Tee-Threads Fashion: Stripes

Monday, 10 February 2014

Monday

Hello dolls, I bet you all have been doing great. It's been a minute, I know, but you'll understand why in a bit. I'm particularly excited about the series of posts that will be featured daily on this blog for the next week. I have tagged it "Monday to Sunday"; a style inspiration series best suited for the working-class woman of style. Although not every outfit or styling is universally suitable for every work environments, you can incorporate some of the pieces in the dress code permitted by your particular work environment.

So for the first post; "Monday", we paired a polka dot buttoned-down shirt with puffy sleeves and a monochrome stripped midi skirt. This is a print on print combination that works for a number of reasons. Firstly, while the top has white dots on a black background, the colours are reversed on the skirt (black stripes on a white background). Secondly, the polka dots are small while the stripes are bolder giving the whole outfit a visual balance. Finally, black and white are such classic colours that they hardly go wrong combined.

The black shoes are an ideal complement to the outfit as the cuffs are perfectly positioned to show off the legs under the midi skirt while the red bag adds a pop of colour that ties the whole outfit together.

There will definitely be no Monday blues with this outfit.