Plume POW: White & Bright Sunday Best
/Outfit Mission Statement: Look for comfortable, classy clothes you can dress up with good pants and accessories
Sunday Best POW outfits are special occasion clothes for dinning, theater, opera, holiday parties, church, and other such occasions that need something special. The POW (Piece of the Week) is the cabi Spring 2016 Plume Top. This is a versatile special occasion outfits, as it could work for fine dining, church, theater, or even work! The best part is, it is a very comfortable outfit! The Plume Top, as an easy, tee shirt style to it. The Portico Shrug is in a soft yarn and has an easy open style. The linen pants have classic styles but the wide legs provide comfort and flow. The linen pants and statement accessories bring a higher level of dressy to this outfit, elevating it to special occasion worthy. It’s a lovely mix of colors that says both classy and spring.
Tips:
- Yes, you can wear white year round!
- Consider ways to layer similar length necklaces so they look like one complex necklace
- Look for comfortable fabrics that move in your special occasion outfits, so you can actually enjoy yourself
- Keep in mind that linen quickly gets wrinkles, as shown, which may preclude it from some special occasions
- White is very on-trend right now, so find ways to pop this color, including wearing accessories with white in them
- When mixing whites, it is okay if the whites vary a bit in shade and color, as shown here
- White provides a lovely contrast to bright bold colors, like the bougainvillea of the shrug, showing off both colors for a bold look
Outfit Breakdown:
- Blouse: Plume Top from cabi Spring 2016
- Shrug: Portico Shrug from cabi Spring 2016
- Pants: The Everly Pant from cabi Spring 2014, which are no longer available—consider the less dressy Piazza Pants from cabi Spring 2016
- Circles Necklace: Crosby Link Necklace, purchased in 2014 from Stella & Dot and no longer available; consider the Frances Pearl Statement Necklace or the Gold Sutton Necklace both form Stella & Dot
- Gold & White Necklace: White Stone Sutton Necklace from Stella & Dot and is not available—the Gold Sutton Necklace could work, as could the other Sutton Necklaces, or the Rebel Stone Statement Necklace
- Earrings: These are cabi Fall 2014 Vintage Stud earrings and no longer available. But, consider these Stella & Dot options:
- Vintage Crystal Studs: These are about the same size and I tend to wear these interchangeably
- Déjà vu Studs: With a pearl on one side and a spike on the other, you can go classy or edgy
- Bracelet: Marissa Stretch Bracelet in white by Cents of Style
- 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