How Living in Texas Has Influenced My Style

Lone Star Looking Glass is Anthropologie's Escalante Western Shirtdress.

You guys, this dress. I’m obsessed. I don’t even know where to begin! Let me start by saying I recently realized how much my style has transformed over the past three years living in Texas. It’s completely natural for a new city & setting to have an influence on you. Head to the bottom of the post to see why I think Texas’ influence over my fashion choices sure is an obvious one!

Lone Star Looking Glass is Anthropologie's Escalante Western Shirtdress.

Lone Star Looking Glass is Anthropologie's Escalante Western Shirtdress.

First of all, let me touch on this fabuulllous Anthro dress. The colors and prints are so bright & vibrant, but somehow it totally works. And I’m swooooning over this Western collar, y’all!

Lone Star Looking Glass is Anthropologie's Escalante Western Shirtdress.

If you’re interested in snagging it before it’s gone, I highly recommend sizing down. There is a whole lot of fabric in the silhouette and being pregnant and all, you think you’d want that extra fabric… but trust me – sizing down is going to make the world of a difference. Pregnant or not.

Lone Star Looking Glass carries Henri Bendel's Ostrich Satchel in Brown.

I also love how this dress goes with both black & brown effortlessly. So much so, that I had to mix the two!

Lone Star Looking Glass is Anthropologie's Escalante Western Shirtdress as a maternity dress..

The silhoutte really is SO forgiving, I only look pregnant if I actually hug my baby belly (like so.) 😉

Lone Star Looking Glass is Anthropologie's Escalante Western Shirtdress.

Lone Star Looking Glass is Anthropologie's Escalante Western Shirtdress.

Outfit Details

Okay, now on to why I think Texas has totally influenced my style game!

I’d have to say when living in Tennessee, my style was a bit more traditional. I still experimented with new trends but overall my look was a bit more: classic J.Crew meets feminine Anthropologie.  Living in Texas, the weather is much warmer {to say the least} and there is also this underlying Southwestern “cowboy” culture that radiates through the state. Mix both of those with fourth-largest city in the country and you have a recipe for some serious style game.

After three years of Texas-living, fringe details, suede, denim on denim, silver & turquoise jewerly & anything bohemian & embroidered have become staples in my wardrobe. Never did I think I would have two shelves filled with cowboy boots in my closet, but I do now! And you better believe they are all worn on the regular.

Sure, I wore bits and pieces of everything I mentioedn above back in Tenessee. I even rocked a pair of cowboy boots on my wedding day! But moving to the Lone Star state, where I didn’t know a soul when I arrived, has given me a new level of style confidience to rock any and every trend that I feel like – and most of those just happen to be Texas-inspired ones!

Would you say that your town or state influences your style? It’s so much fun to see how diverse fashion can be from region to region.

PS: Anthro is still running their extra 30% off sale “Sale!” Woot woot!

And as always, thanks for stopping by the blog!

alice

photos by Angie Garcia Photography