Equals Chic

Fashion, like all great endeavors in the great history of greatness, often broils down to a set of equations. This top + these jeans + that bag = a look but that top + these jeans + this bag = a GREAT look. Especially on a Monday morning when you feel as if you will need seventy shots of espresso to get through the day without bitching at your poor doe-eyed intern for no apparent reason again, you need that equation. And this my fabulous readers (thank you again for checking The Outfix - I'm indebted to you for reading and excited to keep giving you fresh content to feast upon!) is the equation for that polished chic look that seems unachievable after one-too-many margs over the weekend.

The top and skirt have such a high-gloss, expensive look that is guaranteed to up the ante of any accessory and shoe choice you pair it with. You can wear it together or as delightful seperates (the top with some boyfriend jeans, the skirt with a navy merino wool sweater).

This look has that equation - this shirt + this skirt + these perfect ankle-strap shoes equals chic. And when you equal chic, you're life ain't bleak (ok, no more rhyming, sorry about that...).

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Top by Reiss, $150  /  Skirt by Reiss, $170  /  Shoes by Club Monaco, $279

Sequins and Snakeskin

Sequins and snakeskin are an unlikely duo for the fashion-fervent and one that makes absolutely no sense at all on paper. It’s as if Batman and the Joker have teamed up to take-down a shared nemesis (one particularly nerdy friend of mine has pointed out that this has happened but for the purposes of making a point of how polar opposite a sequin-speckled cami and lizard-skin sandals are, let’s pretend otherwise). It’s as if Tara Reid was nominated for an Oscar for her starring role in Sharknado, that brilliant work of cinema. It’s as if Taco Bell nixed the Beefy 5-Layers and rebranded to offer a strictly-vegan, all-organic, and totally-gluten-free menu. Okay, the last one sounds like an absolute nightmare but you get the point. Sequinand snakeskin makes no sense . But yet, rest be assured, they may just be the very spark that gets you out of your style rut.

Tibi’s sequin cami – now on sale for $59! – is a sparkly statement-making piece sure to make a grand entrance worn with virtually anything in your closet. But pair it with Club Monaco’s killer-cool snakeskin sandals and Eureka! You’ve got a look. A look that merits a right-swipe on Tinder. A look that demands it’s own comped Uber ride to Timbuktu. Whatever, enough, you get the point – it’s a great look. Mix in a dangling liquid-silver Tory Burch minauderie, boyfriend jeans that I already am in a seriously unhealthy relationship with, and some type of dope lip and get ready to strut as if your first name was Gisele and your last night was Bundchen. Because, let's be honest, how easy would life be if that was your nomenclature?

Top by Tibi, $59 (and selling fast so get a move on!)  /   Jeans by Current / Elliott, $240 / Minauderie by Tory Burch, $262  /  Sandals by Club Monaco, $269  / Lipstick by MAC, $16