I'm not sure when it happened, but at some point in my life, I became obsessed with the tropics -- anything island-printed, beach-like, tropical -- I wanted it. At age 11, I insisted in having both a t-shirt that had "Island Girl" written on it as well as a little tropical-print halter dress, both from Limited Too, of course.
I grew up at the beach, but I would hardly call the coast of North Carolina "tropical."
Now, I absolutely love the clean lines, stripes, and light colors of coastal and nautical inspired decor and clothing, but this spring and summer, I'm loving the vibrant patterns and colors of all things tropical.