Printed pants & graphic tee, & Aug challenge wk 1

As part of my August challenge I am doing one outfit a week inspired by Angie's ensembles. This was last week's, with the printed pants and graphic tee. Somehow most of my outfit was from Lucky Brand - the navy dotted pants, California-themed tee, and dark taupe cage sandals. It was mega-hot so a jacket wasn't happening; I added a olive vest from JC Penney instead. I didn't love this and I think it shows even in the photos - it's not a bad outfit, it just has a lot going on with it, and the loose pants aren't the most flattering on me anyway. (Very comfy when it's hot out, though!) If you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement, I'd love to hear it.

In other August challenge news, I wore the same thing both weekend days this weekend, so I have worn 30 different items total in the 9 days (including shoes), with four items being repeated once.

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Word Lily

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Hmm. I'm sorry you weren't very happy with your outfit.

I think, for me, one way to simplify it would be to go more monochromatic, so if the topper was blue? I also think maybe if the vest and shirt ended at different points, to break up that horizontal line, that might help. How have you worn these pants before that made you happier?

You do look comfortable, though, and that's important too!

carter

I think you look pretty great. Your hair, btw, is looking fantastic.

This is not an ensemble I've tried, but I'm wondering if a darker tee might make you happier with it? Love the pants, sandals and topper.

kellygirl

I think some structure would make it more flattering--rolling the pants to show a little ankle. Another idea is to wear a white tee to brighten or a navy tee to make a column of color. Btw,
I think this is a great hot weather outfit.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Lily, normally I've worn these pants with a plain tee, either white or navy. I wouldn't have thought of adding the vest except for Angie's ensemble. A denim jacket would be fun in cooler temps, and would echo the blue in the pants.

Carter, I think you're right - I picked that tee because it had a little blue in the graphic but the light color makes it look a little unbalanced. Thanks for the hair comment, kellygirl - it was a bit frizzy that day but curly is the only way to go when it's hot!

The ALGO ladies will laugh but for me there was just a ton going on with this outfit - several different colors and textures at once, including printed pants and a graphic tee, both of which I would normally wear with plain jeans or top. Too much for me; I prefer more visually harmonious combinations.

Suz

I really like the way the pattern of the top plays with the pants. I agree that you might have felt better in it if the colours were closer -- that makes pattern mixing a bit easier to take when it feels like "too much" to us. Agreeing that your hair is looking pretty!

lyn67

Wow, I just ordered a very similar waistcoat, from Mango(in the EU). Thus, I hope mine will be longer-as I have a longer torso and rise and length is sometimes deal breaking for me. Your outfit looks like a great casual, and I really liked the pairings here, dots were unexpected for me with cargo olive, but why not!:-)

I will try to come back and link my own cargo vest inspirational outfits here for you!

http://shop.mango.com/ficha.fa.....eta_064_IN

celia

I like the outfit but also understand that you might feel there is too much going on.
Like others said keeping it in the same colors might help. For me it would be the fact that I was wearing a vest when it was so hot outside that wouldn't make me feel fab in the outfit.

Angie

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Laura, perhaps you'd have felt better with solid jeans on the bottom, instead of printed pants. Great vest.

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