Kristen Weekly Outfits: Formula #3, dressed up

I really love Angie's whole flop-proof formula idea, although most of them are for a casual dress code and I need to go a couple steps up for my everyday wear. It occurred to me that I essentially have taken Formula #3 -- the Casual dress + tights or hose + tall boots combo that Laura65 so wonderfully modeled for us on the blog -- and added a little tweaking to make it appropriate for the office.

My new formula is:
Dress + Layering Top + Necklace/Scarf + Long/Short Cardigan + Tights + Boots/Booties

I wore this combo every day this week, and I will probably wear it every day next week. There are so many variations I don't repeat an outfit at all!

Monday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....045873323/
Black knit LOFT dress, cream ragged-edge LOFT tee, gold J Crew locket, long teal ATFactory cardigan, brownish-black cabled tights, brown FS slouchy tall riding boots

Tuesday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....553646145/
black AT sheath, sky-blue patterned sheer scarf, military blue regular-length BR cardigan, black striped tights, grey fabric bow Naturalizer booties

Wednesday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....058304702/
purple-brown circle-pattern Marshall dress, purple ragged-edge LOFT tee, 3-in-1 mixed-stone tasseled necklace, mustard yoked Halogen cardigan, purple cabled tights, brown slouchy FS riding boots

Thursday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....otostream/
This time I wore a sweater underneath the dress instead of over.
black LOFT jersey fitted dress with lantern sleeves, two long silver necklaces, purple cowlneck F&T sweater, grey striped tights, grey FS patent heeled oxford brogues

George really likes those shoes, LOL. http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....otostream/

Friday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....otostream/
The Grape Ape outfit; everything but the boots is a shade of purple!
aubergine AT sheath, pink-and-purple F&T skinny silky scarf, grape AT long cardigan, grey-and-black striped tights, plum patent LC rainboots

And it can go on and on and on...

16 years ago

Queen Mum

Veteran

Kristen, all I can say is you ROCK the frock! You look so great in dresses- love every single outfit! Your co-workers must really enjoy seeing you walk into the office every day!

marianna

You were made to wear dresses. WOW. I'm totally envious of your dress wearing abilities. You look amazing. Your outfits are all so inspired and so well put together.

Boof

Active Member

All I can say is, "Wow!" Every day is fabulous! Those Naturalizer booties are too cute for words! Your color combinations are inspiring! :o)

Anonymous

You look wonderful everyday. My favorite is your use of black and blue on Tuesday and those fabulous shoes!

agrace

Kristen, you look so cute every day~ and I love your dresses. You are the master of sheaths! I would like to find just one sheath. They are hard to find right now bc they are all so darn short , at least at Banana Republic which is always my first stop. I really need to check out AT and AT Loft. Fabulous week!

RoseandJoan

Simply gorgeous, I love your style.

Alecia

Fabulous! My favorite is Wednesday. I think it's the dress style that appeals to me and probably the color. Every day is a winner. I'm thinking this is going to be a big look for me this winter on the days I don't need to wear suits. Thanks for providing inspiration.

medusa

Kristen, what an amazing week! You look fantastic. It's too hard to pick a favorite - I love the scarf you wore on Tuesday, the color combination on Wednesday, and the whole Friday outfit because I love purple.

Thanks for posting about updating the formula to make it dressier - that is so inspiring.

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

Like you Kristen, I err on the dressier side and rarely dress casually. I am smart casual and business casual most of the time, and this year in particular I am wearing my jeans less and less. But I too use my formulas and swap out the components for smarter items. Works like a charm!

So from one frock and boots obessessed lass to another, you score a big fat 10 for the week! Love your fabulous frock style, Kristen! Wave to Laura :0)

Kristen

Thanks all! I picked up a couple more dresses this weekend at the Rack so expect to see even more combinations of the formula.

Agrace, BR dresses are just too short for me too, but I do love them and keep trying them. AT has come out with some spectacular ones this season; I'm not crazy about their tops and sweaters right now, but their dresses can't be beat. I have also had several dresses tailored to lower the hem line so it's a little more reasonable; check if you have fabric to do so when you are shopping.

Whooo, a 10 from Angie! I blame/thank you for getting me on the dress kick, you know -- but it's worked out so perfectly for my wardrobe needs! I can go business casual to business with just a few accessory or sweater/jacket changes. The flexibility of the formulas is just amazing; it's a hard thing to wrap our minds around sometimes, because so many fashion formulas say you *must* have this piece or the other, but your flop-proof formulas don't restrict like that and they are still, well, flop-proof.

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