menswear: 2 ways to wear stripes

Asos* is having a sale right now, and among their hundreds of sale items are these two cool striped tshirts. I like these, not only because they make me think of sailors and France, but also because you can pair solid pants and minimal accessories and still come out with a fashionable, current look. On the left is a more traditional approach with tan chinos, and the right is a little saucier with a wraparound watch and skinny burgundy cords. 

grey stripe shirt, chinos, grey sneakers, canvas strap watch
navy stripe shirt, burgundy corduroys, navy chukka boots, wrap around watch

Grey outfit total: $141.76     

Navy outfit total: $158.16

*All items except the chinos are a part of Asos's sale. All the chinos I saw on Asos's site have this weird drop crotch I haven't been able to get on board with. 

dressed up sweats

This post is inspired by my cousin, Emmy, who recently gave birth to the cutest child I have ever seen. Emmy has always been beautiful, fit, and fashionable, and being a new mom isn't going to change that. I thought of her when I saw these J. Crew sweatpants which are described as a "high-low mash-up... [crossing] a drawstring sweatpant with a trouser silhouette." Trousers that feel like sweats? Sold. I rode with this theme of comfy-cute: something a new mom could wear and feel good, but still be comfortable enough to have a baby on the hip and not worry too much about spit up. A high-low hemmed, slouchy sweatshirt leaves room for a stomach without being a tent. The flats add a little sophistication, and the wrap around watch represents as the only piece of jewelry (much harder for a baby to pull on than earrings). A hair scarf serves both to cover up bed head and add a little more color to the look. Top it all off with a quilted diaper bag, androgynous enough that Pops can carry it too while Mom is twirling around in her new trouser sweats.

sweatshirt, sweatpants, hair scarf, diaper bag, flats, watch