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[tacosforlife]

I have a $100 Talbots gift card. I am looking for looks to go with dark jeans. Preferably on the longer side, as the jeans are slim fitting (not skinny, but with my man-calves, they're halfway there in reality) and I have a pooch. I prefer no blazers because it's going to be winter for the next thousand years here, and blazers are a PITA to wear underneath winter coats. Top/cardigan/scarf/other accessory I don't know about combos are fine since they sit well under a coat. I tend toward cool colors because I have rosy skin and dark hair.

For now the jeans will be worn with fairly basic black boots. I have a pair of maroon-ish loafers for when the weather warms up, and I'm hoping to get a new pair of basic black flats in a couple of months. Just want a couple of updated casual looks.

I'm sure I could pull something together, but I figured I'd see what more fashionable people than me have to say!

ETA: XL to 1X in sweaters, 1X in woven tops.

[marriedfilingjoint]

I'm going to respond but I have a tax article due in 2 hours. How do you feel about prints? Polka dots?

[tacosforlife]

Dec 31, 2015 9:34:49 GMT -5 marriedfilingjoint said:

I'm going to respond but I have a tax article due in 2 hours. How do you feel about prints? Polka dots?

I am open to all things! I mostly have solids in my wardrobe for simplicity - almost all my cardigans go with almost all my short sleeved tops, for example. But since I don't necessarily NEED anything, I am OK getting a print that doesn't coordinate with every part of my current wardrobe.

[marriedfilingjoint]

Ok, cool.

I love a cowl neck, and I'm glad they are coming back around. I think they look good on all body types. 
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36097&defaultColor=1204&N=10598+10497&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=125&ViewAll=True&intcmp=20151231_home_row1_SaleSweaters&Nr=AND(OR(product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite)%2COR(product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002))

[marriedfilingjoint]

These cardigans are great but I don't see anything I love to go underneath:

www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi35941&defaultColor=3616&N=10598+10497&selectedConcept=



I love this necklace:


www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36382&defaultColor=2048&N=10609&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=97&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND(OR(product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite)%2COR(product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002))

They are a bit proud of their scarves, the cute ones start at like $50?  

[bowies]

As a fellow poochy-American I find that sweaters with notches cut at the waist accentuate that area.

What about this:
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36161&defaultColor=5906&N=10497&No=24&selectedConcept=&_=1451574445454&Nrpp=24&Nr=AND(OR(product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite)%2COR(product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002))

And add a scarf, possibly in a plaid, for the weekend. You could also pair leopard flats with a fun necklace.

[tacosforlife]

Dec 31, 2015 10:10:13 GMT -5 marriedfilingjoint said:

They are a bit proud of their scarves, the cute ones start at like $50?  

I have always thought the same thing! No thanks, I'll hit up TJ Maxx or JCPenney for some scarves.

Glad to hear you like the cowl neck. I was digging some of them.

I have three of the charming cardigans (black, navy, green), but only in 3/4 length. Not sure why I didn't think of getting a long sleeved one. I have four short sleeved jersey tops that go well under them. I like the blackcurrant color!

[tacosforlife]

Dec 31, 2015 10:14:18 GMT -5 bowies said:

As a fellow poochy-American I find that sweaters with notches cut at the waist accentuate that area.

What about this:
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36161&defaultColor=5906&N=10497&No=24&selectedConcept=&_=1451574445454&Nrpp=24&Nr=AND(OR(product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite)%2COR(product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002))

And add a scarf, possibly in a plaid, for the weekend. You could also pair leopard flats with a fun necklace.

The shoes I buy tend to be pretty pricey, thanks to my being on my third right foot injury in as many years! So I tend to stick with solids that go with everything.

But I'm liking these other suggestions. I do need to change up my jewelry more. I have a ruby pendant that matches my e-ring, and I am too lazy to change it much. But I could probably make the effort the two times per week I go to the office. 

[bowies]

Don't discount leopard as a neutral if you find it in a pair that gives you support. I wear my leopard flats far more than any other pair since I tend to stick to jewel tone solids up top.

[tacosforlife]

Eh, I'm not really a leopard person. I'd be more inclined to wear hot pink shoes every day. LOL.

