Dressing Down
We often talk about dressing up jeans or a favorite t-shirt. Everyone has items they consider dressier: pearls, sequins, silk, stilettos, party dresses. So you take your jeans, tuck in your tshirt, add stilettos and a sequin blazer for a modern party look.
The same principle can work in reverse. If you have an item you love, say a pair of silk pants or a tulle party skirt, and want to get more mileage out of them than the occasional party or office appearance, dress them down. For me, these are a few items that rarely cross out of casual:
The same principle can work in reverse. If you have an item you love, say a pair of silk pants or a tulle party skirt, and want to get more mileage out of them than the occasional party or office appearance, dress them down. For me, these are a few items that rarely cross out of casual:
thick cable knits
fair isle patterns
corduroys
denim/chambray
ditzy florals
kitschy prints
burnout tees
work/hiking boots
cargo anything
Mix and match with messy hair and laid back makeup. Yea! You just expanded the possibilities of your wardrobe.
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I hope not.