Some mornings you just cannot find a wear-to-work outfit that you like; right?! My solution when I am feeling uninspired by my corporate / wear-to-work clothes is to accessorize them in my own way to make a classic corporate outfit feel more fun and fashion forward. That is what I did with this look!
classic button down (my favorite fit!) // teal green pants // similar YSL handbag // heels // similar scarf // similar brooch
Don’t get me wrong, I do love these teal/green pants as a trouser for the office all the time; but, when I put them on with my white button down one morning I just felt the outfit felt blah – it didn’t have enough flare. So, I got a little crafty and got my DIY on. The polka dot bow you see is actually just a polka dot neck scarf with a brooch.
To do this DIY, I tied the neck scarf around my shirt collar (you can safety pin it at the back under the collar if it doesn’t want to stay in place). Next I tied the scarf into a bow and then simply pinned the gold brooch to the center of the bow. I cannot express enough how much I loved this look- it was an instant mood booster!
I have a couple of silk scarves in various colors and definitely have a habit now of DYI’ing them into temporary bows with brooches to be worn with classic button down shirts. I have a plain black button down that I love to wear with a white and black scarf and this same gold brooch.
If you’ve got a scarf and a brooch in your closet – try out this DIY and let me know if you like it! I would love to see the results. If you don’t have a brooch, there are so many great options out there! I’ll link up below some options for brooches that I think would work particularly well with this DIY.
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Congrats on kicking off your youtube channel – I'm sure it'll be fab! Great look, love the bold colours x
Maria at Passion fruit, Paws and Peonies.
Thank you so much!! I'm excited about it!
Very elegant outfit, green is definitively one of the most trendy color right now 😉
https://4highheelsfans.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/king-of-the-heels/
Thank you so much!
I absolutely love this outfit! I'm definitely going to try making a bow with a scarf and brooch!
Emma xxx
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Thank you so much! And awww; yay! I'm glad you're inspired! If you do and share the photo on social media at all; definitely tag me so I can see!!
This is such a fabulous idea! I've been playing with brooches recently and trying to find some new ways to wear them. I will have to try this sometime.
Mary
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Thank you so much Mary; I'm so glad you like the idea!! If you try it and share a photo; be sure to tag me! I'd love to see your look!