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WIW: lots of white and high contrast

rabbit

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A combination of being #teamwear intensely with new items, and also liking to experiment with variations on a theme meant I wore a lot of white jean (mostly Aeropostale jeggings) outfits in the last two weeks.

All feedback or tweak ideas welcome!

#1 An Angie color ensemble: http://youlookfab.com/2015/08/.....nge-white/ haven't yet quite figured out the bag to go with these hair calf boots. I usually default to dark brown or white, but what do you suggest I look for? I'm thinking a warm camel?

#2 another Angie ensemble, this time equestrian plaid http://youlookfab.com/2016/02/.....aid-boots/ have also done this with lower contrast gray or navy jeans, but wanted to try white at least once. Not sure about it without the jacket though because I feel like it's a lot of white thigh and butt.

#3 red, white and plaid. I particularly like the silver buckles these boots have with the plaid jeans, not sure why.

#4 double leopard with new to me thrifted silk H&M blouse. I used a burgundy/brown clutch today when I wore this without the coat.

#5 feeling vaguely Napoleonic war in this. http://www.napolun.com/mirror/.....s_1815.jpg introducing white to the navy/orange duo. Also without the coat and with leopard booties.

#6 haven't worn this yet out and about but will, inspired by Tanya's pastels. New to me thrifted Brooks Brothers short sleeve top.

#7 more experimentation with layering the button up top, this time all navy and white. Was quite happy once I wore this to the MAC counter and got a new red lipstick.

#8 white with black leather jacket and various bags. which do you prefer?

#9 testing this out, I haven't worn it yet, and it needs help. Trying out Angie's ensemble http://youlookfab.com/2016/02/.....nim-skirt/ In the mirror I thought I should have the shirt-tails show and the orange top tucked under, now I'm thinking no - maybe the shirt should be tucked. Plus I kind of want less wrinkling to show through the orange shell - so it might just not work. Maybe with the white shirt tucked and the navy sweater in #7 instead though...

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Brooklyn

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Every outfit is fabulous! I don't have any advice that could improve on this but, as you asked, I prefer the white bag or a camel bag that picks up the shoes in outfit 1. The orange bag in 8 (matches your lippie) but I am very partial to the black and white also (as it is such a great bag). No 9 looks good but it seems to me the navy sweater would work also if you are not happy with it. Oh, and no 2 is super. I don't see any issues with the white. Fab overload.

Anonymous

Oh WOW. You look amazing!!!!!!! I am spending a lot of time studying the proportions of the cropped pants. You obviously are flawless wrt proportions. Then add in the wonderful color combinations and your ensembles take my breath away.

SecretSquirrel

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Very nice contrasts! My favourites are 3 and 7 but I also like the neat line of your jacket in 2. The leopard boots look particularly nice with white jeans, too. I slightly prefer how the red and navy sweaters in 3 and 7 look with your white shirt than 9, perhaps because they are a bit longer.

missvee

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Fabulous outfits! You really have a great sense of style and proportion. I like the animal print bag best in #8 and I'm wondering how it would look with the blush outfit (#6) for a change.

Momo

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Wow. You look fabulous. The colors, the proportions... Just amazing, you have such wonderful style!

Jaime

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Absolutely wonderful and inspiring outfits. I am completely fascinated by how you take a few colors and pieces and come up with so many interesting and fabulous looks.
Definitely like the idea of a warm camel bag with the animal print boots but they also work with your orange bag I think. Where you are concerned about the wrinkling of the top showing through you might try the silk top as the under layer. I love the cowprint bag with #8 but all three work extremely well. You were made for high contrast but the pink and white outfit is a fun change. #2 looks great without the jacket - just depends on how you feel.
You are the remix Queen for sure!

Runcarla

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#5 is stunning, and my favourite of a great collection. I like the dark blue boots best with this combination. The red trench in #3 is brilliant.

Tanya

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Wow Rabbit, you look absolutely fantastic in each and every outfit! High contrast really suits you, and I am humbled to have inspired #6.
For #1, cognac/camel bag would be great, but so would orange or red.
In #8, I like both the orange and cow bag equally well, they give a different vibe but work superbly with the outfit.
I like #9 as is, but if the wrinkling bothers you, try a silk/silky blouse under the shirt instead of cotton shirt. Silky materials tend to lay flatter and shows up less.

