Mixing styles and genres is a big trend this year. Last week there was a feature in the Weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal discussing how the New York party/social crowd is wearing motorcycle jackets over their ball gowns and jean jackets with sophisticated cocktail dresses. For a more real life version of this trend, take a casual T-shirt and throw on a sparkly “evening” necklace. Try sequin harem pants with heels and a jean jacket.
J. Crew has done a great job of positioning this trend (even if $600+ is a little much for pants from J. Crew!) and Free People can always be counted on to pull together some amazing looks using a mix of casual and formal pieces. I love these two looks from the Free People Soft Rebel collection:
What do you think? Can the average Fashionable Housewife pull off this type of look? Send us a comment and tell us what you think…
