Beginner feedback please

Ola

As suggested in another post, I took a couple of photos of my outfits this morning. Please ignore the wet hair, I had just gotten out of the shower.

I'm not wearing any shoes in these either, oops! May have to get DH to take the photos, cause I think the angled mirror and my arm in the air is changing things a bit.

In case it asks for a password: fab2008

http://i266.photobucket.com/al.....CF1745.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/al.....1749-1.jpg

Your feedback is appreciated!

18 years ago

Dressing

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Latest reply was from shannon

shannon

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I like the second outfit with the white jacket. Both outfits might look better with a longer top under the jackets. The brown jacket would look nice with a more colorful top. I do really like the way both jackets fit you though. They are both cute too! So what shoes would you be wearing?

18 years ago

Ola

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Thanks Shannon!

I'm afraid I'd rather un-stylish with my shoe choices, I go for comfort first. I would probably wear these:

http://www.famousfootwear.com/.....a51379.jpg

That said, I'm hoping to get a couple new pairs of shoes this summer (I was thinking of a pair of flats and a pair of sandals) so suggestions are welcome!

18 years ago

Ana

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Do you have any foot issues, Ola? I know of a couple of nice flats that would work well for summer. I have my eye on these:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3.....n/s/7.html

These are nice too (they ran out of my size):

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/32413339/c/935.html

I've heard good things about this one as well:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7369599.html

I would take a pass on the tennis shoes, and I agree with Shannon's suggestions as well.

18 years ago

Ola

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Should the top be longer than the jacket, or just longer than it currently is? Maybe these are shorter on me because I'm tall, I'm not sure, but I will check some stores this weekend to see if I can find some that are better.

With the flats, since I'm only planning to get one pair, I want them to be versatile, you know? I'm not very adventurous in the shoe department but I don't want to be too boring. Would dark coloured flats be too warm for the summer? You don't wear socks with them, right? Do they get sweaty? I know, so many questions!

How about a pair like this?
http://canada.zappos.com/n/p/d.....25336.html
(I have a weak spot for red or maybe the dark brown?)

Or something with more colour, but could I wear it with a lot of different things?
http://canada.zappos.com/n/p/d.....32277.html

And I've been reading posts about animal/giraffe prints, which look cute:
http://canada.zappos.com/n/p/d.....39545.html

Have I mentioned I'm indecisive? I definitely think nicer shoes will smarten up the whole look, so I think I'll put those at the top of the list.

18 years ago

Nicole

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First, I think your clothes fit you well, and you have a good basic outline going on. You just need to take it up a notch with color and accessories. I'm a big fan of necklaces, and think they can make a blah outfit look a thousand times better. You don't need alot of them either. The first outfit with the olive jacket is a great cut and fit--but it would look even better with a colorful top. Citron and olive work really well together (Ana has a great photo of that combo). Red does too.

As for the shoes...I think the first pair look wintery because of the quilting. That could just be my perspective though. I love the second pair--and they would go with a lot of different looks. I like the last pair--you can never go wrong with animal print, so long as you keep it to one piece per outfit.

Edit: Pass on the sneaker style shoes you posted from Famous Footwear. They will really detract from your overall polished look.

18 years ago

Angie

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Thanks for posting pics Ola. I have few questions:
o are you wearing the same jeans in both pictures?
o what brand and cut are you wearing?

18 years ago

Ola

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Hi Angie. It is the same jeans in both pictures. They're a flared style from Bluenotes, which is a jeans store here, not sure if they are in the US too.

Nicole, I will have a look around in some local stores, probably this weekend, to see what's available. Sounds like a more colourful pair like the second one I posted would go with many different outfits, so I'll see if I can find something similar. The sneakers I already have, but they're good for a lot of walking (gotta love gel insoles!) so I'm sure I'll still wear them on more casual/sporty outings.

Oh, I almost forgot. I wanted to ask about necklace suggestions too - what do you think?

18 years ago

shannon

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I would totally go for the second pair of shoes. They are fun, summery and would go with a lot. I'm not a fan of animal print myself. They last pair aren't bad, but still seem more of a cold weather shoe to me.

18 years ago

shannon

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The shirt should stick out at the bottom of your jacket.

18 years ago

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