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Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

 

 Gingham shirt-J.Crew

Skirt, belt-Banana Republic

Bracelet-David Yurman, Neiman Marcus

Shoes-Loeffler Randall

Clutch-Lauren Merkin

Hi everyone! I'm back from a well rested vacation and ready to re-connect with you again. I'll share photos from my travel on Friday so please stay tuned=)

I recently purchased this gingham shirt from J.Crew and have been loving it so much because I see it being worn in so many different ways. Just like my love for my chambray shirt in my previous outfit posts, I see the gingham shirt being versatile, so you will be seeing the shirt show up several more times (weather permitted, of course). The gingham shirt can look fun and casual yet still look work appropriate by styling it with a pencil skirt/trousers because the pattern and bright colors gives a nice punch versus a plain, solid button down blouse.

Readers, do you have any other suggestions on how to style a gingham shirt to be work appropriate?

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Photos courtesy of Sung Shin

Blouse-Old Navy

Shorts-Old Navy

Clutch-Lauren Merkin

Shoes-Loeffler Randall

Ring, necklace-David Yurman

 

The weather here in DC has been acting up again. Last week it was in the high 80's and now the temperatures this week dropped into the low 60's! That in between type of weather influenced today's outfit with wearing a long sleeved blouse on top but wearing shorts for the bottom which makes it not exactly a spring outfit nor a cold weather outfit. 

I didn't realize that my clothes from today's post were all from Old Navy until I started writing this post, which prompted me to think about style and cost. I bought both the blouse and shorts on clearance for an incredible price--the blouse was about $8 and the shorts were $5!! Style does not mean that you have to buy the latest trend or an expensive shirt, jeans, etc. to look fashionable. Style is how one interprets clothes by putting their own spin on it, whether it was pricey or not.

Hope you're having a great week so far. My last day of work for the week was yesterday! I'll be relaxing, running errands, replying to a bunch of neglected emails, and packing until I leave for the Bahamas in a couple of days. I have one more post to share with you before I leave so please stop by again=)