Dress: Target
Jacket: Jessica Simpson
Boots: DSW
Tights: The Limited
Scarf: Boutique in Wauwatosa
Earrings: Claire’s
For awhile I’ve been trying to figure out a way to wear my summer maxi dress in the winter months, specifically the one with slits on both sides to the knee. And since it’s winter that means the usual flats or heels wouldn’t do. Boots would be needed. Honestly, the idea came to me one evening and I immediately jumped on Pinterest to see what combinations others have made with boots and maxi dresses. There are a lot of images that come up for maxi dresses, but not too many that go with boots.
The first time I gave this look a try I went with bare legs and booties, hence the picture on the left. The look worked and I liked it but it was dang cold, impractical in the snow, and it garnered me some funny looks at Dunkin Donuts that morning. The bootie, maxi, bare-leg look would be a better in the fall or the spring months.
My next attempt combined patterned tights and taller boots. I wore it on my recent trip to New York, while exploring the Met, and it certainly worked better with the cold winter temperatures. The slit goes high enough that the patterned tights were visible above the boots, which helped the overall pairing. It would look funny to have the boots go all the way to the top of the slit.
As far as transitional clothing - paired like this I think the traditional summer maxi works well in the winter. What do you think?
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I like it much better with the funky tights, plus it makes it easy to wear the graphic tights as they are hard to pull off sometimes with more exposure.
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I love this look with the blue jacket, it gives it really vibrant color and the blue is incredible on you!!
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