I'm not sure I see a real difference between "dressy casual" and "dressy
lite". Wouldn't Angie just call this "Smart Casual"......more dressed
up than casual but not dressy.
You weren't the only one to indicate this, so I thought I'd explain it, with the three photosets attached to this post. It might make more sense if I included examples for all five of my categories
In the first set, the first outfit is #1 ultra-casual, as the tank top, the white denim shorts, and the sneakers are all extremely casual. The second outfit would be #2 casual. The shoes and the shorts are the same, but the top is dressier. Different look. The third photograph, #3 dressy casual, keeps the dressier top and casual shoes from outfit 2, and changes the bottom to a skirt. Even though it is a casual skirt, it is not as casual as the shorts. With one casual element, one dressy element, and one element in between, it goes in the #3 dressy casual category. Notice that the model in the fourth photograph is also wearing a dressy top, but is now wearing a dressy skirt, making the outfit basically dressy, but because she is still wearing the casual shoes, it goes in the #4 dressy lite category. The fifth photograph, obviously, is totally dressy, as now she is wearing dressy shoes, as well. Five different looks.
Let's go back to that first ultra-casual outfit in the first photograph to start the second photoset. The model in the second photograph has kept the very casual top and shoes, but is wearing a white denim skirt instead of white denim shorts. Again, while the skirt is not dressy, it is not as casual as the shorts, This not-so-casual item would place that outfit in #2. The third photograph, a #3 dressy casual outfit, keeps the casual top and shoes, but now includes a dressy skirt. While only one item is dressy, it is a material part of the outfit, which would place it in the #3 category. The #4 photograph is used again in this photoset, as it replaces another casual item (the top) with dressy, while including the shoes as the only casual item. And we end back up at the #5 dressy outfit.
Back to the ultra-casual outfit for one more photoset. The #2 outfit here has the shoes as the dressy item, while the top and shorts remain very casual. The #3 outfit keeps the very casual shorts, but replaces the casual top with a dressy top, causing the outfit to be both somewhat casual and somewhat dressy. The #4 outfit replaces the casual shorts with "dressy" shorts, but because shorts are obviously not dressy attire by nature, they would end up in category #4 . And we end back up at #5, replacing the dressy shorts with a dressy skirt, causing the new look to be dressy.
Does the distinction between #3 and #4 now make sense? #3 dressy-casual is about half dressy and half casual, while #4 is dressy enough to not mismatch with dressy outfits, but cannot go in the dressy category because one item is not-so-dressy.
It's naming the #4 that I cannot figure out. There has to be a better name than "dressy lite".
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