So today’s outfit is inspired by the anointed indie goddess herself, Zooey Deschanel, and her character Summer, from 500 Days of Summer, co-starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I include both the character and the actress because it’s clear that the character’s wardrobe was inspired by the actress portraying her: pretty, feminine, romantic pieces with bows and ruffles that are typical of Zooey Deschanel’s pixie princess style.

I haven’t seen the movie myself, but the idea of creating an outfit inspired by Summer planted itself in my head when I saw this fandom!secret:

I want to say I understand where the OP (original poster) is coming from, and I think I do, but again, I haven’t seen the movie. However, the blogosphere has once again come to the rescue of people like me, with this post distilling this movie down to four comic panels.

Click - YouBentMyWookie

Bwahaha.

Let’s get on with the outfit, shall we?

Puddle Pleasure Skirt ………. $34.99
Button Shoulder Blouse ………. $48.27
Lacey Floral Skimmer ………. $9.99
Sparkly Headband in Gold ………. $2.50

Summer seemed to dress, based on stills I looked at, in hues from the same color family. That’s why, when I found this pretty, swishy, A-line skirt with the bow that was so typical of her style, I built the outfit around it and selected a tan-ish blouse. I found this cream/tan colored one at ASOS and just thought it was so pretty and feminine and prim, and paired it with the skirt.

Because I splurged a bit on the skirt (I rarely blow half my budget on one single item; I try to balance things out pretty equally), that meant I had $15 to find shoes and an accessory. I found these cute, quirky flats at Delia’s. Despite the fact that it’s a pretty ‘young’ store, I can occasionally find cute little random things there.

Also, they used to sell underwear, and now they don’t, and this makes me sad, because all of my super-cute underwear (as opposed to my cute underwear) comes from there. Super sad! And unrelated!

Finally, Zooey loves her headbands. As does Summer. So I selected this gold one from Forever21. It adds some glitz and sparkle and gold is still kind of in the color family I went with here.

And there we have a cute little ensemble inspired by Summer WhatsHerFace from 500 Days Of Summer!