Arlene Matthews Arlene Matthews

who wants CHIC TRAVEL OUTFITS?

his was my first trip to Montréal, and this city has been on my list for years.

people loooove Montréal.

I've heard it called the Paris of North America, I've heard endless raves about the food, and since I was traveling with foodie friends, I knew at least one thing for certain:

we were going to eat very well.

the deets » Four days. Three nights.

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Arlene Matthews Arlene Matthews

when PINTEREST meets my CLOSET

sometimes I'm scrolling Pinterest and an outfit catches my eye.

not because I want that outfit.

because I like the idea of it + of course, cute AF!

that's what happened here.

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Arlene Matthews Arlene Matthews

FIVE outfits, SAME pieces

There's something I really enjoy about getting dressed when I'm traveling: I get to see how well my clothes actually play together.

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Arlene Matthews Arlene Matthews

wear the damn SHORT SHORTS

there was a time when I only wore my short shorts to vacuum the house.

seriously.

they were my “nobody’s going to see me anyway'“ shorts.

I'd throw them on to clean, maybe do laundry, maybe run around the house, but the minute I stepped outside? absolutely not.

somewhere along the way, I had convinced myself that short shorts belonged inside my house and longer shorts belonged everywhere else.

then one day it hit me.

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