Dressing Down a Sequined Piece of Clothing Item

Are you tired of seeing coats, over-sized jumpers, bat sleeves sweaters, boots, tights, and jeans? Don’t get me wrong. As much as I love those pieces of clothing, I’m tired of seeing the same thing over and over again on blogs and clothing sites. Even on my blog, I try not to wear too much of winter pieces, even though technically, since it’s still season, I should be showing off trendy winter pieces.

Well, it isn’t necessarily my favorite season. In fact, I don’t like it at all. If I could choose one, it’d be spring time. When we shot this outfit the other day, it was about mid 60s in Houston. Spring weather! Love it! It was perfect for what I have prepared to shoot.

On this post, I want to show you how you can dress down an otherwise glamorous piece of clothing such as a sequined skirt. Normally, you’d see such in parties, clubs, cocktails or perhaps a dinner date. But just because it’s too sparkly, it doesn’t mean that you can’t wear it casually.

Let’s take a look! Here’s my overall look…(keep scrolling down for the tips, it’s good! *wink*)

Breaking down my outfit…I have a sleeveless shirt from Lush (and courtesy of my aunt from my Miami, what can I say I’m pampered, LOL) and a sequined skirt from Poof Couture.

I love this top because it’s actually layered by itself. The mint and turquoise colors matched perfectly the navy sequined skirt. Since my goal is to dress down (okay not much), wear something casual to match the glam item. If you’re top is sequined, use a cotton or knit bottom. You can even wear chiffon bottom if you want but I think knits are better.

I layered the top with grey vest from American Rag Cie. Grey is a neutral color and it works with blue so well.

Even though I was trying to ‘dress down’ here, I cannot completely and successfully dress down. I guess, that’s how fashionistas are. My neckline feels so bare without wearing a necklace so I picked this long mint and gold one from Charlotte Russe.

Got some bangles and rings from my collection that have mint and turquoise touches on them to match the ensemble.

Bangles and bracelets are a normal part of my dressing. You don’t have to wear them, especially when trying to dress down. But see, my tops are sleeveless so I gotta have something in my wrists/arm somehow.

My favorite designer handbag so far is this Black Ostrich Skin satchel from Vasaelini. You can see more of her collections at www.senseofashion.com/designerbotique.

And tada!!! Perhaps the first time ever you’ve seen me wearing flats and sandals. Honestly, even though you see my outfit posts mostly with heels and wedges, my daily wear would consist of flats and sandals. I’m sure my friends would testify to that!

I just love love love this Sea Star sandals from Fibi and Clo. Mint green is my favorite color (so far) and so when I saw this, I just drooled, haha! (well not literally, eew!) They have the most comfortable sandals ever! I have quite a few of this type from other brands but the soles are not padded so after awhile of walking, it hurts. This pair won’t hurt your feet because they’re padded.

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I’m not the best foot model (Can you tell? Don’t judge. LOL) but I want to show you the details of the sandals. They are handmade! Can you believe that? If you lose some stones, Fibi and Clo will send you replacement so you don’t have to worry about

Check out www.fibiandclo.com to view their other styles. If you decide to purchase from them, please make sure to put my name Lynne Gabriel as the one who referred you. I would truly appreciate it! Or you may just email me or tweet me if you want to order. :)

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