I’m not big on prints so that’s my problem. And I’m very self cautious about my body so I just feel like prints scream attention. I wear cardigans/sweaters/anything that covers up…almost daily. And 98% of my cardigans are solid colors.
My wardrobe is pretty safe and boring. I really don’t experiment a lot and I am not a very trendy person.
I think it would be interesting if someone else dressed me though, I'd like to see what kind of clothes they’d put me in.
Are you sure about that? See that yellow floral tee shirt I posted yesterday? You're saying you can't wear something like that underneath? It's basically just a v-neck tshirt with some floral prints from Liz Clairborne at JCP.
How about something like this from Anne Taylor website:
It's pretty safe but has some visual interest from the vertical strips, and the muted grays (I think it's gray).
I'd be interested to see what others put on me too. Do you watch What Not To Wear? I watch it religiously and all the re-runs too. When I go to the store, I try to go outside my normal, safe items. And I've tried to stay in one store and make an outfit. Or else, I buy pieces from different places and then I take a picture of it so that when I go shopping elsewhere, I'll remember to buy something to go with it. It's frustrating and time consuming (so don't take along any kids or spouse!), but it makes sense! You can go home and have a complete outfit (minus the shoes, of course, and the purse hahahaha)
I have a lot of solids too, but I'm finding that when I piece a solid cardigan with a printed shell (or vice versa) - I feel better about how I look that day. Plus, if you're frugal, the printed piece is very verstile and you can mix and match with other color cardigan. So, that yellow floral top from Anne Taylor, I'd pair it with the yellow cardigan, the lavender one the next time, a gray one the next time and a coral one another time. You can belt it in with a pencil skirt or capris. I love capris with summer cardigan -- it's my go-to summer style. LOL