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Seven Ways to Style a Swing Dress for Fall
Hello Hello! It’s been a busy few days over on the home front. Over the weekend, we drove out to my mom’s to pick up our temporary kitchen table. We haven’t really found the one yet, and my sister offered to let us borrow the one she didn’t need anymore. I’m really excited one to finally have a kitchen table, but also that the pressure to find the perfect table is relaxed a little. Since we now have something, we can spend a little more time searching for the perfect one.
I also ordered a small table for our entry way. I really wanted a navy table for the space which turned out is really hard to find. A few months ago, I found the perfect one at Target but it was sold out. I’ve been stalking it since and it came back in stock this week!! Every time we cross an item off the list, I feel like our place is transforming even more into our perfect little home. I will have to do a home post soon to share some of what we’ve done and purchased.
Alright now that all the exciting home news is out of the way, let’s talk fashion! I love a swing dress. The flowy style make them so comfy and perfect for days spent more at home. You can also easily transform them into multiple styles with a few style swaps. This burgundy swing dress is also a sweater dress so it adds a little bit of warmth. I also love that it came with a matching slip, since I find most sweater dresses need something underneath.
SEVEN WAYS TO STYLE A SWING DRESS FOR FALL
WITH BOOTIES
Simple, easy, and perfect for warm fall days.
swing dress |booties | c/o necklace | bracelet | earrings
WITH A DENIM JACKET AND OVER THE KNEE BOOTS
A denim jacket is a staple in my closet for fall and spring. It’s the perfect layering piece for a causal outfit. With the shorter length of this dress, my OTK boots were the perfect pairing.
dress | similar jacket |similar boots | similar necklace | earrings | bracelet
WITH A BLAZER AND HEELS
Work day ready with the quick addition of a fitted blazer and snakeskin heels. Since this dress is crewneck and one solid color, I also added a long necklace to add a little something to the overall look.
sweater dress | similar blazer | heels | necklace | earrings
WITH A LEATHER JACKET & TALL BOOTS
For a dressy but still kinda casual look, a leather jacket and boots are perfect. This outfit would be perfect for Thanksgiving dinner!
dress | c/o leather jacket | black boots | similar necklace | earrings
WITH A CARDIGAN & BOOTIES
I think swing dresses are so comfy, so adding a long and cozy cardigan is just what this casual outfit needs. Opt for a contrasting color option.
dress | similar cardigan | booties | similar necklace
WITH A CROPPED SWEATER & BOOTS
Turn your dress into a skirt by layering a cropped chunky sweater over it. It’s the quickest way to completely change the look of your dress.
dress | similar sweater | similar boots | similar necklace | earrings
WITH A SWEATER VEST & BOOTIES
Another warm weather and work friendly look. A sweater vest or even a more structured long vest paired with peep toe dress booties.
dress | similar sweater vest | peep toe booties | similar necklace | earrings
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Six Ways to Wear a Military Jacket
I’ve tried on so many military style jackets over the years, but I never pulled the trigger on any of them. I was worried I wouldn’t wear it enough. So when I found this gorgeous lace trimmed one, I sat down and made a list of all the ways I could wear it. Below are just six of the ways that I thought of all perfect for the fall season from date night, casual fall outfits, and holiday dinners. I styled it with heels and boots and booties, with plaids and solid neutrals and pops of color. Whether you’ve been thinking of picking up on of these or already have on hanging in your closet, I hope you found some new outfit ideas!
SIX WAYS TO WEAR A MILITARY JACKET
WITH PLAID AND BOOTS
This is probably my favorite of the six. I chose a plaid that was complimentary to the jacket color, all being darker fall colors.
jacket | similar plaid | black jeans | similar boots | layered necklace
WITH A CAMI AND HEELS
An easy way to create a dressy casual look add simple solid cami and heels. I chose to my floral print heels to add pop of color and print to the look. This outfit would be perfect for date night, dinner with friends, or casual Friday at the ofice.
military jacket |similar cami | jeans | purple heels
WITH A POP OF COLOR AND BOOTIES
I pulled a few different colors to pair with this jacket, but this dark dusty rose is my top choice. I love how the two earth tones work together. Other colors I tried – yellow and purple.
jacket | tank top | distressed jeans | booties | similar necklace
WITH A FITTED TANK TOP AND HEELS
One of the popular ways to style this jacket is with a fitted tank top and jeans. I added a pop of print with my snakeskin heels.
jacket | white tank top | black jeans | snakeskin heels | similar necklace
WITH A FITTED DRESS AND BOOTS
Date night ready! This jacket is the perfect light layer with my fitted dress. The feminine lace details on the jacket really add to the overall look too.
jacket | black dress | black boots | similar necklace
WITH A SWING DRESS AND BOOTIES
The structured shape of the jacket and the flowy swing of the dress work really well together. You know what they say opposites attract!
jacket | sweater dress | booties | similar necklace
Which look is your favorite? Let me know in the comments!