[ijack]

This looks nice and long, I would choose the bright blue color or maybe the grey.
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36008&defaultColor=7578&N=10598+10497&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=120&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND%28OR%28product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite%29%2COR%28product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002%29%29

This in the green
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi35879&defaultColor=6629&N=10598+10157&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=99&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND%28OR%28product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite%29%2COR%28product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002%29%29

This is always a classic
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi34655&defaultColor=1008&N=10598+10157&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=99&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND%28OR%28product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite%29%2COR%28product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002%29%29

www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36313&defaultColor=6958&N=10598+10157&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=99&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND%28OR%28product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite%29%2COR%28product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002%29%29

I love this in forest
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36143&defaultColor=6616&N=10598+10157&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=99&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND%28OR%28product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite%29%2COR%28product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002%29%29

[marriedfilingjoint]

Dec 31, 2015 10:24:23 GMT -5 bowies said:

Don't discount leopard as a neutral if you find it in a pair that gives you support. I wear my leopard flats far more than any other pair since I tend to stick to jewel tone solids up top.

Yesssssss.  I do this, too.

Boo to your meh of the leopard.  

[tacosforlife]

Dec 31, 2015 10:53:44 GMT -5 marriedfilingjoint said:

Dec 31, 2015 10:24:23 GMT -5 bowies said:

Don't discount leopard as a neutral if you find it in a pair that gives you support. I wear my leopard flats far more than any other pair since I tend to stick to jewel tone solids up top.

Yesssssss.  I do this, too.

Boo to your meh of the leopard.  

Hey, I gotta be me! I'm eyeing a hot pink crossbody bag. But leopard? Nope.

[asdfjkl]

I'm not going to actually respond with any ideas because I think I know how that would end, but I just want to say that I love Talbots and I'm LOLing at your man calves.  I have sausage thighs.  As in ever damn pair of pants I put on them these days makes them look like sausage in a casing.

[tacosforlife]

Dec 31, 2015 11:01:52 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

I'm not going to actually respond with any ideas because I think I know how that would end, but I just want to say that I love Talbots and I'm LOLing at your man calves.  I have sausage thighs.  As in ever damn pair of pants I put on them these days makes them look like sausage in a casing.

Haters to the left! Recommend shit for me! You know I have pedestrian Midwestern taste. I'll probably buy everything you suggest. (heart)

[asdfjkl]

Dec 31, 2015 11:09:33 GMT -5 tacosforlife said:

Dec 31, 2015 11:01:52 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

I'm not going to actually respond with any ideas because I think I know how that would end, but I just want to say that I love Talbots and I'm LOLing at your man calves.  I have sausage thighs.  As in ever damn pair of pants I put on them these days makes them look like sausage in a casing.

Haters to the left! Recommend shit for me! You know I have pedestrian Midwestern taste. I'll probably buy everything you suggest. (heart)

In that case, I like:

This plaid shirt:  
www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36729&defaultColor=7916&N=10157&selectedConcept=

Simple white oxford, especially since it's cut long:  www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36833&defaultColor=1008&N=10157&selectedConcept=

This cute little grid oxford:  www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi35720&defaultColor=8948&N=10157&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=116&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND(OR(product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite)%2COR(product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002))

This long sleeved T: www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi36739&defaultColor=7349&N=10537&selectedConcept=

This long sleeved T: www.talbots.com/online/browse/product_details.jsp?id=prdi35689&defaultColor=8993&N=10537&No=&selectedConcept=&Nrpp=139&ViewAll=True&Nr=AND(OR(product.siteId%3ATalbotsSite)%2COR(product.catalogId%3Acatalog20002))


I actually like a ton of their shirts...  I should walk away from the computer now.

[tacosforlife]

So I don't have a basic white shirt, and I feel like I should. EXCEPT. I sweat excessively out of my right armpit, and every white shirt I've ever owned yellows like a motherfucker on the right. ONLY ON THE RIGHT. Apparently my right sweat gland is hyperactive and lefty over there is chilling? The right side of my body is GARBAGE. I used to try all kinds of things to de-yellow them (I think aspirin was involved in one of these tricks?), but I just stopped buying white instead.

[asdfjkl]

Dec 31, 2015 11:21:35 GMT -5 tacosforlife said:

So I don't have a basic white shirt, and I feel like I should. EXCEPT. I sweat excessively out of my right armpit, and every white shirt I've ever owned yellows like a motherfucker on the right. ONLY ON THE RIGHT. Apparently my right sweat gland is hyperactive and lefty over there is chilling? The right side of my body is GARBAGE. I used to try all kinds of things to de-yellow them (I think aspirin was involved in one of these tricks?), but I just stopped buying white instead.

I have this problem, too.  I just keep buying white oxfords to replace the yucky ones when they get yucky.  And then I'll keep the yucky ones to wear under sweaters and cardigans.  I have no solution other than that.  I have to have a white oxford.  They are an essential part of my closet.