What I Wore: Purple and Primaries
When looking for a link for the black blouse I wore the other week, I found the top in purple and green on sale at Lord & Taylor... and I bought them (sadly they are out of stock online, but may still have in the store). With the heat and humidity, I adore these tops because they're thin yet opaque, breezy but polished, and machine washable. They also look great under a blazer.
I'm old school and I feel weird wearing pure white after Labor Day (winter white is a whole other animal and I support it wholeheartedly) so I am sneaking another wear of these jeans before the weekend. I originally had this outfit with some purple snakeskin kitten heel pumps (the Nine West Austin, also a steal on Amazon like the shoes I featured the other week), but I felt a bit matchy-matchy. I asked Emerson and she agreed and said I should wear yellow. Hey, I knew I'd get an honest and unexpected answer from a four year old! I am not one to wear yellow, but I did have these shoes and they are super comfy, so yellow it was! I decided to continue the primary color accents with this bag from Latico, which has been my go-to bag all summer. Bold color, pretty soft leather, adjustable strap so it can be a shoulder or crossbody bag, nice pockets. I can see this bag still getting a ton of play this fall and winter!
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You always look so good – you have a knack of putting together stuff and looking always ‘turned out’ if you know what I mean (I’m from England). Wish I had that knack!
Love this look…the outfit looks fresh and breezy thanks to the white jeans and flowy top, but the bold colors read more fall (to me), making it a perfect transitional look!
Cassie
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I love this color combination Allie. The white, red, purple and yellow go so smoothly! And I always have to use safety pins on tops that are not faux wrap, what a pain that can be! I wish they would make the wrap tops that are faux wrap and I dont have to fight with things falling out. I need to use the invisible tape more often! Love your blog !!
Great instincts! purple and yellow are pretty much opposite on the colour wheel, aren’t they? They certainly go nicely.
She does have a flair for color combinations! I mainly buy her solids, or simple patterns, lots of separates and throw them all in one drawer and tell her to dress herself. Sometimes I tell her she needs certain shoes or layers for weather or certain pants for gymnastics but the rest is all Emerson and I am constantly impressed and inspired by her combinations!
Great color combo and the top looks fantastic on you!
Thanks mamacita!
I agree with Emerson- yellow is a perfect choice.
Tell us about the criss-cross on the blouse. Is it open and just supposed to hang in the right place? Or, is it fastened in some invisible way? I’m endowed, so I always have challenges with cross-over styles.
It is a fake wrap, which I LURVE because then it won’t fly open or get all wonky and doesn’t spread over the “endowment”. There is a stitch right at the bustline which keeps it from flying open. The “hem” on the neckline isn’t there, it’s just a pressed fold. It holds decently but I actually put some double-sided tape on it right above the stitch to keep it from unfolding during the day. And I am a 36DDD and there’s plenty of room in it, it doesn’t cling or try to pull open over the chest.
I love this one! One of my favorite Wardrobe Oxygen outfits of all time!
Aw thanks! It’s a nice one because I’ve been wearing it since 7am, it’s 3:30pm now and I still look fresh enough and am comfortable enough that I could go out after work and not feel like a schlump!