Spring Colors: Lilac Gray and Peach Echo
This is the final installment in my Spring Color series using the Pantone 2016 Spring color palette. I decided to get brave and do a bit of pattern mixing with this outfit. The open front cardigan is black with a lilac gray pattern. Seeing as I got this at a thrift store, I was excited that it had that color and matched the Pantone Lilac Gray perfectly.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Trumbull, Makeup by Rachel Christensen
The sleeveless blouse I got two years ago at J.C. Penney. The peach echo elephants are outlined with a lilac gray, bringing the two pieces together. The lilac gray bag, also from Penney's shines with gold chain on the handles, which also matches the gold buttons on the blouse.
I added a pair of black leggings, an orange/peach long necklace which I looped twice to make it shorter, and a pair of gray swede booties from the clearance rack at DSW.
The outfit is comfy, casual but dressy and the layers are light, making it a great combination for a spring day or a summer evening. It also might look great with a belt around the cardi and the blouse accentuating the waist for a different look.
Shop the Look (similar pieces):
Printed Open Front Cardi - Kohl's -$49.00; Macy's - $44.99
Blouse - Kohl's - $24.99; Chico's - $65.00
Black Leggings - Kohl's - $38.00
Gray Booties - DSW - $119.95; $49.95
Bag - J.C.Penney - $59.40; Kohl's - $39.99
Necklace - Impressions Online Boutique - $24.00; Chico's - $49.00
Seeing as I am still new to this blogging game, I want to apologize if my selections do not do justice to the original outfit. Many of my clothes are bought from thrift stores and I try to find pieces that will give you the same look even though they are different. Also, I encourage you to find inspiration in my outfits, rather than copying a specific look. If you have certain stores you like to shop at, peruse their racks and online sights for similar items. Instead of a printed open front cardi, maybe you find a solid steel gray button up cardi that you love. The point is to find your fashion "real" look. That look that makes you feel confident and special. I am here to give you ideas, to inspire you to be beautiful and unique, not make you a carbon copy of me. Please don't do that, one of me is enough! Ha, ha.
Next week will be little different as my photographer/daughter is not always available to take my pics, so you might be getting a little lower quality photos, but my goal is the same, to encourage you to feel and dress like the actual woman you are. Until next time!
Today I am linking up with Jess at Elegantly Dressed and Stylish for Turning Heads Tuesday.
All Photos by Rebecca Trumbull, Makeup by Rachel Christensen