The mission: Share your ideal ensemble for a day at the beach or strolling the boardwalk, incorporating styles from our fun new collection, Resort.

Accomplished by: Libby Bates, Web Merchandise Coordinator and newest member of the social media team

For those who follow Vera Bradley closely through social media, you might remember this adorable intern blogger, Libby Bates, from a few summers back. She blazed the trail for our student aspiring social media-lites by launching Behind the Seams. (See Libby here and here, for reference.)

We’re so thrilled to welcome Ms. Bates back, and to celebrate, we asked her to put her sharp fashion sense to use by styling a Resort look just in time for the official kickoff to the Spring Break season. Lookin’ good, Libby! Lookin’ real good …