My dear friend Cindy Hattersley of Rough Luxe Lifestyle has an Ageless Style series along with Elizabeth of The Vintage Contessa. I like fashion, I do, but I’m more of a behind the lens kind a gal.
I do have a pretty strong opinion on my own style and I love following fashion. I collect my favorite ideas on a Pinterest board that I named Street Style.
Since I’m 5″10, it’s taken me a while to figure out what works for me, fashion-wise. Over the years I’ve found styles and pieces that work well with my height, so I thought I’d share that today.
Lately I’ve been loving wearing a long or midi dress over skinny jeans. It feels effortless, but still polished for work. I wear a tower of black under it so when I get home, I can take off the dress and throw on a sweater or long linen shirt.
My go-to look for just about anything is a tunic over jeans. This photo on my about page pretty much sums up my style. When I’m not wearing a version of this, I’m typically wearing jeans (old Levis), a white t-shirt (either Rag & Bone, James Perse) and a pair of Birkenstocks or clogs. Throw on a rain jacket or coat, a long sweater or a parka, and this would be what I wear 90% of the time. So with that, I think you get the idea of why I’m most certainly not qualified to participate in a fashion post. The one good thing about all of this is that it has taken me out of my comfort zone.
I personalize my own denim
I almost always wear denim. Light, dark, black, or white. If I have a pair of jeans that just don’t seem like the right cut anymore, I’ll cut the hem and either give them a step hem or just straight and fringe the bottoms. I’ve saved quite a few pairs by making a slight alteration and they have rotated from the back of my closet to the pair I most want to wear. All you need is a tape measure and good pair of scissors. The washing machine will do the rest. Each time I wear them I trim any stragglers and marvel at how I almost threw away a perfectly good pair of jeans. It’s the little things!
Garnet Hill Linen is my favorite!
In the above photo I am wearing an Easy Linen Tunic from Garnet Hill. Garnet Hill has the most beautiful and luxurious linen to wear and for home. I wish I had bought this shirt in blue and gray chambray and white! It’s my favorite go-to piece for work or just about anywhere. I give it a quick press when I wear it to work, but when I’m just wearing it for running errands, I’ll just roll up the sleeves and go. It’s tunic length and has a curved hem and front, straight in back. Although it’s oversized, I feel like it’s very flattering. It’s my one piece that I’ll wear as a shirt or as a light weight jacket over a sleeveless t-shirt. I hope they come up with a fall/winter version.
Check out Cindy’s Post here and La Contessa’s post here!
Annie, I love your style and was super excited to see you on Cindy’s blog. You are so chic and do not realize it. Your mix of these dresses as jackets and jeans is cool and I love your uniform of unique loafers and jeans. To be honest I do the same here, but with Birks and slides, and I do the same to my jeans and was just going to fix up a few others. Brilliant isn’t it? In fact I’ve hacked away at a few shirts too and made dresses into tops. It works. My favorite look is the one with your white jeans. Annie please share more of your style on the blog when you can. LOVE it – and your house! xo Kim P.s. Thanks for the nice note about my reno- stressful.
Going out of the comfort zone is not always easy but look at how great you did! I love seeing what other gals of our “experience” put together and wear. It gives me new resources and/or ideas that I haven’t thought about before and who doesn’t want a classic shirt in every color? I’m not a motivated clothes shopper so I need all the help I can get! Would love to see more! 🙂
Love this look on you! Being 5’2″ has its challenges also and though I would love to be able to wear your outfit I would look swamped. My latest favorite take on this is a sleeveless , above knee linen shift dress. Sometime I wear it as a dress or over white cropped jeans like a tunic. You have great style.
You have such great style, Annie. I can copy your cool look…just shorter. And such great tips on cutting your jeans. I just cut some white jeans with dirty, stained hems (from being too long) and I love them now.
Annie, I love your style and was super excited to see you on Cindy’s blog. You are so chic and do not realize it. Your mix of these dresses as jackets and jeans is cool and I love your uniform of unique loafers and jeans. To be honest I do the same here, but with Birks and slides, and I do the same to my jeans and was just going to fix up a few others. Brilliant isn’t it? In fact I’ve hacked away at a few shirts too and made dresses into tops. It works. My favorite look is the one with your white jeans. Annie please share more of your style on the blog when you can. LOVE it – and your house! xo Kim P.s. Thanks for the nice note about my reno- stressful.
Going out of the comfort zone is not always easy but look at how great you did! I love seeing what other gals of our “experience” put together and wear. It gives me new resources and/or ideas that I haven’t thought about before and who doesn’t want a classic shirt in every color? I’m not a motivated clothes shopper so I need all the help I can get! Would love to see more! 🙂
Love your classic, casual, laid back style, all with confidence thrown in. Loved the post over on Cindy’s blog.
Love this look on you! Being 5’2″ has its challenges also and though I would love to be able to wear your outfit I would look swamped. My latest favorite take on this is a sleeveless , above knee linen shift dress. Sometime I wear it as a dress or over white cropped jeans like a tunic. You have great style.
You have such great style, Annie. I can copy your cool look…just shorter. And such great tips on cutting your jeans. I just cut some white jeans with dirty, stained hems (from being too long) and I love them now.
Such timeless style tips—ageless and inspiring!