When you get invited to a friend’s house for dinner do you struggle with what to wear? I do!
You don’t want to be too dressy, but you don’t want to look like a slob either.
It’s so hard to get it right!
I wore this outfit to a friend’s house last weekend- and I thought it was pretty cute- with the exception of the shoes.
Don’t get me wrong- I really love these shoes- but for the occasion they seemed a little off. Most of the gals were wearing strappy sandals- and having closed toe shoes on felt a little too wintery, but oh well- what can you do?
Just for fun, let’s compare outfits on the right and left- and why the outfit on the right, although similar, doesn’t quite work.
Start with the cardigan- I bought this at Nordstrom’s a few years ago- at the insistence of the sales gal- and I have regretted it ever since. It just seems so ‘old lady-ish’ to me. The collar hangs funny and seems droopy.
The jeans are too long (see how the gather at my ankles) and the light blue color isn’t right for evening. The plain black flats are boring.
As for the left- I switched out the cardigan for this fun blazer. It provides the same warmth as a cardigan, but appears so much more polished. The dark cropped jeans are also more trendy and stylish. Lastly, my shoes- I opted for these cute snakeskin pointy toed heels. Lke I said before- I LOVE these shoes, but am not sure they were the best choice for a summer evening event. I would definitely wear this to work though!
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