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Spring Trends at Carolina Premium Outlets

This post was sponsored by Carolina Premium Outlets. All opinions are my own.

Happy Monday, sweet friends! I hope y’all had a lovely weekend and a beautiful Easter. For some reason, I just can’t get my head around the fact that it is April. I feel like it was just New Year’s Eve and now we are full swing into spring and the days are finally getting longer. About two weeks ago, one of my BFFs and I headed to Smithfield, NC to visit Carolina Premium Outlets to get a head start on spring fashion. Carolina Premium Outlets is eastern North Carolina’s premier outlet shopping destination with over 80 of the most sought-after outlet retail stores. Y’all know by now that “sale”, “clearance” and “last chance” are literally some of my favorite words, so of course, outlet shopping has a special place in my heart. If y’all follow me on Snapchat and/or Instagram stories, you know I  cannot turn away from a good sale and that’s probably why I have over 70 pairs of shoes and have never paid paid full price for any, holla! So getting the latest spring trends from Carolina Premium Outlets everyday for up to 65 percent off, is the place I want to be for shopping this season. I was able to peak at a bunch of new items, summer trends and new stores during my visit but want to share my top 5 favorite trends I love, upcoming events + how to win a $50 giftcard!

How to add delicate floral prints in your wardrobe How to add delicate floral prints in your wardrobe1| Floral Print + 2| Pastels
Top: Banana Republic | Pants: Loft

ICYMI, I’ve styled floral a few times over the past few weeks and I am so excited that I found this trend everywhere at Carolina Premium Outlets. Florals are the ultimate print for all things church, brunch, weddings, birthdays, date night and everything else in between. This top is a delicate floral print which is perfect to pair with pretty pastels (tongue twister, ah). LOFT and Aeropostale at your must-stop spots at CPO for florals this season. Here are a few of my other favorites:

slip on spring shoes How to wear white jeans this spring3 | Slip-on sneaks
Brand: Dr. Scholl’s Store: Naturalizer

Y’all, I rarely wear sneakers unless I’m going to the gym/to workout or moving. However I am trying to get outside of my comfort zone this season and was on the hunt for the perfect slip-on sneakers for everyday errands and life. I found these adorable snake print kicks at Naturalizer from the Dr. Scholl’s brand. The best part about them, besides the adorable print, is that they have memory foam and a supportive backing so I can wear them all day long with no pain. There were so many great colors and prints to pick from at across a few stores at Carolina Premium Outlets but Naturalizer hands down had the best selection. Here a few more of my favorite styles + prints:

coral dress with ruffle sleeves How to wear coral this spring4 | Arm Details + 5| Statement Earrings
Dress: Ann Taylor | Earrings: Dressbarn

Spoiler Alert: This was my Easter dress yesterday! The corral color is the perfect match for my skintone and I love the fit for sitting/standing for long periods. Fun sleeves including ruffles are all the rage this season and this is a bandwagon I’m 110% willing to join. One of the reasons I picked this dress in particular is because it was simple and something I could wear over and over again. I’ve also noticed that this style of dress is becoming majorly popular this season because the relaxed shape fits every single body type. As a size 8/10 myself and standing at 5’0, I know the struggle of trying to make popular trends work for your body type and the many frustrations behind it. I would recommend this dress to all my friends from a size 2 to 12 to 22 and know that they will look amazing in it. As we all know, statement earrings are my thing (yes, with shoes) so I had to snag these corral drop earrings from Dressbarn. They were the last pair but I noticed there were so many different styles of statement earrings for all the different colors that will be popular this spring. Here a few more arm/sleeve detail styles I was crushing on during my trip:

On top of these trends, there are a few amazing deals that are still going on/coming up:
Jockey Real Fit Bra event: 2 bras for $99 + in-store measuring
Banana Republic: 50%-70% off the entire store
Perfumania: Free gift with new Sofia Vergara Tempting Paradise Scent
Under Armour: 2 for $30 tees, tanks and shorts

And because I loved shopping so much at Carolina Premium Outlets in Smithfield, I’m offering one of my readers a $50 giftcard! Here’s how to enter:

1 | Follow me: www.instagram.com/lotsofsassblog

2 | Follow Carolina Premium Outlets: www.instagram.com/carolinapremiumoutlets

3 | Join Carolina Premium Outlets’ FREE VIP shopper club, a membership-based club for the savviest shoppers. Members have access to the exclusive online offers not available to the public and also receive periodic center updates: premiumoutlets.com/vip

That’s it! In about 2 minutes you’ll be entered to win a $50 giftcard to Carolina Premium Outlets to get your spring shopping started! The contest will run until April 8th at 11:59pm and the winner will be announced next week on the blog, Instagram and Facebook. In the meantime, keep up with Carolina Premium Outlets on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Good luck to everyone entering and I can’t wait to see what you put together. Thanks for reading! -xo, Azanique <3

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Comments

  2. So many cute and new clothing/shoes! Always so much fun going on a little shopping spree. Your Easter dress is so cute and looks so great on you. Thanks for sharing!

    xo, lydia

  10. Girlfriend you look STUNNING in this neon coral dress! Such a great color and those sleeves are so fun!

  18. Arm details are so huge right now! I just bought the most beautiful gingham dress with exaggerated sleeves! Oh and I love a good deal too!!

  24. You’re making me want to go outlet shopping now! The closest outlets to me are in Williamsburg, but worth the trek for those deals! I love all the goodies you found and the outfits you put together!

  27. Love all these outfits!! I love that coral dress and those pink heels for spring!

    xo, Kristina

  28. So fun and springy! Loving the colors. Outlet shopping is always the best too.

    Xx,

    Lauren | lifestylesbylauren.com

  31. you got so many great spring picks! I am especially loving the light mint green pants and your salmon dress. so beautiful! xo

  33. Those fuchsia heels that you snagged are EVERYTHING! Love the color.

  37. You and those ruffle sleeves! I love all the looks you picked on your shopping trip and let’s be real about those sneakers – I would have them on repeat around here!

  39. Obsessed with your first outfit!! I love all the spring vibes as well! Those pink heels are sooo cute:)

    xoxo, Hannah

  42. You look adorable in all these outfits. I love the pink heels! I may need to buy those.

  44. I can tell you are a shoe girl!! Absolutely adore the coral dress on you! I need to try this color too, so ready for spring. Its still cold here 🙁

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