Nancy Nix-Rice Wardrobe Consulting

For a surprisingly chilly May day: same FORMULA as yesterday: green/black/white print cami with elasticized waist, off-black jeans, green drape-front cardigan. Could also top the cami and jeans with a featherweight black cardigan or a soft-white jean jacket. Three possible looks - all using pieces I already own.

Challenge: Make a new outfit each day using clothes I already own. I tried 3 different toppers with my jeans and cami today - decided to go with the third one, but have the others "in the bank" for another day ...

Accessories provide the color links to make these unexpected combinations feel connected. The scarves I used in the outfits above are from our inventory at NancyNixRice.com.
And the necklace is one I made myself - a brand new creative hobby in my world.

My new favorite neutral is Dark Sage Green - darker and cooler than the usual Olive. I found these Deep Sage jeans at my favorite resale shop, and paired them first with s pale sage cami from Quince. First view is topped with an aqua cardi (Cabi) and the second, with a string sweater from Northstyle. I wanted a matching shoe, and finally found the Sadey sandal from Italian Shoemaker.
Third view is brown jeans with an even paler sage microfiber tank (Chicos) and the same string cardi. I'm more of a cold--weather fashionista, so playing around with my warm weather clothes helps get my creativity in gear.

Busy creating jean looks for this transitional weather. Then navy dot scarf inspired the combo with a pink shell - topped with a soft blazer for dressier situations and a wide-striped cascade cardi for more casual settings.

Swapped in a pale sage gren tank and denim-look sweater jacket, visually connected with an oversized scard printed to look like a green/blue brocade.

So much easier to get excited about warmer weather wear when I plan combos ahead of time ...

The scarves that polish up the transitional jean outfits are from our inventory at NancyNixRice.com. For scarf tying how-tos, check my YouTube channel: nancynix-rice

Stripes are a big Spring trend, and they are a great base for pattern mixing. Mini stripes with a paisley print scarf. Mini stripes with a color coordinated floral. Bolder stripes with a color-blocked cascade cardigan sweater. And a square pendant to echo the angularity of all those stripes. Casual looks with polish!

Accessories can define a garment's seasonality as well as its formality. When the weather turns chilly again, the Little BASIC dress just keeps going -- winterized with a pashmina in shades of blue and fuscia to keep my neck and shoulders cozy, plus black tights and booties for both warmth and elongation.

Another change of accessories, and the Little BASIC Dress goes out for a lovely dinner. Black pumps, a sleek black clutch and chunky gold/silver mix necklace and earrings. Blue blossoms in the Liberty of London wool challis shaw perfectly echo the color of the dress ...

Even a conservative Little BASIC Dress can go a little wild when paired with a leopard skin print pump and coordinating infinity scarf. It's challenging to find skin prints like these, that are not too golden for my cooler coloring. The crochet string wristlet and gold/silver mix jewelry maintain that warm/cool balance and the animal motif glasses are the finishing touch