Happy Weekend and Au Revoir Week of Chambray!

The weekend is upon us and that means the "Week of Chambray" (which really should have had a theme song) is over.  I've got one more outfit to share:

Day Dresses by Old Navy
Flats by Banana Republic

This was the outfit I had put together a couple of weeks ago that inspired the whole chambray frenzy.  I was extremely fixated on that chambray shirtdress from Old Navy.  I had it bad, so this week I finally had about 45 minutes without the little one and I ran over to my Old Navy.  I grabbed it and also found this chambray shirt,
grabbed it and dashed to the dressing room.  I loved them both, but the shirtdress was a little more dress than shirt and I really was hoping it was tunic length and not almost to my knees.  But I adored the shirt and *bonus* it was on sale for a little over $10.  SOLD!  A mighty good souvenir from the week that was chambray!  Have a great Labor Day weekend!!

Chambray galore!

I have taken to the "Week of Chambray" like a duck to water and have put together quite a few outfits, more outfits than days left in the week.  So I'm just going to bombard you with them in this post.   Enjoy!

Wide Leg Pants by Talbots
Pumps by Nine West

Longsleeve Tops by J.Crew
Pumps by Nine West

Longsleeve Tops by Old Navy
Flats by Banana Republic

Pumps by Nine West
Necklaces at shopbop.com

Longsleeve Tops by Banana Republic
Platforms by Jessica Simpson

My Take: Ralph Lauren Spring 2010

Well, first let me say I'm going to skip an installment of "Uniform Dressing" this week and start it next week.  You see there are five Wednesdays in September and five installments of a uniform may just drive people (me) to drink.  My 2 year old has her first dental appointment in November so I need to save all my drinking time to prepare for that event. And since we are knee deep in the "Week of Chambray", I figured I would tackle one of RL's Spring 2010 looks I featured in Monday's post.

I think I read somewhere along the line that the "jeans" in this look are heavily beaded and the price is in the 4 digits.  Uhhhh, okay, whatever floats your boat Ralph.  They probably only made the one pair.  Anyway, I used this look as an inspiration point for three looks (and yeah, I threw in some leopard print shoes.  I had to).

Skinny Denim by J.Crew
Hobos by The Sak

Top and bottom-wise this is fairly true to the runway look.  Some may object to the chambray denim combo, I'm on the fence about it, but the blazer does help break it up.

Tanks by Apt. 9
Sandals by Lauren Ralph Lauren

I grabbed some sparkle with the chambray inspired color of the sequined tank.

Blazers by Calvin Klein
Pumps by Nine West

Because you can't wear jeans everywhere!  A little more office friendly.

Runway image via WWD

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Boden Chambray Tunic

Last week one of my BFF's emailed me with a styling question about this Boden Tunic:
Super cute, right?  She loved it, but was at a loss about how to style it.  She wondered if I had some suggestions and of course I jumped all over it.  I was in "Week of Chambray" mode!  I love this tunic because it's a button down (not just halfway down like some other tunics), so this means you can wear it buttoned or unbuttoned (almost like a jacket).  Yay!  Now my BFF is a consultant who works from her home in New York, she doesn't need the tunic to work in an office-type environment.  She walks a lot and like me, loves a comfy shoe, so I opted for a Cole Haan with Nike Air.  I lived in Cole Haan's with Air when I worked in NYC, they are stylish, comfy and so worth the extra coin.  So here are my styling suggestions:

Tunics by Boden
Flats by Cole Haan

Nothing groundbreaking here, just a comfy, casual look with a touch of sparkle from the necklace.

Tunics by Boden
Flats by Cole Haan

You could wear it buttoned or unbuttoned (or somewhere in between) with this look and you can toss in a scarf for chilly days.  Love!

Let the "Week of Chambray" begin!

In Friday's post I declared that this week shall be the "Week of Chambray" and I meant it.  Now I sound all mean and crazed, but seriously chambray is everywhere right now.  Dressed up or dressed down it's certainly a trend worth trying (and a trend that comes and goes, because I remember rocking some serious chambray in the 80's, yo!).  A chambray shirt is easy to work into your existing wardrobe and I'll be showing some examples as the week continues.

First, lets look at some inspiration from (who else?) Ralph Lauren's Spring 2010 runway.  This was a strong runway show for him, very "Ralph" with the luxurious take on what you would usually consider working clothes.  Not, 9-5 working, but actual "go outside and get your hands dirty" working clothes.  Some examples:

I adore that beaded tunic/dress.  Anyway, you can see what I'm talking about - fancy!  Here is a sampling of  chambray (and lightweight denim) shirts I ran across, you'll be seeing a couple of these later this week in various looks.  Enjoy!

Longsleeve Tops by Old Navy
Day Dresses by Old Navy

Runway images via WWD