Slouchy jeans and a bright color-block cardigan for a cozy outfit.
Now I’m working from home full time, I’m experimenting more with cozy-but-cool fashion. Don’t get me wrong, most days you can find me in a sweatsuit of some sort, but now that the looming idea of Back to Office (and office attire) is no longer on the table for me I’m ready to renovate my 9-5 style that blends casual and comfortable. Today we’re starting with an oversized color-block cardigan and a pair of dad jeans.
Now, I’m not someone who wears jeans every day; I definitely leaned into that stretchy-waistbands-only rule of quarantine. But I love the look of jeans, so I’m trying out this super slouchy pair of dad jeans from Abercrombie. As the name suggests, there’s no stretch to be found here. The denim is soft and broken in, though, so I just sized up (go slouch or go home) to capitalize on the comfort.
This color block cardigan was a VICI find that I couldn’t resist because I didn’t have anything else like it in my closet. (Get the same vibe here and here.) The color palette was fresh and different– springtime green and pastel pink with fall-ready orange? Okay, I’ll give it a shot. I draped it on over a simple white camisole that tied in a neutral white vibe from a pair of new white sneakers.
Yes, these sneakers are aggressively expensive. No, you don’t need them. Any old sneaker will work fine as part of a jeans-and-a-cardigan situation. But if you want them and you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous Golden Goose sneaker, I’d highly recommend these.
Another plus: these Saint Laurent’s don’t come all scuffed and dirty– if that’s your vibe, scuff away, but they check the box for those of us who want a clean sneaker. My OCD really doesn’t allow for a pre-dirtied shoe, but then again, my OCD does somehow allow for jeans I didn’t distress myself, so I acknowledge I’m a walking contradiction. It’s about fashion preference here, people, it doesn’t have to make solid sense.
