This top was an impulse buy during an impulse trip to Old Navy. My casual wardrobe doesn’t really need any additions, so I try to stay away from Old Navy, where cute unnecessary things always seem to call out to me. Perhaps “impulse buy” is not exactly appropriate in this case; I bought the top on a whim, that’s true, but it was a whim motivated by my inability to find a decent striped top. I thought this might be a good option for my wardrobe, albeit not your typical striped top. And whaddya know? It’s pretty much perfect.
The greyish blue colour and chambray-like material are a perfect fit with my summer clothes, especially my floral print Anthro skirts. The cut is not figure-flattering per se, but it is loose and floaty which is nice for summer. (It’s almost a trapeze-like style). The length is a bit odd; not quite cropped, and not quite regular length. It makes tucking in a bit more challenging, but it does give me an opportunity to experiment with different silhouettes. I usually love accentuating my waist, but I’m also drawn to these looser silhouettes these days. I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but that tends to happen whenever I lose some weight; it might sound counterintuitive to play with volume in those circumstances, but I’m actually more adventurous (confident?) with my outfit formulas.
TL;DR This was a cute outfit, and the first time I bared my legs this year. SUMMER IS COMING!!!
Like the top – strikes me as the sort of thing I could find in Gap seeing as we don’t have ON. Mind you, armed with a 40% off code I cannot find a single thing I like in Gap at the moment!
Anyway that skirt, I just love it. Might have to take to eBay as I think I could wear it with so much I already own! I have a mustard skirt which is a bit out there, this is a bit more subtle!
It’s definitely worth hunting down! EBay can sometimes really come through on Anthro finds at good prices -good luck!!
Old Navy has sucked me in…and like you, I really don’t need more casual clothes! I hardly get to wear them anyway!
Honestly, it helps to shop with kids … you never have enough time to look at everything 😉
I just love everything about this outfit. Every. Stinkin’. Detail. It’s the kind of cute simplicity that you’d like to live in every single day.
Aww, thanks 🙂 I feel the same way about it. Love when an outfit comes together so easily.
ON has really stepped up its game lately! They have so many cute things right now, still, great find!
Thanks! They do have a ton of cute stuff – it was hard to resist!
Cute outfit! I’m tempted to try my own spin with an ikat-print mustard skirt and a plain striped top. I must say, however, I have the opposite problem with Old Navy – I’m always finding cute things I love online, but then get to the store and can never find them, or I don’t then like them in real life. Maybe I should hit an Old Navy with you one of these days, as the nicer weather as made me feel the need for some summer wardrobe updates.