When Angie posted about argyle, I thought I had an argyle sweater but it turns out it was plaid. So I discovered I had an argyle hole in my wardrobe! And in my usual fashion I had to hunt down ALL the options! Here's what I came up with. Three argyle sweaters and argyle socks. You can tell me if you think three argyle sweaters are too much and I'm being too extra, LOL! (I may or may not listen though, I already tried and ditched four or five other argyle options, so this is already the edited version!) I like the two burgundy ones, I know they are similar but they have a bit of a different feel, the collared shirt is thinner and more casual. Teal, mustard and rust accents are my other autumn colors, so maybe the cardigan is not too redundant? Both #1 and #3 are La Ligne, Hamish sweater & Hamish cardigan. I was tickled to find Ralph Lauren argyle socks to match the sweater in 1! And #2 is Edikted from Nordstrom, it's cheaper and an oversized boyfriend style. Pre-planned the outfits so I could post them all together, and maybe wear them this week.
Here's the argyle life story in my mind--#1 is the cool prep school girl, she's valedictorian, but she's also got a bit of a rebellious streak and wears leather skirts and carries a goth Allsaints tote and wears burgundy Doc Martens with burgundy argyle socks to match her sweater. #2 she's in college at Stanford (my alma mater) and embracing the California casual lifestyle with the sweatpant jeans and slouchy bag, but still matchy matchy with the burgundy sweater, burgundy stripe jeans and burgundy leather bag. #3 she's now a professor and this is the polished look with an argyle cardigan (the equivalent of a tweed blazer with elbow patches), glasses necklace and burgundy trousers. Still wearing her Doc Martens, but she has now upgraded to a Burberry work tote and Chanel for the evenings (the diamond argyle pattern echoed in the quilted diamonds on the bag). I never lived on the East Coast or went to prep school, but this is what I imagine they like to wear out there! Tell me what you think! Which one is your favorite? (Still have the tags on, so you can tell me if I should get rid of anything too--a little on the fence about the cardigan and trousers!)
I'm a doctor and mom of three on the go go go who likes to have fun with fashion!