Your BEST boot style: Mid Calf

It's finally time for my favorite skirt accessory: BOOTS!!!  I wait all summer long to bust out my leg lengthening leather kicks.  From booties, to calf, to knee to over the knee, there are styles for every leg.   Boots can accentuate your best assests, they can hide your problem areas.  When worn incorrectly, they highlight problem ares.  Today, I am going to tackle the hardest boots in my opinion to wear: Calf Length Boots.

Q:Who should wear calf length boots?

A: Short girls with skinny calfs.

Calf length boots hit right at the widest part of your calf.  Where they hit, they accentuate.  If you love your calves, this is great for you.  If you don't, stay away from them.  Alternatively, if you have thin calves, where they hit will make your calves appear bigger.

Above I have three tips for calf-length boots.

1. The Cowboy Boot

Cowboy boots have a slight heel and pointy toe, perfect for lengthening the leg if you need extra height.  Have skinny calves?  A slouchy pair like the ones above give extra width to your calf.

2. The Biker Boot

Great for the Apple Shape body types and girls with small calves.  This boot cuts right across your calf giving it a wider look.  For the Apple Shape ladies, your legs need help standing out; a bulky boot is perfect for that!

3. Matching Tights & Boots

You have larger calves, but you want to wear mid-calf boots anyway.  First of all, you go girl!  Here's a tip to pull this off.  Whatever color your boots are, wear the same color tights.  The similar color tights will flow seamlessly to the boots, down to your toes not breaking up your look.  If you're short this is a great lengthening tip for you as well!

DON'T:  If you have wide calves, and want to wear calf-length boots, DO NOT shove them in jeans.  Just don't do it.  Wear a skirt or dress, and thank me later ;)

SOW: Cathedral!

There's something about a woman in ivory that exudes class.  I don't know if it comes from the clean look, or appropriate after Labor Day hue.  I do know it is chic, timeless and sophisticated.  This week, the Cathedral is 20% off as our Skirt of the Week!

The Cathedral is a medium weight cotton/polyester/rayon base with elevated ivory stitching detail giving this gorgeous skirt texture.  She is perfect for nicer occasions.  There is a slight stretch in the Cathedral, making it great for a Pencil or Classic style.  Want a fuller look?  The Cathedral is available in a Swing as well!

To take the Cathedral to work, throw on a blazer (any color will do) like we have here.

Above, I have the Cathedral in a look to go to a nice occasion.  To go with the ivory trend, I picked out the Long Sleeve Off the Shoulder Shine Sweater by Michael Stars.  I love the statement cheetah heels to bring a print to the look.  To finish this look off, I went with a short camel color leather jacket.  

Chic sophistication with a touch of leather.  I'm in love.  Don't miss this deal, ends Sunday!

What's a Tweed Exactly??!

Fashion inspires fashion, so today I headed over to one of my favorite lifestyle blogs, Cupcakes  & Cashmere, to pick her brain or her blog rather for some fashion envy posts.  Living in the skirt world, I love to see how others are wearing their favorite non-bifurcated (two legs) garments.  Her tweed and stripes outfit caught my eye...

 For a speckle wool look, check out the Speckle Wool Tweed!  

So what is a tweed exactly?  A tweed is a smooth wool with a homespun appearance.   The interesting color effect is made by twisting together multiple colored woolen strands.  Tweed is not a pattern, like a herringbone, though it is often woven into like patterns. 

I love the contrast of the pink belt and yellow skirt.  Below, arrow over to check out the three looks I put together with the Amethyst Wool Tweed, Canary Wool Tweed and the Saffron Silk Tweed with complimentary stripes top.

Sevier Skirts favorite tweeds have a soft luxurious feel.  For a warm wool, they are light to medium in their weight.

Above I have three stripes and tweed looks with different accessories to match.

I paired the Amethyst Wool with its complimentary color: yellow.  These colors are made for each other so pair 'em up any time!  For a casual business look, go for comfortable cheetah flats, brown belt and classic trench.

For the Saffron Silk, I went with a fresh mint to contrast the warm orange.  Throw on riding boots for a casually put together look.

Lastly, I have the Canary Wool Tweed.  Again, yellow and purple are complimentary colors so I went a little outside the purple lines with this cranberry number to set the yellow off.  A red belt is a fun way to tie in the cranberry.  Throw on pumps and you've got another great business casual look!