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Thursday, January 18, 2024

"Rock Your Jeans!" 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 "Rock Your Jeans" and was picked by Rosemary..

Welcome back to Ageless Style. We took last month off due to the holidays but we are back in full swing showing off our jeans. In years past, it always seemed only one type of jeans were in style and if you wore anything else you were considered out of style. But now, it seems anything goes when it comes to jeans. You can wear wide leg, bootcut, flare, straight leg, whichever style you prefer and you are still on trend. Even skinny jeans are still being worn, although they are trending out.

For this theme, I decided to show two new-to-me jean styles. I was growing tired of the skinny jean trend last year, so I went shopping and purchased a pair of wide leg jeans (the light blue pair on the left) and a pair of straight leg jeans (the black pair on the right). I really like them both, and I am more than happy to say "goodbye" to my skinny jeans.

Wide Leg Jeans Straight Leg Jeans

First let's talk about the wide leg jeans. These are a light wash. I have recently read that dark washes are more on trend so if you're going to invest in a new pair of jeans I would purchase a dark wash. However, I am happy to have a light wash option, especially in the spring.

The jeans are straight and wide right down to the framed hem. They have a looser fit, and are super comfy (unlike those tight fitting skinny jeans). The brand is Mavi.

I paired my light wash jeans with a complimentary color: periwinkle. Light wash jeans look great with navy, purple, pink, and light neutrals such as oatmeal, grey, white, and camel.

My second pair of jeans is a pull-on straight leg jean by Liverpool. These are also super comfy. If you're having a had time transitioning out of your skinny jeans, straight leg jeans will help ease the transition.

I'm wearing the same black Mia Jody Chelsea Boot with both my light wash wide leg jeans and my straight leg black jeans. The fact that I can wear the same style and color of boots with two completely different pairs of jeans shows how versatile this bootie is!

I wore this outfit when it was -25 degree windchill outside. The straight legs help balance out the oversize sweater. Wide leg jeans worn with this large sweater would have made me look like the Michelin Man 😂

So what about you? What style of jean is your current favorite? Are you still wearing skinny jeans, or did you ditch them? I'd love to hear from you!

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Have a Great Day! Amy

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Sumptuous Fabrics 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: "Sumptuous Fabrics" and was picked by Leslie.

This month the ladies of Ageless Style and I are sharing our "Sumptuous Fabrics". The dictionary defines Sumptuous as "Extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent". Yeah, so not me. Although I have been known to spend over a hundred dollars on a good pair of jeans, (like the pair I'm wearing today), I'm more of a fashion budget kind of girl. Leslie described her "Sumptuous Fabrics" challenge as "featuring feminine fabrics: silks, satins, velvet, cashmere, soft sweaters, and lace; a girly girl look". The only thing I had on that list were "soft sweaters" but on the day of my photo shoot it was 40 degrees so I did not want to wear a sweater. I know most of you think 40 degrees is the perfect temperature for a sweater, but for this northern girl, that's too darn hot to wear a sweater.

SO, I opted for this blush pink blouse. Although it's not expensive, for it's a TJ Maxx find, it is pink which fits the girly-girl requirement and the flow of the fabric and fun blousy sleeves comes as close to "Sumptuous" as I have in my closet. 😀

Although I am a very feminine woman (no one would describe me as athletic or tom boyish), I don't really like to dress girly, so I downplayed this "girly" pink top with a new pair of wide leg jeans from Mavi. I think Mavi is my favorite new jean brand. I know they're expensive, but they are so worth it, and I don't get out much, so one new pair of jeans a year is all I need.

My very expensive or "sumptuous" blouse cost me a whopping $20 at TJMaxx. I've actually showed this blouse to you before in THIS POST where I styled it with a black skirt for Valentine's Day.

It was the sleeves that really drew me to this blouse. They are 3/4 sleeve length balloon style sleeve -- so fun!

For jewelry, I chose a beaded necklace and matching drop earrings that had the same colors of my jeans and top. I also wore a multi-strand beaded bracelet.

I included this crazy picture just so you could see the detail of the sleeves.

Because I don't like dressing too girly, I paired my girly top with wide leg jeans. These jeans are actually on sale right now, and you can find them HERE! They are high waisted, super comfy, with a raw hem. I really love the wide leg style. I'm not a fan of flares, but wide legs are fun. I styled the jeans with white booties to keep the lighter, girly girl going from head to toe.

And this photo I just included because Jackson photo bombed it. 😂. I know how some of you love seeing photos of Jackson.

Now be sure to check out what the other ladies are wearing this month. Hopefully they have more "Sumptuous Fabrics" in their closet then I do! And be sure to link up with below!

Have A Great Day! Amy

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