Here I Go-Go

Erica of Sweets and Hearts

Hello lovelies!

It's been a while since I've posted (I missed you!) and I still have some swaps to share with you. I borrowed this awesome 60's inspired shift dress from Miss Amy. It has the cutest Peter Pan collar, and I love the chunky buttons and pockets.

I wanted to layer a jacket over it, but couldn't figure it out based on what I have in my closet. I felt like my jackets were either too shapeless or too fitted. I ended up just leaving it the way it is, but I played up the 60's-ness with my over-the-knee boots. The hat is a little 1920's, so the whole outfit ended up being a go-go flapper of sorts. Is that a thing?

Outfit Details:

Navy Peter Pan collar shift dress (Amy's, from ModCloth)

Black suede over-the-knee boots (Seychelles)

Black wool cloche hat (Forever 21)

Amy

Amy was extremely creative in her styling. I love how the bright yellow contrasts with the navy. Those fierce cateyes are pretty awesome too.

How would you style it?
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Enjoy the rest of your Friday! xx

A ticket outta town

Hello! Jessica from Midwest Muse here. I'm not much of a shirt kind of gal. Give me a pretty dress or give me nothing! Okay, that's really dramatic, but I just have such a hard time finding shirts that I like. I have a very short almost non-existent upper body. Thus meaning I am generally awkwardly proportioned in anything that isn't a fit and flare dress. Which is a really long winded way to say that when I found this incredible vintage top, I almost passed it up. I mean, how was I going to wear it?! I decided to try something a little more colorful in this look and matched my skirt to the mint on one of the plates. I'm pretty into it.

The entire time we were taking these photos this drunk man kept running out of this establishment and jumping behind me. At first it was comical and then quickly it was annoying. So, I apologize for looking less than stoked.

Marisa // Amy // Lisa // My original post

Outfit Details:
Top: Thrifted, vintage
Skirt: American Apparel
Tights: UO
Headband: Gift
Belt: c/o Versona
Sunglasses: ModCloth

Expect the Unexpected

What I Wore: Top (From Amy of The Amy Loo Blog), Shorts (Anthropologie;, Wedges,  Necklace 

Well look at that! We had snow just a week ago and now I'm in shorts. Some of you may know that Never Fully Dressed (Without a Style) is based in Wyoming, so snow in May is not that surprising. Yes, I know everyone says it about there they live, but Wyoming, Colorado, Montana- really do have the Wait-Five-Minutes-It-Will-Change kind. The weekend before we had snow in the morning, and fifties in the afternoon. Whatever. I just want the sunshine to staaaay!

The fun dog-print top I'm wearing is Amy's. It is actually a shift-style dress! Oh my! But a little creativity in clothing is what Flock Together is all about. Have you ever worn a piece of clothing- a dress, a skirt, a top- as a if it were another type of clothing?

An open letter to a skirt

Lisa of Lala Faux Bois

Dear Striped Skirt:

Last month you came to visit me in Arizona and I feel like we really made a connection. You went everywhere with me that weekend- starting with Friday at work, out to dinner, a trip to a brewery, and even some thrifting.

I tried to convince you to stay- constantly reminding you that with Arizona's mild winters, I could wear you year round. You insisted upon returning to Wyoming. I can see why- Kristian is super sweet and styles you in fun ways, and judging from her photos, it's a beautiful place. Just know my arms are open if you ever want to return. 

skirt: borrowed from Kristian // top: thrifted // necklace: birthday gift

ring: F21 // shoes: Chelsea Crew

I really did wear this skirt like crazy the weekend I had it- it's so easy to dress up or down, is super comfy, and as you can see from the pics, pretty fun to twirl around in. I styled it up on my blog a few weeks ago if you want to take a peek.

This skirt is so versatile and the elastic waistband gives you the option to wear it at any length. Check out how the other ladies styled it below- I love that Marisa even wore it as a dress!

Kristian // Marisa

Amy // Erica

Chocolate Mint Chip

Marisa of The Shades of Monet Chronicles

Hi there, Marisa here today.  Thank goodness for spring, right?  As warm weather has finally graced the east coast, I was completely content to throw on a proper spring ensemble....hooray!  What better piece to don than Amy's light and airy little Dear Creatures dress.  I swoon.  Really, anything from Dear Creatures tickles my fancy.  This dress was truly special though.  Something about the minty green accents and tiny black polka dots reminds me of chocolate mint chip ice cream...which just screams spring to me and makes me crave a healthy bowlful...like right now.    I won't lie, I drove my lil ol' self over to Rita's Ice immediately following these photos.  I can never pass up something icy and sweet.

Amy // Hannah

Looks like we all had the same idea, styling it with black accessories :-)

Until next time...have a sweet Wednesday darlings!

