Graffiti Alley

When Lisa and I were in Ann Arbor last Friday, I told her I'd always wanted to take photos at Graffiti Alley. Neither of us had been there, but if you look it up it will show as a tourist attraction and hashtag all over social media. Who knew what we would find there at 3:00 on a Friday afternoon, so let's just say enter at your own risk! Lisa is never going to let me live down dragging her there!

When thinking about what kind of outfit I would wear there, I knew I wanted it to be pretty simple so that it would not be too busy against the graffiti but still have some interest. Black jeans and a chambray shirt have long been a "go to" combo for me for a casual yet put together look. Wrinkles when you sit can't be helped though. I have long raved about the versatility of chambray shirts - besides just wearing them as shown here, I love knotting them at the waist over a dress in place of a jacket or sweater. I love wearing them tucked into skirts, layered under a sleeveless or strapless dress, worn open as an outer layer, the list goes on! I have several long sleeve chambrays and a few sleeveless ones. I was lacking a short sleeved one so when I saw this at Macy's I knew it would be perfect. I love the pintuck detail and rolled sleeves. I can only find the petite version online, which I have linked, but the last time I was in store they had a good amount. I loved it so much I bought the darker blue color too and hope to show more styling options soon.

The interest piece I decided to add to this outfit was this printed bomber jacket from H&M. It's another older piece I have that was on my list to blog about. If you've followed me long enough, you know that I love unique jackets. You might also notice that when I feature one of these jackets I keep the rest of my outfit simple and/or matchy to the jacket. Please know this is not real life - constantly matching a jacket or purse to an outfit has never been my thing, hence the brown purse here because it was risky to set it down. Anyway, the print on this jacket is a cross between water color and graffiti and I am happy it worked so well in the pictures. I like the contrast white body with black sleeves too.

Style & Co Chambray Shirt : Macy's
Rock & Republic High Roller Jeans : Kohl's (old)
Seychelles Sandals : Anthropologie (old)
Sunglasses : Target
Bomber Jacket : H&M (old)
Bueno Purse : Meijer