How to dress down classic styles

View Comments

• The outfit is lovely apart from trainers. Don't see anything attractive about them,

• I was just thinking this afternoon I have a suit that I wore to a wedding in that cerise pink, which I no longer wear as it no longer" looks right" on me and was thinking of ways to perhaps wear the jacket with navy trousers and wear a scarf in my colours close to my face, and up you pop with the complete idea, so now I will be trying it out.

• LOOKING GOOD!!!!!!
  IN YOUR COLOUR!

• You look beautiful in those jewel tones with your white hair. Back in the 80's when we were all having our colors "done" I was a winter too. Now who knows. My skin seems to have taken on an unhealthy dull look. The other day I tried on a khaki green surplus jacket and everyone told me, not just shop girls, other shoppers, that that color looked great on me. I'm so confused as it was NEVER one of my "colors." Lately I look better in any shade of green. My dark hair has blond hilights and I have brown eyes. All those bright jewel tones just don't look as good as they used to.

  • My wardrobe consists of mostly black!

• Hi Lisa B
  Interesting. I do think the colours that suit us do change as we age. Our skin and hair colour tends to fade. Technically I should be able to wear khaki but it does not look great on me. I now seem to look better in lighter brighter tones. If I wear black I need to wear a brightish colour near my face such as a scarf or jewellery.

• Love the whole outfit! I am spurred on to get out my bright pink jacket bought on impulse a couple of years ago. I have never worn it as thought it was perhaps a ‘bit much’ when I got it home. Not now, it is coming out! Do you remember the style name of your trainers, would love to know. The link you gave seems no longer to have anything similar. Many thanks and love your blog.

  • Hi Annie
    My Asics trainers are from last year. The link I gave shows a similar style and pattern but unfortunately they do not seem to so the same colourway any more.

• Have to agree about the trainers. The clue is in the name! Fine for running, ditto serious walking, but everyday? With everything? Would there be other possibilities, perhaps pink Brogues? There are lovely ones around now. I cannot wear them as they do not suit my feet or skinny ankles but they’d look great in a spectacular colour for those who can.
  The idea of mixing casual and more formal is great - more choices for the money.

  • Yes trainers with absolutely everything is a NO from me. It makes you look like Yetta (Fran Fine's grandmother in "The Nanny") not stylish at all

• I love this look. It’s very me and the sort of outfit I have been wearing lately.

• Love the whole outfit, including the trainers! They’re so cool and also very practical. I like wearing trainers while buzzing about day-to-day, because it encourages me to walk more, rather than take the car, always a good thing, in my book! Keep blogging, you’re giving me tons of inspiration. In fact last week I bought a bright pink Spring jacket from M and S, car-coat-length, with a zip fastening, don’t think I would have had the confidence to go for it if I hadn’t been reading your blogs, thank you.

• I know that wearing trainers with more formal clothes can be controversial. It is normally a love or hate situation. I do have a couple of pairs of brogues (although not pink ones) and do wear them regularly.
  Another reason I like to wear trainers as like Debbie it encourages me to walk more. We live about 20 mins walk from the tube station and I normally prefer to walk as opposed to taking the bus.