Secrets of How to Look Special on Easy Evenings
This is the third in a series on evening outfits. The first was “How to Wear Velvet Now for All Your Special Occasions.” The second was “How to Dress Up Your Little Black Dress.”
For laid-back events when you’re going out but it’s nothing fancy, I’ve got lots of ideas. You can take a plain and comfy outfit to something special…or even to something sexy yet classy. When you keep it classy, age doesn’t matter. With that in mind, here are 50 outfit combinations to inspire you:
- Good for bar-hopping: A long-sleeve gray t-shirt over comfy black pants. Add a chunky chain necklace + earrings + dress heels.
- Lunch or easy evening: A silk t-shirt + lounge pants. Add cut-out booties + a studded bag + gold bracelets.
- Country easy evening: A black sweater + black jeans. Add a black belt with a crystal buckle.
- Sexy easy evening: A tuxedo jacket + black evening cami + brown or brown tweed trousers. Add a gold belt + brown leather sandals. You might also like to add a dark red leather evening bag.
- A simple outfit + a great gold cuff + a sparkly cocktail ring.
- Something simple + a touch of shine.
- A white tee + blue jeans + a tuxedo jacket.
- A slinky top + basic pants.
- A black vest + any top + jeans + black high-heel boots. Finish with smoky eyes, tousled hair.
- A silk blouse + jeans + sexy heels. You may want to add a long delicate necklace, big watch, hoops, gold bag.
- A long-sleeve lace top over blue jeans. Add a delicate gold necklace.
- A short-sleeve or long-sleeve black lace top + gray lounge pants. Add cut-out booties + a studded bag.
- A bold sweater + blue jeans or destroyed skinnies. Add oxfords. May add a jacket + a purse with a chain-link handle.
- A graphic black t-shirt + black velvet blazer + blue jeans. Add a long chain necklace or two or beads + earrings + evening sandals/shoes.
- A pale color shirt (like pink) over black wool trousers. Wrap and bow-tie a belt of black satin ribbon. Add black satin sandals + pale-toned amethyst beads + earrings + black & pink quartz bangles.
- A dressy tunic + destroyed skinnies or dark denim. Add gold evening sandals.
- A white tee + a long evening skirt. Add gold bangles, etc.
- A men’s style shirt tucked into a maxi-skirt.
- A navy v-neck sweater + navy velvet pants or skirt. Add gold at waist and feet + a black velvet jacket — Or a gold belt + gold sandals + a flower tucked into the belt + gold jewelry + a navy shawl or pashmina.
- Ivory lacy camisole + a soft shirt as jacket + blue jeans. Add large hoop earrings + delicate sandals. Do your hair and makeup for finish.
- A velvet shirt worn open as a jacket + a cream silk shirt + black trousers. Add black satin shoes + a gold chain belt with a jeweled buckle or a black satin ribbon bowed at waist + gold jewelry.
- Gray cardigan belted in black or red satin or gold faux leather over a pretty print silk shirt + gray flannel pants or gray skirt. Add pretty shoes and jewelry.
- Gray cardigan belted in black or red satin or gold faux leather over a bare halter, camisole or strapless top (in silk or satin or sweater knit) + gray flannel pants or gray skirt. Add pretty shoes and jewelry.
- A black cardigan unbuttoned over a black skirt + a printed blouse. Belt all in black or gold. Add pretty shoes + evening jewelry.
- A jewel-toned cardigan + a gray lacy camisole + gray flannel trousers. Add a gold belt, sandals and jewelry.
- Black cashmere crew-neck sweater + black velvet blazer + brown tweed trousers. Add a brown belt + brown faux leather sandals + gold jewelry.
- A lace t-shirt + tweed pants. Add a sequined belt.
- A black scoop-neck + black velveteen pants + jean jacket. Add a black belt with jeweled buckle + black boots. Do something special with your hair.
- A navy v-neck t-shirt + gray flannel pants or black palazzo pants or black sweater pants. Add a metallic scarf + heels.
- A velvet shirt unbuttoned as a jacket over a cream satin blouse + black trousers. Add black satin sandals + a black satin ribbon bowed at your waist + gold jewelry — Or, try a gold chain with a jeweled buckle.
- A velvet shirt as jacket + cream silk shirt + navy trousers. Add black or navy satin, or brown or bronze sandals. Also add a ribbon belt to match sandals tied in a bow. Choose jewelry in gold or bronze or a matching color.
- A velvet shirt as jacket + navy cashmere sweater + navy pants. You may add a belt, sandals and jewelry of choice.
- A velvet shirt as jacket + cream cashmere sweater + black pants. Add black satin sandals + gold jewelry — Or try a gold chain.
- A velvet shirt as jacket over a ruffled shirt + trousers. Add gold jewelry.
- Black velvet blazer + cream cashmere sweater + charcoal pants. Add gold sandals, gold belt.
- Black velvet jacket + black cashmere crew-neck + brown tweed trousers and matching belt. Add brown faux leather sandals + gold jewelry — Or bronze heels & jewelry.
- Black velvet jacket + red cashmere sweater + gray flannel pants. Add a gold belt and shoes.
- Black velvet jacket + cream or navy cashmere sweater + gray flannel pants. Add a gold belt and sandals, or bronze with the navy.
- Black velvet jacket + a black cashmere crew-neck + brown tweed trousers. Add a brown belt + brown sandals + gold jewelry.
- Black velvet jacket + a black camisole + blue jeans.
- Black velvet blazer + ivory ruffled blouse + blue jeans. Add a black belt with jeweled buckle + earrings.
- Black velvet blazer + a navy blue blouse + blue jeans.
- Red sweater + black trousers. Add gold cuffs + gold earrings + black faux leather sandals + black shawl.
- A black sweater + black trousers. Add gold cuffs + gold earrings + red faux leather sandals + a thin red wool & silk shawl.
- Navy turtleneck + navy velvet skirt. Add red shawl + metallic or black satin belt & sandals + jewelry of choice. Perfect haira, makeup, hands and feet.
- A shirt-jacket + a lace camisole + straight-leg jeans. Add peep-toe pumps.
- Gray cashmere sweater set + black pants. Add black belt with jeweled buckle + crystal drop earrings and smoky eyes.
- A gold sweater and/or cardigan + blue jeans. Add green earrings + black boots.
- A black faux fur coat + any top + black leather pants + leopard slip-on sneakers. Add a chain purse.
- A lace t-shirt + gray flannel pants or black palazzo pants or black knit pants. Add heels.
Is this helpful to you? Did you print it out to refer to when you want to go out? Let us know in the comments below!
You might also want to read about more evening outfits at:
- “How to Look Sensational for Special Evenings”
- “What to Wear Out to the Restaurant”
- “How to Use Embellishment in Evening Outfits”
- “How to Look Wonderful on Valentine’s Day & Beyond”
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