Add Spark to Your Style: Shoes as a Statement Accessory
Sometimes, when you see someone on the street who looks exceptionally good, it may not be immediately apparent why that is. Let’s say she’s wearing a blouse and jeans or black pants. They are neat and clean, the blouse is a nice color, a simple necklace is added. So what is special about this picture?
The shoes make it more. They are not ordinary shoes. They are trendy, open toe, buckled, heeled ankle boots. What makes this particular outfit even better is that the color black flows from the pants to the boots, streamlining the length of her legs, making them look longer.
When I stopped to get her picture, she told me she was three months pregnant. Look at that slim waist! Do you know what helps to slim it? The drape and flow of the fabric skims over her curves, and the white buttons down the front create a line drawing the eye down rather than sideways. The long lines of the string of beads adds to the lengthening effect. Actually, so does her long hair.
Shoes can be a statement accessory, just like jewelry can. A plain outfit can become something special by adding shoes that stand out. For instance, add red shoes or another bold color to a basic outfit.
Add colorful shoes to an all-black or other neutral color outfit. See how this all-white outfit is suddenly interesting with the amazing shoes added to it:
Dress up a little black dress with bold shoes, like: gold, floral, leopard, studded, embellished or a bright color.
Just add statement shoes after work to dress up your daytime outfit for the evening.
Shoes can also make your clothes seem more expensive. For instance, flatforms look better that flip flops.
Here are some other ways that shoes can make your basics more interesting:
The sandals echo and complement the stripes.
Try wearing flares with some special slip-on sneakers like the ones below.
We all know how a special pair of sneakers can spiff up our daily outfit, whether athleisure or basic jeans and tee.
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I love the outfit with the stripped shirt! So simple and cool.
Yes, and I like the way the black stripes bookend the look by having them in the top and repeating the pattern with the black lace-up sandals on the bottom!