Monday 6 March 2023

Printed Tanks and Pencil Skirts In The Office | Weekday Wear Link Up

More office outfits for today's Weekday Wear Link Up, brightening up some neutral jersey pencil skirts with colourful printed tanks, my Rebecca Minkoff Luna blue Edie bag and some casual Converse.

What I wore:

orange blazer with grey pencil skirt colourful mixed print tank converse office outfit | awayfromblue

Rebecca Minkoff Edie regular shoulder bag in Luna blue

Earrings: Kmart navy tassel earrings

Jacket: Glassons orange jersey blazer
Tank: thrifted Target mixed print colourful printed tank
Skirt: Atmos&Here grey marle jersey pencil skirt
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star low in black
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Edie regular shoulder bag in Luna blue

Why I wore it:

Picked a very casual outfit for visiting one of our offices that is always extremely cold with the aircon. It was a hot heatwave day, so a light tank and a jersey pencil skirt were all I needed, but I appreciated the orange blazer in the office, and I packed a scarf in my bag too for when it got really cold in the aircon!

I felt the blazer and the navy statement earrings dressed up the casual outfit a little for another day in the office. I really liked the Luna blue Edie bag against the grey skirt an the blue in the printed tank too.

Didn't add a necklace, as I had the tassel earrings, and I felt the printed tank and orange blazer were enough of a statement on their own.

I much prefer this outfit to this one, when I wore the grey skirt and printed tank together but added a matching grey blazer. It's so much more fun with the orange!

Last worn: orange blazer, navy tassel earrings, printed tank, grey pencil skirt, black Converse, Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag.

Other ways to wear: orange blazer and dress, printed tank and maxi skirt, grey pencil skirt worn two ways, black Converse and jeans, Rebecca Minkoff Edie shoulder bag and floral dress.

Perfect for pregnancy: grey pencil skirt in third trimester, black Converse in second trimester.

My Blue Handbag Collection:

What I wore:

Blouse: See by Chloe silk mixed print tassel top from Sheila's wardrobe
Skirt: Jeanswest zip detail ponte pencil skirt
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star low in black
Bracelets: the usual
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff Edie regular shoulder bag in Luna blue

Why I wore it:

First time I wore this silk tank Sheila gave me I worried about it getting stained being around little kids so much - not so many worries about that when I wore it to the office! This black pencil skirt goes with everything, but I thought that it matched particularly well with this top because of the tassels and black stripes. Again I didn't wear a necklace, I felt it would compete with the tassels on the top.

The blue Edie shoulder bag doesn't match the blue in the print, but I thought it was close enough that the bag was a good accessory with this outfit.

Wore my casual Converse with this outfit for the office - they are comfortable for a long commute and I don't want to overdress, the majority of ladies in the office are wearing their Converse too!

Last worn: mixed print top, black pencil skirt, black Converse (above), Rebecca Minkoff Luna blue Edie shoulder bag (above).

Other ways to wear: mixed print top and jeans, black pencil skirt and navy blouse, black Converse and midi dress, Rebecca Minkoff Luna blue Edie shoulder bag and maxi skirt.

Perfect for pregnancy: black pencil skirt in second trimester, black Converse in second trimester.

Weekday Wear Linkup #210

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Thursday 2 March 2023

30 Ways To Wear a Navy Floral Print Duster

If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll recognise this floral duster as one I frequently wear. Unsurprisingly I've reached over 30 wears with it, so I thought it would be a good time to finally feature it in its own 30 ways to wear post.

30 Ways to Wear: Navy Floral Print Duster

30 ways to wear a navy tropical floral print duster from jeanswest | awayfromblue

This duster goes with everything! There are so many bright colours in the tropical floral print that I'm never really struggling with what to wear with it. It was hard narrowing it down to just 30 outfits to share in this post! I love cover ups in summer, for sun protection and also to help with the adjustment that happens when you go outside from bright warm sun into cooler airconditioned indoor environments. I've worn this one a lot in the other seasons too, it's so versatile with jeans as well as shorts.

Cost Per Wear

I bought this Melanie duster in the Jeanswest buy one, get one free sale back in January 2020. Originally $80, it was reduced to $39.99 and I got a $30 tee for free as well. So I struggle a little with knowing how to price it! I bought it with a gift card also.

If I should split the cost across the tee I got, it comes down to just $20. And at 32 wears so far, that works out to 62 cents a wear. (On the other hand, it's $1.24 per wear if you count the purchase price and exclude the tee I got free in the deal). And with owning it for 3 years, it's averaging around 10 wears a year, or almost once a month, which fits in with how often I feel I reach for this duster, which is a lot!

I'll wear it with anything, dresses, skirts, jeans, shorts...so I'm focusing on some different colour combinations in the outfits I've worn it in. Here are the 30 of my favourite ways I've worn it so far. It's definitely a keeper in my wardrobe.

Navy Printed Duster With Blue

The most obvious pairing for me, as blue is my favourite colour, is to wear this navy printed duster with more blue pieces! As you can see in each of these outfits, anything from turquoise to chambray or even baby blue works well with the navy background of this duster.

Floral Print Duster Over Neutral Outfits

With the bright tropical floral print, this duster has so many colour combinations you could wear to match with it. You can also keep it simple and stick with a neutral outfit underneath, to let the colours and print really shine. Sometimes I'll add a bright accessory too, like a necklace or bag, as you can never have too much colour!

Navy Floral Duster With Orange

There isn't any orange in this floral print duster, but I do really like navy and orange together, so I gave the combination a go with an orange top I love. As you can see, I liked it so much I repeated it with other orange pieces in my wardrobe!

Floral Print Duster With Yellow

Another citrus bright with this duster! Although mustard is my favourite shade of yellow, other shades pair so nicely with it, even when not an exact match to the shades of yellow in the floral print. Not everything has to match exactly.

Navy Printed Duster With Red

With a few red flowers in the print, wearing some red with this duster is a nice bit of matchy-matchy. As with the other colours above, I like different shades of red with this, from a bright almost coral red tee, or a burgundy tee or jeans.

Floral Print Duster With Pink

If you look closely, there are a few pink flowers in this print, so as with the red above, it's a good excuse to try all the different shades of pink with this duster. I have a fondness for magenta pink, but I like the non-matching lighter pink shades too.

Navy Floral Duster With Purple

Purple and blue is a colour combination I like. Although there are a lot of other colours in this duster, like red, that I wouldn't pair with purple normally, I have enjoyed wearing different shades of purple with this duster. From the deep purple jeans, to the deep wine purple or even the lilac tee, it's an unexpected combination I enjoy wearing.

Navy Duster With Green

Just like with the purple above, there isn't any green in this floral print. But I like navy and green together, and I've found with the navy background of this duster it works so nicely with any shades of green. Those olive shorts I really like wearing together with this duster!