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Tasteful Trends: How to Wear Colored Pants & Jeans

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1) Find a flawless fit
Inky dark denim could also be called clandestine concealer of construction flaws, but bright denim essentially dips the whole process in a highlighter.  The fabric should glide along your silhouette with nary a lump or sag.  While wide, trouser, and flare cuts may flatter your figure in traditional hues, tailored in color, it may backfire and visually expanding your profile.  Instead opt for somewhere between a minimalist boot, classic straight, or skinny delineation.

2) Do not match
Picking a color in your top and matching it to the wash of your trouser is a sure way to elicit compliments from ladies double your age.  Instead, contrast: in hue (color), value (light vs. dark), and/or chroma (purity).  This trend lends itself particularly well to analogous color combinations, or color harmonies coupling neighbor hues on the color wheel.

3) Keep it clean
If in doubt, opt for a solid on top and a single piece of jewelry.  Minimize your patterns, accessories, and other extraneous details.  This bold looks requires little to no adornments. Offer a clean, crisp, bold statement sans apologies.

4) Architect balance
Avoid pairing tight with tight.  Regardless of the muscular tenacity of your torso, a looser cut above the belt line allows for a singular focus free or ostentation or squishy distractions.

Diane von Furstenberg, 7 For All Mankind, Citizens of Humanity
Day Dresses by 7 For All Mankind
Platforms by Diane von Furstenberg

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Starters, might opt for a dim forest, rich wine, or other shady dark hue in a straight cut.   Pairing the look with a shirt dress offers coverage while nude heels lengthen the leg line.
Gabriella Rocha, J.Crew, Anthropologie
Skinny Denim by Anthropologie
Crewnecks & Scoopnecks by J.Crew

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 Intermediate models can experiment with vivid cobalt, kelly green, or other fully saturated hues in a tapered ankle. Pairing a tinted pastel with a bolder bottom offers a quieter conception.

Romantic Soles, J.Crew, Kate Spade
Longsleeve Tops by J.Crew
Skinny Denim by Kate Spade

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Advanced sartorialists, might sample glowing yellow, neon red, or tinted pastels in close fitting jeggings finished with equally ambitious additions for a clear, bold statement.

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Beauty-Full Tuesday: Yep, They Are All Mine

Hi, my name is Kim, and since I can’t afford therapy I write over at Yep, they are all mine.
I have to admit, I was a little taken aback when Reachel asked me
to write this – a post about body confidence and feeling beautiful in my own skin?
Me? Okay, I’ll give it a shot…
I’ve been pregnant three times and have birthed three babies.
Age, stress, and more food/less exercise means that
my body looks very different then it did 10 years ago
{photographic evidence HERE}.
But here’s the thing: I refuse to be sucked into the mom trap.
I’m not a size 6 anymore,
but that doesn’t mean I need to give up on life
and live in black yoga pants {never actually used for yoga} and baggy t-shirts.
There are a few “fashion rules” I try to live by {most days} that help me feel good about myself:
{1}
On the days I don’t work,
it’s really easy to fall into the “lounge around in my jammies all day” routine.
However, I would rather not drop my kids off at school looking like THAT mom,
so I make myself take a shower and get dressed.
When I’m put together, I feel better.
Picnik collage
And I don’t embarrass my kids.
{2}
I don’t have a fancy wardrobe.
I buy most of my clothes from Target and thrift stores.
The one thing I splurge on is jeans.
Nordstrom Rack and consignment stores have amazing deals
on premium denim – and it is totally worth the cost.
Picture 24
This ass needs to be properly contained.
{3}
Accessories are my best friends – they punctuate – and distract away from
a potentially boring outfit on those days I don’t have any clean clothes.
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Even the 4-year-olds understand.
{4}
I love, love, LOVE colors, patterns, textures, and layers. They make me happy.
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And when Mama’s happy, everyone’s happy.
{5}
Wedges.
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The only chance I’ll ever have at long legs.
Thanks so much for having me, Reachel!
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