4th of July and we do celebrate the American Independence, and as you can see this day I get my inspiration from the American flag.

To talk about America is not only interesting because of that, but also because of the upcoming autumn and its fashion. Soon you will see some of the news for the AW season in store, and don’t get too surprised if you will see the influences from USA. On one hand, there will be a nice high school girl with boyish style mixed with a nice twist of the retro fashion we’ve had recently. The 70s will stay a bit longer.

And at the other hand we will see inspiration from the Native Americans and their down to earth colors and amazing prints. A lot of mustard yellow you will see. And the already loved feathers will have a real high moment this autumn, not only as decorations but as prints as well.

But this is just a few words of what you will see, let’s get back to the summer a while more. And on this day, what’s your inspiration?

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I suppose this is the perfect solution for at classic visit at the mother-in-law. This I realized after the shoot. But let’s rewind to the beginning of my jeans story.

In our age of skinny jeans, it cannot be very easy for ‘flaredness’. So in an attempt to play on that, I decided to style a pair of ONLY Jeans I have had hanging in my closet for a while. (sidenote: probably the most comfortable pair of ONLY Jeans I’ve had. Sidenote #2: I have had many pairs of ONLY Jeans.)

So, in my ‘logical’ view, there are two ways of styling these jeans. Either go completely 70′s style with either a turtleneck, a very colorful flower blouse with an enormous collar and don’t forget a pair of platforms. (You could preferably add any wooden accessory, but let’s not make it a costume, hm?)

The other way is to pair it with something as simple as possible, like the chosen light blue (collarless-) blouse in the first pictures or a beige t-shirt as in the last. It will still appear as a 70′s style due to the flared jeans, but the simplicity of the top will, in my opinion, keeps it classy. Here is where it transforms into an outfit that will suit any kind of visit at the mother-in-law. By that, we are at the end of my little flared tale.

All images are by Aga & Miko.

D’you have a good styling-tip for a successful visit at the in-laws?

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