A striped shirt, especially in blue, is one of those wardrobe classics that we reach for time and again for polished style. Whether those stripes range from hairline thin to wide balanced lines, the versatility of this crisp style is unmatched, whether you wear yours tailored, oversized, untucked, half-tucked into jeans, or fully tucked into…
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Add Some Winter Color With Cobalt Jeans
The new trend toward straight jeans gives us lots of options for a new look. A great way to incorporate this style is through these high-waist cobalt jeans! The bold color is definitely one I love. It looks good on almost everyone and it’s easy to wear with other things in one’s closet. Wearability is…
Mesh Sleeve Top Styled Casually
Did you take advantage of the amazing sales before the holidays? Yikes, I sure did! In this post, I’m restyling this adorable mesh sleeve top from the post, Quintessential Christmas: Red Plaid Leggings. This style of top staged a comeback this season and they come in all kinds of styles and colors. Though the black…
Quintessential Christmas: Red Plaid Leggings
Have you chosen your Christmas outfit yet? How about a pair of red plaid leggings and a cute top? The possibilities are endless and the look is super easy to put together. What pattern do you think of when you think of the Christmas holidays? Certainly those with Santas and snowmen and snowflakes, but how…
Velvet Tops for Sumptuous Holiday Style
With the approach of colder days, shorter nights, and the holiday season, style a pretty velvet top for instant style. The fabric is both warm and sumptuous and reminiscent of holidays past. Who among us hasn’t styled velvet at the holidays? This description from a Masterclass article sums it up nicely: The term “velvety” means…
Style a Poet Shirt for Holiday Shopping
A poet shirt (also known as a poet blouse or pirate shirt) is a type of shirt made as a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and on the cuffs. While this one doesn’t have the frills, it fits the description, even though we’re not going for the pirate vibe. Arg. The beauty of this…
Add Mustard to a Floral Tie-Neck Blouse
Need a little fall color in your life? Try a colorful floral tie-neck blouse. Just adding a floral print to a monochromatic piece creates energy and excitement in an otherwise basic look. The benefit of a floral top, of course, is the combination of colors in the print. It’s easy to play up or contrast…
A Fresh Fall Outfit in Jasper Green
We tend to think of fall in shades of yellows and reds, but green shades are a big part of the fall color scheme. Today I’m sharing a fresh fall outfit idea in jasper green. As the ad for Chicos states: From jade to jasper, olive to teal, there are so many ways to wear…
Fall Trends: The Puff Sleeve Top
You’ve seen them everywhere in the new fall lineup: puff sleeves. They are popping up (puffing up?) everywhere in tops, dresses, and sweaters. Today, I’m featuring a puff sleeve top with a pair of trousers for an easy fall look. Here’s a fun fact. Puff sleeves have been around since at least the 16th century….
Add a Pop of Color with a Red Kimono
Even with fall in the air (um, not here, but many of you reading this are already mentioning a hint of fall weather where you live), a pop of color is welcome on a sunny day. And this red kimono does a great job providing some fall color. Think apples. Or berries. Kimonos made a…