For Saturday’s Date Night (to see This Is The End, which was so terrible and inside-joke-y I can’t even talk about it), I decided to dress like a total fashion renegade.
White top, jeans, nude heels.
OK, so I wear outfits like this all the time. But there is a method to my non-madness, and the method is called “get out door now.” The thing about a look this simple is that it requires next-to-no thought…but still: it’s more fun if every single piece is just a tiny bit more interesting than you’d expect on first glance. Extras are everything.
It’s the same philosophy I apply to decorating my house: I like the idea of sort of “rewarding” people who feel like looking extra-close with the discovery of, say, a ceramic frog tucked in between the plants, or a crystal skull head filled with flowers sitting on a tray. Adding fun details to a classic outfit – a slight cuff on the jeans, textured lace on the top, a bag with a stingray print – is a similar idea…it’s like sprinkling your body with little eye-surprises.
That sounds ridiculous.
But you know what I mean.
For those of you in the market for a perfect pair of skinny jeans with a not-too-low waistband and a little stretch…this Hudson Jeans pair is perfect. The same cut (called the Nico Midrise) also comes in amazing, amazing patterns (like this and this; I have my eye on this charcoal camo pair for fall).
These shoes make me get why Kate Middleton wears her pair of L.K. Bennetts everywhere: once you find the exact right pair of nude heels (just the right shade, just high enough, just pointy-toed enough) you sort of want to wear them with everything.
On me: Joie top; Midrise Nico jeans c/o Hudson; pumps via T.J.Maxx; Zara Stingray Bag c/o Hobo; Valentine Earrings c/o Melinda Maria; Jennifer Zeuner anklet; Sophia Forero ruby ring; GANT sunglasses.