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Six Ways to Wear a Light Blue Top
For the longest time, I would not buy many blue tops. I wore mostly blue jeans and worried it was to color matching. Fast forward to me embracing new jean colors and types of bottoms, and now I love a good blue top. This light blue is a current favorite shade. I think it has more of an earthtone feel than a royal blue or baby blue, but all of these outfits would work with those colors.
Details on this top – It’s a crop style. The sides are more where the crop length is, and the front and back are longer which I really like! The arm holes are a little wider, so I wear a white bandeau bra underneath it so my bra will not show. You could probably also do a low cut cami and tuck it in.
SIX WAYS TO WEAR A LIGHT BLUE TOP
FOR FALL
WITH BLACK JEANS & BOOTS
Black jeans and brown tall boots are my go to for fall outfits and blue tops.
blue top | black jeans | similar boots | earrings | c/o necklace
WITH GRAY JEANS & BROWN HEELS
The blue and gray shades work really well together! I always think brown when I think blue, and my brown heels were the perfect pop of color.
blue top | gray jeans | brown heels | earrings | necklace
WITH BLUE JEANS & BOOTIES
Find a blue shade that provides a slight contrast to your blue top. For a more royal blue, you may try a dark or light wash jean to provide the right amount of contrast. I went with the same brown shade in my booties as above, but light tan ones would work too.
blue crop top | jeans | similar booties | earrings
FOR SPRING & SUMMER
WITH WHITE JEANS & FLATS
White jeans works with any color and really helps make the color pop! To keep my look more casual, I opted for a light tan pair of flats. Block heel sandals would work well to dress this outfit up a bit.
blue top | white jeans | flats | earrings | stone bangles
WITH DENIM SKIRT & MULES
To play off my favorite way to wear this color for fall, I pulled similar colors to create a spring and summer look. I went with faded black denim for a lighter summer feel, and my brown mules for my warm weather shoe.
blue short sleeve top | similar jean skirt | brown mules | earrings | stone bangles
WITH WHITE SHORTS & WEDGE SANDALS
For a dressy casual white outfit, pair this blue with white cotton shorts and brown wedges.
light blue top | similar shorts | similar wedges | stone bangles | earrings
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Five Ways to Wear Denim Joggers
These denim joggers may be one of my favorite pairs of pants to come out of my current work from home situation. Honestly, I probably never would have tried them otherwise. While working from home, I still try to get dressed most days. I think it helps with my productivity mindset a little. I absolutely have days where I stay in loungewear all day because I also love being comfy cozy while at home.
The thing that intrigued me about these jean joggers was that they may fit both of my needs of feeling dressed for the day but also still comfy. After testing them out for a few weeks, I really think these might be the perfect work from home pants. They have a loose and comfy fit, but they are not super baggy. I like that I can push them up to create a cropped look or leave them full length if I’m a little cold. I’ve mostly them cropped because that was my favorite look plus it’s still a bit warm. These stay up cropped perfectly. The sides have a zipper that you can unzip slightly to fit around your calf muscle.
FIVE WAYS TO WEAR DENIM JOGGERS
FOR FALL
WITH A SWEATER
When I put this outfit together, it totally gave me Carrie Bradsaw vibes. I always loved that her outfits featured items that you wouldn’t think to put together but totally worked and looked fabulous. A sweater was not something I originally thought about when I tried on these denim joggers. They have a loose and baggier fit which instantly makes me think of all the fitted top pairings. But that is why the shoes of this outfit are oh so important. I tried on a few different pairs, but this peeptoe dress booties completed this look. It gives it that little bit casual, little bit trendy, and little bit dressy that I love.
similar sweater | denim joggers | peep toe heels | similar necklace | earrings
WITH A PLAID TOP
A plaid top is the perfect casual pairing with my jean joggers. Since the top has a looser fit instead of tucking it in, I opted to tie at the waist. By doing this it helps bring in the waist line a bit and balance the two looser proportions on top and bottom.
similar plaid top | jogger pants | brown mules | c/o necklace | earrings
FOR SPRING & SUMMER
DATE NIGHT OUTFIT
Now we move into the more fitted top options. A bodysuit is a perfect pairing with denim joggers. I went with this pink drapey one and tossed on my floral heels to show that you can totally dress up these comfy jeans for a night out on the town!
bodysuit (old)- similar color | similar style | jean joggers | floral heels | c/o short necklace | similar long necklace | earrings
WITH A TANK TOP & WEDGES
Another summer or spring option would be a fitted tank top. I styled two outfit options for this one. First up with a scoop neck tank top and espadrille wedges for a fun daytime look, perfect for brunch or an afternoon with friends.
black tank top | denim joggers | espadrille wedges | c/o necklace | stone bangles
WITH A TANK TOP & FLATS
Another outfit option is to pair with a higher neck tank top and flats. I wore this one evening when we had a couple over for dinner. Of the two tanks, this high neck one is my favorite with this denim joggers. I think the two styles compliment each other well. For shoes, I opted for a neutral flat to help with my petite height illusion.
pink tank top | denim joggers | flats | layered necklace
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