https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:00:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5987 Wed, 07 May 2008 23:02:58 +0000 Tanya 5987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like that yellow Jcrew dress a lot! I like it in pink as well. I'd try it on and see how it look over jeans, and if I like it, I'd go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5986 Wed, 07 May 2008 22:58:21 +0000 Ana 5986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll have to check it out. I just got a coupon for 15% off, so I'm headed over there this weekend to see what I can find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5955 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:16:44 +0000 Patience 5955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the yellow. They also have the dress in solid colors. It hits mid thigh so I'd definitely wear it with skinnies or clamdiggers. It's in the swim section of the store but I think it's okay to wear over a cami for smart casual. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5947 Wed, 07 May 2008 16:11:15 +0000 Ana 5947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Patience, that J. Crew dress is adorable! Are you thinking of it in the pink or yellow? I like both! </p> <p>Thanks for the info on tailors. I guess I'll just resign myself to paying a higher price for alterations for now, but I'll keep my eye out and definitely let you know if I find something cheaper. What's funny is that they charge so much to do a simple hem, but to do something like take in a shirt and add darting and all sorts, they'll only charge $10.00 more than they would to hem a skirt or dress. Go figure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5945 Wed, 07 May 2008 16:03:59 +0000 Antje 5945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh, I love that J Crew one with the ruffles at the bottom (in both yellow and pink). Very pretty! Are you going to wear it as a dress or over skinnies? I imagine both woudl look great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5942 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:44:39 +0000 Angie 5942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They both look like great options, Patience! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5938 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:15:32 +0000 Patience 5938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I'm 5'3". Thanks for the great post on tunics. Of the pics you posted I can most easily see myself in the first one. I like the pink shift too but I'm not sure that it would work for me. Also, I can't remember the last time I owned an article of pink clothing. I'm considering this one:</p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod94682171&#038;catId=cat302251" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/p.....=cat302251</a></p> <p>which I tried and looks fine. I also bought this one on sale to have hemmed:</p> <p><a href="http://search.bloomingdales.com/exec/?n=1&#038;sbb=1&#038;t1=Womens&#038;u1=t1&#038;c=16&#038;u2=sbb_t2&#038;b=French+Connection&#038;u3=b&#038;sbb_t2=Contemporary" rel="nofollow">http://search.bloomingdales.co.....ntemporary</a></p> <p>(the one at the top with the logo). I think it looks good but it's one of those that might draw some pregnant comments.</p> <p>Ana, I'm afraid I don't know of an inexpensive tailor. I use the mall or Mesa alterations which is near where I work. They cost the same. I just noticed another one near my office to try but I'm afraid I'm not in the loop for tailors. So if you find one be sure to let me know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5932 Wed, 07 May 2008 14:49:20 +0000 Angie 5932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm pale, blonde and have acidic green eyes. Citron really works if you keep it clean. Trust me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5926 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:29:19 +0000 Ana 5926@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have blonde hair and pale skin as well. I am seriously thinking about the light citron because I think it would be bright enough that it wouldn't just wash us out or make us look greenish-yellow. I ordered the sour lemon cardigan, thinking it would be a brighter yellow, and it wasn't at all, and had a slightly green tint to it. It would have been okay if it had been brighter, but it was just too dark and close to my skin color...I think it just made me look ill. J. Crew actually changed the color--the earlier pieces they came out with this season were that yellowy-green Sour Lemon. The newer ones are a very nice shade of warm yellow, so they must have had problems selling the previous color. </p> <p>The light citron seems very light and bright. I think it would look so crisp with white or ink blue. Here's the color on one of their models. Yeah, she is totally tan and gorgeous so of course it looks great on her, but it gives a better representation of the color than just seeing it against a white background:</p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod94836171&#038;catId=cat302185" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/p.....=cat302185</a></p> <p>The Kelly green is a beautiful color as well. I've found that it is a much darker, more emerald green in person. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5921 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:18:23 +0000 christie 5921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Ana,</p> <p>I have not posted photos of myself here. I'm too lazy to deal with the camera, downloading, etc... Plus my batteries are dead in my camera, and I'm too lazy to get new ones.</p> <p>Anyway, I have blonde hair and pale skin, but I look good in greens. Not sure about yellows. