Because of the color and the fact that they are unlined, they have a limited wear season here in New York. And because they are quite expensive, I wanted to be sure that I had enough options to wear them and that they wouldn't just sit pretty in my closet, so here are a few suggestions on how I am going to wear them this Fall.
Option #1: with a short-sleeved cashmere tee (here I am wearing them with the lovely cashmere henley tee from this summer). It is a very simple, but cute, look and I could wear this any day:
Option #2: with a light camel top. My cashmere cable sweater is going to be too warm for early Fall but I have my birthday poncho in the same camel:
Option #3: with a short jacket. I happen to have the pefect jacket for these pants, the Boden fringe tweed jacket. They are meant to be together (in the pic below I should have changed the top under the jacket but I was lazy. You get the idea though):
Option #4: with a crisp blouse. Now, some time ago I made a Polyvore with these pants and the silk Sophie blouse from the spring and I couldn't wait to wear the two together, but in real life it looks a little bit too uniform of an airline company, especially with the blouse tucked in and a blazer:
Better untucked, but I am a tucker-in:
Option #5: colorblock, with a top in a slightly contrasting color. You have already seen this one from the fitting room but I am going to add the pic here as well (I haven't pulled the trigger on the Blythe blouse in extravagant green yet because I have realized that I can wear the Casbah perfect shirt for a very similar effect):
And checkout what I was saying about the Casbah perfect shirt:
Option #6, with a bold top in the same color family. The blue in the indigo floral top is not exactly the same but because the top isn't a solid color it works (I should wer this top more often, it is such a beautiful print):
If it gets chilly I can add my cashmere shawl cardigan in navy (BTW, I hhave this one in two colors that I picked up on sale and I looooove it, it is very versatile and looks very chic belted). I think that with these pants it is better to keep the top in a lighter color but in this case it works because the floral indigo top has navy in it and creates a diversion from the contrasting pants:
These are enough options for me to keep the pants and wear them. What's your favorite option and how do you plan to wear them if you have these pants?
Please share!
