Gritty Glamour

25 Comments

• Stagiaire Fash replied 2 years ago

  That skirt absolutely has the same feeling! Love the color play in #1 & the shape of the jacket in #2. Well done!

• Cardiff girl replied 2 years ago

  What a lovely skirt and in such a beautiful colour.l agree that you have definitely captured the tulle skirt vibe despite not having a tulle skirt.

• Angie replied 2 years ago

  SOOOO FUN! Pretty, romantic, alluring, plus a bit of tough. Very you!

  #3 and #4 are my KILLER faves! Do you have white boots - I think so! They would work well too. 

• slim cat replied 2 years ago

  Pretty looks - all fab! Love the pic#2-3 - very light, soft contrast, great play on different textures. 

• Star replied 2 years ago

  Love these!   1 and 4 are my favorites with the more contrast-y top.  Have you tried your lilac combat boots?  They may work too.

• Firecracker (Sharan) replied 2 years ago

  These are all great outfits--nicely done! I especially like the second one; that jacket is stunning on you and looks fab with the skirt. Does the jacket in 3 go with the outfit in 1, say, if you needed a topper?

• cat2 replied 2 years ago

  All great mixes.

• CarolS replied 2 years ago

  All very pretty mixes. I love your off the shoulder sweater.

  Have you tried your lilac combat boots with this skirt?

• rachylou replied 2 years ago

  Fun! Flirty! :)

• Lana replied 2 years ago

  Thank you SF, CG, slimcat, Rachylou , Cat2!

  Angie, I have some pearl gray combat boots and some bone suede wedge booties, snakeskin booties, plus knee high bone boots which I’ve never worn. I have a lot of boots! LOL. Will put them in finds below.  They would probably all work to add light. 

  
  
  Carol and Star, I have not tried this with my lilac combat boots. Duh, how did I miss that? I think I definitely look better with some value contrast.  Thank you for reminding me, more playing to do. 
  

  
  

  Sharan, that would definitely work and I could switch to white boots as Angie suggested.  You all are giving me more ideas, thank you.  

• missvee replied 2 years ago

  I love how you’ve taken the inspiration photo and created excellent outfits that are unique to your own style. Have you tried the pewter Chelsea boots from outfit #1 with outfit #2? I think they would add a bit of shine as a counterpoint to the tweed jacket. Maybe a silver bracelet too instead of the gunmetal?

• Lana replied 2 years ago

  Thanks Missvee, I’ll try that!  Pewter or light gray would work really well here and adding a silver bracelet is a good idea with the pewter boots. All of the sudden I have more options with this skirt. 

• cat2 replied 2 years ago

  I am suddenly feeling better about my own rather substantial boot collection…. Maybe the pearl grey wedge boots with the tweed jacket?

• Lana replied 2 years ago

  Cat2, And I still want more boots.  Hahahahah
  Those would be the best I think too.  Better than the original snakeskin. 

• Jaime replied 2 years ago

  I especially like it with the darker jacket but the lighter jacket and lighter boots sounds great too. Definitely caught the tulle skirt vibe without the tulle skirt!

• Zaeobi replied 2 years ago

  That's a beautiful skirt - what a breezily flattering shape, with the romantic flounces!

  I like the off the shoulder jumper too - a cross between a bardot & wrap neckline? That sort of medium taupe/ mole brown colour suits you well :)

• Brooklyn replied 2 years ago

  I LOVE these! And I love it that the boots are almost flat. Modern.

  Why do you find the skirt hard to style? Is it the frill or the split or both? (Or something else?) I ask because I have a skirt with a similar shape. I love love love the colour and pattern but something about the silhouette (which is similar to yours) feels difficult.

• Lana replied 2 years ago

  Brooklyn,your skirt is so pretty! I feel like mine is really girly especially with a ruffle plus the lilac pink color. The fabric is soft and chiffon like so feels dressy. I feel like I need some other dressy element to connect it to the outfit but my lifestyle is very casual. I don’t wear pumps or strappy heels. I think with a feminine top I can add some masculine or casual elements like boots and a moto. When Angie said wear heels or tailored boots a lightbulb went off in my brain.

  Thank you Jaime and Zaeobi! I love the mole color — it’s a perfect cool brown.

• Suz replied 2 years ago

  Beautiful skirt and I think you styled it so successfully here. I understand why it might be difficult. I had a pair of lilac culottes -- not even as dressy as this skirt -- but they always felt hard to style because they seemed too "girly" for me. 

• Lana replied 2 years ago

  Suz, I have a pair of lilac jeans and have never been able to wear them without feeling uncomfortable.  Maybe I’m just not a colored jeans person. 

• kkards replied 2 years ago

  is it even possible to own to many boots, (asking for a friend)
  i really like all of them, but i'm especially taken with the scarf in #1, which looks to be a perfect color match 
  i'm a simple dresser, (and quite boring)--i'd wear the tall creamy white boots, with a creamy white sweater and the scarf worn as a shawl 

• Lana replied 2 years ago

  KK that sounds gorgeous!  I’ll try it next time it’s cold enough. (Adds outfit to Stylebook). I tend to not wear much pattern — just in scarves and tops occasionally but they are subdued.  

• Debbie replied 2 years ago

  All of these outfits are great. You have given me some ideas that I am going to try and play with tomorrow. I love your skirt!

• Jonesy replied 2 years ago

  All of these work well; my fave is #4 because of the pleasing contrast between the skirt and jacket, plus I love that mole color :).

• RobinF replied 2 years ago

  Such a pretty skirt and lots of good ideas here! Your boot collection is fabulous! I love boots but always feel guilty buying more but they are essential right?