What to Wear to Florida When You’re Not From Florida

What to Wear: To Dinner

Need help on what to wear to dinner in Florida? First off, it’s likely going to be HOT, which means, you’re going to want something short and sleeveless. Instead of opting for floral prints or bright colored paisley designs, which I truly cannot stomach, I went with this mod, cheetah-print mini dress from Zara. I paired it with baby pink sandals that added a pop of color to the look, and helped make it more “Florida.”

Animal print is a great print to wear that’s bold and the cropped length of the dress helped it look even more beachy. I wore this dress to Eau Palm Beach’s incredible Italian restaurant Polpo and got so many compliments.

What to Wear: Poolside

If you want a total beach escape that’s still within the country, you have to try out Eau Palm Beach. This is the view from my hotel room balcony, and it only gets better once you head outside to the pool area (that’s designated as adults-only!) and sit by the ocean view. I kept my look simple for grabbing lunch poolside and also chilling by the pool. And as promised, here’s the link for that $20 Target bikini I’m obsessed with.

What to Wear: Coffee Run

For a morning coffee run, I still wanted to stay in my natural fashion element instead of adopting to the Florida culture of beach coverups at all time. I even put an edgier spin on the boxer shorts trend by choosing darker, plaid-inspired prints instead of the traditional light blue coastal-inspired boxers. I made the look bearable in the beating Florida sun by wearing a tube top instead of an oversized tee, but the look would definitely work with both.

What to Wear: Out On The Town

I simply can’t do heels anymore, so I wore this above outfit from Outcast Clothing with Doc Marten boots. However! I was in Fort Lauderdale, I understand in Miami a mini dress and heels is basically required to get into clubs. The cut-out pants were perfect for our bachelorette dinner that we had at Mickey’s Downtown Bistro, which was a fun piano bar with plenty of dancing. It felt like dressing up while still being comfortable. If you are going to Miami and want to stand out with a unique mini dress and heels in a sea of plain ones, I dropped a rec for that too.