DC Girl in Pearls - J.Crew Gingham + Lilly Pulitzer White Jeans

Top: J.Crew // Jeans: Lilly Pulitzer // Sandals: Jack Rogers // Clutch: J.Crew // Sunnies: Ray Ban // Bracelet: Loren Hope // Necklace: J.Crew // Mani: Essie Turquoise and Caicos // Lips: Maybelline Pink Punch

Let’s cut to the chase today. You know the pair of jeans you have in your closet, the aspirational ones you bought a size below what you normally wear that were just so on sale it’d be a crime against womankind not to buy them? The ones that were going to be the push you needed to get to the gym more? To banish your love of Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter? Yeah, we all have those pants. Raise your hand! I’m guilty as charged.

I bought a pair of Lilly Pulitzer white jeans my senior year of college because they were 70% off and I was convinced they’d be a great reminder to choose cauliflower over chips. Since then, I fit into them for one summer. Womp womp womp, to quote Charlie Brown’s teacher.

Last spring, my clothes were getting a little snug so I resolved to walk more and be more mindful of what I was eating. Diet is a four letter word for me, I am not dieting. I’m just cutting out mindless eating and snacking. And last weekend, it all paid off.

On a hunch, I decided to pull out my mystical white jeans that my hips practically considered a unicorn, they were so rare. Miraculously, my Lilly jeans fit thanks to clean eating and more activity!

For brunch with my friend Caroline’s parents, I paired my jeans with a pale pink blush gingham and big pearls to dress up the ensemble from J.Crew. Add my trusty wicker clutch and favorite gold Jacks and I was ready to rock ‘n roll on Sunday!

P.S. Definitely check out Teddy + the Bully Bar for Sunday brunch…I mean, they have a hot sauce station. And a DJ. What more could a girl ask for on a Sunday afternoon?!

Tell me, do you have a pair of “skinny pants?” ‘Fess up, ladies, I know I’m not the only one!