Here's the first outfit that's up for inspiring you! "Classy Casual" is for those girls night out dates, work outfit, or for that little black dress party that you don't want to wear a LBD for. Both outfits have the same exact shirt, but I wanted to show you how you can get two totally different looks with the same clothing items.
The first outfit is for those who don't particularly want to wear a skirt or dress pants. Dark wash jeans that are bootcut are key in making any look more dressy! Stay away from light wash jeans when going for the classy look. I picked the neclace and shoes to be the statement pieces. When doing two statement pieces, make sure that they coordinate in their looks. Both the necklace and shoes have crystal like beads and have the base color of beige-gold. When picking out the final accessories, go for colors that compliment the statement piece(s). The dark army green compliments the beige-gold, but also tones down the brightness of the red shirt to give it more class. The ring has the gold and beige tones in it, but picks up the circular shapes that are on the shoes and necklace. When doing jeans, you can either pick flats or heels to wear, hence why I included them both. If you choose flats, make sure that they are a statement piece(the ones I picked out are all glitter; if you don't care for glitter, go for ones that have big jewels, flowers, etc on them).
The second outfit is for those of us that love to dress up just a little bit more than normal. The statement piece is now the skirt. If you choose the statement piece to be an article of clothing, that needs to be the only statement piece you are wearing. Accessories need to be your accent pieces that compliment the article of clothing that is making the statement. The necklace I chose has the same tones and shimmer as the skirt. The bracelet and earrings provide the complimentary color to accent the skirt. I went for a more neutral, pearl-like white color for the shoes and clutch so not to override and take away from the statement piece and accenting colored accessories. The clutch is a snake print, completely different from the skirt's print. When putting two prints together, you have to make sure that one print is monotone and does not clash with the loud print already being used. It works in this case because the snake print is so subtle that it doesn't clash with the loud sequins of the skirt.
Now for the thrifty part of all this.....
-You should already have a pair of dark wash jeans or a bold print skirt-$0
-Chances are that the plain colored shirt you wear with the skirt goes perfectly with those jeans-$0
-The shoes you may or may not have, but a good pair of heels/flats won't break the bank-$15
-Accessories: layer a few necklaces to get the skirt outfit look or bring out that one bold necklace for the jean outfit look; one statement piece won't break the bank either(it will change the look of any outfit and make it look completely new)-$7
-A clutch is a great purse to have because it carries the essentials and nothing more, plus it doesn't take up much space! Neutral colored clutches will take you a long way!-$15
Total all of that up and the max that you could possibly spend for both looks is $37! And that is shopping at the regular retail stores...if you decide to go to Goodwill or Plato's Closet you will spend a max of about $25. Two looks for $20 or less each-you can't beat that!!
Your Fashionista,
Justina
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