Carson Kressley's hot fashion tips for moms
Emmy-award winning TV personality and style expert Carson Kressley shares the trends that will take us from frump to fab in no-time flat.
By Haley Overland
Updated Jun 18, 2013
Carson Kressley's hot fashion tips for moms
Practical fashion tips for MOMS!
We recently asked Emmy-award winning TV personality, fashion designer (for "real women") and celebrity stylist, Carson Kressley, for some spring and summer fashion tips.
For Kressley, fashion for moms is all about "making it quick, making it easy, making it affordable and making [the] work for you."
The coloured pant
"You have that favourite turquoise sweater, or bright red blouse or pink little Polo shirt — that colour you already love. Instead of wearing it with white or blue jeans, the only thing you have to buy is maybe a coloured pant. And it could be a brightly coloured pair of jeans or khaki pants, a cute little pastel yellow, pink, green skirt."
Where to Buy?
gapcanada.ca, $60
Floral accents
Where to Buy?
H&M, $30
Must-have wrap dress
Kressley suggests pairing your wrap dress with a bright linen scarf and ballet flats.
Where to Buy?
forever21.com, $28
Stretchy jeans and a little tailored jacket
If you're not into dresses, Kressley advises trying a stretchy pair of jeans, like Not Your Daughter's Jeans or jeans with a some lycra in them that feel as comfortable as yoga pants. "You can wear them with just a white t-shirt," says Kressley. "Get them in five or six different colours, and put on a little tailored jacket. And that jacket is going to really change your whole attitude and your whole look."
Where to Buy?
gapcanada.ca, $80
Easy dress and leggings
Take it easy on yourself. Though the trends are bold this season, you can still keep things simple with leggings and a tunic, or a little sweater dress. "It looks dressed up," says Kressley. "It covers the body, works for every body type and it's just two pieces. Find a uniform that works for you, embrace it and make it your own."
Where to Buy?
joefresh.com, $29
Switch up your accessories
We all know accessories can really make an outfit pop. So stick with what Kressley calls your "go-to uniform, like jeans and a t-shirt, so you know what you're wearing in the morning and it's not a whole ordeal." And simply switch up your accessories! "One day you wear a big scarf, one day some inexpensive costume jewelry from Forever 21."
Where to Buy?
canada.forever21.com, $11
Bonus: How to shop with kids
Don't want to get help in stores? Consider changing your tune. Kressley suggests building a relationship with your favourite stores so you can go to them and say, "This is what I need. Can you just get that while I go get this?"
He also recommends a bag of Cheerios or, well, a babysitter!
More spring fashion fun!
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