Just so we're clear, if I woke up looking like this one day, I wouldn't exactly complain.
Here's what I love about this outfit:
- Monochrome is so chic - so elongating!
- White is so chic - so elongating!
- Those purple heels are so chic - I think you see where this sentence is going...
Oh, I know, someone's going to suggest that wearing all white is hideously impractical and tends to make one seem a bit wan a la "veal sausage link". I really never got the appeal of white jeans (despite years of Liz Hurley being photographed in that garment exclusively) until I tried them for myself.
They truly are FLATTERING (not to be confused with flattening). And I am the palest - though hardly flattest :-) - woman you will ever hope to meet.
My husband took a photo of me in Mtl. wearing my own version of this look - it's not monochrome so it's really only half the look. Whatever. As soon as I can convince him to download the picture, I will post it for y'all.
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Love that photo and the purple shoes (and your suggestion about an elegant lunch, I love heels but can no longer walk more than short distances in them).
ReplyDeleteI used to dread white jeans, thinking they would make my full bottom appear fuller, but they are fabulous, and lengthening, and even flattering on a pale pale girl like myself. That reminds me that I need a new pair.
Can't wait for the photo.
Please do! Were you wearing purple strappy heels, too?
ReplyDeleteLove this monochrome white look ~ terribly chic indeed!
ReplyDeleteI neeeeeed some new white jeans!
xoxox,
CC
I remember walking down a street in white jeans (as a teenager) and being horribly splashed with puddly water by a truck. So caveat wearer, I'd say, especially in the city!
ReplyDeleteA whit j-suit definitely reminds me of painters...but she does look really good. I would be afraid to sit down outside though.
ReplyDeletethis is an amazing outfit - simple and yet the purple shoes just make the whole thing come alive!
ReplyDeleteI wore white jeans with fuschia flats and I got oodles of compliments and I am not a gal who should dare to wear white jeans.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those shoes.
I'm amused at "flattering" vs "flattening."
ReplyDeleteThose shoes look torturous to me. But I am a non-high heeled gal. Can't wait to see your photo!
ReplyDeleteoh, you are one brave soul to don white jeans!!! you can work it, i just know it! and can't wait to see the photos!
ReplyDeletecome to think of it, back in high school i had the best white pants ever, that were most flattering on my tricky figure. sadly that was many years and many pounds ago. :(
Mardel: Scottie finally sent the photos and they suck! (bad lighting). But I will resurrect and post them nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteSal: The more I think about it, the less my outfit looked anything like this one. So no to the shoes. But if I had purple heels, I'd totally wear them in this way!
CC: You are like the ultimate white jeans wearer IMO. Go buy some new ones, stat!
Miss C: Ha! I know. I can only wear them once a month, it seems, between PMS and bad weather.
Rebecca: Thing is, you just sit down and worry about it later. It's very "I don't care, I have people who worry about that"! :-)
Pink: So true.
Bel: Are you kidding, they are perfect for you with your hair and skin and height and living in LA. Perfect!
Wendy: I do what I can :-)
Marinka: As I mentioned to Mardel, they may disappoint. And I misrepresented how I was duplicating this look. But those are small points, yes?
Janelle: Go. Buy. White. Jeans. Now! You need them to work in a fancy gallery.