fun & flirty athleisure

athleisure. but make it fun & flirty ๐Ÿ˜‰

what the heck is fun & flirty athleisure? lemme tell you. itโ€™s basically workout wear thatโ€™s not super-functional. or itโ€™s cute work out attire that you can wear as regular clothing during the summer heat wave in TX but you donโ€™t actually plan on working out in it. makes sense right? haha, thatโ€™s fashion for ya! even though itโ€™s almost fall, by golly it is still so hot here in TX. i tend to hibernate during the summer and when i can talk myself into leaving the house, itโ€™s always about wearing the least amount of clothing while still looking like a decently dressed 30+ yo.

this tennis skirt i kept for years! when i moved back to ATX, i thought iโ€™d pick up tennis. so i did what any normal person would do โ€” buy the attire for it! unfortunately (or fortunately for this post) i found out it wasnโ€™t for me. almost twisted my ankle wayyy too many times and decided that my old bones werenโ€™t fit for this. ainโ€™t nobody got time for a twisted ankle. well, i kept the skirt. not sure whyโ€ฆ but iโ€™m glad i did. sometimes, when you keep something long enough it comes back in style. itโ€™s true, think of biker shorts, chunky white tennis shoes, flared jeans, etc.. lately, iโ€™ve been seeing a lot of tennis skirts and thought iโ€™m going to style this as a regular outfit with a longline sports bra to cover the mid-drift. itโ€™s age appropriate, fun, flirty.

side ramblings: itโ€™s been a while. i think inspiration is lacking these days and with the face of IG changing, it leaves me a little behind. while video is great, i still love the photo aspect so much more. call me old school that way. but times are changing and i feel like a dino about to be extinct! yโ€™all know me. i tend to do my thing โ€” regardless of trends and what experts say. i just like to do my thing in my own little slice of the internet. but with fall around the cornerโ€ฆ. maybe it will change things because iโ€™m a fall gal at heart. the fall -food, -feels, -weather, and -fashion. the photo taken below was reminiscent of old times, when you start doing your IG photo thing (PS itโ€™s very embarrassing if youโ€™re wondering) and a man (in a suit, always in a suit) comes out and says nope. :D haha, (but this guy was actually pretty nice this time)! i do miss those days and hoping to find that inspiration soon! until then, xx.

currently on my playlist: odds by Mat Kearney

@intelligentsia road runner (cold coffee + agave + grapefruit juice + splash of tonic ) in hand so life.is.good.

@intelligentsia road runner (cold coffee + agave + grapefruit juice + splash of tonic ) in hand so life.is.good.

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top | Athleta conscious crop longline sports bra in navy (wearing size XS for reference)
bottom | lululemon high waisted tennis skirt (ancient) โ€” similar 15.5โ€ by Athleta and in 14โ€ // cute one from A&F and in a pleated design
sunglasses | Ray-Ban original 58mm aviator sunglasses in gold/dark green
necklace | Amanda Deer coin toggle necklace (sold out) โ€” similar // similar by gorjana

i also wanted to share some athletic dresses iโ€™ve been into!! again, for show. not for function. Outdoor Voices one shoulder dress // Zella live-in cutout rib tank dress // A&F travelerโ€™s dress (features built in shorts!) // Zella studio lite active raceback dress

until next time,
JD

photo credit: lil cousin tiff