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Home » Another “Triple Top Secret” – Grey, Red, and Denim

Another “Triple Top Secret” – Grey, Red, and Denim

October 31, 2013
 
Someone wanted to know specifically if a denim shirt and a grey sweatshirt would be terribly boring as a base for a group of tops…
 

denim shirt – Lucien Pellat Finet, print tee shirt – Uniqlo, grey hooded sweater – Uniqlo, red sweater – Uniqlo, floral tee shirt – Uniqlo

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Janice
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  1. Pam @ over50feeling40 says

    October 31, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    I would not have come up with this combo on my own. I am going to try it as I have similar items in my closet…thanks so much, Janice!

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  2. cheryl :) says

    October 31, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Not boring at all. I quite like it! :)

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  3. Amy says

    October 31, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    I find that most of my outer layers like sweaters fit well on their own, but are too snug to put layers underneath. How do you handle this? Buy bigger sizes? Then there is the issue of the item being too loose when worn alone. I am plus size and a little hard to fit, so lately I've been making do with anything that fits and looks decent!

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    • Grasshopper says

      October 31, 2013 at 3:49 pm

      I agree that this is problem, especially with sleeves on cardigans. It seems that most lately have been designed to wear a sleeveless top underneath.

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  4. Anonymous says

    October 31, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Your use of Uniglo pieces reminds me of a Japanese Uni student we had to stay once. Folded on some shelves of the wardrobe she had about 14 items of clothing which all went with each other (not obsessively matched, just toned in) and that did her for two weeks – shorts/jeans/t shirts/sweatshirt jacket etc. At that stage my daughters clothes were all bright colours – turquoise/purple etc and since then they changed to colours which will tone in together much more. Thinking of the whole wardrobe really does work much better.

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  5. Susan says

    November 1, 2013 at 1:33 am

    I would not be able to layer most pieces either. I think I could layer two pieces, but not three.

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  6. Ellen says

    November 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    In terms of layering, here in Main, we do have it down to a science. The weather can change from mild to cold, or vice-versa, very quickly. I always buy 'warmer' sweaters (that I know I'll be layering under) a size larger. My summer weight light cottons? My regular size. Even if I wear a cardigan slightly oversized with one layer underneath, I make sure that the *shape* of the cardigan go flow either way—either cozily layered under, or chic and flowy on its own.

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    • Amy says

      November 4, 2013 at 2:03 am

      Thanks for sharing your expertise/

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