Casual: The Denim Vest

In a previous street style post, AlwaysMLove’s included a denim vest with her outfit. Visually, the denim vest is so versatile that it can be incorporated into various styles. For example, AlwaysMLove incorporated her denim vest with other solid colored articles of clothing to compliment her entire look. She wore a pair of colored, tapered jeans, white t-shirt, and a pair of open toed shoes.

Today, we are back for another denim vest style post. Rather than a street style post, we had the opportunity to take a look at a casual outfit put together by Pura.

Our stylish, twenty-six year old Navy Sailor knows how to express her personal style on the shore. Pura states, “I describe my personal style as adventurous, yet cautious at the same time. While I like to clash prints, styles and colors, I’m not really brave enough to get exceptionally daring.” Lets take a look at how Pura incorporates her personal style with casual attire, as shown below.

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“I usually wear my denim vest with elegant or preppy attire because it gives a little edge to an otherwise dressy outfit.”

Like Pura mentioned above, a denim vest and accessories can be included to dress down an outfit. Pura is wearing a summer dress with a pair of wedges. 

Now let’s play devil’s advocate by providing the following scenario. Suppose Pura met her friends at an upscale restaurant in Virginia Beach for lunch. After her meal, Pura receives a text from a club promoter about a day party in Norfolk, VA and decides to attend. Rather than going home and changing, Pura remembers that she left her denim vest in the car from an engagement earlier that week. Pura decides to throw the vest on and wear it to the day party. Not only does she cut down time, she receives many compliments from various guests attending the day party. Pura was able to maintain a level of sophistication and support a modern, casual look as well. 

“I like to wear versatile outfits like this because I can be appropriately dressed no matter where I end up. I can always choose to take the vest off and be more formal.” 

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For a more detailed analysis of this look, we take a deeper examination of each article of clothing piece by piece. The cream summer dress adds a level of sophistication to her entire outfit. Beyond sophistication, it is important to maintain an appropriate level of comfort. From Pura’s perspective, the cream dress is comfortable enough for any woman to take a stroll in the heat.  To further accommodate this sophisticated look, Pura is wearing  a pair of open-toe wedges from Bakers.

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