Casual and Chic

I often have people ask me why I don’t dress more often in casual outfits.  Quite honestly, I am one of those women who just loves the whole process of putting looks together…. creating the outfit…. deciding on the jewelry, the shoes, the purse, the sunnies and reading glasses, and last but not least my fun hats!! This usually leads me towards looks that are not always considered to be the typical casual  look.

However, after being asked this again quite a few times recently, I decided to intentionally start to cultivate what MY casual style looks like.  I have been looking at lots of IG and web sites and collecting different ideas that fit my personality and style.   I am still working on it ….. and I Have to admit that I am a work in progress in this particular area of casual fashion!

This weekend, I put together this casual look for lunch and running errands!!   It’s an easy and comfortable look!  Monochromatic in shades of gray!

I started the look with this new gray jacket that I got from Walmart!  I have been really impressed with some of the fashion additions that they have brought into the brick and mortar store as well as online.  The jacket is from the line, Athletic Works.  The material is an ottoman ribbed fabric in a 81% Cotton, 16% Polyester, and 3% Spandex blend.

The jacket  is also  lightweight and unlined. The sleeves have cuffs and a zip enclosure. The zipper is a gray hue and has a cute gray circle pull! I love the length of the jacket as it does a fabulous job of covering my front and back in my gray tights!  With other pants, I can choose to leave it open! …..an added extra would be the fabulous pockets that are there to stash my gotta have items! It is also machine washable!

For this look, I paired the jacket with my lightly darker gray tights and a cute gray …. you guessed it turtle neck and my tapestry ankle boots!

Now with an eye to bringing a few pops of color into the monochromatic look, I added a blue and silver necklace, blue earrings and and my fun blue hat!!  One could just as easily gone with silver jewelry and it would have looked great as well!

I love the jacket and look forward to styling it with different elements of my wardrobe as I continue to develop my casual section of my wardrobe!  Don’t forget to check out some of the great fashion elements that they have at Walmart!!  You just might find something that will help you to expand your outfit options at a really affordable price!!

i hope you have had a fabulous weekend and are all celebrating and honoring Dr. Martin Luther King today for all of his contributions to  our country as one of our greatest civil rights activists!  What a change he helped to bring to us all!!

Lets all take this week on with style, grace and grit, my sweet sisters!!! ❤️