I am not a big fan of layering. I love it on other people – on myself however that is a different story. I have frequently emerged from the experienced tired, sweaty and dissatisfied.
I was inspired about a month ago with the idea of “winterizing” summer dresses by adding tights and long sleeves and possibly a jacket or cardigan. I really fell for the idea of taking a wildly printed long-sleeve tee and wearing a plain (all-season) sleeveless dress over it – leaving only the sleeves for pop and personality. I am all about pop and personalty especially if I can take it to work. So while I had time this past weekend, I put some outfits together.
Today’s creation consists of my favorite patterned t-shirt: a Simply Vera floral tee. The colors are wild. Bottle green, aqua, and sunset orange, all meet and mingle on a burgundy background.
The sheath dress is a black Calvin Klein number.
I played around with the accessories and settled on a turquoise necklace, a black leather sash for a belt and mid-calf burgundy boots.
It’s not a super complicated layered outfit but I love the formula. Normally I would wear some plain-jane cardigan over this dress. Adding bulk is my biggest fear when it comes to layering. I’m glad I tried this out because it’s a fun outfit, yet toned down enough to wear to work.
What do you think? What successes have you had with layering?
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