CC is proud to present another fabulous guest post by the lovely Laura of Under the Sheets... shhh!
Thank you, CC, for asking me to guest post again today. In
our last post, CC and I interviewed each other. We thought it went so well that we should try it again. A lot of your comments suggested that Carrie Couture and I talk about the differences between West Coast and East Coast fashion. Interested in what CC has to say about East Coast chic? After reading this post, come visit
Under the Sheets-shhh today to read her answers!
I have always felt that West Coast fashion is, in many ways, opposite to East Coast fashion. The main differences are due to the weather. On the West Coast, there isn’t a need for heavy winter coats to shield us from the snow. Instead, we need lighter jackets for the fog and rain.
Since our weather is really two long seasons - spring and fall – ‘West Coast Chic’ can be summed up in more casual and flowing pieces.
For example, sundresses, flowing tops, pocket-tank dress, camisoles, open-toed shoes, layers and leggings. If it’s a little too cold to wear our summer dresses, we pair our outfits with leggings and an over-sized belt (us San Franciscans wear our belts with a dress or even over a tank and jeans/skirt).
West Coast Chic can be summed up in one word: sunshine! We try to look like we’ve been in the sun all day to go with our casual and cool outfits.
This look is better achieved with bronzers and self-tanners due to our ever-changing sun. I believe that tanning in a bottle is almost essential to the West Coast look.
Our summer chic look is usually paired with loose hair. Whether the hair is hanging down in waves for that beach look or loosely pulled back into a ponytail, the feel is carefree, especially when paired with a baby doll dress.
Jeans are also a main attraction of any west coast girl’s closet. Jeans are more acceptable to wear to work. They are often paired with great shoes and oversized purse.
I couldn’t live without my tailored Joe’s jeans.
After living in L.A. and in San Francisco, I have layering down to an art. West Coast chic is all about tanks and t-shirts that are too long. You can layer them and have the longer one hanging out while the shorter one bunches up. Add some necklaces, skinny jeans, and you're one hot layered lady!
CC, we must do this again soon. What do your readers think are some of the differences between West and East coast fashion?
~Laura
Darlings, CC rarely posts about beauty and makeup, but she had to make an exception for the smokey eye... CC's BF GP is positively obsessed with this look, so CC is making every effort to duplicate it. What do you think of the smokey eye? 
CC is proud to present another fabulous guest post by the lovely Laura of Under the Sheets... shhh!
Thank you, CC, for asking me to guest post again today. In our last post, CC and I interviewed each other. We thought it went so well that we should try it again. A lot of your comments suggested that Carrie Couture and I talk about the differences between West Coast and East Coast fashion. Interested in what CC has to say about East Coast chic? After reading this post, come visit Under the Sheets-shhh today to read her answers!
I have always felt that West Coast fashion is, in many ways, opposite to East Coast fashion. The main differences are due to the weather. On the West Coast, there isn’t a need for heavy winter coats to shield us from the snow. Instead, we need lighter jackets for the fog and rain.
Since our weather is really two long seasons - spring and fall – ‘West Coast Chic’ can be summed up in more casual and flowing pieces.
For example, sundresses, flowing tops, pocket-tank dress, camisoles, open-toed shoes, layers and leggings. If it’s a little too cold to wear our summer dresses, we pair our outfits with leggings and an over-sized belt (us San Franciscans wear our belts with a dress or even over a tank and jeans/skirt).
West Coast Chic can be summed up in one word: sunshine! We try to look like we’ve been in the sun all day to go with our casual and cool outfits. 
Our summer chic look is usually paired with loose hair. Whether the hair is hanging down in waves for that beach look or loosely pulled back into a ponytail, the feel is carefree, especially when paired with a baby doll dress.
Jeans are also a main attraction of any west coast girl’s closet. Jeans are more acceptable to wear to work. They are often paired with great shoes and oversized purse. 
After living in L.A. and in San Francisco, I have layering down to an art. West Coast chic is all about tanks and t-shirts that are too long. You can layer them and have the longer one hanging out while the shorter one bunches up. Add some necklaces, skinny jeans, and you're one hot layered lady!
CC, we must do this again soon. What do your readers think are some of the differences between West and East coast fashion?
We all saw the lovely Blake Lively wearing this Adam shorts jumpsuit recently. Love it or hate it? CC adooooores… and it’s available at The Intermix! 
Visit intermixonline.com. Whether it’s your bag or not, rompers are hot this summer, and they run the gamut from basic black to fabulous florals!
Sassy Solids:
Anna Sui olive nylon sleeveless rompersuit. This and next three at net-a-porter.com.
Rebecca Taylor Boogie Night silk jumpsuit.
T-Bags black jersey playsuit.
Shay Todd white cotton rompersuit.
Linen belted romper, at forever21.com.
Black Halo one shoulder jumpshorts, at intermixonline.com.
Deal of the Day 1: Asos off-the-shoulder playsuit, $27 at asos.com.
Laila Azhar ultramarine side drape racer back romper; this and next four at shopbop.com.
Larsen Gray belted strapless romper.
Rag & Bone green short sleeve Teddy romper.
Rachel Pally blue shawl collar romper.
Catherine Malandrino black draped neckline silk romper.
Temptress dusty rose satin romper, at lulus.com.
AKA New York ruffle silk jumpshorts, at intermixonline.com. 
Eairth romper, at kaightshop.com.
Pretty Patterns:
Lee printed playsuit; this and next two at asos.com.
Motel rabbit print strapless romper.
Marc by Marc Jacobs stripe buckle playsuit.
Brigid Catiis Jaclyn patterned romper, at shopbop.com.
Bay Cove checkered romper; this and next at lulus.com.
Creative License romper.
Free People peacock romper, at chickdowntown.com.
Garden of Eden:
Zimmerman Babushka floral playsuit.
Shoshanna Palm Beach floral strapless romper; this and next at shopbop.com.
What Comes Around Goes Around floral Jasmin romper.
Alex Lane spaghetti strap floral jumpshorts, at intermixonline.com.
Deal of the Day 2: Robinson romper, $28 at lulus.com.
