Turtle Neck – J. Crew //  Dress – Zara // Bag – Le Chateau // Boots – Zipia

April showers bring May flowers indeed! I spent this past weekend (well more like 24 hours out of the weekend) back in Ottawa with my family to celebrate Mother’s Day and the amount of flowers that I saw both blooming and for sale seriously surprised me. Even though the weather that we’ve been having has been quite moody, I guess it bid well to the plants. Especially with my newfound appreciation for florals, the sight of flowers in the front yard of all of the neighbours’ gardens had an oddly positive effect on me.

Try as I might though, I still can’t seem to crack my draw for dark, moody, and monochromatic tones. In spirit of warmer weather, I shortened my hems but kept with the darks. Apparently even though layers are no longer necessary I still can’t seem to break the habit. It’s clearly not quite warm enough just yet to wear this Zara dress without anything underneath (flashing back to my NYC trip with Mel last summer and pairing this dress with a bikini top), making a turtleneck the next best option for this piece to be wearable.

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