Perfect Proportion Perfectly

Greetings Gentle Readers,

Recently, in our "Fall Essentials Rd. 1" post, we gave the ladies a hint about how rock a "boyfriend" (read: menswear, or men's cut) blazer. This photo of supermodel Jessica White pretty much sums our point perfectly!

Ms. White's blazer is loosely fitted, so to balance that out, she keeps it super feminine and sexy with the leggings and stilettos. This is how to effectively pull this look off. The "boyfriend" blazer is a classic piece that will wear well from season to season. In the spring and summer, you can throw it over tanks and mini's for cosmopolitan sophistication. For nights out, swap out your jeans for pencil skirts for chic silhouettes. The "boyfriend" blazer will generally result being the focus of your ensemble simply because of its size and volume. So make your style statements there. Accenting the blazer w/handkerchiefs, scarves, boutonnieres, or pendants is an excellent way to add personal style and help tie your whole look together!

Proportion is key when rocking the "boyfriend" blazer. Keep the rest of your pieces slim/skinny like Jessica has done here with her leggings. The "boyfriend" blazer is perfect to rock w/your skinny jeans, slacks, and pencil skirts. Also, avoid voluminous pieces on bottom like trouser cut slacks and jeans and A-line skirts, you don't want too much volume making you look bigger than you are, or overwhelming your frame. The only caveat here, is the "boyfriend" jean (same concept/fit as the blazer, except in pants); you can pull off wearing both IF you're wearing super high heels and all your accessories are super feminine; i.e. big sunglasses, pearl earrings/necklaces, otherwise the look can come off a bit masculine (which is fine as well if that's the look you're going for!) Well ladies... that about does it for this go 'round... Use the "boyfriend" blazer wisely this fall, and you'll be topping best dressed lists for sure! Until next time, we remain...

Stylishly yours,
Sartorially Savvy

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