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wiw 4.20.19 Graphic florals/white footwear

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Trying some new pieces this morning : a floral blazer which I fully expected to return when I bought it (because I have a hate-shop thing going on with that store ) , and white shooties ( can we find another word for these please? ) which I've had for awhile but have yet to wear. I was headed out for a 2 hour road trip , and wanted something decently pulled-together (it's a work trip) yet comfortable for the drive. The blazer is pretty outside of my comfort zone, but I decided I like it and am happy I cut the tags. Can't keep buying the same blazer over and over again, you know? The fabric is great for being in the car (doesn't crease) and the longer cut lends it a more modern air.
White boots are bare-foot comfortable right out of the box, but I'm still not 100% comfortable with the glaringly white western look. I kept looking down at my feet to make sure everything was ok. We'll see. I'm wearing a double -faced satin-back poly shell with a white racing side stripe ,under the jacket, and using the scarf as a floral print to mitigate any cowboy effect. Hopefully. White nails too - for more bookending effect.

I took off the earrings as soon as I got in the car - the outfit needs a rounder/circular/softer earring ....the linear design of these has nothing to do with anything here and really bugged me once I took a closer look. Picked out a rarely used bag - this outfit seemed to want a purse with some colour in it - and this one seemed ok. I have tremendous guilt over buying this - and I have to really try hard to find things to wear it with.

Oh, and I had to laugh reading a recent post from Susan at Highheelsinthewilderness regarding her quest to find something other than skinny jeans to wear - she speaks for me too. Oh well, I may not be at the forefront of the denim revolution , but I at least feel polished , reasonably trim, and basically myself in my girlfriends or skinnies.

blazer - Melanie Lyne
shell - RW& Co.
jeans - Gap
booties - Rebecca Minkoff
scarf - McQueen
bag - Prada
jewellery - Pilgrim
scent of the day - Clarins Dynamisante
lipstick - Urban Decay Native (what kind of bad name is THAT for a lip colour?? Native what, exactly ?)

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Angie

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*waving at my my shootie twin* ......I like the word

KILLER

You look Spring-y and beautiful, Lisa P. Blazer is very flattering. LOVE it. Fab addition. Gorgeous pattern mix, and I like the earrings you tore off too!

All moved in?

Anonymous

I think it looks great and love your pattern mix with the scarf!
How's the moving process going?

Bonnie

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You rock that floral blazer!!

ChristelJ

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That is one awesome blazer, and the shooties echo the white floral shapes so perfectly. Glad you cut the tags, and glad you wore the shooties, even though you "keep looking down at them to make sure everything is ok", hee hee. Bag looks like a good match, too. It all looks dynamite on you.

RobinF

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I love this outfit! The jacket is gorgeous and I like it with the white shooties. I know what you mean about white shoes though, I am convinced that they make my feet look huge and haven't quite gotten over that yet. I do love those though.

bella

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Oh, I love this look. I think you did a great job styling this blazer, much better than the model. Her styling looks a bit matronly to me, yours is totally contemporary. I, too struggle with liking myself in anything other than skinnies but on the other hand, don't fix it if it ain't broke. You look absolutely amazing in this silhouette.

cjh

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Wow, I love this blazer for you. You kind of have a rock star look going here. And maybe the linear earrings could be an echo to the geometric angles of the footwear. I like them actually.

Anonymous

Thank you all And to the moving update....no, not yet settled. I just 'found" my clothes this past weekend, and still have a lot to do. I sacrificed storage for other things, and it's a challenge, I tell you.

I'm glad that the floral blazer reads modern and not matronly. That is precisely the hate-on I have with the store I bought it from. So much polyester, and so many prints, and so much mainstream fashion. Why do I go in there?? The white shoes don't make me feel like I have big feet, per se, it's more the western vibe thing I don't love. Western wear in my part of the world isn't necessarily a good thing,if you know what I mean. Here, one is seen as just having fallen off the turnip truck if decked out in western boots and jacked-up jeans with a tight belt. Or are a Conservative gun-toting Albertan. GAH! Anyways .....

bj1111

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lisa, this is a really pretty and fun outfit especially after the long winter. that floral has a great vibe...not ditsy, not matronly, not laura ashley. bold and contemporary. hard thing to pull off.

i totally get the anti-western look...i have those shoe(ties) also and haven't worn them out of the house for exactly the same reason.

so floral + western = you go, girl.

