Every summer, I head out way east and go to Madrid, Spain. I’ve gone for seven years in a row now, each trip making me fall more and more in love with the city. It’s practically become my second home—so much so that I decided nearly two years ago to host my wedding there!

Over the years, Spanish women and their fashion ethos have influenced my personal style in more ways than I can count. In the land of Zara, Mango, and jamón ibérico, there’s always something to be inspired by. Every year, I come back with a suitcase full of new shopping items I picked up from my time abroad, nearly all of them purchased after seeing the stylish Madrid women on the streets of Chamberí and Salamanca wearing them. Case in point: the pastel striped jeans from Zara I saw on nearly every corner. After seeing them styled in so many ways, I headed to Madrid’s largest Zara to grab a pair for myself.

As it turns out, I wasn’t the only one obsessed. It took me a good 15 minutes of digging around my local store to find a pair in my size because they were almost sold out. It felt like every stylish Madrileña had bought them before I did.

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