26 May 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
All remixed except for skirt.
- Navy blazer – Banana Republic Outlet (can’t live without it)
- Blue cami – Target
- Green jersey skirt – Target, gift from the mother-in-law
- Patterned flats – Target
End Notes:
This outfit is essentially the same as one I wore a few weeks ago, but with different colors stepping in. As the end of my pregnancy draws steadily closer and my bump grows steadily bigger I’m realizing more and more that color combinations are going to be the style component that keep me from getting utterly bored with myself. Fewer and fewer shapes and silhouettes will work, but fresh splashes of color can do wonders. At least, that’s what I’m betting on!
Again, I’m hardly lab appropriate in this, but I’m hoping that the idea of using unexpected colors to put a new spin on a limited number of silhouettes might ring true for our lab-bound ladies. I know I would get bored with jeans quite quickly and be looking for other, more colorful alternatives.
26 May 2009 – lab friendly, originally uploaded by academichic.
If I weren’t preggers this season I think I would be deeply tempted by a pair of what I term “fun color pants,” chinos in a bright hue ala JCrew, Gap, or Old Navy. I think the trick for keeping the pants from looking too juvenile or clown-like is to pair them with a top that has more grown-up details and to add some structure, whether in the top itself or by throwing a little blazer over it all.
What do you think, lab and non-lab readers alike? Are colored pants a no-no in your book or do you embrace them? What are your tricks for making them look sophisticated rather than silly?
Sources, part ii:
- “Jalapeno” pants – Old Navy Perfect Khakis, $29.50
- White top with eyelet detail – Anthropologie Drifting Cumulus Tee, $19.95
- Linen blazer – Forever 21 swing blazer, $16.50
- (Alternate top: Gap Eyelet Tee in turquoise, $29.95)
As a proud owner of the “jalapeno” ON pants, I am a major advocate of the colorful pant style. They are a great way to add major pop to an outfit that may be more modest in shape and cut. That being said, however, they can be HARD to style! Almost every time I decide to wear my green chinos, a part of my subconscious balks. Again?? I can’t match them with anything else!! Overall lesson? Fun but challenging. But what’s fashion without a bit of a challenge, right?
I can’t speak to the lab aspect, but as someone who owns pants in pink, red, and springy green, I think they’re a huge YES all-around!
I love the color combo here! I need to get more colorful pants to spice up my outfits. Thanks for the nudge.