Nautical Inspiration

This week’s theme of The Creative Closet is Nautical. I have this image in my head of Nautical inspired clothing; stripes, polka dots, cardigans, boat shoes, blazers, white capris, and trust fund baby types wearing them. I guess you could say that Gossip Girl had a baby with Ralph Lauren for a weekend in the Hamptons.

I knew I wasn’t exactly ‘polished’ or had a ‘trust fund’ kind of wardrobe; I secretly wanted to pair a cardigan and a blazer together with a pair of boat shoes to complete the look. I didn’t have anything like that in my closet though. To top it off, it is still around 100 degrees here in St. George and there was no way that I was going to justify buying that kind of wardrobe right now, for a picture. Although, I seriously did have to stop and contemplate buying a pair of boat shoes at Dillard’s last week, they were so adorable and I really did want them.

I will admit, I didn’t put as much time and effort into this outfit as I have in past outfits for The Creative Closet. Partly because I really was sadden that the images of adorable outfits from Pinterest mixed with the items in my closet that just didn’t match up. So, when I found these adorable blue shorts at Gap, I knew I wanted to pair them with a white tank and a bright yellow cardigan. It didn’t exactly turn out to be what I had envisioned, but I like the outfit in the end. I don’t know if it exactly screams nautical, but maybe when it decides to cool down a few degrees, I will make up for it with a different outfit that I truly had imagined.

What are you ideas for a Nautical themed outfit?

Are you linking up with Jana and Maegan for The Creative Closet?