Love bunches, 

Outfit Details:

Dress: Swapped via Amy // Hat: UO // Cardi: Target // Tights: Gift from friend // Shoes: Modcloth

A-mews-ing

Outfit Details:

Start Spreading the Mews Dress (borrowed from Sammi) & Where There's A Chill Turban - ModCloth

Oversized peplum t-shirt (no longer available, but similar styles here) - ASOS

Socks - Target

Bernice heels - Bait Footwear (bought from Amazon)

Lipstick - MAC Russian Red

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

I'd like to apologize for the lack of a valentine-y outfit. I live in the south, and we just had some very rare winter weather pass through our neck of the woods, so we've been indoors most of the week. Needless to say, I've spent that time in my "jammie-jams" with my husband and my daughters, making cookies, coloring, playing hide-and-seek, and sledding as much as the weather permits. No shame here. Even though we're all a little stir-crazy, we've had a great time together this week, and all that white sitting outside is absolutely gorgeous. (I know all you northerners are amused by us poor southerners having to struggle to survive in 3 inches of snow and ice. No worries; we cleaned out our grocery stores' milk and bread sections, and we're thoroughly enjoying our milk sandwiches. Har-har!)

As for our V-Day plans, weather-permitting, Josh and I will probably dress up and take the girls out for a Valentine's Day dinner tonight. If not tonight, we'll make it up this weekend or next week.

How about you? Are you doing anything fun for Valentine's Day?

Sammi

Purr-fection

Outfit Details:

Hooked on a Feline Dress (borrowed from Sammi) & Cat Eye Cutie Sunglasses - ModCloth

Turban - Kristin Perry Accessories

Shenanigans ankle boots - Seychelles

Tights - Target

Clutch - inherited from my mom

Lipstick - MAC Russian Red

This dress is absolute purr-fection. Pardon the pun, but it had to be done. I'm also a poet, and I didn't know it. Anyways, this dress is easily my favorite piece I've swapped so far. I love cats, and being covered in them was a beautiful thing.

My love for cats started when I was young. I don't remember exactly when it started, but I remember cats being way more interesting to me than dogs. When most of my friends either had or wanted to have a dog for a pet, I wanted to have a cat. My dream came true one night during my pre-teen years at gymnastics practice.

An unknown individual had abandoned a female cat, soon to be named Sunshine, and her brother as kittens in a paper bag outside in the pouring rain in the parking lot at the gym. One of the gym-moms rescued them and took them home to her cat, who had just given birth, so she could nurse them. Once they had grown a bit and were weaned, she put them up for adoption, and we took the female kitten.

I remember the day we picked her up from the gym to take her home. My dad and I were in his bright orange Ford pick-up truck. I had Sunshine in my lap wrapped in a blanket. I silently thought of a name for her while gazing down at her lovingly, absolutely delighted that I was given the responsibility to hold her while Dad drove us home. Miracle and Sunset were a couple of names that went through my head, but after talking to my granny on the phone that evening, we decided on Sunshine. Originally, she was to become my granny's cat, but when she changed her mind, my mom and dad agreed to let us keep Sunshine.

She became one of the fattest and most hilarious cats I've ever known. She was enthralled with her automatic litter box which my dad deemed "the dookey-scraper" and had earned herself the nickname "Dumb-shine" (also my dad's doing). She was terrified to go outdoors and treated doing so with great care, taking several minutes to step one foot outside the door. She also, like many cats, shoved herself into many too-small boxes, leaving her looking like a gigantic cat muffin.

Unfortunately, she's gone now, but I'll never forget her. She was certainly rightly named for she brought our family a great deal of light even in our darkest times.

Sammi

Ashley

On the Road

Marisa of The Shades of Monet Chronicles

Hi Darlings,

Marisa here on this snowy January Thursday.  Lately for me life has been so busy and just always on the go and this particular day was no exception.  I found Jessica's license plate printed blouse to be ever so fitting considering much of January has been spent on the road with my wee little fam.

Before hitting the highway on our latest trip to Philly, I wore this hodgepodge of an outfit.  Getting dressed prior to spending an hour or two in the car always has me coming up with unlikely combinations, where I'm literally throwing on whatever is clean or near me at the moment before hopping into the car to leave because let's face it... most of my time and effort that morning is spent on packing.  Is anyone else like this?  Anyhow, three things always seem to be key for car travel...a cozy sweater, a big bag, and a floppy knit hat.  That's that.

 I do believe Jessica's pretty little blouse worked it's way quite nicely into the mix - though on most days, I probably would have gone the fancier route and wore it under a dress or with a skirt.  Nonetheless, photos were in order as this little cutie had to make it's way onto the next gal in line.  The real icing on the cake though is the days when my boys join in on the photo taking fun with me.  Gosh I love being on the go with these guys!

Jessica // Amy // Lisa

The way each of the gals' styled up the blouse is darlingness to the umpteenth power, right? 

Well got split.  The open road is calling me again.

Ta-ta for now.

Love Bunches, 

Outfit Details:

Blouse: swap from Jessica // Short: Anthropologie (on sale) // Sweater: Vintage - belonged to grandfather // Hat: F21 // Lady tie: Gifted from Chictopia // Bag: Target // Boots: Thrifted