Winter Wonderland - Week 2
This series for the month of December focuses on taking a more casual day time outfit and making it more party ready. Last week my efforts focused on a pair of jeans and a graphic sweatshirt. This week I take the casual day time look up a notch picking pieces I would be more likely to wear to work.
Here I am featuring a piece in the line of the berry or wine color again. Last week it was my shoes and two different jackets. You can see that post here. I love this color paired with gray. I topped the dress pants with a thin long sleeved cowl neck sweater. Over that I layered a holiday sweater that I got last year at Christopher and Banks.
What drew me to this zip up cardigan was the design on the front. It looks like a winter city scape with pine trees and sparkles which represent the stars in the night sky. It doesn't have to be for Christmas and that is part of why I liked it. I can wear it all winter long.
I carried my berry colored fringe bag and wore a simple silver fringe necklace. You can also see I kept the look more casual by leaving the cowl sweater untucked.
Here is a close up of the necklace and you can see a little of the detail on the sweater.
For shoes, I chose my shiny Oxfords. I have worn these shoes to work on several occasions as they look nice, and are quite comfortable.
To take this look from day to night I made only a few simple changes. First I changed shoes from the Oxford to the higher heeled black ankle boot.
Sorry that my boots were looking a little less than spiffy!
I removed the sweater and donned a brocade vest. When I looked at the pictures after my daughter had downloaded them for me, I realized how similar the color scheme was between the vest and sweater. When I first looked at the pictures I couldn't even tell that I had made a change. So maybe next time a different color vest would be better. I don't know, what do you think?
To add to the dressed up look, I accessorized with gold. The gold fringe necklace took the silver one's place and the gold woven bag added some shine to the outfit. In addition I added a front tuck and wore a thin belt with some gold detail.
When I put these pieces together, I really liked the combination of colors. The gold adds rich detailing when combined with the wine colored pants and gray sweater.
Once again, here are the outfits side by side. As you can see, just changing a few details can change the attitude of an outfit. The first outfit says, professional, but warm and comfy. The second outfit says festive and rich with textures and colors.
I hope you enjoyed today's post. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Have a great day!
Photo credit Rebecca Trumbull.
Shopping the look:
Pants - Kohl's - $36.99 (skinny ponte pants)
Gray Cardigan - J.Jill - $49.99
Gray Cowl Neck Long Sleeve Tee - Kohl's - $17.99
Brocade vest - Etsy - $25.00
Black oxfords - DSW - $49.94
Black ankle boots - DSW - $59.95
Gold clutch - Charming Charlie - $22.00
Tuesday linking up with Jess of Elegantly Dressed and Stylish. Wednesday linking up with Tania of 50 is not Old, Thursday linking up with Nicole of High Latitude Style. Friday linking up with Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Tif of Bright on a Budget, and Nancy of Nancy's Fashion Style. Saturday linking up with Catherine of Not Dressed As Lamb.