Casual Summer #2

Aug. 06, 2009

Although the summer comes to end next month, it is never too late to have a versatile summer unit on standby. Let us intake an outfit inspired by the Gap Incorporated brands which can fulfill your last minute summer request for a fairly reasonable price.

Starting from the top, this shirt is a black checkered patterned long sleeve button down from the Gap store.  The material on the shirt is fairly thin however, its lightness allows for a rather comfortable summer wear. In addition to this, it oozes that preppy yet classic (feel free to get a quarter or half role on the shirt) look that women tend to adore. Being a very price cautious shopper, I perceived myself lucky to catch this shirt on sale for $9.99.

Congruent to the previous Casual Summer post, we implement the long pants which take your summer wear to a higher level. The pants featured for this post are sponsored by Banana Republic, a higher value chain in the GAP Inc. line. These pants are a black striped half linen/half cotton blend which allow for that breathing room and laid back summer look. Now normally I would not do two separate patterns like this but the outfit comes together too well so it gets the confirmation code. At retail price the pants were $69 but after catching a sale and pairing with an employee discount they came out to a smooth $30.

Besides the sheer look of the unit together, the great thing about this unit is that it allows for a miscellaneous shoe game. One option  to consider for this attire are these basic black Old Navy (yes another Gap Incorporated store) flip flops which are usually no more than $2 to $5. Flips flops or sandals in this case would reflect an excellent choice for an outfit during the day of a cruise or walk on the beach. Another option that cannot fail would be these Stacy Adams square toes (these ran for about $40 or $50 but you can get an array of shoes like so at Burlington Coat Factory, K&G, or even Aldo). Square toes with this unit make for unperturbed Friday night happy hour with friends after a hard week’s work. Assuming you already have a shoe option in order, $40 allowed for attire that can be worn in many summer social arenas. Not bad at all…..

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