Styling A Long Boyfriend Blazer
At 5’4′, a long jacket can make me look shorter. Today I’m sharing how I style a long boyfriend blazer to look as tall as possible.
This is not a sponsored post, but my friends at Chico’s sent me some fun pieces, including this cool blazer, so I want to share how I wear it.
Long Blazer
This borrowed from the boys, long plaid boyfriend jacket is a soft gray and ivory color that feels anything but masculine to me. Because it’s longer than I usually wear, I played with color and other details to help me look taller.
No buttons
The open front (without buttons) provides an unbroken line that helps draw the eye up and down. Even matching buttons would be a visual detail that would stop the eye which can shorten your look.
My photographer overlooked the rooster tale on my hair, so please ignore it in these pictures 🤣.
Color
I chose jeans and a top in soft colors that have very little contrast to the jacket. This helps me look taller the same way a column of the same color would.
This turtleneck is a similar Ecru to what’s in the blazer. I love how stretchy and lightweight they are. Perfect for layering and never tight around my neck. I opted for these Girlfriend Jeans in Harvest moon wash (marked way down). Their soft gray matches the stripes in the plaid. I’ve always had a weakness for colored denim and am particularly fond of neutral options.
Footwear
Would I look taller with a pair of heels? Of course! But my feet aren’t happy in them, so I’m wearing these Rothy’s slip-on sneakers in a gray so pale, they almost look white. Because these sneakers and all Rothy’s shoes are machine washable, I can wear pale colors without worrying about them getting dirty. Dark shoes would have drawn the attention to my feet…I’d rather people look at my face:)
A belt the color of my top would have made my torso look longer. One the same color as the jeans would make my bottom half look longer. I had neither so I skipped one altogether. A dark or contrasting belt would have focused the eye on my waist and .cut my look in half. I tucked the turtleneck in and bloused it over the waistband a bit so you see more of my legs.
Jewelry
To keep the look as light as possible, I added this multi-strand silvertone necklace and earrings. I love the combination of the shiny finish with a hammered texture. It visually blends right into the top, so it doesn’t stop the eye from moving up and down my outfit.
My lip color is my current favorite combo of this lip stain in Fascination, liner in Crazy In Love, topped with this lipstick in Rosewater. It’s a long-wearing combo that doesn’t dry my lips out or smear all over my face when I wear a mask.
Chico’s is having a great sale right now with 25% off most full-priced styles with code 33519 and an extra 50% off sale items that end in .99.
Black and white or Ecru seem to be trending in Chico’s newest collection. Here are some fun picks:
Do you wear colored jeans?
You look very nice. I love your hair. This info is really helpful thank you
Love the whole outfit on you. I have been adding gray to my wardrobe for the last few years but always in the darker shades to wear in fall and winter. This lighter shade would really extend some of my pieces into spring. Here in the north we have four seasons and even though the temperatures might be similar in spring and fall we are always looking for lighter and brighter come March.
I love this look on you, Jennifer! Casual, yet classy, and so comfortable looking.
Love this on you, Jennifer. What a surprise because I, too, have a long torso & shorter legs.
This post is so good because it reminded me that I have very similar pieces in soft greys lurking in my closet and begging to be worn. And because of today’s wonderfully helpful blog, that’s what I’m going to do.
Comfort, light pretty color and unfitted are going to be my wardrobe staples from now on. Life is to short to go back to dark neutrals and fitted outfits. I have been released. Love the outfit you have on today. That’s what I’m talking about. Forget trying to make it look like I have a waistline. Rectangular is a good shape. LOL
Your whole outfit looks great! The part that puzzles me is how anyone can see this jacket as a masculine/boyfriend style??? to my eye it s very soft and feminine
I think so too but that’s what it’s called.
Love the whole outfit. Not a thing I would change. It is okay to be 5’4” because “nice things come in small packages”.
A saying my Mom always said to me as a child.
Like others, I’d like to see how you get the lift/volume at your part – thanks!
Why is it a fashion goal to look taller? I’m short. My grandmother was 4′ 9″. I’m taller than that but no amount of optical illusion is going to make me look like a runway model. Is this just another one of those unrealistic goals we set for ourselves to please…I don’t know, the fashion gods? (You do, however, look great in the grey.)
Not everyone wants to look taller, as you point out. Some people do so I share optical ways to achieve that if it is your goal.
Love love love the great soft grey with off white —turtleneck too! Beautiful and with the open jacket style does tend to elongate. Very nice!