To choose the right belt, consider your outfit and vest. What is your figure style? Is your vest short or long, closed or open? If you have opted for a rock style, a black leather belt is ideal, if you have chosen the folk silhouette, think fawn leather or encrusted stones...
Adapt the size of the buckle as you go:a thin belt is more elegant on dress pants, high-waisted bottoms or a dress with an open cardigan. A wide belt with a large buckle is ideal with jeans or a casual outfit. Any last advice? To lengthen the silhouette, prefer tone-on-tone belts.
Ideal for completing a silhouette, the necklace is not however the favorite accessory of the cardigan, as there are so many contraindications:the cardigan, with an opening, worn over a top and often embellished with buttons, can disturb the effect of the necklace and create an impression of overload.
Avoid long necklaces if you wear a belt. Reserve them for monochromatic silhouettes, or prefer them short, posed on the skin rather than descending on the cardigan, in particular with a cardigan with a round neck. Only exception? The folk silhouette, to wear with a long or mid-length chunky knit cardigan, a long dress and long necklaces…, but without a belt!
If there is an ideal accessory to wear with a vest, it is the bracelet. Located on the wrists, the bracelets do not disturb the reading of the silhouette and do not conflict with the possible details of the collar, since visually placed at a different level. Be careful, on the other hand, to choose a discreet belt if the bracelets are imposing, since this one is on the contrary located on the same plane.
Balance the choice of bracelets with the style and sobriety of your vest. A black look highlights large colorful bracelets, while a colorful vest is better suited to silver or gold rushes. Any more tips? With fine bracelets, play the accumulation, with imposing bracelets, avoid overloading. In both cases, wear the bracelets on the sleeves of the vest if they are very long, and avoid the symmetry between the two wrists!
The golden rule? Choose between necklace and earrings. If you opt for the latter, favor a scoop neck with a round or V-neck, and avoid large stitches with long earrings, in which they would cling! For more style, match your earrings to your belt, if you wear them.
Favorite accessory of the bohemian or trendy look, the scarf is available for all looks. Choose it according to the style of your outfit, its sobriety, your waistcoat... and the temperature! In winter, a chunky knitted scarf ensures a cocoon look with a twisted cardigan. In summer, a fine vest and a fringed scarf promise a folk silhouette for cool evenings. Dose the other accessories accordingly, to avoid snagging earrings and necklaces in a loose-knit scarf. Better, in this case, to choose a nice belt.