Joyce B

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All your outfits are fabulous, the artist in you really shows. I like how you paired both animal prints in the booties and coat.
I love to see your outfits as they are unique and very inspiring. Keep on posting, Rabbit.

Suz

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Wow, you look absolutely stunning in every one of these. Feast for the eyes and a true inspiration. Like Shevia, I'm awed by how many great outfits you can make from a few pieces. I also love the simplicity and strength of these combined with touches of humour. This is great style! I can see that you give your ensembles and the whole wardrobe so much thought and there is careful planning behind each outfit.

#1 is killer flawless. I like both bags here but agree a luggage or cognac bag would also work great.

#2 is beautiful. I understand what you are feeling -- I've had that feeling, too, when I tried tall boots with white jeans -- but it doesn't look like that from the outside.

#3 -- Beautiful with the red trench!! Those are great booties, by the way.

#4 -- the high contrast and double leopard here is just stunning on you.
Great new blouse, too! (Inner grumbling...my local consignment won't even take silk items or sell them...)

#5 does look vaguely Napoleonic. Like it with both booties.

#6 I might have to copy when we get warmer weather -- I have the pieces for this!

#7 -- stunning as is!

#8 -- I like the orange or cow print bag here. AND, I want to come bag shopping with you one day -- you have the best ones, and I am seriously bag challenged.

#9 -- what Shevia said. Try with a silk underlayer. It will work!

kerry

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Rabbit, I love all of your looks here. I think you're right that a warm camel bag would look great with these gorgeous boots. Not a lot of white thigh and butt in the equestrian look. I'm sure the more tonal outfits look great too but I like this high contrast. These white jeggings fit you beautifully and the contrast just highlights the beautiful feminine curve. That MAC red lipstick is gorgeous with your colouring. All the bags in #8 work but I like the cow bag best for the size and the matching contrast. in #9 I'd like to see the shirt tucked with this sweater and/or the navy sweater in #7 with the shirt tails out. Does this skirt sit on your waist?

This is a beautiful lesson in mixing and matching for a great variety of looks. Thanks!

oolagirl(Colleen)

Rabbit, you have the most fabulous, fantastic style, and I am dying over every outfit! I just showed my dh the pics, and told him that I need to have all of it. I am a high waisted pear, so I will have to make length modifications, but I am so inspired by your amazing style.

I would change nothing. Nothing!! Love every single piece, and you look FAB

Angie

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Killer all round. WOW.

Tell me about your boots in Outfit #2, Kate. The saddle bag is a nice touch with the equestrian plaid!

Mochi

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I LOVE HOW YOU DRESS.

Runs With Scissors

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I love all of these looks! They look crisp and intentional, and perfectly balanced.

Peri

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I'm with Mochi...WOW!

Vix

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Hi Rabbit --

What a great mix of "calm" and "vibrant" outfits!

Love your ability to play with proportions and come out the other end looking so great. [Still not sure how you managed to pull off looking so leggy in #2 given the high-contrast on either end of the white pants, geez.]

Agree you have a great bag collection and the choices all seem fine to me; I'd pick by mood when you're undecided.

Re # 9 -- Also agree since the wrinkling is bothering you (it'd bother me, too) a smoother shirt is worth a try. Sometimes there's not much to be done with a thin knit other than let the idea go or embrace the show-through...they telegraph everything.

Thanks for sharing!

rachylou

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Out of the ballpark. Makes
me almost want white jeans...

lyn67

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This post proves me once again, the right pieces will make all the difference (even if generally simple and minimal-but each with a little twist of a kind). Adore all your outfits! Cannot say more than that,K2K from me, rabbit!

catgirl

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Good grief! You need to post more - these have a perfect simplicity without being basic and your proportions and colors are just perfect. What are those two short sleeve cropped tops you've layered? The Napoleonic look is dashing and romantic but still fits in. And I am so inspired by the white skinnies with strong colors on top. Just wow all around.

Anonymous

Wow! All so fabulous and really I can't pick a favorite.
I think the pastel experiment was super successful. It's a lot of fun that one.
Also enjoying the white footwear with the white jeans. That seems really current.
Finally, I might have mentioned this before, but your orange/red bag is such a statement and really adds a lot of character to your outfits.

