With the weather finally transitioning from summer to fall (more like winter) here in Dallas, I have been trying to revamp my wardrobe to fit the changing season as quickly as my bank account will let me.  I've been able to add a few pieces, but am still looking for those key transition pieces to round out the wardrobe. Luckily I have found two new online stores, 9th & Elm and RiffRaff to help me in my quest.  Both have amazing pieces for all shapes & sizes.  Oh and did I mention, those of us in Dallas are super lucky because Riff Raff is located in Preston Plaza.  Check them both out online or if you're in the area, make sure to stop by Riff Raff to pick up some of these pieces to add to your closet.

Summer time for me means, putting up the sky high closed toed heels for the winter and wearing a comfortable sandal.  However, finding a sandal that's fashionable and still gives me some lift, is hard to come by.  Enter the city sandal.  A sandal with a shorter heel, that's comfortable and amazingly stylish.  I've bought a 2 pairs last summer from Shoemint, and I have about worn them into the ground.  I've found that Neiman Marcus & J Crew have a great supply of city heels this year.  If you're like me and want to allow your feet to breath, stay cool, feel supported & look amazing, city sandals are your new best friend.

Let us rewind to almost 20 years ago to when I started high school.  I wore the standard uniform of every 14 year old girl or boot cut jeans (with the tiny slit on the inside hem), Dr. Martens, t-shirt & a flannel.  Now if it was summer, sub jean shorts & Dr. Marten sandals.  Now fast forward to 2014 and imagine my surprise to see that my youth is for sale in almost every store!  Some trends I pray never come back (I'm looking at you scrunchies) and some I'm almost too excited to wear again.  But being in my 30's, some of those looks I loved back then, need to be more subdued.

For the adult trying to partake in the 90's revival, I've chosen some of my favorite looks that can look great and not like you're trying to hard.  Take overalls for example.  The more fitted the better.  The baggy ones from Old Navy we all wore will make you look like you're on your way to a theme party. An updated baby doll dress in a solid color, like the red one above from Mango, is a perfect summer dress that can easily be worn casually with converse or for a night out with sandals or wedges. And lets not forgot your accessories.  Gold chains, braided friendship bracelets,  round sunnies & fringe covered purses are the perfect touch to any outfit.

Just remember to not take the 90's trend back to the 90's.  If you lived it once to it's fullest, remember to pick only a few key trends to wear.  It's never cute for a 30 something woman to look like she did in her yearbook photos.

I impersonally on the converse, baby doll & higher waisted shorts trends.  How about you?

With summer just a few weeks away, I'm already preparing my closet for the ridiculous heat that's about to hit Texas.  I'm not normally a big fan of shorts, especially the tiny ones that resemble underwear more than shorts, but capri's a bermuda shorts are just way too long on my short stature.  But I have found that Boyfriend Shorts are just perfect.  They should sit low on your hip bones and right above the knees.  You can dress them up with a loose fitting t-shirt, blazer & pointy toe heels. Or dress them down with a good pair of sandals and a v-neck t-shirt.

Boyfriend shorts and the most versatile type of shorts on the market these days.  And they aren't budget busters either! Above are some of my favorite boyfriend jeans on the mark these days.  I picked up a great pair of Joe's Jeans Vintage Reserve shorts from Nordstrom Rack this past weekend.

Summer may officially be over, but in Texas, that just means a milder version of the past 3 months.  I saw on Instagram last night it was snowing in Utah.  Yes I said snowing.  Which made me think about wrapping up in a warm sweater around the fireplace and drinking hot chocolate over flowing with marshmallows. But alas, in Texas, I've got about 2 months before that's a reality.

So here I sit, dream shopping for sweaters for the winter.  I'm not big on fitted sweaters, but this 360 Sweater with the red skull detailing follows this falls trend of punk, but still wearable for most.  Now give me oversized sweater any day and I'm a happy camper.  These are my 3 favorite oversized choices that I so desperately want hanging in my closet and draped over my body this fall.

But until, lets say November, this babies will have to remain a fantasy. Maybe if I turn my AC down to freezing I can wear a sweater?? Or at least a sweatshirt.