It’s funny how we grow. One moment you’re wearing your favorite jeans and tee and you feel correct, right, wholly yourself. You say ‘this is IT! I’ve found it. This is the outfit that makes me feel like me!’ And you wear it whole heartedly, amassing hoards of denim because you’ve finally found your forever so having multiple pairs is justified, right? But then, like any addict, the feeling starts to wane. The excitement of the first time just doesn’t hit the same. Maybe you need a higher dose? Add a shrunken denim jacket or an oversized one? Try some black denim or maybe white! But nothing, nothing is able to recreate the euphoric release like the first time sliding into those baggy Levi jeans and extra soft cotton tee. You try to deny it. ‘You’re just going through something’. But the feeling doesn’t stop. A dull whisper through your day of ‘something’s not right’. Slowly, excruciatingly slow, you begin to realize that the outfit that’s brought you so much joy over the years, the one you thought would be yours forever, now couldn’t feel more wrong. Nothing is safe, nothing is permanent. What you once thought was forever, was just a line written in the sand, solid until the waves crash against the shore, and you finally have to give up and say ‘it’s just not me anymore’…
Drama aside, I am here now. My trusty jeans and tee’s are no longer hitting like they used to. It’s taken some time to accept, acknowledge even, but I have finally come to the conclusion that blue jeans and a tee are no longer it for me. I believe that girl will always been inside me — but I also thought the same of my high-school pencil skirts and 5-inch heels self and she is now no where to be found... but I know this version of me won’t be gone forever. She’s just to ingrained in my makeup to say goodbye to forever.
So… where does that leave us?
Recently, I’ve been finding myself gravitating towards trousers.
Simple, like my beloved jeans, but more refined. What I love about denim is that it can be worn any way. Dress up, dress it down, in my opinion denim can do anything. (Google ‘Jenna Lyons+ denim + red carpet’) So any alternative needs to have mass wearability. I’ve been loving styling my simple tee’s with a pair of fitted flare trousers for a rocker chic type look. The other day I wore a pair of ballon hip pants with a one-button, boxy blazer and absolutely loved the contrast of shapes. In essence, trousers fit in right where denim would. I paired one of my simple pairs of black wide leg trousers with a denim shacket this week and was just as pleased — if not more — at the comfort and style it brought to the outfit.
Trouser’s I’m eyeing:
These voluminous St. Agni folded trousers have been at the top of my list for a minute now. Paired with a soft, drapey top to balance the sharpness of the shape, a colorful mini woven bag, and these pair of Jacquemus asymmetric earrings.
A simple balloon shaped pair of wool trousers to dress up in the cooler months. It only feels right to style these with a simple white tee and maybe weave in a pop of red with a wool sweater draped loosely over the shoulders. Throw on a grommet belt for definition (gold version here).
Have I mentioned these skirt trousers before in a postscript somewhere? Yes, but they’re so good they bare mentioning again. Due to the uniqueness of the style any top can be worn a look cool. A simple tank, your fave going out top or, my personal fave, a leather bomber and a pair of kitten heels.
Another balloon shape. I’ve been wearing this pair with everything recently but I’m obsessed with the dark heathered grey version paired with a matching vest for a bookish type look.
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Are you in the trouser mood too? Do let me know what you’ve been eyeing!
As always, happy shopping!
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