Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Utility jacket + LWD

Who What Wear styling tip #2: "Transition a LWD with an army jacket."

Okay, pretty basic common knowledge. White lace dress plus army-style jacket, I got it. Now I'm good for summer.


All sarcasm aside, this is a great look. I love white for spring and summer, contrasting against bronze skin, and a lightweight utilitarian jacket is the perfect cover-up for chilly nights. WWW used Kate Bosworth's Nylon cover party ensemble as an example, and I think it looks awesome. Except for one thing... those fucking boots. I guess maybe this was okay for the specific event, but definitely not for everyday. I personally would style this look with sandals, wedges, or even classic tennis whites. Perhaps the boots wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so pointy. If you must go with boots, go for biker or combat style boots, à la Doc Martins or something. Keeps up with the utilitarian theme...



AE smocked maxi skirt dress; $49.50


Abercrombie & Fitch "Kylie" dress; $68.00


Abercrombie & Fitch "Leigh" dress; $190.00


Staring at Stars chiffon maxi dress; $79.00


Nasty Gal Daisy lace dress; $58.00


Abercrombie & Fitch "Codie" jacket; $98.00


Abercrombie & Fitch "Natasha" jacket; $120.00


Nasty Gal Hooded field jacket; $88.00


Gap lightweight utility jacket; $79.95


AE woven flat; $39.50


AE suede ring t-strap sandal; $29.50


Kork-Ease "Ava" sandal; $135.00


Vans Authentic Lo Pro Ca sneakers; $55.00

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16 comments:

  1. No I sent it to your yahoo email.
    But I had to deny your payment because paypal are douches and wont let me accept payments from the checkout tab on my store. I was gonna tell you if you can send me the payment using the send money tab on paypal instead.

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  2. Gotcha, I will get to that then.

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  3. sweet. My email is vicieuxblack@yahoo.com.
    thanks so much! sorry for the inconvenience.
    xo

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  4. Utility jackets ALWAYS get me...I always need tons of them...and they are hard to say no to them...cause they always look soo good and are so easy! My fav' are the vintage European army coats!!!
    kisses
    xoBeckerman Girls

    www.BeckermanBitePlate.com

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  5. haha, who what wear is lame 99% of the time. i actually really LOVE that $190 dress from abercrombie, though i would never spend $190 on anything there. i wish i was still in high school and worked there bc there was massive amts of theft going on there then. prob now, still. hahaha! :x

    xx
    calla
    www.SHINYUPSIDEDOWNCROSSES.BLOGSPOT.com

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  6. really great idea! Love the third dress <3

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  7. Hey I'm sending out your lovely, oversized rotting skull tee tomorrow!! Thanks again for purchasing!!
    P.S.
    I meant to leave a comment on this post:
    I want just about EVERYTHING on this post!! So amazing!!
    xo

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  8. Like the ones you picked out rather than the one the celebrity is wearing [don't keep up to much on celebrities, so her name escapes me] :)

    http://themessenger-bag.blogspot.com

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  9. need that sheer maxi in my life. lovely blog you have.

    Helen, X
    http;//areyoudressingupordressingdown.blogspot.com

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  10. Exactly what I need to add to my wardrobe. a nice fitting white shift dress!

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  11. Awesome finds, thanks for sharing. :)


    xoxo,
    Addie
    The Cat Hag

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  12. You've got the right idea, those shoes shes wearing are horrible love it thought styled with sandels. these LWD's are lovely.
    Thank you for your comment im following

    http://www.gingerrsnap.blogspot.com/

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  13. wow!! lovely dresses!! I like all of them for this summer!! I'm following!

    Look my blog and if you like it, follow me!

    www.sickbytrend.com

    xx

    sBt

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  14. This is awesome! Love those two paired together! And those dresses are getting me so excited for summer ahhh!!!

    xoxo

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  15. i loveeee everything on here!! great mixes <3

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