Small Town Girl Big Town Fashion: Denim Daze with DakotaChic

Hi- I’m Sarah Jo & I write the lifestyle blog DakotaChic.

DakotaChic, not be confused with Dakota chick, (although I’m technically that too) is a lifestyle blog that brings together all of my favorite things- food, fashion, beauty and home decor.

I started DakotaChic because I believe that living in the Midwest doesn’t mean we can’t be just as stylish as our friends in New York or California. My blog is designed to inspire others to step up their style and add a little chic into their everyday lives.

Denim Daze

I love the idea of Small Town Girl, Big Town Fashion, and was so excited when Rural Housewives asked me to submit a post. I am a firm believer that living in a fashion desert is not an excuse to live in your sweatpants, (We have the internet!) and that just because you live in a small town doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice your personal style.

There are a lot of fun styles trending for this summer, but this post is dedicated to the one trend I think we can all get behind, and that’s DENIM! I don’t know about you, but if I could only wear one fabric for the rest of my life, it would be the ever-versatile denim. Light wash, dark wash, acid wash, distressed, vests, jackets, jeans, dresses… the list goes on and on.

Here’s a few ways that you can incorporate denim into your look beyond your usual blue jeans:

Denim Vest 

Trust me, it will go with more than you think! Pair with a maxi skirt or LBD for something you could easily wear out on a Friday night.

Denim Dress 

Earlier this spring I came across this denim dress. It is light and incredibly comfy for summer. (BONUS: It’s acid wash, which is also back in style!)

Canadian Tux 

And if you’re like me and are so obsessed with denim that you want to cover yourself in this incredible fabric from head to toe… go for it! The Canadian Tux is even socially acceptable this season. Grab a denim or chambray shirt and throw it on with your favorite blue jeans and a pair of cute heels.

For outfit details and more, take a look at my full Denim Daze series on www.dakotachic.com.

Are you a fan of denim? What are your favorite pieces?

Small Town Girl, Big Town Fashion: Bri Belko

Our second installment of Small Town Girl, Big Town Fashion is here! We are all about planning outfits for the Holidays! My friend and fellow fashionista, Bri Belko has given us three of her favorite looks for the Holiday season. Bri, who is a city girl at heart, has learned to love the country life. She started working at her uncle’s ranch in 2011 and now loves her life as part-time cowgirl, part-time city slicker. Bri loves MAC Makeup, both high heels and cowboy boots, fresh flowers, God, her husband, and anything that sparkles (as she shares below). Bri and I connected instantly over fashion, beauty, and our love for agriculture. We are so honored to have her share with Rural Housewives some of her style and story. You can find Bri over at the Grimmius Cattle Co. Page on Facebook. Thank you, Bri! – Jenny 

Fashion is something that defines a girl, whether she realizes it or not.  What a girl wears says a lot about her unique style. 

Small Town Girl, Big Town Fashion: Jenny Dewey Rohrich

I am not quite sure how I came up with the idea for this series on this site, but I did. I mean I can’t be the only one who wears fancy dresses and high heeled boots to the small town local bar, just because I can. Or wears fake lashes to an outdoor small town celebration, you know, because I can. Or sports bright lipstick and wedges a couple times a week when I work in an office full of men, yep, because I can.

My husband regularly teases me about getting all gussied up or getting too fancy for the evening. But the truth is that sometimes a girl likes to dress up, put on her best, curl her hair, and don her fake eyelashes and bright lipstick… Even if you are only going out to the small town bar. There’s just something about those things that puts that extra stride in your step and makes you feel like a lady because let’s be honest, as much as I love yoga pants and a t-shirt… It doesn’t leave me feeling sexy or much like a lady. Instead I feel like, well, lazy.

So just because I live in rural America doesn’t mean that I need to compromise fashion or beauty. Instead I am a small town girl rocking big town fashion! And you can too! For this series, we figured we would share our favorite things.. whether it be clothes, beauty products, hair products, whatever. Anything that helps you get gussied up or even something that you enjoy in your daily regimen. If you’d like to put together some of your favorite things and show us how you make it being a small town girl with big town fashion, please let us know! We would love to make this a regular series on this site!