Can’t believe it’s already Wednesday! Once again, I’m participating in Work it Wednesday, where I show 1 article of clothing worn 3 ways. Today I’ve selected one of my favorite tops- my striped shirt from J Crew. Which I wore here.
In the picture on the left I’m wearing it with my boyfriend jeans, my new fur booties and my utility vest from Old Navy. A very casual and easy outfit. I’ve heard you are never supposed to wear horizontal stripes- because it makes you look wide- but paired with the vest, there is now a vertical line to break up the look.
On the right, I’ve taken the same concept and flipped it- putting the utility on bottom (cargo pants, rolled up to add style) and adding a denim jacket (sleeves rolled up to add personality). Again, the jacket acts as a vertical line to break up the stripes. I still have on booties, but a different pair that look a little better with these pants. Otherwise it is basically the same outfit in reverse.
Below I’m showing a 3rd look- Here I’ve paired the striped top with my dark skinny jeans, ballet flats and a grey cable knit oversize sweater. This is a little dressier look (the dark denim, flats and pearls), but the oversize sweater adds a casual element to it. Perfect for running around town in!
A huge rain storm blew in while we were taking these pictures, so it’s very dark and hard to see. I apologize!
To be honest, I’m not sure which look I like the best- probably the one with the jeans- which is what I actually wore! Which one is your favorite? Please comment and let me know! I love hearing from my readers, it truly makes my day!!
Other Work it Wednesday posts can be found here and here !
Jeans: Gap, Shirt: J Crew, Vest: Old Navy, Cargo Pants: Louis Permilia, Denim Jacket: Old Navy, Skinny jeans: Anthropologie, Cable sweater: White house, Black Market, Shoes- Fur booties: Marshalls, Booties: Kohl’s, Flats: Nordstroms
Yep, that’s the great thing about a striped top. It acts like a neutral, but adds more punch to the outfit than a neutral could. This is why I find myself fighting my instinct to wear my own striped top WAY TOO OFTEN!! 🙂
Love your blog! I have mined so many great ideas and inspirations from it – for work and weekend/fun! Thank you so much for sharing. I also love that you show the before/after pix and Work It Wed. is the best.
Today I would say I like the jeans outfit and the sweater outfit. I think I want a utility vest now!
And I do check in with you everyday… : )
Great styling!! My favorite is first look with the cargo vest and light brown booties. I really love the layered necklaces in the umbrella pic too, it really dresses it up!
Thank you so much for commenting! I really appreciate it!
You can never go wrong with stripes!! My favorite is the long-cardigan look…
– Lauren
oh my goodness darling outfits! i love a good stripe tee!!!
love the outfit with the vest and boots.so cute
Thanks for all of your sweet comments! love your blog I will for sure be a new follower!
Cami
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I think I need (ok, want) a pair of booties like yours! Maybe hubbie could spoil me tomorrow at the mall… I´ll send a mail with the link of this page… Thanks for the ideas, so great! Could I pin it on my Pinterest account? xoxo
I love those booties! They are actually super warm and comfy! And, yes- please feel free to pin it on your Pinterest account, thanks so much!