I’m not giving up on wearing bright colors to encourage spring to come to Chicago, I swear. I know many of you think this is a decent strategy to change the weather with my clothing superpowers (thanks for being so supportive, you guys). I have, however, been on the look-out for gray pants. So, when I found them at Gap, I decided to embrace the gray pants along with the gray weather. I love the stitched knee and back zipper detail on them…I fear these may become my new black pants, as I don’t want to ever take them off. Even though I’m in gray, there’s nothing gloomy about this look..especially since the whole outfit was $24. Thanks, Gap. Now if only Mother Nature would take a hint.
Sweater: Gap ($8 marked down from approx $55)
Pants: Gap ($7 marked down from $60)
Orange shoes: Gap $8 marked down from $40
Necklace: gift (from Anthropologie)
Bracelet: gift from Classy Chic & Chardonnay
Fashion Huntress tips:
1) Gap is having a serious winter clear-out sale. Despite it being a “winter sale,” so many of the clothes on sale really can be transitioned throughout the year. I opted for a thin sweater versus the thicker sweaters that were also on sale, so that I could also wear the sweater in Spring. Almost all of the pants on sale were 100% cotton and could easily be worn in any season. Check it out: http://www.gap.com
2) Cropped sweaters. I’ve really struggled with cropped pieces this year. I love the way they look on other people, but I have a really long torso, so I feel like cropped pieces can look odd on me. Either way, I noticed that cropped was, well, cropping up everywhere. I added a long sleeve tee under this sweater to add some length and it ended up working out just fine. If you’ve also been struggling with the cropped look, consider adding length by adding a shirt under the cropped piece, especially if you work in a conservative field.
Anyone else have tips for cropped pieces at work? I’d love your tips!
Happy Sunday, everyone! Thank you so much for visiting and hope you have a great start to the week!
the fashion huntress 
Blue looks so pretty on you! Those shoes are super cute too!!
LOVE the shoes. Great find! I, too, need to start wearing brighter colors to encourage spring!!
Yes! I love light grey. I have a skirt that color and I wear it nearly weekly during the summer.
Hehe, I did the same thing, added a longer shirt under a cropped sweater, and looked great !! Love your outfit!! At this rate, spring’s almost here 😁😁😁 You go, superwoman!! 😉😉😉
Xoxo,
Zoia
Love the striped sweater!
Love the outfit! I knew that sweater was from Gap! I saw it when I popped in there last week. The colour really suits you. 🙂
Oh, Gap – what a treasure trove! Those shoes are amazing and the sweater, too. I think you’ve nailed it with the cropped look – this right-on-the-waistband length is very flattering while also ticking off the trend.
Such a great casual outfit! I love GAP for their sales. Lucky you! And the shoes give your look an added subtle POP—love!!!
How cute are those flats!?! I love them! And I can’t believe your whole outfit was $24! Our Gap (Canada) has some great deals in the clearance section but no way near the steep discounts you have. Crazy!
I’ve stayed away from the crop top trend…I love it on other people but I just don’t feel comfortable in them. But adding a shirt underneath is such a great idea. You’ve nailed this look!
xo, jackie
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I’m with you! I really don’t feel like it suits me all that well, though adding a shirt underneath seemed to do the trick! Not sure I’m brave enough to go without a layer underneath though!
Beautiful sweater, love your look, so comfy 🙂
I like your top and the necklace you matched with it. Very nice 🙂
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Keep it bright girl! 😉
Love this look…and the shoes are so cool!
Federica
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loving the necklace, really cool combo
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those shoes are beautiful…
Great pants! I also really like the sweater with it! 🙂 xx
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Love the pop of color with the shoes. I don’t think I’ll ever ‘retire’ my spring colors in the winter lol I just like bright things too much. Hope you have a great Monday 🙂 xx
Love this look! Stripes are one of my favorite prints (along with polka dots). It must be so cold in Chicago. Here in NC, it’s a warm day and it makes me yearn for another month of winter. We’ll see 🙂
love it 😉
Love the grey pants, and that necklace is perfection!
As always you are THE mark-down-high-quality guru!! Those pants are adorable and for $7?! Can I borrow your genius hunting skills for just one day?? 🙂 🙂 Try to stay warm and positive, love. . .spring will come!! xxx
Of course!! If you’re ever in Chi, come shopping with me!! 🙂 And you’re right- the sun just came out, so I’m going to try and stay positive!! xoxo
Woo hoo – sunshine is winking on your clever winter-to-spring-chic outfit!! Haha, and if I make it to Chicago – it’s you and me and the clearance rack, girl! xo
You got it! xo!
I got that sweater in solid grey for a similar price, I was pretty excited! I have the same long torso issue and have just had to come to terms with the fact that layering is a necessary part of life 😦
I almost got the gray! It came down to the two, I had gotten a gray sweater a few months ago, so decided to stick with the blue! And lol, yes, true, we need torsos- I normally don’t mind it at all, but I did find that a lot of tops were really cropped on me before the longer tee trend became popular!
OOOhh super cute XXX
I love how you mixed the print on the shoes with the stripes. Seeing as how much I “hate” stripes afterall;) I am so jealous you found those shoes, as soon as I saw them on sale I immediately was on the hunt for my size with no success.
This entire outfit is so cute!
xx Cara
Per usual, you will have to come and borrow mine. Lol, then I can maybe borrow the knee high boots? lol
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:03 PM, The Fashion Huntress wrote:
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I’m totally smitten with your striped sweater…I think I have a slight obsession with anything striped! You can definitely score some amazing deals at Gap with all the sales on at the moment! Those flats were a total steal – LOVE the print!
xo jen
Pearls & Lace
I love love your shoes and striped sweater! It’s so good strategy to bring Spring at least in your mood:)))
you saw how i wore my bolero as a cropped sweater a few weeks ago..not a huge cropped person myself..but I feel, you can actually pull it off, better with skirts than with jeans, where you are really showing the length of your torso and legs. Skirts tend to add a boundary line in my mind..you can try wearing a pencil skirt, a top, and then the cropped sweater on top of it..it will proportion out the outfit, I would think…
Great tips :)!! Love the idea of the pencil skirt…I have a gray one that I think would work. Thanks!! xo
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:43 PM, The Fashion Huntress wrote:
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Cool Look!
I love it ❤
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Keep it up! I want spring to come badly! Great look, I’ve been on the look out for gray pants too, love these and great deal!!
Those shoes! You look so lovely! Eee spring! Unfortunately that darn groundhog saw his shadow so… bleh more winter.
love love love your shoes and necklace! so fun and chic!!
Love the bright colors! And those shoes are adorable! I got a handful of bright workout clothes at that very Gap sale 🙂 Bright teal leggings always make yoga more fun 🙂
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Thank you for all of your comments- seems like just about everybody is ready for spring!! xo
I love cropped sweaters, even though I too have a long torso. Sometimes rules are meant to be broken! 😉
Love the shoes ❤️