Vests used to be a style that I always liked, but could never pull off. I always felt like the Stay-Puff Marshallow Man toting around an additional 15 pounds. But what I realized is that I was simply styling them all wrong!
This season, I decided to give them another try and was so glad I did!
As a mama bear of a toddler and a baby, I need quick, cute, casual outfit ideas that I can piece together in a flash! With a few key pieces paired with an adorable VEST, you can do just that.
My first tip when picking out the perfect vest, is to start with a neutral.
I bought this one from Gap a season or two ago, and am so glad I hung onto it. I paired it with a clean, striped, neutral shirt from Banana Republic, also from last year. This is a timeless, casual look that can easily be duplicated.
Be sure to pair your light, neutral tops with a super dark and skinny jean to get a cute contrasted look. A distressed jean would look awesome as well.
If you work in a business casual environment, pair it with skinny black pants on days you can’t wear jeans.
I completed the look with tan booties from Old Navy that give another pop of color but still align with the neutral look we are going for.
{I’m going to interject here and let you in on a little secret as to why I feel my vest days just weren’t working out for me in the past.} 😊
With vests that have the cute higher necks (which is almost all of them) wearing your long hair stick straight really doesn’t seem to work well.
Being curled with a wand (wavy look), pulled up on the sides or even in a cute, high bun or pony tail looks way better, in my opinion.
When I figured this out, it made all the difference!
Short hair gals may be able to pull it off down and straight, but for me, it just wasn’t working, so I did realize you have to have the right hairstyle when wearing your vest to get the best look!
Another trending way to style your vest is to wear it over a flannel or plaid shirt.
In case you haven’t noticed, everything this season is GREEN! I’m loving the cute vintage Christmas/army green hue that has taken over everything, so of course when I saw this vest in this marvelous color, I couldn’t say no.
Did I mention the fact that it goes with so many colors and plaids? It does!
Here’s a little cameo of my baby girl, Preslyn, or as we all call her “Pressy Butt” ❤️ Imagine how cute this vest would look over a buffalo plaid like Pres is wearing?!
See, very versatile!
Gah, her dimples kill me.
Anywho, I love this style, again, paired with skinnies and booties! It would also be cute with leather Sperry’s or causal white tennis shoes for a sporty look. (Side note: In the pics above, my top may look purple but it’s actually grey. Wanted to point that out!)
Check out my cute hubby rocking his vest too! His is paired with a J. Crew flannel I adore. This was at our Lumberjack themed Christmas party at church! 😍
Something that used to annoy me about vests and why I felt extra heavy in them is because I always felt I still had to try and sandwich it and me into a winter coat to be warm.
Not the case for me anymore.
I live in Texas, so even though our weather can be cray (32 degrees one night and up to 72 degrees the next day- true story just happened this past week) you can add layers under your flannel and even put a sweater over your flannel with the vest over that and stay plenty warm without bulking your look up with a coat!
And of course, those layers can be removed during the day 😊 Win, win, win!
So I saved the best news for last! Old Navy is killing it this year, as always, with their vests…. but that’s not the best news! The best news is, they’re currently $13! And their flannels? $10 and $12!
Remember how I said I RELISH in saving money?!! Well, let’s just say I went crazy when I bought my green vest because not only was it cheap, but I had a save $15 off $50 coupon!
I went to town and did two separate transactions and got $30 off of $100! Who doesn’t love getting $100 worth of fashionable clothing for $70?
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Olmos There.
Crystal Olmos
{Outfit Details}
Vests: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=98796&vid=1&pid=227486042
http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=98796&vid=1&pid=274702012
Booties: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=275782012 (shown in black but just saw the tan version I own in the store two days ago)
Similar-http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=434619032
http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=225507032 ❤️❤️❤️
Flannels: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1027152&vid=1&pid=283607002
http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=72302&vid=1&pid=283648012