What to do with old trendy pieces in your Closet

Hi Friends, happy Thursday 😀 I'm sharing an old look from my blog folder for this post on a throwback Thursday. (These pics were in my folder for about a year and were not blogged before now mostly because of the quality but I I tried to edit the pictures with the Snapseed App a bit and decided to blog them anyway). This pineapple prints skirt from Ann Taylor  is an old piece from my closet and I have styled it several times on the blog before in this post here and here.  It was so popular two summers ago because of the beautiful unusual pineapple print and there were about three pieces in the collection as it is usual with some of these trendy summer prints; there were dresses, skirts and shorts. For this look, I paired the skirt with a chambray shirt and block heel sandals and a "big-hair-don't-care" attitude 😁 I have worn this outfit a couple of times (since) after the day these pics were taken, mostly to church. And this brings me to the main idea behind this post; what do you do with very old trendy pieces in your closet?

It's a Skirt; No, it's a pair of pants; No, it's denim on denim.

Hi Friends; I feel so excited sharing this post because I am so happy and relaxed. I had a very entertaining time with my kids this evening and this whole blog post was a family collaboration. I got back from work today and wanted to take the kids  to the park but was a little tired so I decided to just spend some time with them outdoors. When I was looking for something casual and comfy to wear, I thought "why not do a denim on denim look?"

I reached for this old skirt of mine which I really think is the statement piece in the whole outfit. My girls; five and three helped me to choose the accessories. My older girl picked the necklace while the younger girl picked the shoes (fashionistas in the bud) but they kept staring curiously at my outfit the whole time. "Mum, is this a skort or a skirt?" "Are you wearing Pants or skirt?" I was not so surprised that they were deceived by this skirt and I led them on by keeping the skirt tucked in between my legs and walking awkwardly around the house. You can see from the pictures below that I really did a good job deceiving them and even my seven year old son who is my new photographer (I have retired my tripod) kept asking me? "Mom, are you wearing two kinds of pants?" "What kind of skirt is this?" 

I got tired of deceiving them and just burst out laughing and they saw that I was really wearing a skirt...:-). The skirt kind of looked like culottes in the pics above when I tucked them in between my legs but it's actually a very cool denim midi skirt. My other denim shirt that I wore here was a little too dark for the look I was going for so, I used this chambray shirt instead. So, is this the season denim on denim trend? Or, is this just chambray on denim? Chambray, denim, what's the difference? We didn't care so much but we had some fun outdoors with the kids scribbling on the porch and running around and me just excited that they had all provided their valuable input to this blog post.

 

Chambray shirt: Victoriassecret.com
Skirt: Old
Jewelry: Loft
shoes: DSW

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A Summer of Button Downs…

                       The Denim Shirt, the Chambray Shirt and the Silk shirt.

It is all about the button down shirts this summer; the denim shirt or jean shirt is trending this season and though it has been around since last summer, it definitely has gone up a notch. This button down shirt is a timeless clothing piece that has been around for years. It was a major trend in the late eighties to early nineties (and yes I am that old!..:-) ) and now it is back in style.

 Also, the beauty of this piece is the fact that it can be dressed down over a pair of jeans, tights or shorts or dressed up when tucked into a pencil, flare or full skirt. It also can have embellishments, can be ombre or floral. Also trending this season is the silk shirt; this can be in plain solid color or with contrast trim. Like the denim shirt, the silk shirt can be dressed up or down.

Then  there is the color block shirt; very pretty and feminine. It's contrasting colors add glam to whatever piece it is paired with. It is not a perfect piece for work attire but it's definitely a good choice for a casual or dressy outing.

Photos taken from Victoriassecret.com and Loft.com


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