Straps, spaghetti to be exact, seem to be everywhere in my closet… Especially when it comes to my dresses.  The length is typically fine but the straps are what get me in hot water when it comes to the dress code.  Well after 6 years of teaching I have finally come up with a few solutions that turn your everyday clothes into teacher appropriate clothes! And yes, these super secret, high tech, never been done before tips can be used by people other than teachers… are you ready?!

Vests: How on earth did I not think of this before?  Simply throw a vest on and the highly illegal spaghetti straps are no longer… brilliant?! I think so! I grabbed this Aritzia denim vest at the best thrift shop ever in Portland (you can read more about it here!).  Trench vests, leather vests, any type are perfect for adding a layer and covering up those straps!

Another tip, scarves. If you’re second guessing if a top is too low, it probably is.  Throw a scarf on just to be safe!

Sooooo as any good teacher would do.  Here is an example:

Summer, not appropriate for work outfit:

Add a vest, belt, some heels and voila… a teaching appropriate outfit!

Ps. This was my first day of school outfit, cute right?!   Dress || Vest || Shoes

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Do you have any tips and tricks to making everyday clothes work appropriate!?

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Enter UnderstandUs. Their mission is “to provide awareness and education to overcome mental health barriers in youth”.  By leading mental health initiatives and awareness campaigns, engaging with youth through teachers and the education system, hosting community events, and selling apparel, they really are bringing much needed awareness to mental health.  By purchasing any of their apparel you’re supporting these initiates as 100% of the proceeds go directly to raising awareness of mental health.

All that aside, the t-shirts are awesome!  Check out all their styles here. My personal favourite is this Robin Williams one!  I love adding great graphic tee’s to my collection as they are so versatile. I have been wearing this one non stop with my overalls and these denim cutoffs and lace vest, cute right?!

Check out their latest campaign, Take A Minute.  Brandon and the boys at Strategy Lab did an amazing job capturing the meaning behind it!

Have you taken a minute lately? We all have bad days but we all have SO many reasons to smile! What’s yours?

Denim Shorts (similar) || T-Shirt || Sandals || Vest ||

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Not only is this vest beautiful, it’s also the perfect piece to help transition your winter wardrobe to spring.  I have already got tonnes of wear out of it, I have worn it to a conference, baby shower, and out for lunch with some friends! This vest would be perfect for work as well… teaching, not so much! It’s dry clean only and there are far too many accidents that happen in the classroom to risk it. But if you’re not surrounded by scissors, messy glue, markers, and paint at your work, go ahead!

We shot these photos a few weeks ago so the weather was still a bit chilly… well who am I kidding, it is still chilly. In fact, we got more snow a few days ago than we’ve had all winter, boo!!! Anyways, when Mother Nature starts acting her age, er I mean season, I will pair this vest with dresses!

Ps. How cute is my necklace?!  Remember Y2quared, the company that makes custom hand stamped jewelry? I think they took the hint that I LOVE their stuff! They replaced my gold token H with a rose gold heart that has H&B in it, I die! Sooo cute!

What pieces have you been using to transition to spring?

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