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Burgundy skinnies - what works, what doesn't? (pic heavy)

Transcona Shannon

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Not long ago I posted that I didn't like myself in skinnies and found them to be unflattering. Well lo and behold, last week I came across these Attitude by Jay Manuel dark burgundy skinnies, fell in love with the rich colour, tried them on and brought them home! I love the colour and the fit and feel they can work in my wardrobe both for casual wear and for work. The skinnies aren't a keep or return as they are staying.

I just spent an hour playing in my closet with some very quick stylings and I was right - these will be very versatile and I'm surprised at how well the colour works. Can I trouble you to look at these stylings and let me know what works and what doesn't? If there is something that doesn't, are there components of the outfit that work but one of the items needs swapping out? Plus I would love any and all suggestions on what else to pair with these.

BTW please excuse the complete lack of make up or hair styling. I literally took these about an hour after getting out of bed and just having had a cup of coffee. Haven't even brushed my teeth yet…

#1 - with black booties, silk shell and leather blazer
#2 - same outfit without the blazer
#3 - same outfit but with navy Lanai blazer instead
#4 - with denim shirt
#5 - with cream silk blouse, sand wedge booties and fur vest (this looked better in my head and is a fail)
#6 & #7 - with my emerald green cashmere sweater (thanks Astrid for the great colour combo inspiration!)
#8 - with a simple cream chunky knit and sand wedge booties
#9 - with gold drapey sweater, animal print belt and booties
#10 & #11 - with animal print tank, Spiegel leather jacket and black booties
#12 & #13 - with black tank, black booties and charcoal drapey Eileen Fisher cardigan (time to break this sweater out!)
#14 - with animal print tank and purple leather jacket (although the purple is a different shade, can they work together as tonal?)
#15 & #16 - with animal print tank, python booties and white leather jacket
#17 - with black booties and blush Zara blazer
#18 & #19 - with tall black leather boots and cream/black striped sweater

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Joy

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I have burgundy skinnies, sized up, from H&M and love them with browns and greys. I like all your stylings. I will mark this post to copy some of your ideas, if you don't mind. My favorites are 1, 9, 10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15.
ETA some of my burgundy jeans outfits. Looking now, those leopard booties may be too much.

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Suz

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Well, you certainly look great in skinnies from where I sit! I really like these and agree the colour is very versatile.

There's nothing here that is glaringly bad but my favourites are 1, 9 (LOVE!), 15/ 16. I also quite like #14 and it seems to work according to my monitor, anyway!

I'm a little less fond of 4-8 simply because the sweaters seem to cut you in half at the leg break, if you know what I am saying. If you draped the sweaters or faux tucked, I think the proportions might work a bit better. But I'm not sure you can -- depends on the fabrication, right?

Looking again, another solution might be to add a burgundy toned scarf in #8 -- just for some bookending. I know you don't really do scarves all that much, though.

18/19 works better to my eye...I guess the contrast is not as high and then the light stripes bring attention to your face.

El Cee

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Shannon -- you look great in skinnies. This particular pair is a lovely color on you... and, yes, looks to be very versatile. I can see why you were excited to go play with them. All your stylings are great. I especially love #1, #8, #10, and #15. I very much like your amber-colored kitty accessory in #4. (He is beautiful! And looks fab with denim and burgundy.)

Transcona Shannon

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Joy, Suz and El Cee - thank you so much for your feedback.

Joy - I'd be humbled to have you copy anything of mine!

Suz - most interesting that #9 is your favourite. I love the drapey sweater with these skinnies and although I thought I would never EVER semi tuck with skinnies due to my mid section issues, I do think it works. It elongates my legs and makes the proportions work better, doesn't it? I can definitely semi tuck the green cashmere sweater (plus it looks great with the animal print belt). The cream sweater is more bulky and less likely to tuck nicely but you must by psychic 'cause I also thought of a burgundy infinity scarf for bookending. I'm actually really liking a lot of casual outfits with scarves these days and a feel a bit of pull towards them.

El-Cee - kitty Gain is quite convinced he goes with EVERYTHING!

