Lightening up for spring

Hi everyone, after the last post on scarves I thought I’d do a post that shows the same outfit with and without a scarf. I think the look changes dramatically.

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Pants from Macy’s here. Jacket is old from Kohls. Lovely shoes (my most expensive, fear not) from Anyi Lu from last season.

Though the look with the scarf looks more dramatic and pulled together the outfit without the scarf really opens up the look and let’s it breathe. I would improve the scarf-less look though by adding a necklace, perhaps a long one, or at least longer than the neckline of the shirt, just to finish off the outfit. I wanted to lighten up my colors for spring so exchanged black for gray and lightened up with a white jacket. I also wanted to “spring up” the look with ankle pants that show a bit of ankle hinting at warmer weather on the horizon. The shoes are a navy blue and I wanted to add a pop of color but as I review these pictures I think a shoe that is more open on the top of my foot would go better with these ankle pants and look more springy and less heavy. People, please learn from my mistakes!

This outfit also shows the principal of the “column of color”. This is a flattering composition that has one vertical column of color going from the top to the bottom. In this case, it’s the gray color. A really nice look for us short girls because it gives the allusion of some height. The same principal could have been achieved with the jacket and t-shirt switching colors and the column of color would be on the outside edges of your body. Which look do you like best?

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