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(click photo for larger version) So this is a deep navy with small dot patterned shirt. I believe I got this last spring when I was thrift shopping.
It’s not my norm because I have a hard time getting button up shirts to not gape in the front and also not look like I’m wearing a tent.
Anyway, it’s nice and well made and looks ok. It is a full sleeve blouse but looked a little better with the sleeves rolled. I could wear it under a sweater though this winter too.
So I went shopping today at the Talbot’s Outlet again.
I ended up with 4 tops which I think will be good spring additions to my wardrobe. I ended up taking photos of some of the other things I tried on.
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Over on Pinterest I noticed that I had pinned 4 different outfits involving denim shirts in the last few days so I decided to look for a few more and post what I’m liking about each outfit. Most of the denim shirts I’ve liked have been a lighter shade instead of a deep navy. Take a look and see if you see the pattern to what I like.
There seem to be about 3 ways I really like a denim shirt:
Tell me, have you ever worn a denim shirt that looked good? I haven’t but I’m thinking about trying one of these looks.
Felecia & Company tied shirt that I found thrifting
Hilary Duff’s Poncho that she has on here:
http://fabsugar.com/810548
… yes I said I love a poncho. I usually hate ponchos as a general rule of thumb but sometimes something stands out from the crowd and actually looks good like this one does. It’s not dressy but it’s still not so frumpy or ugly that you shouldn’t leave the house wearing it. It looks comfortable with just a tiny touch of class.
Ok I really like this idea, to cut out a section of camisole and then add in some lace or other decorative trim (crochet might work.)
This shirt is really cute but I don’t think I could spend $70 for a wife beater when I could buy some for $5 and add to them myself (I don’t think the smushed boob look here isn’t a good one either but I think that’s the result of a bad choice in tube bra.) If you think these shirts are worth $70 or you simply have no time or any sewing skills whatsoever, here’s the link: http://www.graeyny.com/whitelacetank.html
Otherwise I think it would be a really great, easy and cheap DIY project. I’ll let you know if I end up making some. 🙂
PS – note the new addition to the comments on the site. It’s called recaptcha and it’s really useful, really easy to install and it has basically gotten rid of spam comments for me. Oh, and I will be killing the promo section of this site in the near future … I haven’t been able to keep it up to date plus it didn’t help to get hateful comments by some people (chewing me because a code that was over a year old didn’t work … let’s see… not my fault a code over a year old doesn’t work so there was no need to take it out on me. I basically haven’t bothered TRYING to do the coupons and promos since then.)