Keep the feedback coming ladies - I always learn so much from your wisdom

Beth Ann

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LOVE 1, 8, 9, 10, 12/13, 14, 15/16, and 18/19.

I'm not loving 3 -- to top seems to not belong. I think the skinnies would work with the vest over a light sweater, perhaps.

On my monitor, the colors in 6/7 aren't harmonizing. Now I love my rust colored pants with cobalt and teal, but my monitor is reading as a strong mint or aqua. Not sure I'm seeing it accurately.

9 must be a party look! How "Diva" are you feeling. What happens if you wear a leather jacket or......wait for it........the fur vest over top?

The pants are fabulous. They're "relaxed skinnies" which makes all the difference!

Beth Ann

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Oh. Brush you teeth!

Kristin L

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They all look great IMO, but my favorites are 6/7, 9 and 18/19.

unfrumped

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Yes, I think they work and it's all in the styling.
I like the more somber or richer colors with them, than the aqua.
#9 is fab, with bookending. Also 1, 10 and 15.

Transcona Shannon

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Beth Ann - so glad you chimed in. I assume you meant #5 when you said "the top seems to not belong"?

My poor green cashmere sweater just never photographs correctly It is a shade lighter than a true kelly green IRL. Definitely not mint or aqua. My yellow toned wall throws off the colour on this sweater every single time.

Oooohhhhhh….love the idea of the fur vest over the gold sweater outfit…SHAZAM!!!

And yes, they are relaxed skinnies. I don't do skin tight so sized up one and love the fit. Here's hoping they don't bag out though or they will be too big.

Transcona Shannon

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Cross posted K and unfrumped - thank you for your comments.

Neel

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Love your stylings! The burgundy skinnies were a great find for you! I love 9 and 10. The fur vest is a bit tricky. And I might need some styling advice from you on that, as I have a similar one.

Nebraskim

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These are great and the burgundy/denim color combo is fresh. I think I dislike skinnies on me, but really haven't tried in years because of fit issues (my really large calves mean the lower legs are usually tight.) So why did you try them if you thought you would not like them? Was it the color? A desire to get out of comfort zone? Were you surprised when they worked out?

pastrygirl

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I like all these stylings! Particularly the metallic sweater -- what a great combo!! I also like it with the gray jacket. Gray and burgundy is a combination I plan to wear a lot this winter. I also love #17!

cheryle (Dianthus)

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I seem to have gone through the exact same process. Decided I wasn't enamored of skinnies then bought some because they seemed to work. I also see a similarity in that the ones we both bought are not super skinny below the knee and aren't suck to the butt skinny either.

I think they look really good and liked every outfit. I do think I prefer them not tucked in boots which is opposite of most skinnies. I really liked 5, 9 and 12. I think it is my usual proportion thing. Broken record here.

Great find Shannon. It is so nice when you find a piece that adds variety to the wardrobe and is still so figure flattering.

Aubergine

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Those do look great on you, and very versatile!

I had to post because, looking through those, #5 was actually one of my favorites! And I'm usually not crazy about fur vests at all, but something about the funkiness of the vest with the delicate pattern of the blouse really works for me.

Other outfits I really liked were 9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14. The only one I was a little unsure about was #17. Something about the shape of the blazer makes me wonder if it would be better with wider-legged pants or a skirt than with skinnies? Or if maybe a longer top peeking out from under the blazer might be worth a try here? I'm sometimes pretty clueless about proportions, though, so feel free to conclude that I don't know what I'm talking about at all!

Shirley

What a visual treat. My favorite is 10, 11. I also love all the sweaters.

Mo

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it looks like you've found plenty of ways to integrate them into what you've got! I'd keep 'em. At first glance of just the thumbnails without opening them, 6/7 and 18/19 seem to not work as well to me, due to the contrast tops cutting straight across the hips. Granted, I have not opened and looked in detail, but from first glance that's the impression I get.

Runcarla

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Isn't Jay Manual something else? Love his stuff. You know he's a Canadian boy,eh!

These pants absolutely work for you. #3, #9 (my favourite) and every combination with the grey leopard top get my vote. I like the denim top for the colour, but would like to see the pants colour repeated (the infinity scarf?) # 6-7 are my least favourite, but it is the colour of the top, not the shape. I think the shape of the top is good.

