WIW catch up - a weekend in suits, heels & silk blouses

These are outfits I wore three weeks ago (right before I started my non denim challenge) for a long weekend where I worked on organizing committee of a ballroom dance competition. The occasion required much more formal dressing than I normally do, which I enjoyed, and I thought it would be fun to post these as I don not think I have ever posted a photo of me in a suit before.

Outfits #1, 2 and 4 are what I actually wore while trying to coordinate 20+ people on various days ( if you look at this youtube video on herding cats you will know exactly how I felt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE) and trying to look authoritative and in control. #3 was for a dance social on a main evening.

I have a question for all of you who wear blouses tucked in pants/skirts: how do you manage to keep them in place the whole day? All of these blouses are silk and therefore quite slippery, they kept going up, pooffing at the sides and generally driving me batty the whole day.

#1: Navy pinstripe suit and skinny silver belt - Express, lavender silk blouse - BCBG, nude wedges - Franco Sarto
#2: Black pantsuit and zebra skinny belt - Express, white silk blouse with black tie - Club Monaco, red patent pumps - Michael Kors
#3: Turquoise dress - Boston Proper,nude wedges - Franco Sarto
#4: Black self-patterned blouse - Equipment, black pencil skirt - Express, red patent pumps - Michael Kors

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14 years ago

Kari

Veteran

Oh my, Tanya, that sounds like a fun (and challenging!) event to organize. I love the cut of your suits, but #4 particularly wowed me.

As far as the slippage of blouses under skirts... I usually wear either Spanx-like shorts under my skirts, or a half slip, and I tuck the blouse underneath the shorts or slip (sometimes even under my hose), which anchors the top in place. Slippage and fussiness drive me nuts too.

Meredith1953

Gorgeous sophisticated outfits! I second what Kari says about tucking the blouse into a bike short or hipslip.

christieanne

Tucking slippery fabric into suit bottoms is always tricky. I also do the tuck into something else (which is where hosiery used to come in handy when women still wore that).

Looking great in your suits - I really like the pencil skirt look in #3.

christy

Tanya, you look great in suits! All of these are great outfits, but #4 is outstanding. Really great silhouette for you. Slippery fabrics can be tough to keep in place. I just adjust as I go unless I'm wearing a skirt with hose and then I do tuck into the hose.

Kiwichik

Love browsing your looks and am captivated by outfit 4 that skirt is fab love the ruffles down the side.

Tanya

Thank you very much ladies! I really appreciate your advice about tucking - will try it next time.

Midwest Girl

Active Member

You look great in the suits-very professional and put together and the dress is lovely on you! My favorite though is #4--so chic!!

Laura

(website)

Well in these authoritative suits I would pretty much acquiesce to whatever you were directing! Herding cats, herding dancers ... I can imagine that being pretty much the same deal. And as Kari said, #4 is just a superb silhouette for your figure.

goldenpig

Wow, you do look like you're in charge! Love your suits. #3 and especially #4 are just breathtaking. The best outfits I've seen on you! I love that skirt--the ruffle detail is just divine!

nicoleb

Very nice! That blue dress looks super gorgeous. Love the hemline!

Angie

Fashion Stylist

All these outfits are KILLER! I love suits, as you know

I just re-tuck during the day, Tanya. It does not worry me because I looooooove tucking my shirts and blouses into trousers and jeans.

Mona

Love the suits and the dress is very feminine

Suz

I am fascinated by the replies to tuck into slips or undershorts. I have never tried it! I just tuck every time I go to the bathroom. Which is often, LOL!

You look very authoritative in these outfits as well as lovely, and I especially like #4. Just a great silhouette for you, I guess, plus I am partial to red shoes!!

annagybe

Love #2 with the tie, just amazing.

Thank you all very much! Dressing for this event was lots of fun, and I wish I had a lifestyle that allowed me to dress like this more often, as it is my preferred style of dressing. But I would look quite silly (in the least) wearing #4 while doing experiments at the bench or anything else I do on the daily basis.

cheryle (Dianthus)

OMG Tanya your waist looks like it is only about 12" across. Do you get a lot of your clothes tailored to fit? Everything looks so perfectly fitted that I figure you must.

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