topic Re: Help me style this shirt, please in Fashion

Help me style this shirt, please

maddiecat — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:19:57 GMT

In my latest closet purge I came across a shirt I've owned for two years, but have never worn. It's a fitted cotton long-sleeve shirt from Banana Republic in a lavender and white stripe. The stripes are about 1/4" wide.

When I bought the shirt, I planned to wear it with the sleeves rolled up over a white tank with white jeans. I never got around to wearing that combo. The shirt looks "off" (perhaps too casual?) with my gray dress pants, black dress pants, and full-length khaki cotton pants.

Any ideas?

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

peachesncream — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:24:52 GMT

Maddie, have you tried it with jeans? That would be my first choice. I love lavender or plum with jeans and wear that combo often. Either dark jeans or lighter jeans should work.

Black jeans would be another option, or white jeans.

Navy is a color that goes well with lavender, so navy slacks might work.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

Cyndog — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:27:03 GMT

I imagine a lot of posters will say wear it with white jeans in the summer or some other white bottom. I don't think it would go so well with dark things.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

ChynnaBlue — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:33:04 GMT

White jeans or Khaki crops.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

magicmoodz — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:36:34 GMT

maddie, I have posted that I donated all my menswear shirts, with the exception of a light denim shirt. But here is what I do.

I'm thinking casual. Wear that shirt over a tank/cami and pair it with a fun colored pair of jeans or ankle pants rolled up. Now tie your shirt at the waist don a pair of wedge sandals and your coolest sunglasses and, voila, you are owning it!

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

lovinglife — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:58:45 GMT

Or with a sundress or tank and skirt.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

wilma — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:42:24 GMT

On 1/14/2014 peachesncream said:
Maddie, have you tried it with jeans? That would be my first choice. I love lavender or plum with jeans and wear that combo often. Either dark jeans or lighter jeans should work.

Black jeans would be another option, or white jeans.

Navy is a color that goes well with lavender, so navy slacks might work.

I agree with these suggestions. My menswear style shirts tend to sit in the closet too. I donated several of them last year and kept just a few. I have been wearing mine with my slim jeans and leaving them untucked and hanging loose.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

bluejeansluvr — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:01:45 GMT

I'd wear it with white jeans, but if you're wanting to wear it to work here is what I would do.

I would wear it with those gray dress pants you have. Here is what you can wear under it:

~White beaded tank (some type of beading or dressy piping on the tank, that will dress up the shirt). OR

~Gray dressier fabric tank/slinky type fabric or sweater type knit tank. That will match the pants, and make the shirt look dressier.

hth.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

dosey — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:30:37 GMT

On 1/14/2014 magicmoodz said:
maddie, I have posted that I donated all my menswear shirts, with the exception of a light denim shirt. But here is what I do.

I'm thinking casual. Wear that shirt over a tank/cami and pair it with a fun colored pair of jeans or ankle pants rolled up. Now tie your shirt at the waist don a pair of wedge sandals and your coolest sunglasses and, voila, you are owning it!

I love doing this to button front shirt. Very feminine and sexy. You could also do this with a skirt - maxi or knee length.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

bluejeansluvr — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:33:53 GMT

I love that too Dosey.

I like the maxi skirt idea too, but I didn't think she could wear that to work.

Re: Help me style this shirt, please

lolakimono — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:43:43 GMT

1) under a V neck thin sweater with a pop of color like bright pink or turquoise

2) open, with a multistrand necklace or pearls

3) rolled sleeves with a scarf