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WIW: New White jeans and caramel toffee.

Sal

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Hi All

Well I have followed Angie and YLF advice and added some white jeans to my wardrobe.

In the school holidays I had a spare couple of hours and I went to Country Road and tried on a selection of their spring drop and really liked these white jeans. I have worn them twice now - once with a navy sweater and faux fur coat and today with caramel/gold sweater and gold ballet flats. It is quite warm today - and finally not raining:)

I have had some white crops that have never quite been my favourites and they are now marked. These jeans replace those white pants.

I have also added a pic from in the holidays - going out to dinner with some friends for a lovely Vietnamese dinner. Nothing new here but the second wear for my new black Italian pumps.

I have a couple of comments/questions.

1) My gold ballet flats are rarely worn but I quite like them here. Do they work?

2) After watching some youtube videos and observing my own photos vs mirror looks I can see that Mom/Mum/Girlfriend/Boyfriend jeans photograph less well than skinny jeans. Do you agree?

3) Any other styling ideas for these jeans? I am thinking my blush silky tee will be lovely, maybe a black blouse, and a greyish blue summer floral top? I will play around with proportions but do struggle with high contrast between top and bottom - I have to play around with proportions, heels, bookending, neutral shoes etc to make it work for me.

Thanks for looking!!
Sally

PS need a new camera!!

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bj1111

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Were there photos?

Sal

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Sorry yes:)

londonkiwi (now back in NZ)

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I love you in that caramel jacket, so cosy and the gold shoes work well here too.

In terms of other styling options how about something olive with your gold shoes?

I think that it is harder to photograph yourself in anything boxy as you can’t capture movement.

Sal

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Thanks Londonkiwi...

I only have one olive item - a cropped jacket - but it has white stiching and will work actually - especially with a striped tee under.

Yes boxy is hard to photograph. I have had it go both ways - some outfits look better in a photo than in reality - and others are better than the photo.

Katerina

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Wonderful white jeans, Sally! You look great in skinnies, but these BF (or what you call the shape) look also very good on you.
You have styled them beautifully on both occasions, the navy pullover - scarf - beige boots combo is excellent, LOVE it. The scarf echoing the boots and your hair - sooo good!And white with navy is such a lovely classic.
The jeans look also great with the gold flats and toffee pullover + sunnies, fresh and crisp.

You dinner outfit is beatiful too! Hope you have had a nice holiday.

Katerina

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ETA How about the same scarf with the toffee pullover and gold flats for more options?

Mainelady

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Great nite jeans! They look wonderful on you and I like both ways you styled them. My fave is the blue.

jussie

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I like the gold flats. Also I think all three of the outfits are lovely. The contrast levels seem to work with both white jean outfits. Hmm I never wear much white myself but the rare times I have I quite liked it with either mint, medium pink or mid blue.
It would probably be nice with silver too....
have fun experimenting!

Anonymous

The white jeans are perfect. They look superb with the gold shoes. YAY.

WRT photography. I just can't say. What I can say is that I stopped posting WIWs all together because I never felt the photograph did justice to the outfit in real life. I judged my outfit by the photograph and ended up feeling bad about it.

Do you think it has anything to do with the eye adjusting to the silhouette because to my eye, you look great. These look as flattering on you as a skinnys would because my eye had adjusted and I have come to really like the silhouette.

RobinF

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Great jeans! They will go with a lot. Love these looks, especially the blue. And I love that fur!

Regarding photos, I have a terrible time getting good ones. Either the lighting is bad or the proportion doesn't show or something - hence my lack of WIW's. But I think these look great on you.

bj1111

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The last set with the black top and scarf are superb. Love the proportions, the scarf color tie -in. Everything.

Non-skinny jeans photograph on you just fine. Slimming.

Canada

Agree with the proportion of the non skinny jeans. You look great. Consider wearing those metallic flats more often/very stylish and not too electric bright gold so they work as a neutral.

Suz

(website)

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You look fantastic in these jeans! Your stylings are excellent. Gold shoes work (esp. with my favourite Sally sweater) and I love love love the jeans with the scarf. So chic!

It's easy to style white jeans. Pretty much anything will work with them. All your toppers, for sure. And if high contrast bothers you (though you look fabulous here in it!) then how about blouses/ tops with white in a pattern? That will feel cohesive and perhaps not quite as stark.

citygirldc

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Love those white jeans and you can do so much with them. It's the other neutral (rather than the typical blue jean) that's for sure.

Sara L.

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Your new jeans look great! I really like all your outfits. The first one with the gold sweater is my favorite. Your fuzzy coat looks cozy and fun.

Anonymous

Those white jeans look great on you! And yes, I agree with you on bf styles not photographing well. Everytime I see myself in a picture wearing them I die a little. However, they sure are comfortable

anne

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The white jeans outfit is wonderful and the flats work very well. The other outfits look good too!

Runcarla

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Great styling of the white cropped jeans. Your styling with the booties (last pics) demonstrates how I can transition mine into colder weather. (I LOVE my white jeans!). Gold and caramel are perfect bookenders for your hair. Lovely outfits.

Bijou

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You look amazing in all of these, I really love the fit of these jeans on you. Your jacket is absolutely wonderful on you.

My favourite tops to wear with my white jeans are in finds.

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Jenn

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I always love your outfits. I have the same struggles you do with high contrast in top vs. bottom, but what you've done here looks great!

