black New Look top worn with a black camisole underneath. Asos pants (so sweet. Asos pants are always great for me, but these have got to be my favorite pair from them) and YSL shoes.
... aaand the dreaded "empire waist" strikes again. Oh, how I wish there were more more clothes is my size with real defined waists, and not just some drawstring or elastic thingies right under the bust.
The top itself is really cute, with broderie anglaise details and something that can count as sleeves in the summer, and it's cotton (yay!), but I can't help but wish the waist on this thing were a little lower. I do look a little pregnant from the side, and well, you know what they say about bigger busts and empire lines.
In not completely unrelated news, I think I'll have to have a coat made for me for fall - I'm sick of not being able to properly close things over my chest, or have too much fabric everywhere else if I go with the size that would accommodate ~the Girls. I'm thinking about something like this. It would be divine with maybe just some simple but well made (and well fitting) pants underneath, and simple heels of course. I'm not sure if I can wear it without heels... we shall see.
Do you have any other styling ideas for that coat? How about a pencil skirt?
I know some of you are going to find this a bit much for every day, but this is Nita-Land, and in Nita-Land, you don't sit and wait for your cousin to get married to wear the fancy stuff... so if you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them! :)
You are the only one who has undestood what I was talking about.
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You are stunning yet again.
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gasp! beautiful coat nita, its gorgeous, you could do so much with it, pencil skirts, cigarette pants and twirly skirts and knee high patent boots (i have a love of knee high patent boots, flat, obviously!)your outfit is just delicious, dang those empire waisted things however you do look good and i have a crush on those pants! x
ReplyDelete@ Maria: Ooooooh, I didn't even think about boots... I don't own any yet because I haven't yet found any that fit my calves, but I've wanted some for a loooong time. Any YES to everything else you mentioned. I really think I'll get this coat soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your opinion and for always leaving me such wonderful comments, I look forward to them whenever I post something ^-^
@ Sacramento: I'm glad to hear that, since your blog does the same for me! Thank you :)
I love the pants, it's cool to see the pop of colour and pattern on pants instead of the top. The coat looks wonderful! I'm not sure about the pencil skirt though, I guess it'd depend on the length.
ReplyDeleteThank you Vita!
ReplyDeleteI think patterned/bright pants are so underrated, I'd love to see them more often :)
I think when I get the coat, I'll try it with cigarette pants or something like that first, we'll see... but thanks! :)
Hi, Buttercup Rocks here, (commenting under my old blogger moniker because I don't have an Open ID set up). I loooove those trousers on you. They are amazing!
ReplyDelete@ BuffPuff: Oh, I didn't know you had a blogger account! I just looked up your tumblr and then found your old blog, and now I'm in love! Your writing is so amazing, I was constantly nodding my head while reading ^-^
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to comment :)
I love everything about this outfit! The trousers are amazing! The top is so so pretty! I love the shape and the detail. And I love your hair scarf too :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome pants and i love the color combo!
ReplyDelete@ Louise: Thank you sweetie ♥ I wasn't sure if the headscarf wasn't a tad much, but now I think I like it :)
ReplyDelete@ Nicole Brown: Thank you for commenting and following! :)
I've just found your blog, and I am so glad I did! I love your style, very unique. and the way you match colours. definitely an inspiration!
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Love, Ylenia from Longuette
You look gorgeous as always!;)
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem. If I wear anything with an empire waist, I look pregnant. People actually give seats on the bus and let me cut in line... So, I have given up on the look.As well as fabrics that are too thin, because the fabric hits the girls and just falls making me look like a tent.
The idea of having a coat made is really good. I have the same problem as you. The girls are just too gigantic for normal coats...Oh well...
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I love those pants, gorgeous as always :) I wish I could get a coat made, I totally have the same proble as you! x
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ReplyDeletethese pants look amazing on you! I absolutely love your style! This might be a little weird, but I nominated you for the "Liebster Award" - this is an award for blogs you love that have under 200 followers. I would really look forward if you would participate - you can read everything in my post here:
http://definitelymaybeisay.blogspot.de/2012/07/11-random-things-about-me-liebster-award.html
Thank you all for your comments!
ReplyDeleteGlad to know I'm not the only one who struggles with coats/jackets and empire lines^^
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Absolutely love your pants, they look lovely on you. not pregnancy-like at all, haha! And I love the designs from that etsy, I'd suggest a pencil skirt for sure, it keeps it feminine and fun.
ReplyDeleteVery Classy, stunning outfit!
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Very interesting! Firstly, great to see how you rocked those pants. Secondly, I have Girls and want to know what they say about them and empire lines? I prefer fitted waists but they are usually so hard to find!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your sweet comments :)
ReplyDelete@ Ellomennopee:
If you have a bigger chest in general (not just ~the girls, I mean the ribcage), the empire line can emphasize this and make it look even bigger, even if you have the right size and everything.
For smaller frames with big busts, I heard it can make them look too top heavy, but I have no experience with that since that's not my body type.
Also, with a bigger bust sometimes the empire line doesn't sit right: there's not enough fabric to properly cover everything so the empire line comes up and runs across ~ the girls, instead of sit right under them. Not a good look in my opinion^^
So yeah, I far prefer properly fitted waists, too, because empire lines are tricky for my body type, but they are kind of hard to come by these days :)