Don't know if these would work, but for colour clashing fun you could audition your orange top, and don't you have a hot pink one too? And, the yellow leather jacket?

Tricia

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10 - 14 all look terrific. I think I like these with the longer tops the best, and/or with jackets.

Sveta

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Burgundy is a great neutral color and works really well for the skinnies.
My favorites are ##1,9,10,14 and 15. I like the idea of 18 with boots but would prefer to see the sweater more fluid and a bit longer but it is not bad at all.
The colors in #3 just do not play together well - at least on my monitor.

bj1111

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faves: 1,5,9,12,15 and 18. what i like most about these...the cark color schemes are softer--charcoal instead of black e.g. while the bright outfits esp the one with the white jacket (i die) are vibrant.

tiny tweaks: try #2 with the taupe shoes.

experiment: use #2 blouse under the white jacket.

Angie

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Look at you creating your little burgundy skinny jeans capsule. You clever lass. I'm glad they are keepers, Shannon. You look divine in these little darlings. Special shout out to #9, #10, #16 and #18.

Inge

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These were a fantastic find for sure, Shannon, wow! The skinnies look fab on you, and so does this colour. Angie's faves are my favourites too. LOVE how versatile these are going to be for you. And how fun is that striped turtleneck jumper!-)

karymk

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Awesome job! I adore you in the burgundy pants, they are so versatile with what you have! The only stylings I did not think were your best looks were 4-8. This was fun to look at. Thanks for taking the trouble to show us your great handiwork.

Transcona Shannon

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It is exactly this type of feedback that makes YLF such an incredible place! I always learn and grow style wise with your suggestions.

I'm glad you all think the burgundy skinnies work for me because I really REALLY am happy with them. And yes Carla, LOVE Jay Manuel's stuff! I have a few of his pieces now and am really impressed with the fit and quality at such a reasonable price point. I'm glad that Sears Canada is carrying his line.

Nebraskim - it was the colour that drew me in and I just thought "why not try them". And yes, I was very surprised that they worked. I really had a preconceived notion of how I would look in skinnies and it wasn't that at all. I really am trying to learn that you cannot predict the fit of anything until you try it on.

Dianthus - these do fit quite similarly to your cobalt skinnies and I thought about them when I tried them on. Neither one of us likes that "stuck to you" kind of look and these didn't have that. And look at how versatile your coloured skinnies have turned out to be?

Aubergine - I do like the fur vest with them, just not with that blouse. But I already have another idea to incorporate the vest so still think I can make it work.

Carla - will definitely try these with my hot pink sweater. My orange one is actually put away for the winter as it is a very light weight knit and offers no warmth whatsoever. I actually returned the yellow leather jacket so that's out too.

bj1111 - LOVE your tweak suggestions and will definitely give those a whirl. Thank you!

Angie & Inge - when the two of you chime in and use words like "divine" and fab" - you just make my day

Inge - that striped pullover was actually a Goodwill find last year and is one of my favourite cold weather casual items.

Thank you ALL so much for your comments. I always appreciate your time and thoughtfulness.

Jaime

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Well clearly they were a great choice and you were right to immediately decide to keep them. You look great in a lot of these. I agree with Suz and maybe others that the horizontal line, when it is high contrast, is less good than the semi-tuck like in #9, which I love. I expect to be seeing more of these in the future!

Missey

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I do love the skinnies on you; all are lovely but my personal faves are 3, 9, and 13. My very favorite is your smile, it is beautiful in all outfit variations!

Deborah

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Shannon I like each of these outfits. Personal preference dictates I like some better than others but I have no complaints:)

#1, 10 & 13 are so fab with #1 being the standout for me.

Tell me why do you think these skinny jeans are working for you where others haven't? I know for me, I allow my weight to dictate things like this. Do you think this has any bearing for you? Hope this isn't too personal a question:) I have always thought you looked great in skinnies regardless but I do know how sensitively we can see our own proportions.

Ariadne

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YES! 1, 8, 19, 10, 15 and 18 are my faves.

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