How to wear shorts

Ever buy a pair of shorts that looked great in the fitting room, but you go home and thought, how the heck can I wear this out?  It is an art to be able to wear a pair of shorts without looking cheap, especially with cutoff shorts that are so popular right now.  If done wrong, you maybe solicit the wrong type of attention.  Here to demonstrate the correct way of wearing shorts is my cousin, Grace.  *Applause*

 

 Top: H.i.p.

Necklace:  B.P.

Shorts:  Citizens of Humanity Cutoff Shorts (Love Potion Wash)

Shoes:  Seychelles 'Squeak' Sandals

Do wear a flowy or loose-fitting top to offset the shortness of the shorts.  
Do tuck the top in, at least the front, to give your waist some definition.
Do wear chunky heels/wedges to elongate your legs.
Do wear flat sandals if you want to look more casual.

So on the contrary, the don'ts are pretty obvious (unless you want that kind of attention):
Don't wear a skin-tight or revealing top.
Don't wear stilettos with an acrylic heel.


Everyone can follow these rules and pull of a great outfit with a pair of denim shorts!


Special thanks to Grace for showing up with this great outfit that inspired this post.  I attacked her and said, "You will be my model!"  Then special thanks to her hubby Paulo who helped take these pictures, which I won't ever be able to duplicate.  It was fun doing the shoot.  :)

Lace not Lingerie

I was re-organizing my closet last night and boy was it fun.  I have my hubby being the closet-commander and ordering(nicely) that I clean out the 'black hole.'  He labeled this corner a 'black-hole' due to the fact that things go in, and they don't see the daylight for a long time.   Even I forget what is in it...so time to let the pieces come out!

One piece that haven't seen daylight in a while is this Free People Miltered Lace Top in Magenta.

Now, now, I know what you are all thinking...that looks like lingerie, you can't wear that out!  Challenge accepted! (How I Met Your Mother reference)

Since today is a work day, I also need to make it work-appropriate.   Too much lace may look too grandma-y, or as my hubby describes it, look like a doily.  Also, most people know me as not a lacy/girly/romantic person, so I need to make it work for my personality.  Here are the rules I followed:


1.  Use it as a layering piece
2.  If I am wearing the lace top on the outside, make sure there is a tank or something underneath so that I don't look like I just walked out of the bedroom.
3.  Wear a plain tee/tank on the outside and have the lace peek out from the bottom (I got this idea from a friend of mine).  The tank should not have too much print on it or it will get too busy.













4.  Balance it out with more edgy pieces, like distressed jeans, chunky shoes, metal jewelry.

  

Black Diesel Tank, Free People Miltered Lace Top, AG Adriano Jeans, Prada Flats 

Follow these rules and you will be able to make take the full advantage of lace without looking like you just walked out of your bedroom.