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New items and are they ok for a function?

anne

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Today I am wearing 4 items that are new to me this season. Except for the moto, I don't think I have shown these to you.
- Split back lightweight sweater - this has become an absolute workhorse. I sometimes wear it 3 times a week for smart casual and casual looks
- new shoes - hooray A mary Jane shoe with a stable base and a pattern!
-new skinnies. I posted a recommendation of these but not me wearing it

Questions - while I love the blue top I am aware that it hides my thinner upper body while revealing the widest point of my thighs. Is it JFE?

I am wearing this for Friday casual, but hope it will also do for a work function at a bar tonight (not that I can change, anyway!). I so rarely go to bars - do you think it suitable?

Thanks

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Maneera

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I really love this outfit. The shoes are so damn cool!

The blue top drapes very well. It's also a very rich, luxurious colour and looks stunning against the black moto. The layers give it a lot of visual interest even without the jacket. So I am going to say that it's far more than JFE. I get that it doesn't off your slimmer upper body at all, but I don't think your thighs are heavy enough for you to worry about where the top ends. As such, the black pants are quite slimming. You look great

Maneera

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I do have one suggestion though. Your shoes are covered way too much by the pants. I see that they are long on you. Are these jeggings? Could you possibly roll the hem so that the pants don't have those folds at the bottom? They kind of look slighty heavy scrunched up like that. Worth a try, right? They might look sleeker with a fold, even if they end at the exact same spot. Right now it kind of looks like chunky shoes + chunky ankles....if you know what I'm saying

anne

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Thanks Maneera - I'll give it a try!

anne

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Here you go

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rachylou

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Oh wow! High high marks from me you day you're going to a bar? Perfect if you ask me.

anne

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Thanks RachyLou - I am going this evening.

Also I just spoke to someone in the office and she says people just wear what they normally do to Friday night (in house) drinks - ie what they are wearing for Friday casual day. So should be ok.

Maneera

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You look awesome! It's nice to see all of those shoes finally!

Yes, your friend is right. People wear very casual clothes to bars on Friday evenings. You may find a few women in pretty dresses, but a majority of people go directly from work and don't bother to change. So smart Friday casuals is the norm. And you're rather wonderfully dressed today

Deborah

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Looking seriously fab! Have fun:) Now how about some outfit details. Where did you get those funky shoes?? I love the blue top on you, colour is divine and I think it's very flattering shape wise.

Brooklyn

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Yes, details please! Love the blue top and Moto jacket on you.

Lucy

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You look great! I really like the blue, it is gorgeous and very flattering on you. And the top looks super with the moto jacket. Have fun!

lyn67

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Looks really great-all-esp like that top, fits you well, and is very chic and curent- have fun!

anne

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Thanks ladies
Shoes-Novo

Blue top - Katie
Moto and jeans Jay Jays

Daria

Love this terrific blue top (with and without moto jacket), and the shoes are so cool! Definitely works for Friday night drinks! Have fun.

anne

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Thanks everyone. Am on the bus home. Outfit was fine but quite hot in the bar especially since I am wearing stocking under the jeans.

unfrumped

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Way more than ok! These are all great , great together and look very versatile, too. I think you made wonderful choices.

Meredith

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Great choices! Love that top on you!

donnat

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This is a great outfit. It is far more than jfe. Love all the pieces.

Beth Ann

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You've mentioned before that you found shopping difficult this season; however, this an awesome result! Now, please know that I have a sugar eye for cobalt and black. And I do, in fact, own some leopard shoes, although mine are foamy crocs and are my campsite and rainy day shoes -- not nearly as cool as yours.

I think the top has a lovely drape. It isn't waist defining, but it doesn't add bulk, either. Your shoulders are strong enough to balance your still-slender lower body, so I think the overall silhouette is quite pleasing. The jacket over top is sleek and contemporary and adds back in some structure.

The shoes look comfy, but add boldness while still being a neutral of sorts (remember MaryK delclaring that leopard is a neutral?).

Hope your time out with coworkers went well!

jackiec

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I think you looked fantastic! Too bad you were a bit hot at the bar. That top is perfect! I hear you on hiding the slimmer part of your upper body. I do that all the time, yet I also love that floaty soft look on top. I like how the moto over top adds some edge.

Anonymous

I love this, it's stylish but appropriate for multiple occasions and each item is so well chosen! Next time, knee highs under the jeans?
While I agree with Maneera that the pants are a little long, I wouldn't settle for cuffing them, I would have them shortened but just to reduce the scrunching, not eliminate it completely.
Excellent! You look really great!

kerlyn

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Sorry for a late response, but just wanted to add that it looks like a perfect outfit for an evening out. And that jacket is great!

catgirl

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I really love this style of top and think it would look great with a pencil skirt too. More than JFE for sure!

Lyn D.

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Your outfit looked great Anne!
I forgot to say earlier that I really like your current hair style
I also prefer your pants unrolled- the new shoes will still show when you are seated.

Aida

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Ooh this is a fabulous outfit Anne, one of my favorites of yours I've seen! GREAT sweater. The layers are interesting, the color is gorgeous, and the fabric looks like it's nice and soft so it collapses back on you a bit which helps make it look less voluminous than it might feel. Looks like you already went out but I was going to say it looks perfect for a bar outing, if a little dressy. I've sugar eye for scrunch on skinnies so I prefer how they look unrolled as in the original photos

anne

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Thanks so much everyone. So glad particularly for the vote of confidence in the blue top, since I am already wearing it so much

Anonymous

Anne, just wanted to say that you look awesome in the last 3 outfits you posted.
For the jeans, I do a single, massive fold, and it ends up about 1/3 of the way up my calf. I think it's so out there, that it's not unstylish. Something to try if you're not too embarrassed
I do this because I prefer it to jean roll 'overgirth'.