Here are some of my favorite ways to wear ankle boots:

• Wear ankle boots with flare leg jeans, a (#6) loose knit sweater, and a (#3) hippie headpiece for a look that’s ideal for class or a casual date.
• Ankle boots look awesome with dresses and skirts! Go for more fitted shoes when wearing maxi skirts, but the shorter the skirt, the clunkier you can make your shoes!
• I’m crazy about the fringed ankle boots I see all over Instagram. Those would look fab with a slit maxi skirt, off the shoulder top, and a bold (#10) stack of bracelets.

3. Chic Headwraps and Hairbands

Hippie babe Vanessa Hudgens might not have invented the headwrap, but she certainly helped boost its popularity!

I started out wearing thin hippie headbands, but have now graduated to bolder cloth styles. Bonus points for those of you bold enough to try a flower crown.

I love getting my headwraps on Amazon — you can get a six pack of patterned styles (above left) for just under $16!

Here are a few fun ways to wear them:

• Wrap headbands look great across your forehead, but I prefer to wear them back an inch or two past my hairline, almost like a halo. This is a good way to wear a headwrap if the elastic in it is too tight to comfortably wear across your forehead. Cloth styles look great like this too!
• Hairbands are a great way to add glamour and fashion to a bad-hair-day ponytail.
• Add texture to your hair before wearing — I’ve found that these wraps look best with curly, wavy, or textured hair rather than my natural pin-straight state. Try spritzing with salt spray and scrunching, or curling large sections before wearing.

4. A Unique Maxi Dress

Buy at Lulus

Buy at Lulus

Buy at Lulus

We all owe a huge “thank you” to the 2000s era Olsens for making maxi dresses such a hot item. I love anything with a print or pattern, but lace detailing is gorgeous too. You just don’t want to go too basic. Look for geometric or nature-inspired prints for extra bonus points!