The easiest place for me to start when adding to my wardrobe is jeans and tee shirts. Jeans have not been my friend when it comes to shopping for them (having kids will do things to your body...) so I kinda put that on the back burner for a while.
I love graphic tees. So that's where I started.
The conflicting thing about graphic tees when you are an almost-30-year-old woman/mom/person is that it's important not to pick the wrong shirt. It can either make you look like you're trying too hard to be young and hip or like an idiot; I don't want to be either of those.
So my search for grown woman-appropriate tees began. Thank heavens for Instagram! I was able to find some wonderful shops and got my little hands on some awesome tees- here they be!
Tacos + Hot Sauce Tee
This shirt instantly caught my eyes because, well, tacos. It's super soft, a little slouchy and has the high/low front to back design, which offers great coverage for me since I have a poky derriere.
Obviously I'm cray cray about this shirt; I dedicated an entire blog post to it.
The sizing with Wake Me Up Goods is pretty accurate. I asked for a medium and it fits loosely without being to frumpy. It does have a scoop neck that is pretty wide so depending on the bra I'm wearing that day, sometimes I have to use safety pins to make sure that my straps don't show.
Madre Tee
White tees with a black graphic are my go-to faves. I love the simplicity of the font on this shirt and obviously it's appropriate given my mom status. I actually requested this shirt as a Mother's Day gift (yep, I made a list and emailed it to my husband) and my hubs was happy to acquiesce.
Their sizing is great. Derek ordered a medium and at first I was worried that it was too big; I emailed the company to see if I could exchange it but they were out of the smaller size. At first I thought I'd need to make some alterations but after I washed the shirt and dryed it on a low setting it shrank just enough to fit the way I like it. Personally, I prefer my tees to be a little roomy and this size has worked out perfectly for me.
I'm not the only one to fall in love with this shirt because it's currently sold out- boo hoo. But! Riley+Co has other adorable variations of this shirt in their collection; I'm considering the "Padre" shirt for Derek for Father's Day...
Pardon My French Fries
Another winner in the white and a black category, this is probably my favorite so far. I love the cleverness of the graphic and the best part- this shirt is long! I have a long torso and in this age of crop top popularity, it's challenging to find shirts that offer enough coverage. I asked for a medium and it fits perfectly, not too tight, not too loose. Also the v-neck is super cool.
All of these shops are wonderful and I'm sure my fellow graphic tee lovers will not be disappointed when you try them out.
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Friday Apparel was sweet enough to offer a free "Pardon My French Fries" tee to a special friend, so... it's giveaway time!
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