Fall into Spring 4: Bring Your Navy Lace Forward into Spring and Summertime!
/This is part three of my Fall into Spring adventure (see below for a list of the previous three) I’m highlighting six great pieces from the cabi Fall collection that you may have in your wardrobe and showing how you can wear them with the spring cabi collection or your own spring pieces. If you don’t have these pieces or if you are not a cabi fan, I’ll discuss how you can take similar pieces and rock the more traditional fall pieces this spring and summer!
Our fourth fall piece is the London Top in a lovely navy lace. One great thing about navy is that it is a year round piece—great for fall, spring, winter, and summer! You can check out another styling of this pieces that will also rock for spring in A Chic & Vintage About Town Thursday. This top is a fairly seasonless top, as it is a dark year-round color, lace, and short sleeved. In fact, it may seem more like a spring piece given the sleeves. As it happens, this is a very on-trend style for this spring too! The button-down style makes it versatile too—wear it as a shirt (buttoned) or a light jacket (unbuttoned). The color fits perfectly in to the cabi spring 2016 collection and the spring navy trend in general.
If you do not have this top, there are some other options available, including
- Cap Sleeve Lace Top by Eliza J on Gilt (not a button-down)
- Elvia Back Button Lace Top with buttons down the back on ekstock
- Lace Button-Front Blouse from Banana Republic (long-sleeved)
Tips:
- Layer over a pretty spring blouse, such as the Bella Top, Positano Top, or the Fall Love blouse (as shown in A Chic & Vintage About Town Thursday, which can work for spring too
- Mix it with the spring navys for a single color look, such as the Lido Skirt, Lido Jacket, and the Drape Double Drape Tee
- Wear it under the denim Bardot Shirt (or other denim shirts) for a fun peek of fancy under the boho casual shirt
- Make it part of a power suiting outfit, as shown here, by mixing it with a single bold color, such as this amazing jelly bean green you see in the Verde Jacket and V-Neck cami
- Or turn it into a sexy date look with a pop of color by taking off the Verde Jacket, and wearing the London Top with navy Lido Skirt and the jelly bean green V-Neck cami
- Pop any bright cami under it for some fun (either V-Neck cami for example)
- For a cute date night look, wear it as a light jacket over your favorite sundress, such as the Fresco Dress
- Create a lacey nautical look by wearing it with navy stripes, such as over the Boat Stripe Dress or under the Cruise Jacket
- For a pretty safari look, were it under the Explorer Vest or some other olive military or safari style vest
- For a pretty date night look, find a fun flirty summer skirt, such as the Isabel Skirt, and wear it with a cami as a top
It goes well with a number of spring styles for pants and jeans:
- Wear it with a nautical style navy pants, such as the Marine Trouser, for a lean long lacy nautical look
- Go for a light hearted casual look by pairing it with the Strand Pant
- Combine new neutrals, while mixing opposites by pairing ti with the olive utility style pants that are all the rage, such as the amazing Traveler Pant
- Go for an easy, breezy look by pairing it with a casual white linen pant, such as the Piazza Pant
- Create fun contrasts in style by pairing the pretty lace with the destructed skinny jean (in curvy or regular)
- Create fun contrasts in color by pairing the navy with the bright citron (in curvy or regular)
- Go edgy, casual, and feminine by combining the London Top with the white Destructed Slim Boyfriend jeans
I could keep going because there are so many ways you can rock your all navy lace with your spring navy, nautical, destructed, feminine, and other pieces and fall into your spring and summer wardrobe!
Outfit Breakdown:
- Lace Top: The London Top from cabi Fall 2015. See above for available alternatives
- Skirt: Lido Skirt from cabi Spring 2016
- Jacket: Verde Jacket from cabi Spring 2016
- Cami: V-Neck cami from cabi Spring 2016
- Necklace: Lagoon Necklace from cabi Spring 2016
- Earrings: Lagoon Earrings from cabi Spring 2016
- Shoes: These are beige suede pumps from Target last year. Here are some available options:
- Lainee Pumps at Target
- Glamorous by Aerosoles
- Doppler Radar by Aerosoles
The Fall into Spring Posts:
Photography by Bill Ruhsam of The Evil Eyebrow. Check out more of his photography.