up with these Fabulous Link Parties.
Outfit Details: Sweatpants and Tee Shirt (Old Navy) / Jacket-Thrifted (Ralph Lauren) / Sandals-Circus by Sam Edelman (DSW) / Necklace-From a gift shop in Iceland / Earrings-c/o Anjolee
34 Comments
Jennifer
You look cute! Love the colour of your joggers!
Jennifer
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Thanks so much, Jennifer!
xoxo
Shelbee
Amy Johnson
I just love the color of those joggers! Thanks for the party.
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Thanks, Amy! Have a great day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Tamar A Strauss-Benjamin
Such bright colors for summer!
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Thanks, Tamar! Have a fabulous weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
mireille
I have a pair of their diamond hoops that I won as part of Kathrine’s giveaway last year and I agree with you: they are pretty awesome and work for anything. I often wear them when I don’t want to wear something big whether it is dressy or not. Fun joggers! Perfect for time at the park. It is the only kind of sweatpant style that I wear.
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Thanks, Mireille! I remember that you won Kathrine’s giveaway for the Anjolee earrings. I just love mine so much! I am really impressed with the quality and comfort of these earrings and they are definitely worth the money in hindsight. They are so timeless as well and will never go out of style. I hope you are having a wonderful week!
xoxo
Shelbee
Katie
I love how you interpreted the theme of a summer picnic, Shelbee. The idea of colorful comfort definitely appeals to me and I love those joggers! Hope you have a happy Thursday!
-Katie
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Thanks so much, Katie! I rarely wear joggers except at home so this was fun to push myself outside of my comfort zone. I hope your week is going well!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jacqui Berry
Fun post Shelbee, you look fab as always. Jacqui x
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Aw, thanks so much, Jacqui! You are so kind!
xoxo
Shelbee
Mica
Such a fun casual outfit! i know you said the pants are yellow but they look green to me – I was admiring the different shades of green with the stripes and the pants until I read they were yellow, haha! Either way I like the jacket with them!
Thanks for the link up!
Hope you’re having a wonderful day 🙂
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Thank you so much, Mica! You know, I wasn’t really sure if the joggers are yellow or green. They are sort of yellowish-green or maybe a greenish-yellow. But I can see how they would appear to be either one depending on the lighting and the screen you are viewing from. So you might be right…they might be green! Haha. I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Claire
Great look, love the colour of your joggers. Thanks so much for hosting, have a lovely weekend 🙂
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Thank you, Claire! Neon colors are so cheerful, aren’t they? Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Claire
Thanks so much for linking up to The Weekend Link Up, too Shelbee. #TheWeekendLinkUp
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Thank you, Claire!
xox
Shelbee
Claire
Thanks so much for linking up to The Weekend Link Up too, Shelbee. #TheWeekendLinkUp
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Thanks for hosting, Claire!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lovely
The neon joggers are such a cool find! You look great! Have a fun weekend!
xoxo
Lovely
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Thanks so much, Lovely! The neon colors were really cheering me up this year! I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lucy Bertoldi
I haven’t worn sweatpants at all during this pandemic…and here I am today twinning with you! Your pastel yellow is prettier!!
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I love it, Lucy! Sweatpants have never really been my thing, but sometimes it is good to venture outside of our norms! I have to check out your Friday post and see! We were away for the weekend so I have to catch up on my blog reading!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lauren Renee Sparks
You look cool and casual. Perfect.
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Thanks, Lauren! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Michelle
I’d say you have nailed your picnic attire! I love the lemony yellow sweatpants. Perfect for picnics imo. It’s an all around fantastic outfit.
Michelle
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Aw, thanks so much, Michelle! Sometimes it is all about comfort. If I can get some cuteness into the comfort then I am a very happy girl!
xoxo
Shelbee
Patrick Weseman
You nailed it. Very nice.
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Thanks, Patrick!
xoxo
Shelbee
Sheila (of Ephemera)
I love the neon green/yellow of these pants, Shelbee, and how cute are they with just a tee and a shirt? I don’t do sweats myself at all, but these could change my mind!
That’s really sweet of you to give another shout-out to your former collaborator!
Have a great week, and thanks so much for the link-up! I wore this Hawaiian print jumpsuit to the park Saturday to hang out with my dear friends.
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Aw, thanks, my friend. I really never did sweats either except for sleeping in. But when I put these on with just a plain white tee I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked it. Although you should have seen my getup at the campsite Saturday night. I had on grey camouflage skinny jogger sleep pants with a bunch of layers on top that began with a Stevie Nicks tee then the matching grey camouflage long sleeve sleep top then a pink and grey tie dyed Janis Joplin hoodie, a blue and black batik printed scarf around my neck, a black and white houndstooth wrap around my shoulders, a khaki beanie on my head, navy blue socks and silver Fauxenstocks, and reindeer printed fingerless gloves! Maybe I should have taken a picture of that!
xoxo
Shelbee
Chickenruby
I love the colour of the sweat pants and those sandals are gorgeous. Thanks for linking with #pocolo and hope to see you back again soon
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Suzanne, thank you so very much. These sandals are a long time favorite of mine. In fact, I am wearing them right now!
xoxo
Shelbee