Satur-daze
Playing a bit of catch-up today…I had to take a quick trip out of town for some personal business, and was mostly offline the last couple of days. But I did pack and have a chance to wear that striped tee shown above, and really love it! So much so that I may order a backup… 😉
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I used the striped tee as a starting point for two casual fall outfits, one warm and one cool. I love mixing stripes and animal prints in an outfit, so have done that with both here. The tee is available up to size 3X.
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Is there a favorite piece in your wardrobe that you often use as a starting point for outfits?
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I love striped tees with boyfriend jeans or raw hemmed kick flares. I’ve had to stop myself from buying any more stripes because I have so many in my closet! They’re perfect with flat sandals or white sneakers. In the fall it’s fun to add a jean or utility jacket or a cardigan (another thing I can’t have too many of). Add a pretty, casual necklace and a couple bracelets and I have my uniform! I love that jcrew sweater jacket – seeing it everywhere. It’s nice that some of your colors are popular this Fall. Spring colors can be the hardest to find!
Would have loved seeing a picture of you styling that tee. How did it run on you being it wasn’t available in petites? I am a winter (cool) and I’m not sure I could wear that second option that has the olive stripe. Olive is probably one of my worse colors to wear.
Yes, would love to know what size you chose and how it looks on a petite! Help us out, please.
I tool a size Small. Hits at the bottom of my hip.
I purchased the size Small and it’s a good fit. Not snug, not oversized. I’ll be including in an outfit post next week, so stay tuned! 😉
I accidentally combined leopard boots with a striped T-shirt. Indeed it was very good. Just never thought of it as something to remember. So thanks. the
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Your eye for color is so good! I am cool-toned, I never wear green, that one you show is one of the few I’d actually consider.
I saw those chunkier black patten loafers on many women in Paris last October. Loved them so much I am happy to see them accessible and affordable here.
Love these but I have a question. I have saved your color quadrant for fun (the photos from Red Leopard) and I’m a little quizzical about why that EF mustard color fits into your spring colors?
Also, I admire all of you who can wear horizontal stripes and not look wide. I’m now an 8-10 with a 39” bust and I don’t know to feel comfy in those glorious stripes.
Hi Jan, I haven’t seen that particular EF jacket in person yet, but it might be close to a color in my Spring palette called “Cinnamon” (not the reddish orange we think of, but a more mustard-y color). Or it might be in a Fall palette. When I create a “warm” outfit collage for the blog, it may or may not be strictly Spring. It’s more to use as a starting point and adjust for your own palette and preferences.
Regarding horizontal stripes, wearing an open topper will break up the horizontal emphasis. With narrower stripes it can actually create an elongating “ladder” effect. 😉
Oh!! Thanks…I tried it today and came home with stripes! I went to the EF store in Walnut Creek and saw the mustard color although they didn’t have to jacket and it is really muddled. Probably not clear enough for you. Thanks so much…I look forward to your daily blog and appreciate how much work it is!
I have a quilted EF jacket in mustard, and the color skews green, like a khaki. Nothing like the picture.
Noone is thinking “gosh, she looks wide” they’re thinking “She looks FAB! Wish I could put a look together like that!”
Read my post again. I did not even think Susan looked wide. I was admiring her!
Thanks so much for offering a warm and cool option, love seeing the differences between the two.
Also, wanted to thank you for taking us along on this new color/style journey of yours. Please continue sharing your thought process and experiences.
I am SO loving your new colors and outfit inspirations. Both of these outfits today are very fun, and the shoe/shirt/jewelry combos give me some great ideas to riff off of! Thanks for sharing your journey and the new ideas!
That cool palette is right up my alley! May have to take a toddle over to the Century City mall and check out the jacket…
Horizontal stipes is a problem for women of a larger girth; hence I wear vertical stipes, if I can find them. Vertical stipes do the same for me that horizontal does for you. Either of those outfits would fit right in on a vertical stripe. I had found a sweater blazer the other day & didn’t buy it & now here is another in more colors. Yipee! Thanks so much for doing all the work you do for us. I know I appreciate your blog!!
Interesting! I’m an autumn and would also wear those colours together. In fact I would wear the whole outfit, and my CP is different to yours. I’m a Natural Classic. Interesting to see where we overlap!
I have SO many striped shirts already but dropped by Madewell today to check these out. I thought the reddish one would be burgundy but it’s actually more of a deep rust. The other is, to me, olive mixed with quite a bit of grey. Rust is not typically one of my colors, but I liked how it looked on me, and the fabric is nice and soft. Yet another budget winner from Sue! Thank you!
Glad you like it!