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I just got a VERY exciting delivery in!! Any guesses of what it could be?! Here’s a hint: I have not shared a try on from this brand in a year… maybe two years?! Did you guess ZARA?!! Woo!! I am SO excited! I did take a little sneak peak at it and everything looks SO cute! So I thought we would do an unboxing today? I’ll try everything on, it’ll be my first impressions so I don’t know what will look good, what I’m keeping, or returning just yet so I’ll definitely need your help in deciding! I’ll also be sure to chat about sizing because I know with Zara, especially with their bottoms like their pants, skirts, and jeans, they sometimes can run a little small. Zara does have a tool on their website that you can enter in your measurements and when you view an item, Zara will recommend a size based on your measurements. On some of the items I did use that tool when deciding on a size but sometimes I ended up ordering more than one size because I really liked the item and wanted to get the sizing right and other times I ordered the size that I thought would work for me. So we’ll see if I made the right decisions hahaha
This whole outfit is definitely a “keeper” for me! (Unless y’all strongly disagree?!!) I thought this is a really pretty outfit to wear now and into spring because where I live it’s still really cold and the cardigan and skirt is made out of a sweater material so it’ll keep me warm (*but not TOO warm because it’s a lighter weight sweater material), so perfect for this time of year as we’re transitioning into spring! I styled the outfit here with kitten heels but if you live somewhere that’s really cold, it could also be styled with a brown or tan knee high boot! Each season on YouTube I share my top 10 favorite fashion trends for the season and one of the biggest trends I’m predicting for spring 2025 will be belts worn around the waist with cardigans, blazers, and dresses! This is not a new trend, we’ve been seeing people add belts around their waist to give an outfit more style and personality for a while now but now we’re seeing stores actually selling the belts with the cardigans, blazers, and dresses so that they are worn around the waist with those items. This cardigan is a nod to that trend because the brown belt actually is sold with the cardigan and is meant to be worn around the waist!
Sizing and fit info: I sized up one size in the cardigan (wearing a medium); I sized up one size in the gray skirt (wearing a medium); Both the cardigan and skirt are made of a lightweight, knit material that is soft and stretchy. The skirt is high waisted and has a stretchy waistband.
Outfit linked here
This pink coat is an immediate YES for me!! Where I live it gets really cold in the winter time and often times going into spring, it’s still SO cold! Sometimes it doesn’t start warming up here until April or May and by then I am SO ready to start wearing spring clothes and all the pretty spring colors again. So I thought this coat would be a great spring transition coat, especially for where I live because it’s a pretty pink color (PERFECT for spring!) and it’s a thicker material than a typical spring coat so it’ll keep me warm (but it’s not as thick as a typical winter coat, so it won’t keep me TOO warm for spring!).
Sizing info: I sized up one size (wearing a medium)
Outfit linked here
THIS SKIRT!! LOVE! This is another “keeper” for me! I love the print and all the colors in the skirt and because of the different colors in the skirt, I feel like you can play around with what color top you wear by pulling different colors from the skirt. Even though there is no navy blue in the skirt, I paired it with a navy blue cardigan and I think the navy blue compliments the colors in the skirt so well! Warning about the skirt: when I took the skirt out of the package I felt something hard attached to it and I thought “Oh no!! Don’t tell me they forgot to take off the security tag?” But it was actually buttons! On one side this skirt has three really pretty buttons (they’re not functioning buttons, they are just a statement piece). Each button is a little different but they all compliment each other so well and it’s such a pretty (and unique!) touch!
And can we have a moment for the cardigan?! This cardigan is SUCH a unique style! The material bunches and cascades (almost looks like ruffles) down the length of the cardigan. It also has pretty silver oblong shaped buttons. Such a pretty, modern, and unique cardigan! (*Would recommend wearing a camisole under the cardigan because from the side, the ruffles create a small gap where it lifts up so you can kind of see your skin in between the ruffles… if that makes any sense?! lol)
Sizing info: Cardigan runs small, recommend sizing up one size (I sized up one size to a medium); Slip skirt runs true to size (wearing a small)
Outfit linked here
Oh my goodness! Another “keeper” for me lol I loooove both of these pieces! This blazer is an olive green color (but not too olive, it’s more of a muted, less saturated olive green color). The blazer is meant to be an oversized fit but I like my blazers to be extra oversized so I did size up one size in it (I’m wearing a medium). If you prefer an oversized fit to your blazers but not overly oversized, then would recommend just going with your usual size then. The skirt is made out of a sweater material, so perfect for this time of year! The main color of the skirt is beige and it has what I like to call “speckles” of other colors in it. So it also has speckles of navy blue and a brown or burgundy color speckle. So you could also wear navy blue (I’m thinking that navy blue cardigan I just had on would look SO good with this skirt!) or brown or burgundy on top! I went with the olive green blazer here, even though there is no olive green in the skirt I thought the colors complimented each other so well!
Each season there is the “IT” color of the season. This past fall and winter the “IT” color was burgundy, which made me SO happy because burgundy is my favorite color in the fall/winter so because it was trending there was A LOT of burgundy clothes to choose from this past fall and winter! lol For spring 2025, I’m predicting the “IT” color of the season to be pale yellow. As a nod to that trend, I added a pale yellow bucket bag to the outfit. Even though there is no pale yellow in the outfit, I thought the pale yellow complimented the olive green and the beige skirt so well!
Sizing info: I sized up one size in the blazer for an extra oversized fit (wearing a medium); Sweater skirt runs true to size (wearing a small)
Outfit linked here
I hope you enjoyed today’s blog post! I loved these items so much that I just placed my next Zara order lol So do let me know if you would like to see more Zara here on my blog! And I hope to see you in the next blog post!💗💗
