friday's fancies #33.

Hello from Chicago! I'm in town this weekend for an action-packed girls weekend with {ah} and
{ch}.  I have to tell you: it's great to be back in the Midwest! Though I grew up in Indiana, {ah} spent her pre-college years just north of the Windy City and wanted to share her hometown with {ch} and me. I'm pumped to see more of Chicago and share some time with a few of my favorite ladies. As an incredible added bonus, I even get to meet and spend time with my blogging bestie, {jd}!! All in all,
this weekend will be just what I need after a long few weeks.

With such a great weekend on tap, I decided to create a lazy, hazy summer chic outfit...though this weekend will be anything but lazy. I'm okay with that because it's going to be a memorable one!
I hope you like the pops of color against the neutral tones I've been loving these days :)

1) I don't think I'll ever get enough of a long pendant necklace, so when I spied this Kara by Kara Ross Red Python Eclipse Skin Pendant Necklace, I knew it would be a perfect springboard for my summer chic get-up. I love love love the layered chains and the overall texture of this necklace. It's fab!

2) Simple and chic, this Joie Selda Tank makes my heart happy. It's about as basic as you can get, but I can just feel its cotton-y perfection on my body. sigh.

3) It only happens every once in awhile, but...I actually own these 7 for All Mankind Roll-Up Shorts! I love them! I ruined my white shorts last summer after dancing all night long in New York City, so these beauties were a perfect replacement. I love the cuff and the soft denim. They work so well with this outfit--and are sure to be a fixture in my wardrobe for years to come.

4) This 3.1 Phillip Lim Lynus Camera Bag is so new that it's not even available yet. The photography lover in me longs for a gorgeous bag like this one....but really, the fashionista inside of me loves it even if it was listed as just a bag ;)

5) If you could put a pricetag on this candle, you'll never put it at where it's listed. I love the colors of this Missoni Home Torta Four-Wick Wax Candle and decided to include it in my Fancies because I thought it would be fun if I had an unlimited budget for a hostess gift. It ties this whole outfit together splendidly, don't you think?

6) An amped up version of flip-flops, these Tory Burch Abitha Patent Leather Thong Sandals add a pop of color and still keep with the lazy+hazy theme. I wish I could have them in all the colors they have available. Why does Tory tempt me so much? haha!

I hope you enjoyed my lazy and hazy summer chic this week--if you want more from me, 

be sure to check out my domestic chic guest post on Love is Home!

Last week, Ashlyn created a dreamy summer outfit--and won the Friday's Fancies "likes" competition!

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I cannot wait to see what you create this week--I seriously cannot tell you how honored I am to
have you linking up week after week.  If you're new to Friday's Fancies, just know this: your goal
is to create your dream outfit without worrying about the pricetags! If you have any questions,
please send them my way...I'm happy to help :)

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 Thanks again for taking the time to link up today--have a fantastic weekend! xoxo {av}

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