Cropped Aztec Print for the Beach

Aztec print crop top: Brandy Melville // Tank: Forever 21 // Shorts: H&M // Sandals: Steve Madden // Sunglasses: Material Girl

This past Monday, which was also Canada Day, I had the pleasure of spending the day with friends out in the intense sunshine that has been visiting beautiful Vancouver lately. First, my boyfriend and I headed downtown for Third Beach in Stanley Park for a three hour tan session. As it was a beach less accessible to non-driving folk, the beach was much less crowded than expected- a definite plus! I tanned, slept, and even dipped (ok, more like submerged myself) into the ocean in order to cool off. I must say that I've forgotten how fun it is to swim out as far as you can into a vast body of water like a large lake or ocean (I was quite the dare-devil as a younger individual).

In keeping with the hot temperature, I wore as little clothing as possible without being indecent. Namely, these shorts, this barely-there tank, and a new Brandy Melville cropped top with a cut-out design on the back. You can blame the internet; once I got a glimpse of these tops on both the site and on Brandy Melville Canada's Instagram account, I just had to get one for myself! 

What kind of clothing have you been wearing to keep cool?