I was inspired by Jenn's recent post https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....silhouette to put on this outfit. The combo of wide crops and loafers isn't the easiest silhouette for my shape, but I think this outfit remains JFE. These loafers are my favorite, so far, to wear with these pants. I think the d'Orsay styling with the uneven top edge and open sides helps to mitigate the stumpifying effect. Also, I know the turtle neck could maybe be replaced with a V-neck for a longer look. Comments and suggestions for improvement welcomed!

I do want to share about the pants! These pants are the pickiest, most delicate item in my closet. I've actually purchased two pair. The first pair (the pair I'm wearing in the photo, actually, as they got demoted to casual pants) got wrecked in the laundry the very first time I washed them. Even though I tried to follow good laundry procedure--turning them inside out, washing on delicate, hanging to dry-- they faded in creases all over. The second pair, I hand-wash in Woolite Dark and dry flat and they are still fading a little bit on all the seams and they have been washed only a couple of times. The care label specifies "machine wash" but I'm thinking to ask if they could be dry cleaned instead. Anyway, approach with caution.