CASUAL FLARE

Good morning and happy almost weekend, Everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week! 

For all my Cali readers: I am excited to co-host a super fun event with InStyle for EXPRESS store opening in Glendale next week! Please see details below:

When: Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Where: 1108 Glendale Galleria, Glendale CA 91210

One lucky attendee will have a chance to win a $500 gift card at the Glendale Store Opening event on 12/9/14 between 6:00 pm - 8:00pm! To enter, comment on my Instagram post TODAY tagging @ExpressRunway #CelebrateYou. Winner will be chosen at random and must be present to receive the gift card! Legal U.S. residents, 18+

I don't know about you guys, but personally, I am super happy flared jeans are making a come back. Aside of course from my beloved skinnies, the flare is one of my favorite denim silhouettes, mainly because I believe there is something incredibly chic, laid back yet polished about this particular style. I found the pair I'm wearing in today's post on a recent trip to EXPRESS and fell in love with the slimmer fit around the thighs and of course the super dark navy wash. As I mentioned oh so many times before, versatility is super important to me, and the dark navy wash works great with casual pieces and dressy ones. Take today's casual look for example, I wanted to create a very nonchalant denim-on-denim look, so I paired my flares with a bleached denim shirt and a fedora hat. Yet, I think they would have looked just as great worn with pointy-toe pumps and a fitted blazer. Don't you?

How about you guys, are you happy flared jeans are back in style? 

EXPRESS mid rise slim flare jeans, wool felt fedora hat { in camel here } & medium wash denim boyfriend shirt | Isabel Marant Royston leather ankle boots { also love this option in brown here } | ASH Domino chain backpack in black leather | Movado Bold crystal accent watch | Coordinates Legend bracelet | Vita Fede rings  

Thank you for reading 

& Keep On Smiling,

LOVE, 

Annabelle