Karie

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More blazer love - it looks great

Gail

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I like the outfit it reads fresh and spring to me.

fifthandfinest

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I'm loving those booties especially, but the whole ensemble is great.

Janet

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I love a floral print on a dark background, and this is one that is just enough fun and just enough sophistication! The white shoes are great too. Good luck with the unpacking and continued settling in!

taylor

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I hear you on the floral prints, but this looks modern and chic. I am venturing- carefully -into floras right now ,
I like it with a black background, Think it anchors the look.
I am also with you on white shoes- shooties or whatever the current term is. I have ventured into white sandals because it looks less stark to me.....that said , I really love these booties on you .

JAileen

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Well you pulled it off, without looking like one of my mom’s friends, or a gun toting anyone. BTW, since I apparently live in a similar area, they make handbags for CC (concealed carry). I only know this because I was browsing on Cabela’s website a while ago.

rachylou

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Fresh, flattering and surprisingly edgy.

Jaime

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I do enjoy reading your associations even if I don't see them at all. Dark floral jacket is great and edgy rather than mumsy, love the white booties, have no gun toting references, will look for post on skinny jeans.

Jessikams

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Looks awesome! A blazer that can travel well is a rare find.

Sal

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I like the white footwear here - it looks modern and intentional. The scarf is fantastic with the look too of course!

I had an insomniac patch last night and read the blog linked to - I enjoyed it and the musings on jeans. I can totally see why slim/ skinny straight jeans are perfect for many people - such a good base to build an outfit on. And actually with on trend shoes I like a classic Jean better.

Jane

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Your words on white shoes are exactly how I feel about them too - especially when I’ve not worn for a while. I think these look super on you and the jacket is really great too. I like that it is with blue jeans rather than black. And I love it with the McQueen scarf!

Mainelady

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I think this outfit looks fresh, modern and cheerful. I really, really like the floral blazer styled with your jeans, the patterned scarf and the shooties. The shooties are a subtle nod towards western. I don’t think you need to work to down play that. Maybe you just need to get used to seeing them on your feet. Lisa, your handbag is gorgeous and needs to come out to play. There is no need, nor room for guilt. You are fabulous and you deserve fabulous!

Liesbeth

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The entire outfit looks great! I find the western vibe pretty low on the booties, more ‘fashionably inspired by’ then ‘going to a rodeo’ ... Ditto with the jacket: you picked a very modern flower print. The juxtaposition of the flowers with the pointy toes and crisp white I like particularly.

Bijou

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You always have such a good eye for fashion, there is so much to love about this look, the blazer and boots are great additions to your wardrobe. They are bold additions, yet how you have styled them, they still look so very you.

As for the Prada bag, great that you are using it.

Sara L.

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I think you look great. The shoes don't look too western-y and go well with the floral blazer. I live in a part of the country wear western wear is normal because people live that lifestyle - ranches, horses, cattle, etc. so I'm hyper sensitive to feeling like an imposter when I wear anything with a cowboy vibe.

Anonymous

Good morning all, and thanks again for the outfit support. I switched out the blue jeans for black denim with tonal black floral embroidery and frayed hems (uniform violation = 2 pts here) and wore this to job #2 for the evening shift. Tons of compliments on the jacket . My daughter kept saying " nice white cowboy boots , mom" (With the eyerolling tone you can imagine) It did feel good to push the envelope a bit (on a personal level) and I look forward to working with both the jacket and the white booties in different ensembles.

catherine

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I hear you on the boots, but I’m not getting the shit-kicker vibe at all. I think they look elegant, especially with that lovely blazer.

karen13

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I love your WIWs - always stylish and interesting. This is no exception. The blazer is fresh and springy but your styling gives it that LisaP edge.

Chris987

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wow such a gorgeous outfit! Something about the scale and colors of the floral print in the jacket looks very modern, and your choice of footwear nails it. Floral prints can vary all over the map in terms of the vibe they give, and this one is definitely modern looking. bj1111 said it well. I also love how you've layered your necklaces, one above the neckline and one below, just perfect!

You know, if you ever DID fall off a turnip truck I bet you'd still look fab!

annagybe

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Dang! That’s a great outfit, I’m glad you pushed yourself sartorially.