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Oh, flannel shirts are a good idea Runcarla! A lot of my shirts are quite lightweight cotton or cotton/silk and, despite being long sleeved, wouldn't be warm enough for me on their own in the temps I'm thinking of. But flannel just might be!

10 months ago

Apologies, I haven’t read the other comments, so it may have been suggested already, but have you thought about coloured denim? More structured than joggers. I’m thinking skinnies or straight leg leans in a light colour like turquoise or mint green? Could you do printed jeans/cropped pants? There is a store here that does Liberty print items. I know you like Liberty print. Some Liberty print pants could be a good casual but interesting look.

ETA, a couple of examples of Liberty pants.

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10 months ago

I know this feeling with pieces that “should work” but don’t. And when they are essentials they do have to be right.

Probably 9 months of my year would be your transitional weather.

I think these pieces don’t have the fun or spark that your clothes tend to have - you could style them to have that - but they just aren’t quite you.

I am a fan of joggers and leggings. I feel good in leggings but never felt that way in skinny jeans. Fashion and style can be funny like that!!

10 months ago

Brooklyn these are good suggestions! The thing about jeans is I think on reflection I am really wanting something lighter weight than denim for a bit of variety once the weather warms up. I do love Liberty prints! Here, J Crew has a longstanding collaboration with Liberty prints items offered each season. For whatever reason I have not paid too much attention to any pants on offer but I will definitely look into that now!

10 months ago

Oh Sal, just realized that I lost track of responding to your comment! Thank you for commiserating with me about the difficulty of items that should work but don't! I think you are right that these items lack some kind of "me" spark. I am tickled to hear you describe my wardrobe as having a sense of fun as I can be kind of a relentlessly serious person. ;-p And yes to rocking the items that work for you, you are right fashion is funny like that but it's wonderful that we have so many options.

10 months ago

A bit late to this but I really enjoyed the thread so thought I should contribute.

Spring transitional dressing used to be really tough for me, I just had no idea what to do and and didn't have the clothes. But now it's become one of my favourite times!

So what do I do?
- Well, I wear a lot of black and navy in the winter, so my palette brightens up. White jeans, "happy" coloured tops (your happy colours will be different than mine, I tend to go for saturated things).
- My ankles come out. Gone with booties, out with fashion sneakers, loafers, oxfords, etc. Pants get rolled, and I start wearing crops.
- I'm a knit fan, esp for work from home, so I have several linen, cotton or silk 3/4 sleeve sweaters.
- And lightweight toppers and jackets get worn. In the winter I am wearing a coat, so unless a jacket is part of an outfit, it's not worn. Spring is when I enjoy wearing denim and leather jackets as outerwear.

I think these are all things one can do to "transition" regardless of your personal style.

10 months ago

Elizabeth P these are helpful suggestions, thanks!

I do need to up my spring jacket game. But, I don't really enjoy wearing jackets, and find them hard to fit, so a chore to shop for...

10 months ago
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