Its no secret that I love Summer and its no secret that I love Vests. Yes, you will find me wearing vests at all times of the year. Well, almost all time of the year. And my love for Vests finds a mention in a series I have on this blog, aptly called the VEST SIDE STORY. And since the weather is getting oh so cooler on us, I thought this was the right time, to put up a new update on the ongoing series. While my previous posts concentrated on a single OOTD and how I had paired the vest, I thought of something different for this post.
HOW TO PAIR THE SAME VEST WITH DIFFERENT OUTFITS !!
I am trying to hold on to the last days of summer with my hands stretched out. But I can only stretch it so far. But thats the not the same story with my summer dresses. Rather than shoving them back into the darkest corners of the closet for the next few months, layering them, works better in treating them for some more time. And what better to layer them with than VESTS. Transitioning to Fall with a hint of Summer.
When I try and pair the same piece with different outfits, I try to keep these pointers in mind:
SHOES
ACCESSORIES
COLORS
I also always bring in one STATEMENT PIECE, so that the attention goes to that statement piece rather than the same vest with different outfits.
For instance when I wore this vest during my long Canadian Long trip, I paired it with some dark jeggings and a charcoal loose blouse. For my shoes I opted for combat boots, which I had folded it down. Darker colors and a tough pair of shoes, gave the entire outfit a different vibe. A red lip to bring all the monotones together. For this outfit my statement piece were my vintage CHANEL sunglasses.
For day out in the city I paired the vest with an off shoulder geometric print dress . As the dress had a melee of prints, the vest helped to tone down the look and bring about some cohesiveness. For my shoes, I opted for nude pumps, with just a hint of yellow. The nude shoes further helped to tone down the look and the touch of yellow brought a contrast to the blues dominating the outfit. I had not only stretched my short summer dress to the cooler days, but it did not look inappropriate for the time of the year. For this outfit the statement piece were my CALVIN KLEIN NUDE PUMPS.
My third outfit was when I was trying on the VEST in the dressing room in Target. I was wearing a black maxi dress which provided a good blank canvas to check out how versatile the vest was. Yes, I have pair these pumps with this vest maybe a bit too many times, but it does serve its purpose. My statement piece were my PRADA CAT EYE SUNGLASSES.
For a girly brunch , I paired the same vest with a printed Maxi Dress. Yes, I was playing with blues again. But this time, I decided to p;ay up with the color blue. Blue velvet pumps and a hot pink lip made it perfect to lounge pool side, with my favorite cocktail. My TURQUOISE EARRINGS AND STATEMENT NECKLACE were my statement piece for this outfit.
OUTFIT DETAILS:
OUTFIT 1:
CHARCOAL TOP: H&M
DARK WASH JEGGINGS: AMERICAN EAGLE
COMBAT BOOTS: STEVE MADDEN
SUNGLASSES: CHANEL
VEST: TARGET
OUTFIT 2:
BLUE OFF SHOULDER DRESS: GAP
NUDE PUMPS: CALVIN KLEIN
VEST: TARGET
OUTFIT 3:
BLACK MAXI DRESS: MACY'S
VEST: TARGET
PUMPS: CALVIN KLEIN
SUNGLASSES: PRADA
OUTFIT 4:
BLUE PRINTED MAXI DRESS: MACY'S
TURQIOSSE EARRINGS AND NECKLACE: FROM NEW MEXICO
BLUE VELVET PUMPS: CALVIN KLEIN
VEST: TARGET
Interested in VEST SIDE STORY, then take a look:
FLORALS AND LIME: VEST SIDE STORY
DENIM-LACE-LEATHER: VEST SIDE STORY
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