Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. We really enjoyed spending some quality time with my family on my parents’ farm. I shared a snap on Instagram if you follow me there. Lots of fishing, playing with my adorable niece and nephew, eating my mom’s amazing food, and generally having a good time. It’s fun to trade my heels in for boots occasionally.
Today’s look is a totally recycled one. I love this gingham top. You last saw it here styled for a date night look. It’s one of my favorite pieces, but I’ll be honest, it feels a little one dimensional. I really wanted to get some additional wear out of it before the summer season closed, so I challenged myself to come up with another, more wearable outfit. Since work is where I spend most of my time, I added it to one of my all-time favorite pencil skirts and topped it with a jean jacket to make it office appropriate. I try to get creative with my workwear because it’s easy for it to get boring. It made me realize it’s easy to reinvent your workwear by styling a nontraditional work piece with more classic workwear for a polished and professional but non-stuffy look. How do you restyle pieces to make totally different looks or reinvent your workwear?
Shoes: Gianni Bini // Skirt: J.Crew (similar below) // Top: Zara (similar below) // Jean Jacket: Gap Outlet (almost exact) // Sunglasses: Prada via Ditto’s Endless Eyewear Program – use code STRAIGHTASTYLE for your first month FREE
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I love those pieces mixed! It’s so nice to find ways to remix with stuff you already have and the outcome is better than you would have imagined!
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Loving this post Amy Ann! Such genius styling and that pencil skirt is gorgeous!
Wishes & Reality
This is such a fun combo – I love the polka dots with the gingham!!
xoxo Danielle
For the Love of Leopard
Love this! Your blog is AMAZING I am so glad I found it! Now following
Emma | With A City Dream
Thank you so much! So glad to have you as a new reader. 🙂
I love the skirt!
xo | The Fashion Forecast
I love restyling pieces to be appropriate for different occasions! You’ve done a great job here. That gingham shirt is adorable, but you’ve really glammed it up with the pencil skirt!
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Obsessing over that gingham blouse! Love that you’re remixing pieces from previous outfits!
xx
Laura
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I love how you mixed this up and I think the small gingham print pairs perfectly with the larger dots on the skirt! Pattern mixing professional – that you are 🙂
I absolutely love this mix of prints! Polka dots and gingham are my 2 favorite patterns!
xx Chelsea
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You rock the denim jacket! Absolutely love your fashion thinking! Unique style and lovely outfit!
♥ HAPPY MONDAY! ♥
THE KAWAII PLANET
I love the way your mixed patterns and denim, very cool look!
Style by Avery
I am loving the mix of patterns here!
Eleventh & Sixteenth
love this look and your dark hair!!
xoxo, Preeti
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Great job recycling these pieces, babe! You have such a classic, chic style. I always love seeing your outfits.
–Samantha
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The farm sounds amazing! Love your styling in this look- we’re top twins today! XX
Hannah
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I loved your tease of this on IG! I’m all for reworking and pattern mixing!
Audrey
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I love the different outfits! Versatility is key!! I am also slightly obsessed with your gingham top!
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I adore that pencil skirt of yours as I have mentioned. It looks so cute with the gingham peplum. Great combo of patterns. You look fab!
THIS PRINT MIXING IS PERFECT ! LOVING THE RUFFLE HEM ON THE TOP AS WELL !
M
SIMPLY SUTTER
Polka dots and gingham, amazing! What a great remix for a chic work outfit!
Xoxo,
Whitney & Blaire
Peaches In A Pod