Dress: Old Navy | Olive cardigan: Target | Belt: H&M | Wedges: Target | Bag: gift; ebags.com (shop)
While this outfit may not look particularly special to you, it's significant to me. I've had this dress and this cardigan for a long time, long before I discovered style blogs, but I'd never put them together. I think it was partially because the cardigan didn't provide shape to an already baggy dress plus I just hadn't thought to do black and olive before. Then I discovered style blogs and I figured out that you could belt a cardigan and that a belt could pull together a look in a cinch. (Ha, sorry, couldn't resist.) In my enlightenment, this outfit was born, and I was a proud mama. It marked a new way of looking at my wardrobe that I was excited to explore and ultimately led to creating this blog.
I suppose I should be saving this kind of stuff for my posts about building a remixable wardrobe, but really, this whole blog is about figuring out how to work my closet, right? Right. I still haven't written the remixable wardrobe posts, but they're a'comin!
I love those shoes! I have a really similar cardigan, I love belting it with a dress too!
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I love how this turned out! It's always awesome to discover new ways to wear pieces.
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i need to be better about remixing my wardrobe too! you've inspired me! :)
ReplyDeleteDiscovering style blogs did the same thing for me - previously, it never would have occurred to me to even pair a dress like that with anything at all... but it's like a whole new item of clothing when you add a cardigan and belt! Still simple and easy, but it makes you look so put together and stylish.
ReplyDeleteI love when two old pieces are suddenly put together in a way you never thought of! Love the olive and black together!
ReplyDeletei think that is precisely why you should post outfits like this! i have had many similar revelations... i love seeing someone else try something and realizing that why can't i try that too?! it makes getting dressed so much more fun!
ReplyDeleteI love how this came together! I'm hesitant to pair long cardigans with dresses for the same reason but that belt makes it perfect. I have a striped top that has the same color scheme and I just love it. The camel color pulls the navy and olive together nicely.
ReplyDeleteI love all the style tricks I've acquired throughout my blogging career. This outfit is killer, so I'm glad you've learned that lesson, too. (:
ReplyDeleteI agree, that's one of my favorite things about having a fashion blog, I feel like I'm getting a lot more out of my closet.
ReplyDeleteMust be my monitor cuz I thought that dress is navy. Still it looks cute. and I love your shoes.
ReplyDeleteSuch a GREAT look on you! :)
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I love this outfit! The art of belting is also something I learned in style blogs, its great!
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Style blogs revolutionized the concept of belting to me. Pre-style blogging, all I knew about belts was they went through loops on pants. Just putting a belt over my cardigan was a) terrifying and b) eye opening. I love it now!
ReplyDeleteBelts are amazing! Sometimes I fear I depend on them too much though :) Love these colors together.
ReplyDeleteThis look is so classic and classy. Love it. All of it.
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Audrey! I love this....especially your belt and your shoes...they tie in perfectly with the darker tones in the rest of the outfit.
ReplyDeleteLoving this look Audrey - the belt really pulls it together, and the colors look great together :)
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I love the way you belted the cardigan. It emphasizes your waist, which is important.
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This is a gorgeous outfit! Just really simple and sophisticated. Definitely a win!
ReplyDeleteGreat mix. Love the dress. :) You are always so adorable. :) Stop it! No, just kidding!! Keep being you... you are very good at it!! :) Hope you had a great Valentines.
ReplyDeleteI found you from the Pleated Poppy WIWW. I'm stopping by to check out your post. I think olive is perfect for this transitional time of year.. This week I'm featuring a cool new denim find called 3x1. Check it out:
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LOVE it!! You are absolutely adorable! I'm so excited to be your newest follower and see what other super cute outfits you come up with! :)
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