Haha it always gives me a good chuckle when people call them 'harem pants' - those green bottoms are actually part of my traditional dress that I was wearing as pyjamas, not an intentional outfit. Sorry if they came across that way, lol!
One big issue is that I've recently moved to this country - I don't have a tailor due to the language barrier & also not being built as skinny as most of the locals. I'm ALWAYS between sizes out here (especially when stores like Zara do special 'Asian' sizing as well). I'm getting a little desperate for warm weather tops that still look OK in the office & outside generally (people are very conservative about necklines but don't seem to care about legs - which is a little weird for me to adjust to, since I don't like having my gams on show).
I've accepted that it's generally going to be difficult for me to dress myself trendily out here, especially since the style seems to skew more young & urban (which the locals can pull off well, but just looks dumpy on me - my trainers photo was actually because I was on my way to the gym after work, not something I would wear stylishly lol). I'm usually worried about looking frumpy in comparison to the urban chic look out here - I'm only 25 but I usually end up dressing more like the older ladies in the office because of my body type, haha!
I also apologise for the poor quality photos - the slim pants in my photos are actually black & white pinstripe trousers, not jeans. Jeans & boots are too stiff & hot for this weather (plus I don't generally look good in ankle boots and jeans anyway).
I often add a long necklace with the 'long over lean' look, but would that look strange with this top? I'm worried the diagonal seam at the top of the drape (in the middle of the top) would interfere with a necklace - what do you think? If not, would a scarf work, too?
