Satin for a new season with a loud pump and boyfriend jeans.
I have been dabbling in satin pieces for some time now– and I have to say, I’m digging the vibe. As I’ve said before: to keep satin manageable and modern, make sure the fit is oversized. Think more TLC’s Creep video and less Katy Perry in the mid-aughts. This satin button-up shirt is a good example of that: it’s slouchy enough to make for a nice French tuck situation and also to keep from making too many wrinkles.
Speaking of French, the shirt is a deeper version of a French blue. Not quite jewel tone, but certainly not muted. I also love the little starburst print throughout– it was cute and it helped disguise the wrinkling.
Now, with satin you have to accept some degree of wrinkling; you steam the piece before you put it on, and then you go about and live your life knowing that the satin will wrinkle. (Note: it’s always worse on camera than in real life.) I did just that with this button-up and a pair of cuffed boyfriend jeans.
Slingback blue snakeskin pumps with an illusion feature were a fun way to dress this look up. Satin feels inherently dressy; I wanted to juxtapose that with the rougher denim without losing the overall elevation of the outfit. (Kept those cuffs loose, though.) Gold chains and pretty statement earrings with a bright lip helped, too.
The end result is both chic and casual, dressed up and lived-in. You have some statement pieces happening in the form of loud shoes, flashy gold accessories, and a bold satin shirt, but the outfit is built on the foundation of basic boyfriend jeans. A really good outfit for a time when the weather is warming up and you want to hit a (safe!) patio with your (hopefully vaccinated!) friends.