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5823 Tue, 06 May 2008 23:53:19 +0000 Ana 5823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heh, no problem Julia! Now you HAVE to get the white skinny jeans and citron cardigan so we can see if I was right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5817 Tue, 06 May 2008 23:20:48 +0000 Julia 5817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Ana for all the suggestions for me, I like them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5805 Tue, 06 May 2008 21:29:01 +0000 Ana 5805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the comments on the Anthro top. A lot of it isn't really my style, but every once in a while I find something that I like and I think could work really well in my wardrobe.</p> <p>Christie, I just realized I totally got you mixed up with Julia! Sorry about that! Have you ever posted pictures on here? So, I'm not *sure* that the light citron cardigan would work on you, since I was thinking you had medium skin and dark hair, but I think the shape of it is great, especially if you are outside and then inside and need to carry a cardigan with you for air conditioning. That color still might be good (it would look awesome with white--very fresh and summery), and if not, I would definitely recommend trying it in another color.</p> <p>Patience, I completely understand about the heat, since we're in the same city. Austin gets so humid and nasty during the summer. I probably won't wear my tunic over jeans look for much longer, but I am planning on pulling it back out when the weather gets a little cooler again. If you wait for Autumn, you may find more structured options that would work for you. I just bought the NY&#38;Co tunic in brown, and it's pretty shapeless. I dropped it off at Ace Alterations today and I'm having it taken in quite considerably. I really like the color and the roll sleeves though--just my style. I am also definitely investing in more dresses this year--they are so easy and a lot cooler even than shorts, I think. You bought that bold floral dress from Ann Taylor, right? Love that! There's a place at the Arboretum called "Harold's," you might find some nice dresses in there as well. Good quality, and the style is comparable to AT or ATL. </p> <p>P.S. Patience, I have to get things altered quite often and my bill is really racking up at Ace Tailors. Do you know any other places that do a really good job but maybe don't cost as much? I know Ace charges $22.50 to do a simple hem on a dress ($28.50 if you want to preserve the hem). They always do a fantastic job, but it would be nice if there was an equally great, less expensive place in town. Since I've only lived here a couple of years, I thought maybe you might have a better suggestion. Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5799 Tue, 06 May 2008 21:15:35 +0000 Angie 5799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally understand the temperature thing, Patience. There is nothing cooler than a dress. </p> <p>It’s sounds to me like you’re not at all bohemian (I’m not either), and it IS a question of finding the right dress to wear over jeans. Remind me of your height? ( I’m posting about this look tomorrow) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5777 Tue, 06 May 2008 18:40:29 +0000 Patience 5777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not really feeling the tunic over jeans look this season either. I keep telling myself that I just haven't found the right tunic but now I'm starting to wonder. Somewhere at the back of my mind I'm thinking that I might as well just do the dress without jeans because it would be cooler. I'm also just having a hard time visualizing the look I'd want. Everybody looks great in their shirt dresses and this is definitely my style but for some reason it hasn't appealed to me enough to go out and buy one. The tops I have ended up with are all hip length so maybe it's just a fluke of what's out there because I probably would have bought the same tops if they were 8 inches longer and then I would have had a tunic. Well, Angie has said she will blog about this so maybe then I'll get some ideas. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5760 Tue, 06 May 2008 17:00:13 +0000 christie 5760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your suggestions, all of you. </p> <p>What I am most glad about is knowing that you guys think the white jeans can work as smart casual. I think i'm going to check out some nice blouses and camis. Those might be what I'm looking for. </p> <p>And, Ana, I love that top from Anthropologie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5756 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:54:13 +0000 Angie 5756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super suggestions as always Ana. </p> <p>And by the way, you'd look great in that Anthropologie top. You CAN get great things there. I often compliment people on tops that they have bought from this store. If it’s your style then go for it. I’m a little hard on them for reasons we have discussed but that should never stop anyone from finding what is right for them. In retail we NEVER leave a stone unturned because retailers change their look EVERY season. Look at how BR blossomed again this season, but poor old Gap is still in retail trenches. </p> <p>And you’ll be fine wearing shorter tops with skinnies Christie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5733 Tue, 06 May 2008 15:38:12 +0000 Ana 5733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm....I wouldn't describe myself as having overly large hips, but I'm not sure I would feel comfortable just wearing skinny jeans with a shorter top. There is one top from Anthropologie (I know, boo-hiss) that I am planning on getting that I tried on and I think looks really good--very clean and tailored. It's coral, and has a slightly flared hem. I may try that with the jeans, even though it's shorter:</p> <p><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&#038;_dynSessConf=-8929166363721118115&#038;id=813226&#038;parentid=APP_TOPS_SOLID&#038;pushId=APP_TOPS_SOLID&#038;popId=APP_TOPS&#038;sortProperties=&#038;navCount=43&#038;navAction=poppush&#038;fromCategoryPage=true&#038;selectedProductSize=&#038;selectedProductSize1=&#038;color=mus" rel="nofollow">http://www.anthropologie.com/a.....;color=mus</a></p> <p>For you, I would try a blouse with a jacket over it, or maybe just a slightly longer tunic top rather than a full on dress. Another option I *might* try (if I get the courage) is a cardigan that is belted. I think I would need to find a slightly longer cardi than the ones I currently have, though. Most I have are from J. Crew and on me, they all hit almost at high hip. Do you have a longer cardi (one that falls slightly below hip bone?) That might be another good look for you. Oh, or the short sleeve cardis from J. Crew:</p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod91476171&#038;catId=cat302185" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/p.....