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Summer Work Dress
| OUTFIT DETAILS |
floral print dress | slide sandals | layered necklace | earrings | bracelet 1 | bracelet 2
Hello Hello! A little workwear for this Wednesday. While I think this dress could work for a variety of events from shower guest to church to dinner with the gals, I think it shines as a work dress option for summer. As many of you are transitioning back into work clothes, a loose fitting shift dress is a great option to ease you out of your at home loungewear into office wear.
This dress has really fun and feminine details like flutter sleeves and a tiered ruffle skirt design to add some texture to the dress. I love all the different colors in the floral print. It kind of reminds me of a painting. You could easily toss on a colorful sandal, but I love pairing this with a nude color shoe to really help the print stand out. The v-neck design is perfect for pairing with a layered necklace. I do think it runs a little big. I’m wearing an XS in this dress, but could have worn a size smaller too since it’s loose fitting.
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Floral Print Easter Dress
| OUTFIT DETAILS |
floral print dress (i’m wearing petite) | taupe block heel sandals | c/o purple stone bangle | | c/o clear stone bangle (bracelets 15% off with code karen) | earrings
What is everyone’s Easter plans? We are having a small family gathering at my Mom’s house. Even though it will be a pretty casual affair, I will probably still use the excuse to dress up and maybe even toss on an Easter dress. I wore this floral print dress for our engagment photos earlier this month, and I love the variety of places I can wear it including Easter.
If you are heading to a bridal shower or you are the bride-to-be, this floral print dress would be perfect for your spring or summer shower. The ruffles and cut of the bottom give this dress so much fun and flirty movement. I also love this for the office. You could toss a blazer on over and change the shoes to a pair of closed toe pumps. If you wanted to dress this down, try out a denim jacket (white or blue) and a pair of wedges. As I mentioned lots of variety with this one!
Sizing note: First, I’m wearing this in a petite, and I’m 5’3. I think it’s a great petite length. I also chose to size up to a small. This dress goes on over your head and some reviews mentioned that being difficult because the neck isn’t very stretchy which is why I decided to go up one. I didn’t have any issues getting it on, but you definitely want to wait until after you have it on to put the finishing touches on your hair. It’s a smock detailing across the chest, so the one size up also made this area fit better.
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Six Ways to Wear a Striped Button Up Top
A striped button up top is a great staple to have in your closet. You can easily dress it up for work or down for a more casual affair. Today’s six ways to wear a striped button up top includes three casual outfits and three work outfits. For the three casual, I’m showing a popular fall outfit, super casual look, and a look with OTK boots. For work, I’m hitting all work dress levels including casual Friday, business casual, and a simple office look.
My striped top is a tunic length which is perfect for pairing with leggings. To change up the look of my top, I opted to tie it at the waist in a few of the looks. This option can help add definition to your waist. The longer length of the top makes it super easy to tie into a cute knot.
Six Ways to Wear a Striped Button Up Top
WITH LONG CARDIGAN & DISTRESSED JEANS
Cardigan, jeans and booties is a classic fall look. Since my cardigan is long, I opted to tie the top at my waist to showcase different lengths in my layers.
similar maroon cardigan | striped top | distressed jeans | booties | c/o gold necklace
WITH JEANS & OVER THE KNEE BOOTS
Since my boots are over the knee, I went with a tie at the waist. The shorter look of the top helps make my legs look a little longer with the over the knee boots. It’s a fun little petite trick of mine.
striped button up top | dark blue jeans | similar boots | silver bangle | layered necklace
WITH BLACK LEGGINGS & DENIM JACKET
The best thing about tunics is how perfect they mix with black leggings. The striped button up style gives a bit more of put together look to the leggings. I added in a denim jacket for a layered fall outfit.
similar jean jacket | striped tunic | black leggings | tan loafers
GRAY JEANS & HEELS
For a more business casual jeans outfit, I paired this striped tunic with a gray pair of skinny jeans and heels. The height of my heel works well with the tunic length. The untucked top and gray jeans give a deconstructed casual office vibe.
striped top | similar gray jeans | similar gray heels | silver necklace | cuff bracelet
WITH FAUX LEATHER PENCIL SKIRT
With a quick tie at the waist, this top is a perfect pairing with a pencil skirt for the office. I tucked the ends of the tie up in the shirt to create the look of a tucked in shirt. This works great with a faux leather skirt when a tucked in shirt may show off a line or bunching in your skirt.
striped blouse | similar leather skirt | tan heels | c/o gold necklace | earrings | bracelet
WITH LIGHT BLUE JEANS & LOAFERS
For casual Friday in the office, a pair of skinny jeans and loafers are perfect. Since I’m petite and wearing flats, I opted to tie my shirt at the waist to help make the overall outfit look more put together and prevent me from looking shorter.
striped top | light blue jeans | tan flats | layered necklace
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Seven Ways to Wear Leopard Print Pants
Happy Thanksgiving Week and Black Friday Sales Week! I feel like all the sales have already started this year. It’s time to start crossing off my Christmas list! Do you have anything in particular you are looking for during the sales? Other than gifts, I’ll be looking for a new Christmas tree, and a few items for the house.
If you are looking for a comfy and dressy pair of pants to mix into your holiday and office wardrobe, look no farther than these leopard print pants! They have an elastic smock waist and super flowy material to make them so comfy! The cut of these pants and material help keep them a bit dressy. Heads up, these are cropped pants. On my petite height, these fit perfectly like ankle pants. If you are taller than me, these may have a more cropped look.
Trying to figure out what to wear with leopard print pants may seem like a pretty big task. Don’t let the print scare you! I have a variety of both casual and work outfits put together for you featuring all different kinds of tops. Check them out and let me know in the comments which is your favorite outfit!
Seven Ways to Wear Leopard Print Pants
WITH A SHORT BOXY SWEATER
A light colored top is a great way to tone down the bold print. This slightly boxy ivory sweater was the perfect shade to pair with this leopard print. I opted for the shorter sweater since both my top and bottom have a bit of volume.
similar sweater | leopard print pants | similar booties | similar necklace | earrings
WITH A FITTED LONG SWEATER
If you are worried about boxy making you look to well boxy, a long fitted sweater will help define your shape a little. I opted for a black sweater to help make the dark color in the print really pop.
black sweater | leopard pants | black heels | similar necklace | earrings | bracelet
WITH A STRIPED TANK & LONG CARDIGAN
Stripes are one of my go to patterns for a good print mix! The long green cardigan helps add a punch of color to the look.
similar long cardigan | striped tank top | pants | peep toe booties | necklace
WITH A BLACK BLAZER & WHITE CAMI
Hello Office Friendly! A black blazer and white cami is the perfect way to turn a printed pair of pants into a work friendly look.
similar blazer | white cami | pants | black heels | layered necklace | silver bangle
WITH A DENIM JACKET & BLACK TANK TOP
Looking for a more casual outfit idea? Reverse the work outfit with a casual denim jacket and fitted tank top to ease these pants into weekend attire.
similar denim jacket | black tank top | pants | similar brown mules | necklace | earrings
WITH A NAVY FITTED TEE
If you want to add a little bit of color, navy blue is a great choice. It provides a little color without taking away from the statement fact of the leopard print in the pants.
similar navy top | pants | peep toe booties | necklace | gold bracelet | earrings
WITH A PURPLE CAMI
For a dressy weekend look, a strappy cami works really well with these looser fitting pants. I wanted to showcase another color option with this muted purple top. Since the pants are a statement maker, my color choices will lean more towards non-bright, almost like muted colors. Purple always gives me a luxe feel and is a great choice.
similar cami | pants | black heels | necklace | earrings
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