The flat sandals keep this outfit on the smart casual side (or even dressy casualwhich sounds like an oxymoron, but it just means its slightly nicer than casual)
A classic clutch or small crossbody bag carries your essentials while keeping the elegant aesthetic intact
It features tie-shoulders and a fitted waist to ensure you get a flattering fit, and as its hooked up in a cotton blend yarn it'll be light and airy enough for even the hottest summer days
Either choose a fringy purse/lace up shoe and go minimal with jewelry or reverse it and totally rock out with beaded bracelets or tiered necklaces
After all, theyre both hard-boiled crime novels, both set in Los Angeles in the 1st half of the 20th century, and both debut their famous private-eye protagonists, Philip Marlowe and Easy Rawlins, who would appear in multiple novels, and even on the big screen