Monday, January 21, 2013

Mix It Up Monday: Shirt Dress

This shirt dress [now on sale at Gap!] presents a myriad of wardrobe possibilities. Its material is a thin flannel, so it transitions well from fall right through till spring. The lightweight fabric lends itself well to layering for colder days, yet will hold warmth well enough for an outing on a cool fall day. I love the charcoal grey tone for the mileage it gets as a neutral and for something softer than your "basic black." 


The dress comes with a matching belt to tie at the waist. I prefer to avoid too much tone-on-tone, but it can be nice [and non-distracting] if you decide to go all out with jewelry.
A casual weekend look: hooded puffy vest for an outdoorsy touch, scarf for color.
A wide belt with butterfly clasp and coordinating teal tights make for a fun punch; the buttons on the dress are marbled with the same brown tone as the boots. 
Keep warm by layering a cashmere sweater over it--keep it solid so you can wear a major necklace!
Go with the "work shirt" idea by adding a patterned sweater vest.

Touches of silver add sparkle to this basic canvas. Because the scarf takes the place of a necklace, get big jewelry in with a chunky bracelet or cocktail ring. 



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