While I don’t care much for the term, “date night,” I’m quite fond of the phenomena itself and am therefore prepared to Move On from High WASP disdain. Which is a good approach to life in general. Anyway.
We went out to dinner last weekend.
I wore a black Madewell denim jacket (cuffs folded back because a little wrist action makes a fab accessory), a white ribbed UNIQLO tee, cropped Eileen Fisher lantern pants, cap-toe Chanel ballerina flats, and the Loewe Flamenco bag. All from years past, except the bag. (Yes, both those pairs of hiking boots in the background are mine. If you see me taking a walk in my neighborhood I will be wearing one or the other because I rotate, for the sake of my Achilles. I look ridiculous, in the suburbs, but I get a kick out of not caring unless I want to after decades of caring All The Time.)
The point of posting my date night outfit, other than we all need a break from news now and then, is mixing neutrals and the requisite attention to details. These pants are a pinkish beige, the shoes verge on yellow. As I myself straddle the border between warm and cool tones–as long as they are subdued, smoky, etc.– to render the Clash of the Beiges intentional here I wore them with black, white, and the green bag which is on the border of warm and cool tones and decidedly smoky vs. bright. Avec black trim as per the shoes. Bright or primary colors would have been disastrous with two tones of beige. A horror, I tell you.
Ta-da!
Yes, I might have ironed the pants but I did not. I hate ironing. Might also shorten that bag strap. As proof of my glee at the prospect of dinner outside, however, on a summer’s night, with my husband, here’s a closeup.
(At a guess I was wearing platinum beaded drop earrings, for cool tones next to my face. Similar. I’m allergic to silver. Some parts of one’s heritage can be left on the roadside, some cannot.)
Have a wonderful weekend.
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Thank you for the respite and dive into your date night. Absolutely loving the look, and your hair! That is such a perfect length. Also the pants might be calling my name. The whole combination…have a lovely week.
Jacqueline, Thank you so much! I was just thinking yesterday that my hair might have reached my favorite length! And I recommend the pants so highly. The cropped are best if you are not tall, like me.
This whole look is very Lisa. And funny thing, I’d pulled out a similar pair of EF lantern pants in linen (from last summer, I think…) to wear today. Wrinkles be damned.
Susan, So Lisa indeed;) And I love it when I twin with you. It was either you, or Frances, or both who introduced me to them.
Regarding ironing the pants: You’re just going to sit down in them anyway.
Cathy, Ha! I love your attitude. Liberation continues.
Love your outfit-chic, casual and comfortable.
I discovered the pleasure of linen or linen/cotton blends in the past few years and don’t iron the items unless they are shabbily wrinkled. I shake them out after washing and line dry. They look fine and that’s the charm of linen.
A very Lisa outfit, I agree with Sue. Love the dressy Chanel flats with the casual loose pants. Love, love the whole thing, in fact. Also love to analyze and explicate my outfits. I look upon it as critical thinking for the retired English teacher… no more worrying about themes and archetypes… give me proportion and colour blocking all the time now. Ha.
Trucker denim jackets are the new Chanel jacket! And you’re never fully dressed without a smile…at least that’s what my daughter used to tell me when she was little. You look fabulous!
You look great and I continue to love those Chanel ballet shoes, which I’ve had twice, and never found comfortable…do you? Since we have the same bag, I wouldn’t shorten the strap because I continue to like to carry it cross body, but you could knot the strap when you want to carry it as a shoulder bag? Curious as to why you didn’t wear your necklace? Thank you so much for the great distraction today….very much needed.
I spy with my little eye a shoe closet…I very much like your outfit and those ballet flats are iconic in style…a classic. I have Ferragamo flats which I enjoy wearing out on “date nights.”
Take care and thank you for the light and gentle post
“I get a kick out of not caring unless I want to after decades of caring All The Time” — you read my mind! And I love the outfit and your hair. Ironed pants are the sign of a life misspent.
Yes, caring about what others think, is not that important. Might have been when we were teenagers. More important now is family, friends, the entire network, and the support and love and affection they give! Two thumbs up for your date night outfit.
If you need the linen to look unwrinkled, for a very special occasion, dry it out on a hanger with a couple of clothespins or clips to weigh it down in strategic locations – the front button area, and maybe the side hems. Looks ironed, but isn’t!
Your smile in that bottom photo is THE BEST accessory! It must surely have guaranteed that the date was a good one. xo
The first thought I had was how much I loved your hair! And I like the outfit combo too. The proportions work well together. I hope the date night was fun.
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