I’ve spent an embarrassing number of hours in search of the perfect blazer. This one isn’t perfect, but it is bright orange! To temper the alarming shade, I layered it with cooler colors underneath–the blues balance the brightness nicely. I also like the idea of wearing a denim shirt with a blazer because it dresses down the structure. Letting a little shirt tail or sleeve hang out of your blazer just feels effortless and cool in that Austin dressy-casual way.

Blazer, top: Zara, denim shirt: Gap, Jeans: Rag & Bone, Flats: Lanvin

November 5, 2013