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WIW - Adding brown, a mix of neutrals for fall

Janet

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I picked up this faux leather brown vest recently and the weather is finally cooperating with fall outfits! So today I am debuting the vest along with my new plaid trousers. I’m dressing them down with a white tee, black cashmere zip hoodie, and white sneakers. The plaid in the pants has black, grey, light brown, and navy blue, so it’s an ideal mix of neutrals for me to play with. I added a navy crossbody bag to keep it neutral but pick up the blue in the pants.
I’m enjoying wearing jeans again in fall, but these pants are a fun departure for me and just as comfy as jeans.

This outfit feels very “me” and captures the balance of how I want to dress lately. Comments welcome!

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slim cat

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Love the new plaid pants ( awesome color combo ) and the whole look! The ring is a perfect accessory - same colors as pants/vest/bag by some magic !
Finding the right trouser pants ( and not the black ones ) would be my goal this winter - wish me luck!

Jules

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Nice outfit - love the just-slouchy-enough length & width of the pants. White tee and sneaks keeps it casual, maybe a bit sporty/athleisure but would love to see it dressed up with boots etc too.

Cardiff girl

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Those are great trousers on you,l love the print as well.It’s very satisfying when you pull together an outfit that just feels right isn’t it.

Helena

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So good Janet! Thoroughly modern/fresh and thoroughly you!

Runcarla

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Love the trousers. Great styling as a whole.

RobinF

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Great outfit! Love the pants, just the right amount of slouch.

Dee

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Great fall outfit, love those plaid trousers, perfectly dressed down with the sneakers and hoodie/vest combo. Looks comfy, yet stylish.

Angie

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FABULOUS!

Chocolate brown is looking soooo fresh.

I adore plaid pants, and these are an extremely good fit on you, Janet! Very flattering KILLER pants

To my eye, this is a chic pants dressing formula for a very casual day that is neither denim nor athleisure. Love!

SarahD8

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Cool to see the new pants in action! Perfect level of slouch. And the cashmere hoodie/leather vest combo is so cool-girl!

Indigoprint

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It's a 10 for sure!
Love the casual- ness of it. Seems very wearable for running errands and stopping for a bite of lunch.

ChristelJ

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That vest is really great, especially how you have layered it. I am not normally much of a vest person, but yours jumps out at me as being so interesting and textural, and I love brown and muted silver together. Fine looking pants, too.

lyn67

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Great ring:-)---and the whole look of course-pants included! I always love a good vest- I once have had a PU one in dark teal one similar to yours---yours will serve great in your curent wardrobe's color scheme!

ANewMindset

I love this entire look!! Are you able to share the details about the vest? I am intrigued!!

Suz

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Janet, you look so cool girl! I like you in brown, esp. with the shag hair -- very 70s in the most fun possible way.

Janet

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Thanks, everyone! I really enjoyed wearing this today. I’m floored by how comfortable the pants are! Just a teensy bit of stretch, which helps them feel great.

Thanks for the hair love too. I’m now over a month overdue for a haircut, and I was only able to schedule my next one for early December (!), so this morning I took the razor to the bangs and upper layers, and trimmed just a tiny bit off the ends to cut off any damage. I think I did a pretty decent job, considering!

ANM, the vest is by Bailey Rose — I found it in a trendy boutique in Baltimore, and was surprised at how well it fit (it seems like a juniors brand, but as we all know, the styling makes all the difference!). I can’t find it online in a quick search but maybe you’ll have more luck than I did.

I had to laugh when I first tried on the vest by itself over a short sleeved white tee and jeans — the effect was way too Schneider from One Day at a Time. (Yes, I am totally dating myself with that reference.) Definitely works better layered with another piece. I’m looking forward to playing with it more.

SlimCat, the ring is a favorite, bought in Bisbee, Arizona last spring! I can’t remember the name of the stone now, but it is unusual — there is a bit of iridescence in the blue parts. It goes with a lot of my wardrobe!

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Brooklyn

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Awesome pants. Go team slouch

Joy

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You look fabulous in those pants.

Jonesy

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Fantastic! I love the pants, and you wear a hoodie so well! The faux leather vest is really cool too (not a single Schneider vibe :). Excellent layering and such a great casual-chic look. Your hair trim is fab too--you are so hitting your style zone right now!

Jaime

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Great outfit! Love the plaid pants - and the vest. Speaking of hair, I think that brown goes particularly well with your hair color.

Anonymous

Great vest- and love that ring! I've been on Team Wear All The Neutrals Together these days too!

kkards

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Late to this, but I love this way of adding brown! Fab

Carol

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Those plaid pants are great, and I love how you’ll be able to pair it with so many things. Is the purse vintage? It has that feel. I also like the boyishness of this look—I have that style tendency, also.