Thank you Angie for your latest post about throwing together casual layers. Today I went shopping and got a chambray denim and a military work shirt in a soft material. These are going to be workhorses! Already, trying them out, they revive so many other pieces in my closet, and make many winter bottoms fun to wear again.

My, the only analogy that comes to mind is that... and I hope you don't find this too tasteless to put it this way... it's as if I had been suffering closet constipation. And now I feel cured! (lol)

You nailed exactly the basics of a cool winter outfit. For the longest time, I had been trying to figure out what was missing in my closet. I am always having a hard time finding the right balance for casual clothes during the cold season. I either look too corporate or whimsical granny style. Your suggested ensembles are neither! The answer for me was in the shirts. And they could easily be worn at work as well as on the weekend. For some reason, I had overlooked that important detail. I had already gotten the cute cotton white shirts so now the outfits are complete, and completely likeable. Thank you!