Sabrina Allard over at Pinky’s Pen recently challenged her readers to “pull some cobwebs off the clothes we ignore in our closets and find new and clever ways to wear them.” During her 10-day ReStyle Challenge, Sabrina encouraged women to really re-assess their wardrobe and ask the question: which clothing/styles really make me feel like me?
I decided to take up Sabrina’s challenge and examine my closet. Upon doing so, I noticed that a majority of it was black, gray, or white, especially my “big girl clothes” that I wear to work or important events. Kind of boring, right? So, rather than chucking all of these nice but lackluster clothes, I found ways to make them more interesting: I added a little color. Here are four of my re-styled outfits:
This one was my favorite. As you can probably tell, I love my red shoes. Many of us on a limited budget don’t always consider buying colorful shoes because they don’t go with everything, but they are a fun way to colorize an otherwise color-less outfit. I love the idea of wearing a scarf or sash around the waist, too. I totally took that fashion tip from my boss, who has been known to wear colorful ties through her belt loops.
I love this top and the skinny pants because they’re both form-fitting and comfortable at the same time, but wearing them together does make me look monochromatic, so I wore a cute pink and black striped scarf {which I bought at Peonies for super cheap} as a belt, threw on a pink necklace and paired the outfit with my pink Ann Taylor bag {also from Peonies}. Plus, I painted my toes pink :)
This outfit is of course suited to a more casual environment, but I wanted to include it anyway, mostly because I really like the shade of blue in this shirt. Oh, regarding that first picture… Stan said the lighting was “uneven,” so I tried to help him out.
Oh, natural lighting, how I’ve missed you. Here is yet another almost-fully-black outfit, but I spiced it up with bright pink tights, my pink necklace, and very pink lipstick and eyeshadow.
Thank you, Sabrina, for continuing to inspire. xo
