Showing posts with label Cream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cream. Show all posts

Thursday, November 21, 2024

How to Style This Season's Hottest Color Combo: Brown & Cream with Ageless Style

Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women of all ages.   Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme.  This month's theme is a color challenge of "Chocolate Brown and/or Cream"  and was picked by ME!

This month it was my turn to pick the challenge theme.   Generally, when I pick a challenge, I try to choose a trending fashion because I think most women who are interested in fashion are also interested in what is trending in fashion.  I picked this color challenge because when I went shopping recently everything, and I mean EVERYTHING I saw in the stores was chocolate brown paired with cream or "winter white".  I saw a little bit of green in the stores too, but I didn't see anything red, which I found humorous because red is being labeled this fall's "it" color.  But, as I've said for years, it seems to always take a year or more when a color picked by fashion experts as "this season's 'it' color"  makes it down to the stores;  so I expect to see a lot more red in the years to come.


I have heard a lot of women say they just don't like the color Chocolate Brown.  That's ok.  You can skip a trend if you don't like it.  For me, I have always loved wearing brown, perhaps it is my coloring, but I think it looks better on me than black, so I couldn't be happier this color is trending.

In this post, I am showing you two different outfits and multiple ways to wear the color so even if you don't like the color, or think it doesn't flatter you, you can still find a way to incorporate the trend into your daily looks.

Outfit #1
Chocolate Brown Pants


For my first outfit I'm showing how you can wear chocolate brown away from your face if you don't think it is a color that compliments you.  By wearing chocolate brown pants the trending color is on the lower half of my body and the cream color is on top.  


My pants are new from TJMaxx;  they are by D.JEANS.    It's hard to see in the photos, but they have a cuffed bottom which is also super-trending in jeans and pants.  The cream sweater, suede booties, and plaid shacket are all old. 
Although I purchased the shacket back in 2021, it is still available on Amazon.


Outfit #2
Chocolate Brown Cardigan and Boots


Another way to incorporate this trending color is in small doses like your footwear, or even a handbag.  My booties are new this season from DSW.


Here I'm wearing Chocolate Brown close to my face with the Chocolate Brown cardigan.  I actually think this color is very flattering on me, so I can wear it top or bottom.

I purchased my Chocolate Brown cropped cardigan from Amazon.  I really like it, it's not too thick and the buttons are so cute! Cropped cardigans as still so "in" this year.  My wide leg cream pants are also new this year.  These were purchased from a local boutique;  I showed you these pants in last month's Ageless Style post, they are by Kut by the Kloth.    I've been wearing them a lot this fall, and I get so many compliments on them. 


So what about you?  What do you think of Chocolate Brown or the Chocolate Brown/Cream Color Combo?  Do you see yourself incorporating this color trend this year, or are you going to skip it?  I'd love to hear from you!

Next month's theme is "Holiday Wear" and was chosen by Bo!  If you want to join us, just email me before December 18th,  (email address located on my "contacts/follow" page in the side bar) and I'll include you in next month's post.

Have A Great Day! Amy

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And now be sure to check out how the rest of the ladies in our group our styling this color and link up with us as well!


Amy ~ Amy’s Creative Pursuits

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Bo ~ Bo's Bodacious Blog

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Jennifer ~ Overflowing with Thankfulness

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Joanna ~ My Slice of Life

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Jodie ~ Jodie’s Touch of Style

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Leslie ~ Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After

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Mireille ~ Chez Mireille Fashion Travel Mom

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Marsha~ Marsha in the Middle

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Cozy October with Ageless Style

Ageless Style is a monthly style challenge and link up for women of all ages.   Each month we pick a different theme and style an outfit based on that theme.  This month's theme is "Cozy October" and was picked by Jennifer.

We decided to initiate our newest Ageless Style member, Jennifer, by having her pick this month's theme.  Jennifer chose "Cozy October" which is great because it is the perfect theme for fall and it also leaves a lot open for interpretation.  I had actually never even heard of the phrase "Cozy October" before Jennifer mentioned it, and now of course, I'm seeing it everywhere.  Isn't that crazy when that happens?  I even saw a sweatshirt that said "Cozy October" but of course they didn't have my size (the story of my life).  I actually don't even know why someone created the phrase "Cozy October" because the weather really isn't consistently "cozy' in October, even in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin where I live.  Most days we are still in the 60's and 70's and early October this year was down right hot!  I think November is more of a "cozy" month.  Anyhow, here is how I interpreted the challenge:

Since most days in my neck of the woods are cold in the mornings and evenings, but hot in the afternoons, I layer, layer, layer....removing and/or adding clothing as the temperatures drastically change.  Here is an outfit I recently wore on a fall trip to the sweet little town of Galena Illinois where the day time temperature was 78 degrees but it was only in the mid 40's in the morning,  This is the outfit for the day time high.


And here is the outfit I wore that same day, early in the morning when the temperatures were in the middle 40's.  I added a thick cropped neutral sweater and a leopard print scarf.  I love scarves for these kind of days.  If you notice in the photo above my neck and chest are quite exposed;  adding a scarf brings instant warmth to those areas.  I actually use scarves more in the spring and fall than I do in the winter.  In the winter my coat goes up to my chin, making a scarf unnecessary.  But in the spring and fall my coats/sweaters never go that high up making a scarf very necessary to stay warm.

I chose a leopard print scarf because leopard is really trending this season, plus the colors blend in well with the rest of the outfit.


I could have tucked my shirt in to look more polished, but I was afraid of it getting wrinkled knowing I'd be removing the sweater later in the day, I also think it helps break up the long line of beige.


Because I was outside in the sun walking all day I wore a felt brown hat.  Boy, did I get a lot of compliments on this hat.  Many women are afraid to wear hats, but they really do complete the outfit.


I carried a brown crossbody bag for security reasons and because it went with my outfit 😁


I normally would style this outfit with a cute pair of brown booties, but because I was walking all day, I chose a comfy pair of neutral flats.


If you recognize the top, that's because it was from my latest Stitch Fix box.  I'm so glad I kept this top.  It's so versatile!  The pants are new from a local boutique in my hometown and they are already sold out.  They are so trending this year!  I love the shorter length too so you can show off your cute shoes 😀.  They are by Kut from the Kloth which has many similar options.  Everything else I'm styling is old.

And now be sure to check out what the rest of the ladies in the group are wearing and link up with as well.  Next month's theme is "Chocolate Brown and/or Cream" and was chosen by ME!  If you want to join us, just email me before November 20th,  (email address located on my "contacts/follow" page in the side bar) and I'll include you in next month's post.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

Linking Up with these Fabulous Blogs HERE!


Amy ~ Amy’s Creative Pursuits

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Bo ~ Bo's Bodacious Blog

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Jennifer ~ Overflowing with Thankfulness

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Joanna ~ My Slice of Life

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Jodie ~ Jodie’s Touch of Style

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Leslie ~ Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After

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Mireille ~ Chez Mireille Fashion Travel Mom

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Marsha~ Marsha in the Middle

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