I don't know what your style statement is but it certainly feels very modern.

Anonymous

So wonderful to see your outfits again, Rabbit! I love all of these, though I am completely bowled over by look 5. WOW. Awesomely fab. I've always admired your great eye for colour and proportion.

To answer your bag questions: I prefer your first bag in look 1, but agree that warm camel would look great too.

I think any of the bags work in 8, but admit to a strong preference for the first one -- it's just so fab with the combo of those shoes and the white skinnies.

LOVE the blue booties in #3 and agree they're fab with the plaid jeans.

I vote to tuck the shirt in look 9.

rabbit

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Thanks all!

Brooklyn - yep, I'm on the lookout for a camel bag. I tried cognac, but it didn't really work from a distance with the boots -- sometimes I can get very OCD about color matching.

Aw thanks so much Sterling, Momo, Joyce B, oolagirl, Mochi, Runs with Scissors, Peri, and lyn67, I'm blushing.

SecretSquirrel - good point about #9, I actually need to tuck/fashion tape the orange shell up or it is as long as the shirt tails and I tucked it too high, and with too much of an inverse curve for the photo. I'll play around with the orange a bit more, including over a different white top and if it doesn't work, just wear the navy sweater.

missvee - the cow bag would be good with the blush outfit, thanks, I'll try that.

Thanks Vix - I'll try a silk shirt or other toppers with the skirt outfit. For #2 I'm not sure it would work as much if it wasn't equestrian and didn't have a bit of a form-fitting buff jodhpur call-back. It didn't work with the shirt tails out and no jacket when I tried it though.

alaskagirl - the short sleeved white shirt I've layered is a Brooks Brothers. I found it at a thrift store, although it's still on sale in the find I collected below. It's a size smaller than my usual, so I need to wear a slightly flattening bra with it, but I like the sharp collar and wanted to try the kind of layering Viva and citygirldc pull off so well with white shirts. Sleeveless or long-sleeve work better for layering I think, I need to scrunch the sweater sleeves or else the short sleeve underlayer is kind of obvious. Though I like the cuffed short sleeve to wear without a topper when it's warmer.

Anonymous

Gorgeous, gorgeous, outfits! You look amazing in all the lovely bold colours and you have the best footwear. I seriously covet those leopard booties. In #1 I think both bags work well with your outfit, but a light/warm camel bag would also look great with your booties. I also think all bag choices look good in #8, but I do have a minor preference for the cow print. I think #9 works fine to my eye, but I Shevia's idea for a silk shirt under the sweater is really good if you aren't fond of the crinkles.

Thanks for treating us to some fab sartorial eye candy! Please post more

Sal

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Echoing the love from others!! Especially for outfits 1-5, I adore all of them. You look terrific in the high contrast with punchy footwear and accessories. I love the boldness of the looks with trendy accents - but they overall looks have integrity to your own personal style.

A couple of comments following up on your own comments:

For 1 I love the white bag, but maybe the cow bag would be an option too?

2 looks super - very fun
For 8 I like the orange and the cow bag better than the white bag.

9 is the only outfit I have reservations about. I think maybe the proportions of the shirt work better with pants? I love the skirt on you, and the shoes are great too. Maybe a darker top or an unlayered top, or the red short sleeve sweater in 1 and 3 without a shirt, with a scarf or pendant if you wanted to accessorise. And look it is just great how it is, I am only trying to be constructive as you were uncertain about this one yourself.

I love the remixing at play here!!

catgirl

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Actually was asking about the red and navy top you've layered over the white shirt! They look like two colors of the same item?

rabbit

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Oh oops, Alaskagirl, the red sweater is the merino TJ Maxx one in my finds of my original post. The navy is from Forever 21 and is that kind of knitted silky fabric strip kind of sweater (don't know what it's called, but has the advantage of not piling and stretching back into shape or however you place it easily). I think it's this one below:

They both are cropped to belt length and have little side slits and sleeves that push up well though.

The orange sleeveless is from Forever21 too and it's kind of a heavy woven material. It says dry clean only but I'm going to very carefully hand wash in ice water probably...

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Bonnie

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Love all of these outfits - #5 is probably my favorite but they're all great.

Anonymous

All the way fab and gorgeous. I love it all!

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