=cat302185</a></p> <p>I currently have this in black, and have the white and sapphire color on order. It's a fantastic cardigan and it goes with everything. I might try the sapphire color when I get it with a yellow belt and the white skinnies, and gold sandals or my yellow flats. The light citron color would look fabulous on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5732 Tue, 06 May 2008 15:36:03 +0000 Angie 5732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really Christie? wow. I LOVE the feeling of dresses and tunics over jeans and I am a fast walker. Horses for courses!</p> <p>How about blousy tops in plain colours? Do you have to wear a jacket? I know that it gets hot in your neck of the woods. As long as your feet are groomed and your sandals are dressy – you can wear this look with sandals to work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5724 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:59:28 +0000 Inge 5724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>By the way, these were just examples of possible styles, I'm not saying you should actually go for the items I linked to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5723 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:56:12 +0000 Inge 5723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Christie<br /> Not sure how warm it gets where you live, how tall you are or which body type you have, so sorry if these are suggestions that wouldn't really work for you.</p> <p>How about a sweater vest with a fitted short-sleeved blouse underneath, a funky belt and a great pair of sandals?<br /> (example: esprit.com, under sweaters, the navy comfort sweater - brighter colours are possible as well with your white jeans</p> <p>A fitted jacket (or swing jacket) and a shirt/tank top with a bit of shimmer:<br /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/multiProduct.jhtml?ids=prod94140171,prod93675171,prod91179171,prod93806171,prod94812171,prod92813171#" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/m.....d92813171#</a><br /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod94140171&#038;catId=cat302209" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/p.....=cat302209</a></p> <p>Some sort of blousy top in a colour that pops and stylish earrings/necklace<br /> <a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2086559101&#038;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=7544775&#038;N=1147+4294967271&#038;Ne=10&#038;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&#038;Nu=Product+ID" rel="nofollow">http://www.bluefly.com/pages/p.....Product+ID</a></p> <p>Scoopneck short-sleeved knitted top, a colourful scarf/neckerchief and cute bracelet<br /> <a href="http://www.warehouse.co.uk/fcp/product/-/KNITWEAR/SCOOP-PLEAT-SLV-TOP-Green/6061" rel="nofollow">http://www.warehouse.co.uk/fcp.....Green/6061</a></p> <p>Short-sleeved blouson with a camisole (I wouldn't do the black on black though)<br /> <a href="http://www.us.redoute.com/clothing/Short-Sleeve-Blouson-Cami.aspx?PfId=88983&#038;DeptId=14038&#038;ProductTypeId=1&#038;PurchaseType=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.us.redoute.com/clot.....haseType=0</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5718 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:42:34 +0000 christie 5718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Ana. I'm not a fan of the tunic or dress over jeans. I think it looks fine on others, but I hate the way a dress or tunic feels over jeans. Too restrictive. Do you have any shorter tops you plan to wear with the jeans? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5715 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:36:33 +0000 Ana 5715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Christie, I am planning on buying the white Esprit skinny jeans as well! I was going to wear it with my brown tunic shirt I got at NY&#38;Co:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nyandcompany.com/nyco/browse/product_detail_with_picker.jsp?productId=prod450013&#038;parentId=cat60042&#038;subcatId=cat350004" rel="nofollow">http://www.nyandcompany.com/ny.....=cat350004</a></p> <p>And with that I was going to pair a yellow belt and my yellow AK Impress flats. I know you have a black shirt dress you wear over jeans, that would look really nice with red or yellow or turquoise accents. Very summery. </p> <p>I think open sandals would be fine with skinny jeans. You will probably be able to see more of them since the leg opening is smaller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/smart-casual-with-white-jeans#post-5708 Tue, 06 May 2008 12:53:27 +0000 christie 5708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I've officially decided to get the straight-legged white jeans from Esprit (I'm just waiting until my husband has recovered from my last buying spree). I would like advice on what to pair them with to be smart casual. I am planning to get the jeans hemmed to wear with flats. I would like to wear them with open sandals, if possible.</p> <p>I tend to be a modern-classic (slight urban/artsy tendencies), but I do love unpredictable, fun pieces with little designs that are quirky. I dislike patterns, and I really gravitate toward early 60's style (also late 50's to mid-60's). Any ideas for how to put all of this together into something I can wear to meet clients and to meetings? </p> <p>Thanks so much. </p>