WIW : Pale Blue - YouLookFab Forum

HI Ladies,

Felt like stepping out of my comfort zone today:) More and more I realise I can't settle on one specific style, but rather I do enjoy variations that encompass my signature elements... electic? Yes I think so.

These pants were a gift and I have been very hesitant to wear such a light colour on my bottom half:) But it's not fair to have them just hanging in the wardrobe so I needed to give them a run and decide if I should keep or pass them to a friend.

I also wanted to break out my new white booties and while I really see myself pairing these booties with a lot of black, to get started I decided on a lower contrast option. Seeing the optic white on my feet when I look down is taking a bit of getting use to:)

I have spent the whole day in this outfit and given the day was a lot of running around my coat pretty much stayed on until I returned home. A couple of my more fashion savy girlfriends said they really liked the outfit.

What do you think? Are the pants worth keeping? How does this combination look? Should I have not left the house in this:)??

Thanks so much for looking and sharing your thoughts.

xxx Deborah

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10 years ago

Lyn D.

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What a debut for the white booties!!
Absolutely love the black contrast on them with the white shirt and black jacket too.
I would have felt your hesitation in wearing this colour pant/on the bottom half/in Autumn BUT- you nailed it Deborah.
I am almost in tears looking at this outfit- A-MAZ-ING

Deborah

Lyn, thank you! When I left this morning I got "the look" from DH that said "really!!" ha ha.

It IS different for you, and sometimes that's the only thing Hubby's notice!
Our eyes take-in the whole effect, and appreciate the small details.

Anonymous

Absolutely it works! Yes its different to what we are used to seeing but that doesn't mean it's not fab, far from it. The black on the booties echoes the other black items and I expect you will soon get used to seeing the white. You know you could try adding a cuff with a bit of turquoise in instead of your white watch too. I'm glad you're having fun with your eclecticness

Ingunn

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It's an unexpected, but really lovely color, and I think you nailed it 100%. The main reason for the success is the considerable amount of white, IMO. That brings me to your booties - they are gorgeous. Well done!

Makrame

Wow, nice! I really like the touches of white on top and bottom - the blouse and the booties are beautiful and work really well with these pants.

Mochi

Such arty coolness! And those SHOES. I'm dying here.

That's a really nice blue. Thumbs up.

Thistle

Different for you, but so gorgeous! I love that color blue. And those booties!!! So amazing! The pairing of the white, black and blue is lovely.

Gorgeous, arty and eclectic

lyn67

I love this, Deb! Rare occasion to see light pants on me, too(other than my white denims and pants!) I like the black soles and parts on your white booties helping equilibrate the darker topper, and the white shirt popping out on the neckline is bookending the white shoes, and blue pants are between , bridging between the blacks and whites! Thumbs up from me!

Mona

The booties are fabulous, Deb and make the outfit very interesting. Are these the same booties as Caro's silver ones?

pil

Beautiful color pants, Deborah. Yes, outside of your usual colors, but still lovely! Those boots are fab-u-lous and I love the softness of your blouse.

Maybe the look on your husband's face was more along the lines of being stunned by your loveliness rather than the "really!!" that you read : )

Jaime

What a gorgeous shade of blue! I love them with the white boots and especially like it without the coat when more of the white shirt shows on top. Keep the blue trousers and try that color on top too!

It's a beautiful blue, and looks great with the black and white!

texstyle

You really made these pants into a fabulous outfit with the black and white - I would definitely keep them because you look fantastic! Love those new booties too.

Suz

Echoing Shevia!! Love the new booties, too. I would have bought those in a flash as well. You will get a ton of wear from them.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

GOOD GRIEF

*faints with white crash helmet*

Transcona Shannon

LOVE LOVE LOVE those light blue skinnies with the new white boots - STELLAR and GORGEOUS!!!

kellygirl

Awesome! You are a genius to style them with the sheer blouse and white booties. SO pretty, Deborah! LOVE this.

annaj

Yes! Love it!

KILLER to the power of KILLER. Those come out very sparingly!

So much better than black from head to toe to my eye Debs, I can't even begin to explain it!!!! Youthful, vibrant, flattering, hip, graphic, eclectic, ALIVE and SO CHIC! The white peeking out from under the shirt makes a huge difference. Softer. Verve :). And that blue with the white is magical. *WOW* !!!

I need to recover from your sizzling style quotient. xo

Sarah A

this is just truly amazing in every way. I love the white under the asymmetric black sweater then echoed again in the shoes. Im with Angie, WOW! WOW! WOW!

unfrumped

I don't see how you do it! It all works together. I like the idea of repeating the blue somewhere in the outfit (not necessarily even the exact blue) but it looks great as-is. I think the more dramatic top elevates the pants to a different vibe. Plus the black trim on the white boots was inspired, to play well with black items.

rachylou

Uh, YES! Keep the pants!

I have to tell you, I have been all for autumn colours in the spring (forest green and black), but I love even better a total role reversal - spring robin-egg blues in autumn as well. My dear, I think you have set the trend!

Parsley

Wow! That shade of blue is fabulous on you, Deborah! Sometimes pastels can risk looking twee, but the way you've styled them with the black and white there is no danger of that. You look fresh, modern, and gorgeous.
LOVE the boots, too!

Susie

I totally agree with Parsley! You've taken a color that's not you yet styled it into a look that is absolutely you. Definitely keep!

Kiwichik

I definitely think you have nailed it. If you had described this combination I would have been doubtful (I too have a pale bottom phobia) but it just works so beautifully especially with the white boots and definitely fits with your style vibe.

Wow! Thank you all so much for the encouragement re the light bottoms
And thank you for the boot love! I should confess that I was very carefull all day not to get marks on the boots lol.

Mona the books are physically the same as Caro's but not the same label. Caro's are actually a better pair of boots quality wise.

In the evening I changed into my black skinnies but same combo to do the groceries and I was really happy with the graphic look of the black and white. DH was funny. He said, are you going to wear WHITE boots to the supermarket??? I think he was just teasing I did notice the boots got a few looks while I was out

And Angie you are so lovely. I had a suspicion you may appreciate this one. I did feel that subconciously I was channelling some of your signature elements.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone xxx

Aida

WELL. Deborah this is just amazing!! Definitely wear those pants more. The boots are gorgeous, and if I were to picture "the perfect white bootie for Deb" that's just how they'd look (with a bit of black!). The white shirt layered underneath the black is just brilliant, and the best detail of the look to me. If you repeat outfits, this is a WINNER and absolutely needs to come out to play often

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