Last Days in LA with an Embroidered Kimono

One of my last weekends in LA, I decided to check out the Getty Villa with the boyfriend and his family. I had a rather wonderful staycation and time off from research and the lab, and I am feeling energized to start research again at my new job this week! I officially start today! For my first day, I’m going to dress up a little more formal, but this is totally an outfit I would wear to lab when I’m finally settled in!

The Getty Villa is part museum, part gardens. It was so beautiful, I just had to take some shots of my pretty outfit. I fell in love with this really pretty Lace Insert Embroidered Kimono I tried from Sammy Dress, it was just the perfect cover up for the breeze. It was rather warm during the day in LA and then at night it cooled down a bit, so just a really great transition piece! I also adored the lace and embroidery on it — I have talked about embroidery in the past as being in style this season, and I was so happy to get my hands on a piece! Aaaaand it is so affordable! I thoroughly enjoyed styling it.  In this outfit, I paired it with a solid red criss cross tank from Express, and just a pair of dark comfy jeans from YMI Jeans, and some sandals! This is also a really cute outfit to wear to the lab – you are covered up if you wear some closed-toed shoes or sneakers, and can remove the kimono to wear a lab coat or add it when you are cold from the air condition (I know I was always cold in lab, the air was always on!)

Top: Express | Kimono: Lace Insert Embroidered Kimono,  Sammy Dress, Pants: YMI Jeans | Sandals: Steve Madden

What do you think about this outfit? Would you wear it to work? Do you like embroidered pieces this year, and do you think Kimonos are still in? I think they’re rather versatile pieces in late summer/early fall when it is still warm but the temperatures drop in the evening!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

xo

Andrea