Khaki & White...Just So Right

You all know I love navy.  But one of my fave combos year round - especially in the spring & summer is khaki and white.  It always looks fresh and crisp to me.  And it's easy.  My usual formula is white top + khaki bottom + whatever accessories you feel like.  And it works just as well if you switch up with khaki top + white bottoms.  And it almost always feels just a little bit beachy. Here are a couple of outfits to share from a few weeks ago, that I have since copied with varying tees or shoes or whatever.

Pencil Skirt:  Loft Iconic Pencil Skirt (#241906, $49.50).  I actually think this skirt is totally worth FP, but I did get it during the 30% F&F a few weeks ago.    They are showing Black and Pebble online, but mine is much more of a gray color - I'm thinking it's probably Moon Gray?  Ok maybe it's gray, but it's khaki-esque...work with me here.

The skirt is 98% cotton/2% spandex and *machine washable.*  It's 22" in length - which for me, is perfect because below knee skirts - esp pencil skirts - just don't work well on a short-shinner like me.  Since it's above the knee, I can totally get away with wearing flats with it - yay!  And that means I will wear it much more than a heels-required skirt. 

Fit-wise, I got the 10 because I wanted to be able to wear it sans tights or control garments and it's a light color (like my size up for white jeans rule).  This is a summer skirt.  I wanted something comfy & easy...and I got it. 

I love this with just a white tee - here the perfect fit white crewneck.  The combos are endless since (1) I have quite a stash of white tees, and (2) any group of accessories works as long as they work together.  For this ensemble, I chose the pink Danielle sandals and the fireball necklace which is really a light pink, plus gold hoops.

And I feel polished every time I wear this skirt - even when casual.  And it's so comfy.  Another plus is that it really doesn't wrinkle badly - and that's always a danger with pencil skirts. I highly recommend this skirt.

Polyvore for pencil skirt (had to use a different Loft skirt in the PV, since you know the Loft/PV issues - argh):

5/5/10 by HeidiGblog featuring J Crew

Utility skirt: Banana Republic cargo skirt. No idea on style number since I got it a couple of months ago (thanks for the coupon, Gigi) at 40% off the FP of $59.50, so it was $36. A great summer skirt. Much more casual than the pencil skirt, above, but very versatile. I think I'll wear this a lot - especially for travel. Have I ever mentioned that I prefer skirts when I travel in the car, esp in summer? Not dressy, fussy, wrinkly ones, of course. But easy cotton skirts. They're usually cooler than shorts or ccapris, easier for potty stops, and I'll wear them with a tee so the seatbelt doesn't irritate as it can with a sundress (my other top summer clothing choice).

Here, I have on the open crewneck painter tee, J Crew olive sneakers (which are a great way to ground a shorter skirt), and my Anthro initial typeset necklace. Nothing earth shattering, but a clean classic look that I loved all day.

Fit - in case you happen to stumble upon one at your local BR - I got a size 10.  BR skirts seem to be tighter on me in the hips than most JC skirts are.
Polyvore for utility skirt:

5/6/10 by HeidiGblog featuring Converse clothing