Simple black and white pieces, accented with bows at the neck, menswear inspired shoes, polka dots, stripes, berets – oh, how I love that classic French look and so did Ginger…..she introduced me to the shop that used to be on Newbury Street, ‘Agnes B’, and I still wear a skirt from there purchased many years ago……the look is demure yet sophisticated, sexy in a very understated way…….you can shop online at www.agnesb.com or have fun exploring the look on Pinterest….on this particular work day, I was in the mood for French! I wished that I had a wide black silk bow to wear with a white shirt, but since I did not, I opted for this wool JCrew sweater with the built in bow!

To keep the look simple and classic I wore solid black tights instead of patterned ones, keeping the focus of the outfit on the bow…..Another important choice for me was wearing the straight pencil skirt instead of a flared ‘skater’ skirt which would have looked way too girly for my work environment….if you are not in a job where you need to look “serious”, a flared shorter skirt is a cute alternative.

Bonsoir!