This L.A. Brand Has Every Spring and Summer Item My Wardrobe Is Missing

Welcome
to


The
Great
Try-On.
With
spring
on
the
horizon,
we
seized
the
opportunity
to
try
on
the
best
pieces
from
our
favorite
brands
at
Nordstrom
and
documented
the
process.
We
believe
that
the
most
foolproof
way
to
shop
online
is
to
see
how
an
item
looks
IRL
and
to
read
candid
reviews,
so
we
hope
that
this
leads
you
to
some
successful
spring
purchases.

Having
lived
in
Los
Angeles
for
nearly
12
years,
I’ve
fallen
in
love
with
the
California-girl
fashion
aesthetic.
It’s
laid-back
(casual
but
not
frumpy),
a
bit
colorful,
and
definitely
trend-forward.
In
my
opinion,
one
of
the
brands
doing
it
best
is
Los
Angeles–based

Staud.
Its
collections
always
spark
joy
thanks
to
their
color
palettes,
fun
details,
and
unique
prints.
The
spring
arrivals
available
at

Nordstrom
are
a
10
out
of
10,
and
they’re
just
what
my
closet
needs.
Poplin
shirts,
wedding
guest
dresses,
date-night
tops—it’s
all
here,
and
I
took
the
guesswork
out
of
which
pieces
to
buy
this
season
by
trying
them
all
on
for
you.
I’m
not
lying
when
I
say
I
have
no
notes.

This
look
is
nearly
every
L.A.
girl’s
uniform:
baggy
denim,
a
white
top,
and
sandals.
But
because
it’s
from
Staud,
all
the
details
feel
cooler
than
your
average
wardrobe
basics.
The
poplin
top
has
puffy
sleeves
and
cinches
in
all
the
right
places,
and
the
cargo
pockets
on
the
jeans—which
are

so
soft,
by
the
way—feel
very
much
on-trend.

Since
it’s
not
quite
warm
enough
(even
in
sunny
Los
Angeles)
to
wear
this
outfit
without
an
extra
layer,
I
added
this
striped
quarter-zip
sweater.
This
blue-and-yellow
color
scheme
is
giving
me
coastal
grandma
vibes,
and
I’m
here
for
it.

I
have
multiple
spring
and
summer
weddings
coming
up,
and
until
recently,
I
had
zero
dresses
to
wear
to
them.
Since
there
are
so
few
opportunities
to
really
dress
up,
I
like
to
go
all
out
for
weddings.
This
Staud
dress
couldn’t
be
more
beautiful.
I
feel
like
it
was
made
for
me.
Between
the
rich
navy
hue,
the
halter
neckline,
and
those
beaded
straps
(how
gorg?),
I
never
want
to
take
this
dress
off
my
body.

Let’s
take
another
moment
for
the
neckline
because
I
truly
can’t
get
enough.
I
love
this
dress
with
silver
accessories
including
heels,
a
bag,
and
jewelry
to
make
it
feel
a
bit
fancier.

I
regularly
reach
for
matching
sets
because
they’re
so
easy
and
chic.
This
one
from
Staud
is
going
to
be
my
new
go-to
office
outfit.
The
button-up
top
and
midi
skirt
are
so
polished,
and
the
fabric
has
a
nice
weight
(read:
not
see-through).

For
work,
I’d
style
this
set
with
a
blazer
and
heeled
sandals
or
pointy
pumps,
but
it
will
be
so
cute
with
flat,
chunky
sandals
and
no
jacket
on
the
weekends.

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