On Sunday, I spent the most beautiful, incredible days at the Chicago Botanic Gardens! It was one of those rare, perfectly temperate, sunny, golden days that only show up as summer comes to a close. *sigh (Can you believe this summer is over already???)

For a stroll through the gardens, I wanted to wear this Forever 21 + coral strapless dress. Sadly, I haven’t worn it nearly enough this summer, because all of the tops I tried with it looked frumpy. I wanted something fresh and bold to match the coral of the dress. Finally, I decided to do a fashion experiment. I got a bright blue scarf out of my closet, and used safety pins to attach it to the dress in a way that covered up my bra straps and arms. I love the colors together, but I’m still not sure the scarf looked right….What do you think? Does it work or not?

I love the Gardens…and can’t wait to go back! Doesn’t it look like a fairyland in this last picture???