The Cat

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You look fab!

My answers to your questions:

1. They absolutely work and are very chic.

2. Not sure.

3. White jeans can be styled in a multitude of ways. If you don't like to wear high contrast outfits (perhaps because your personal colouring is medium to low contrast), you can either avoid them OR add a medium shade to create balance and harmony. For example, repeating the colour of your hair (as you've somehow done in all your pics here) works excellent.

Sal

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Thanks Katerina...Yes that would work too, This is such a useful scarf - it is by far my most worn:)

Thanks Mainelady!!

Jussie - thank you. I did try with silver flats and that worked but not with this sweater. I don't wear a lot of white either (I don't like bright white near my face - only creams and winter whites).

Sterling - I think the bagginess in the jeans can just make me look wider in a photo, and sometimes a bit disheveled. I have been watching a Vlogger called Useless (she is Danish and very attractive) and I notice on her the same thing - well fitting skinny jeans are often the most flattering. And I do have a bit of a white jeans paranoia too - I have to be very careful how I wear them to actually like them on me. White jeans and hourglass/muscular thighs can be an awkward mix:)

Thanks Robin - I also struggle with photos. I have been putting off upgrading my phone to try not to buy into constant upgrading/life cycles etc but my camera is no longer good.

Thanks Canada - these gold ballet flats are a bit "sweet" for my style but comfy....I do like them here and resolve to wear them a bit more often. Better with pants or jeans than with a dress I think for me.

Thanks Suz. I like high contrast looks - but not between top and bottom half - or if I wear that - I need to use figure flattery tricks (heels, semi tucks etc). But I agree - a top with white in the pattern will work well. I have a couple of summer/spring options that I look forward to trying.

Thanks CityGirl, Bj1111 and Anne:)

Sara - the coat feels like a real statement - but it is fun. Thanks!

Lisa - yes I know that exact feeling......ugh!

Carla - yes I liked the white jeans and light boots. I would wear these with black heels but not dark boots.... Do you have camel or cognac boots - I can see that on you in Autumn or Spring?

Thanks Bijou - the fit was perfect (I tried on three other pairs in Country Road and the fit was just awful......) They have a button fly and this often works well on my figure.

Jenn - thanks. I think we both use the column of colour or low contrast a lot....

The Cat - thanks. I agree this camel/caramel (as long as it is warmish in tone) is a super useful colour for me. I probably am best suited to medium contrast looks but I like high contrast too - as long as it does not cut me in half.

Becky

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These white jeans look great and you have styled them well. I find white jeans much more versatile than blue denim, as any color at all can work. I like your gold flats with them; they bookend your hair!

Angie

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Go Team White Jeans - and you look KILLER in yours, Sal. Sublime outfits. So fresh, modern and very 2018. Those caramel tones are gorgeous with your hair and the white.

Agreeing with Becky about the versatility of white jeans.

But don’t think that BF jeans. photograph badly. Black photographs badly.

Anonymous

You look wonderful sal. The high contrast looks great!

I like white jeans with bright white and then a colourful scarf. Or white jeans with a blush or pink top and a pink scarf.

I really like your gold footwear and I think these simple ballet flats are classic.

Jaime

(website)

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Well your white jeans photograph beautifully - at least in these great outfits. Love the furry coat on you too. If the gold flats are comfortable I would keep, they look good!

Brooklyn

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These are great on you Sally. I especially like the second and third set of photos. Love the gold flats. No 2 looks really fresh for Spring.

I don't know about the photography thing. I tend to feel that all jeans photograph badly on me, unless I am very careful about my pose. That's the advantage of the mirror selfie method of taking photos - a flattering pose is easier to arrange!

viva

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First off, on the camera thing? I hear you. I've been fighting the urge to upgrade my iphone for the last year because the camera on the 6 is SO TERRIBLE. It's amazing what a better camera can do (probably more important than whether you are wearing skinnies or BF jeans, frankly).

I absolutely love the outfit with the white jeans, toffee sweater, and gold flats. I wish I had some gold flats to replicate today! I have been living in white jeans this summer (thanks to Smittie) and just yesterday picked up a toffee cashmere sweater from JCrew, so I'm going to somewhat replicate this. (It's way too hot for cashmere outside but not in the airport!)

Your question about how to style white jeans made me laugh. I wear them with EVERYTHING: graphic tee and sneakers; fitted tank, blazer, colored sandals; oversized sweater and booties. They are truly incredibly versatile. I suppose if I have one rule of thumb it's to look for some contrast (just as I avoid wearing navy with dark jeans). I like when the white can really pop.

Sal

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Sorry - I have had multiple deadlines...but finally getting back to this thread.

Viva - thanks!! A graphic tee would be a good addition to my closet... And I think the phone WILL be upgraded soon:)

Brooklyn - thanks:) My problem is the full length mirrors are in the teenagers rooms....Nuff said. And I really liked the flats here which is great to be able to shop my closet.

Thanks Shevia - I love the coat and need to wear it lots more this month - it is really a 3-4 month coat here in our climate already it is getting a little too warm for it.

Smittie - thanks - I like scarves with white jeans too. And yes I have come around on the gold ballet flats too.

Angie - I knew you would like the white jeans. Black does photograph badly I agree - it is a bit of a case of not looking at my worst features in photos (or being hard on myself).

Thanks Becky - right now I am definitely a blue jeans girl but who knows for the future:)

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