Super excited to show you my second look with Lookbook Store. This blue open front blazer pretty much called my name; y’all know I love some royal blue and the fun geometric pattern + tassels made it official for me. Yet somehow when it arrived, I was stumped. And annoyed with myself. “Nicole why would you order a piece that screams summer when you have to style it in a way that’s seasonally appropriate?!” Add expletives and you have my exact berating of myself.
Luckily, over the span of a couple days I made some progress in the outfit brainstorming and came up with this look that lets the blazer’s design speak for itself and still doesn’t seem out of season.
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I opted to go with a simple white tee, but added a little bit of mix by choosing a white tee that has a textured front and provides a little more warmth since it’s sweatshirt material. So good. If you don’t have a sweatshirt tee in your closet, you need one. This one features a 2.5″ split in each side, which honestly I normally don’t like, but this tee is long enough where everything is still covered and I don’t have to constantly worry that my stretch marks and skin are exposed. #PraiseBe
I opted for olive skinny jeans; I’m not sure why I avoided colored denim for so long, but I’m glad that fall 2015 brought us back together in stylish harmony. When everything olive started popping up, I wasn’t sure it was for me, but I really do like how, similar to my beloved navy, olive acts as a neutral but still provides color.
The cobalt in this printed blazer led me directly to my cobalt and tortoise flats; while they run a little more than I typically like to spend on flats, Clarks is my go to brand for comfort. There’s nothing worse than not being comfortable and having achy feet. I usually splurge on a new pair each fall and then keep my eye on eBay and Amazon for new pairs being resold; you can find usually find floor models and last season’s shoes at a reasonable {under $50} price.
This hat has been my fave since I bought it, I still don’t consider myself a “hat person” so I have to admit, that I’m a little lost on when and where you’re supposed to wear these. Do I just throw this on to go to Target? Can I go through racks at Goodwill with this on? I’m not quite there with the confidence level yet so it remains an around the house and occasionally to work item.
