The Style Contour Blog

How to Style Chambray

Posted by Jalisa on Feb 11, 2016

Hey beautiful friends!

Yesterday, I wore an outfit combining chambray and brown leather pants. I was so excited about taking my chambray shirt out again; it's been awhile since I've worn it and I started to think of different ways I could style it and I wanted to share those ideas with you, in hopes of giving you some inspiration on wearing your chambray shirt. You may have seen some of these combinations before, but I tried to add some unique touches to make them more engaging and inspirational.

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Chambray + Leather

The combination of these two structured pieces are sure to flatter any body shape and exude a touch of edginess, due to the black leather. To add a bit of a chic, feminine feel to balance out the edginess, I added a leopard clutch and baby blue sandals for the first option...

NYFW '16 Day 1

Posted by Jalisa on Feb 10, 2016 under Dressed Up Casual

Happy Hump Day, beautiful friends!

Today marks the start of New York Fashion Week Fall 2016, one of the most significant and pivotal events in the Fashion industry. This is a time when new collections that designers have earnestly and tirelessly worked on are debuted, models make their mark or heighten their careers by the amount of shows they've booked and of course, we can't forget about the fabulous street style by the industries top influencers...

Personal Style vs. Body Shape: Are Both (Equally) Important?

Posted by Jalisa on Feb 09, 2016

Happy Tuesday, dear friends!

I wanted to address a topic that I feel gets easily misunderstood and that's whether knowing and dressing your body shape is even something to consider or if you should adopt the "wear what you want" mantra chanted by some. I want to start off by saying that I firmly believe that knowing and dressing our body shapes can make us feel more confident because only then can we know what looks most flattering on us and what styles can create a less desirable effect...