Put a Bow on It

I have to admit, I’ve always been a picky pattern person. I don’t do a ton of florals, I tend to stick to my stripes, polka dots and plaids – and love to mix them up (more about that in another post!) I owned my stack of graphic tees when they were the thing to own but I haven’t gotten much in to the “critter” sweaters or any other “cutesy” prints. So when I took a chance and ordered the J.Crew Factory bow blouse last month – this was a leap for me. I saw a lot of people raving online about the bows and while I have my share of bow shoes…I wasn’t sure how I was going to do with a bow print. Sure, I love how it looks on everyone else, but me…not so sure. And it had a big bow at the neck? Wow, talk about a case of peer pressure to order this blouse, because I still hit the ‘place order’ button even though I wasn’t totally sold.

08765_WD6653I pulled it out a few times and was a little stumped on styling until on a Sunday evening session of choosing my outfits for the week, I decided to try this with the Maple Tweed skirt. And…well, here’s the result. I have to say, I was pretty pleased. I did cover the neckline bow with a necklace…and I haven’t worn the blouse since this outfit so I think I need the challenge of a second outfit.

 

PhotoGrid_1386679097656And some details…

PhotoGrid_1386679270289The outfit is all J.Crew….mostly from this past year except the cardigan is the J.Crew cashmere boyfriend sweater from a few years ago and the necklace I found via Groopdealz however it is a J.Crew “inspired” piece.

And finally, here’ s another outfit where I “put a bow on it” in the way of a Target glitter bow belt and Groopdealz Kate Spade inspired bow bracelet.

PhotoGrid_1386164238100So, there you have it…a few bow inspired outfits…and as I sit here writing, I’ve just added this J.Crew beauty to my shopping cart:

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So, any outfit faves? Do you love bows or are they too girly and cute for you? Would love to hear what you think and thanks for visiting!

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3 responses to “Put a Bow on It”

  1. stephanie Avatar
    stephanie

    Hey! I wanted to know where your polka dot top was from!? Thanks!

    -Steph

    1. fablifeforever Avatar
      fablifeforever

      Hi! The polka dot blouse is the polka dot Blythe blouse from J.Crew – came out in Holiday 2012. I still see them floating around on eBay now and then…hope that helps! thanks for reading!

  2. realtimebombtimmy Avatar
    realtimebombtimmy

    the tweed + purple + factory bow blouse outfit is nice, and harks back to 50’s style imo. i think adding the necklace helped with the questionable neckline bow; makes me wonder if there’s a way to remove the bow without destroying the neck. anyway here’s a challenge: incorporate the bow blouse into a outfit based around yellow or orange.

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