What could be better than a dress down day at work?…
THE STORY
….Um, two dress down days, of course! And not just as a one shot deal. Nope, every single week. And double bonus points because it’s for a good cause. Our school district is starting a food pantry for the 7th thru 12th graders who don’t have enough food to eat at home. On Fridays they can discreetly choose some items to take home so that they have food to eat over the weekend. It’s going to be located in the nurse’s office so that any student who takes advantage of it won’t be obvious; kids pop in and out of her office all of the time. We already have a program in place for the elementary students and now the older kids will benefit as well. The money that we pay each week for the extra dress down day will be used to keep the food pantry stocked. That’s a win-win in my book.
In any case, two dress down days per week forced me to kick my denim game up a notch. I tend to excessively very often wear boyfriend jeans. The primary reason is because I like looser fitting clothes. They just feel better. Most skinny jeans have enough stretch that they are actually pretty comfortable, but I just get all fidgety when something is right up on me like that. I know, I’ve got issues. I felt that I had to bite the bullet though, so last weekend I dug out every single pair of my skinnies and tried them on. Happy surprise, they all fit. Notice that nowhere did I mention flare jeans. Why? I just don’t like how they look on me. I think they look really good on other people, I’m just not a fan of them when I’m wearing them. Actually I think the last time I wore anything remotely resembling a flare (jeans or pants) was somewhere waayy back in the 90’s. How about you? What style of denim do you mainly rely on?
THE OUTFIT
I told you guys when I bought it that this utility vest was going to become a staple item. It’s already appeared on the blog with…um…boyfriend jeans and a dress and that’s not counting all of the times I’ve worn and not photographed it for the blog. Oh, and guess what? It’s on clearance for 30% off so you might want to grab one while the grabbin’ is good. Seriously, it is just such an easy layer to add to just about anything. The red sheer blouse was fine on it’s own over the floral print top, but the utility vest was the third piece that tied it all together. And I have to say my Vigoss skinny jeans worked so much better than boyfriend jeans would have. I added the leopard sandals to bring a bit of print mix to the party because it’s not really a party until the print mixing starts, right?
THE TIP
If your denim style is in a rut, break out of it. Try different fits, find what is flattering for your shape then mix things up every once in awhile.
LINK UPS: Check out the weekly link ups I participate in for even more fashion and style ideas…
Vest: Target; Jeans: Nordstrom; Red blouse: JCPenney (Similar); Sandals: JustFab (Similar, Similar)
