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Lace

25 Friday Nov 2011

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feminine, gold accents, gold zipper, J.Crew, Jessica Simpson shoes, Lace, Paige jeans, Zara

One of the major trends this year is lace. It’s everywhere. However, we all know lace can be difficult to wear. Often times is can look too bridal, and other times it can look a bit too young or too conservative.

However, I also think there’s something extremely sexy about lace, which is why its perfect pairing of conservative and sexy draws me to it. Not wanting to jump on the bandwagon and buy the first lace top I found, I’ve held out for a while; but, I recently purchased my first lace item and I’m very excited about the places it can go.

Top: Zara, dark grey lace with gold zipper in back

Under top: Black Velvet-brand cotton, 3/4 sleeves with scoop in the back

Necklace: J.Crew ‘Majesty’ necklace, black

Jeans: Paige

Shoes: Jessica Simpson black patent leather heels

First of all, I love the juxtaposition of conservative from the front and sexy from the back. And we all know I’m all for gold accents, so I die for the gold zipper detail in the back. The top comes without anything underneath it, so I wore a plain black top underneath it and by pure luck it happened to match the neckline in the front and back perfectly. And, since I had the black peeking out underneath the dark grey, I chose to wear my black J.Crew ‘Majesty’ necklace.

Also, even though I claim to only wear gold, I do own two silver pieces of jewelry (three if you count the David Yurman ring that has silver and gold). One piece is a J.Crew sparkly necklace that is sure to crop up in an outfit soon (it’s perfect for the holidays). Second is a silver Tiffany cuff, which I wore with this outfit because I think grey is the only color with which silver looks decent. Of course, I wore it next to my vintage gold bangle.

I excited to wear this top in the future. I want to try to wear it with only a black bra or bandeau underneath, but I need to find a way to keep everything else in that outfit uber conservative.

Do you have any suggestions on how to wear the top differently?

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Gold Accents

17 Thursday Nov 2011

Posted by jcrewoutsider in Daytime dressy

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black, gold accents, gold zipper, LBD, vintage jewelry, Zara

I’ve talked a bit about my love of gold accents in other posts, but I decided it was time to delve a little further into the topic. Gold accents can do many things for an outfit. They can dress it up, create continuity in it, and, most importantly, they are perfect for that little extra something that most neutral-colored outfits need.

Photo credit: http://www.bourbonandpearls.tumblr.com

For example, notice how the gold stands out against the beige sweater pictured to the right. Without the gold jewelry, you probably wouldn’t look twice at this outfit because it would be just another casual sweater; however, the gold accents instantly make the outfit stylish and chic.

I recently purchased a plain black cotton, 3/4 sleeve dress from Zara that has a gold zipper on the back. From the front the dress is extremely plain, but instead of spicing it up with a colored cardigan/shoes/tights/jewelry, I opted forĀ gold accents.

Dress: Zara. Blazer: H&M. Necklaces: J.Crew black stones with gold chain & diamond necklace on a gold chain. Shoes: Black with gold Tory Burch flats. Rings: David Yurman black onyx (right) & vintage red cocktail ring (left). Bracelets: Vintage gold bangle & vintage gold chain.

Not only do the gold accents tie the outfit together from head to toe, they also give it just enough detail to avoid being just another black outfit and succeed in making it look chic. Also, I like the use of gold in this outfit because it is as much about the LBD as it is the gold accents. Had I opted for a chunky, colored statement necklace, the LBD would have been a backdrop for the necklace, which would have been the center of the outfit.

What are your favorite ways to wear gold?

 

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