fashion challenge - details

Here are the results of last week's fashion challenge (at the end of this post you will find next week's challenge):

I asked you to start off with an elegant outfit, then changing a detail to make it more of a casual outfit.

Here D. starts off with a sweet top and a pair of black pants.

The outfit, while not extremely elegant, is on the safe and conservative side.


And here she turns it casual with khaki pants.

Changing pants is a quick and easy way to transform an outfit completely.

As long as everything still matches you have nothing to worry about.

There are many ways to turn an elegant outfit into a more casual one.


If you start off with a skirt, you can switch to jeans...















et voila! Automatically casual!


















I like to top it off with my faithful cowboy hat, for a cool and casual look! ;)



And let's not forget shoes!

Shoes can also change the tone of an outfit.

Here I'm wearing my gray strap dress with my elegant gray suede platform shoes.









But if I pick another pair of shoes, a more casual pair, like my espadrilles, the shoes will still match the outfit, but now the tone is more casual.

While with the gray shoes I could have gone to a fancy restaurant, the espadrilles make the outfit more appropriate for a nice evening on the boardwalk.

Lessons learned from this challenge: by looking more closely at your wardrobe, you will realize that some of the outfits you thought rigorously formal can also become casual with minimal change, and vice versa. Also, that details, big or small, are very important and shouldn't be ignored.

NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE:
Vacation time is around the corner (at least for the more fortunate ones!). Packing the least amount of clothes with the maximum amount of wear is a skill not everyone has. I want you to pick three or four pieces out of your closet and then mix them and match them to create as many different outfits as you can.

Send me all your pictures at nyspender by Wednesday, May 21st.