Midwest Road trip Outfits
Last week, I took the boys on a roadtrip to visit a college friend and a church friend that live about an hour from each other in Missouri/Kansas. The trip takes about 12 hours so we made our first stop in St Louis where we visited the zoo. I will share our experience there on Wednesday’s post. After reading Grace’s post on Graceful Rags on how to pack a capsule wardrobe for a trip using a color theme, I decided to follow her example and chose a coral and navy theme for my wardrobe.
Our trip included outdoors and indoors activities and it turned out that the weather was actually more pleasant in Missouri than in Georgia!
Driving outfit #1 and zoo outfit
Since we wanted to take advantage of the free zoo in St Louis, we left at 4 am from Atlanta so we could arrive there around noon local time. I chose shorts and a cute top, trying my hand again at pattern mixing. My old coral sandals were comfortable for both the drive and the walking at the zoo (we visited and walked for 4 hours!).
I always wear a hat when outdoors for a while and keep my Amazon panama hat in the car.
Travel outfit day 2 and visiting
We only had 3 and 1/2 hours to reach my friend’s house so we headed to the zoo for another short stop as well as the turtle park accross the street then met her at her house for lunch. My new JCrew skirt was great for driving and even climbing into a turtle’s mouth! I still love my $8 heart tee from Ross!
Kaleidoscope and Crown Center, Kansas City
The trip was all about free outings and spending time with friends. We went to the pool but also headed into Kansas City for some art fun at Kaleidoscope and a little visit of the Clifford the big red dog exhibit at the Crown Center Mall.
I wore my shorts with a plain navy shirt this time. It is fun to create outfits using just a few pieces of clothing!
Nickel and Suede
Of course, I had to spend a little money at Nickel and Suede in Liberty since I was so close. And yes I went over budget. I was planning to buy 2 paris of earrings, and while I did buy only 2 pairs of earrings, I also bought 2 tees. My consolation is that I do I will wear them a lot and they are so comfortable and soft!
I did not keep to the navy theme with my olive joggers but I wasn’t sure if there would be mosquitoes and other annoying insects at my friend’s little home farm so I wanted to be prepared and opted for long pants.
I really do love this outfit combination! My thrifted shirt’s cost per wear but be getting close to pennies now and it probably won’t last much past another season! Going to be on the lookout for something similar. I find the print and the cut of the shirt very flattering!
Day 2 on the farm
I actually forgot to take pictures of the animals but my youngest loved the chilcken and the cows! We had to walk and find them several times a day. Then it was the cats. The dog, he did not like so much probably because it got a lot closer!
I wore my new Nickel and Suede tee and my joggers. My flip flops are a pair I found at Aldi a couple years ago. I have been surprised at how comfortable they are and how well they have been holding up. I do not wear flip flops much, usually just to the pool and the beach or to the mailbox but these were comfortable on our 2 mile walk on gravel and regular road. And those ball earrings I found a several months ago at Cracker Barrel: so perfect for so many outfits!
Time to go home!
After some wonderful friendship time, it was time to go home! I wore my JCrew skirt both days (we stopped after 8 hours drive) and changed my look with a different top.
Such a versatile skirt! Another great buy this summer! Which is great since I am on a budget freeze for the next couple of months! Looking forward to my $20 thrifting escapade in a couple weeks! Challenging myself to cut my spending is healthy for the environment and healthy for the budget!
A bientôt!
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32 Comments
Diane
Love your outfits, nothing boring about your capsule wardrobe! I have to wonder, though, about wearing flip flops on a farm – any issues there?
mimifce
Thanks, Diane! I only wore the flip flops on our walk. I stuck to the grass areas so my coral sandals were actually fine for our time there. No mud so that helped a lot! I had brought a closed pair of shoes to use if needed but ended up not wearing them except for another walk
Mica
Looks like such a fun trip and you had some very stylish outfits! you already know I love that striped skirt 🙂
Hope that you had a wonderful weekend 🙂
I just posted my weekday wear linkup, I’d love you to join! 🙂
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mimifce
Been so busy, it has been hard to get to the link up party but I got to it! That skirt has surprised me! It was a great trip, now to get back to a regular school routine!
jodie filogomo
I love that idea of a color scheme for traveling. I may think about that for our upcoming trip to NYC. I usually try to do that, but it depends on what we are doing and the shoes to go with it.
OXOX
Jodie
mimifce
Ended up pretty much wearing that one pair of sandals. It was kind of fun making up outfits with a color scheme, I usually don’t!
Jennifer
These are cute pictures!!
Jennifer
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mimifce
Thanks, Jennifer!
Mother of 3
I have such a hard time pattern mixing… in fact I’m not sure I even own much that is patterned for that very reason. Looks like lots of cute and comfy clothes.
mimifce
I usually do it with a floral scarf or with stripes, they usually seem to work. Also making sure one of the patterns is small. I was pretty glad with what I packed!
Melissa Kacar
I love all of these outfits! They’re so perfect for a summer road trip! It looks like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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mimifce
It was great seeing friends and having fun!
Monica Sors
Nice place, dear!
xx
Mónica Sors
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mimifce
it was fun!
Nistha Saraf
I love your outfits..comfiest for travelling!
Lovely post
Nistha
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mimifce
Thank you, Nistha!
Nancy
What a fun photos! I also use a color scheme when traveling. Learned the hard way!
mimifce
I definitely will try it again for our next long trip! I enjoyed playing around with combinations!
Grace Liang
These outfits are absolutely perfect for road trips! So versatile yet stylish. It’s always so hard to decide on what to pack while traveling so this post definitely helps me out!
mimifce
Thank you Grace!
Lindsey
What a fun trip! I love your photos! And all of your outfits look fantastic! 🙂
mimifce
Thank you Lindsey! That was a fun last summer trip!
Laura Bambrick
Dang girl, you are always on the go! I am totally loving all the red pops in your closet!
mimifce
Lol! Well, summer is now over so no big plans for the next couple of months. We usually travel where we have free lodging whether friends or free hotel stays so that allows me to take the kids different places. We save the big vacations when the hubby can come with us. This next 12-20 months though, we will concentrate on low key vacations so we can save up again! Looking forward to Thanksgiving at the beach though with my sis in law!
Anna Shirley
I’m using the color scheme for traveling too. I’m trying to pack the items which are possible easily to combine. We like to stay comfy why traveling by it doesn’t mean that we don’t want to be fashionable too. I love the outfits you chose for your trips. Thank you for sharing this post with My Red Carpet.
Anna
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mimifce
You are welcome, thanks for hosting! I do try to look cute when traveling so this was a fun experiment!
sarah
We love the St. Louis Zoo! We have been there dating/pre-marriage and then pre-kids and then with kids.
did you meet Kylie at Nickel and Suede? i love her earrings!
mimifce
No, I have never met her but always am on the lookout when I am over there, lol!
Jessica A Jannenga
Such cute tees and I love the shorts and the cargo pants. I need to wear my cargos more, they are some of my favorites. Nickle and Suede, I would have bought there too! I love zoos and Aquariums. That is one cool turtle!
thanks for linking!
jess xx
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mimifce
Thank you! I wish all the pictures were in pretty setting but that is real life. I do like my olive joggers a lot!
Claire
You packed some lovely outfits. Looks like you had a great time away. Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays 🙂
mimifce
It was wonderful to reconnect with friends!