I recently discovered an Instagrammer who wears a lot of button down shirts, structured jackets, jeans, and lots of jewelry. More about her below. She recommends men’s shirts because they are often stiffer fabrics than women’s, which helps the collars hold their shape better. I LOVE her style, although I doubt I'd ever wear as much jewelry as she does.

I've been trying to break out of traditional-figure-flattery thinking, which might say my waist is not small enough to wear belts, so I tried a new idea. I borrowed an LLBean Blue/White shirt from DH. I brought home this leather leopard belt from Mango and have to decide in the next few days whether to return it, so the tags are still on. Democracy baby bootcut jeans. I’d wear this outfit with brown booties (shown in finds), not the ones I have on here for a quick couple of photos. I LOVE the fit of the shirt! This sweater is a little too snug for tucking and blousing, but a slightly looser one could work. I like the two collars together.

Would love your honest feedback!! Tweaks? TIA!

The instagrammer is Bengala Holmes. https://www.instagram.com/bengelaholmes/.

She and I could not be more different in every way, but something about her structured style just really appeals to me. Her adventures in thrifting that she posts are fun and sometimes really funny!