She wears the pants

Contrary to popular belief, I did not just up and fly to Hawaii on a whim. I'm here with my family on my little brother's spring break. The trip has been planned since September, I just didn't let you guys know I was leaving. Y'all know I love spontaneity, but this was not one of those spontaneous things.

A lot of people have been asking me to post photos of me wearing pants. So, here yah go.
These first photos are really overexposed. My camera was set on 800 ISO and the battery kept dying, so I didn't notice. Sorry for the extreme over exposure. We can pretend that I was going for some artsy overexposed-on-purpose look.

shirt/pac sun :: cardigan & boots/target :: jeans/wet seal

This is the same t-shirt that I wore here, only I'm wearing it backwards. I actually like it a lot better backwards than forwards.


tshirt/scrapbook :: jeans/wet seal :: shoes/thrifted

I guess the reason I don't wear pants is because I don't really know how to wear them that well. I wore jeans and t-shirts pretty much exclusively for at least 10 years of my life, so whenever I wear jeans I have a hard time being creative without falling into that same old rut of just jeans and a t-shirt. I guess old habits die hard. Maybe I should try more often to wear jeans. Try to think a little harder and be more creative. Calivintage seems to wear pants so well, I need to tap in to whatever she's got going on. Erin, teach me your ways!!

24 musings:

suzy said...

That's a great idea wearing your shirt backwards, very cute :)
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chai am woman said...

the first look is very comfy cozy - a great pants look on you! looks like something you would normally wear with a highwaisted skirt. :)

i am caught somewhere in between loving dresses and jeans. not pants - just jeans. jeans, i love. other pants... it's ahrd to find a pair that fit with my booty. dresses are my fav come spring/summer. they're so easy and light!

Juliette said...

Very adorable outfit! And don't think that you can't wear pants, because you look very nice in them!

I think that Isabel from Hipster Musings always looks great in pants, she can pull them off with her creative sparkly tops and trademark Docs!

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Hope you continue to have fun on your trip!

Astérisque said...

amazing pictures!
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tess said...

jeans are really easy to fall into a rut with. I get stuck in cardigans, t-shirts, berets, and jeans way too often

Charmalade said...

Really simple yet creative to wear the shirt backwards-- it definitely has that wow! effect when you look at it from the back.

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Lucy Marmalade said...

Yaaaay pants. I like wearing shirts (and dresses!) backwards too. More options, more wear, more value.

Sara Lynn said...

I know how you feel, I totally feel boring in jeans. But you managed to look very cute!! :)

sharonlei said...

Elizabeth, I think you look great in jeans/pants!!! And I love how you're wearing that top backwards.. I'm going to have to try that!! Thanks for being so inspiring!

xx Love & Aloha

Panda said...

Beautiful outfit + pictures as usual.
I love the second outfit espesh, loving the tee..
Panda x

auxpaysdesmerveilles said...

I agree, I find it very hard to be creative with pants, it seems so much easier with dresses and skirts! But you look lovely though, I like that you're wearing your shirt backwards!

Kiri said...

You look so cute in jeans!
I know what you mean though. I have difficulty wearing jeans without slipping back as well. For so long that was all I wore. I wanted to look like everyone else. I like how I dress now much more though, I don't care if it's not normal, it's me.
However, I would love to find some nice high waisted pants or jeans. Like Marilyn Monroe looks so cute in jeans.

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Daisy said...

I really like the first pair of jeans !

sophiasa said...

Cute outfit!! I really like how that first pic turned out, all artsy=)

upatreecupatea said...

it's ok, if you didn't say you accidentally took over-exposed photos i would have assumed you did it on purpose!

i love your hair! you have such great style :)

amanda said...

the t-shirt and jeans pic is so awesome! you can totally rock that look!

Ollie Otson said...

I hate wearing jeans, as well. I feel scrubby and unoriginal. I actually spent most of the morning today looking for cute tops to pair with the new jeans I just ordered.

calivintage said...

aw, thank you lady! that's so sweet of you to say. :) :) :)

Lacey Starr said...

I have a hard time making jeans look right too. I think it's because they are so stiff and uncomfortable. But you can rock leggings so maybe a slimmer cut pant would be right for you?

Kelly said...

I'm totally with you about jeans - I lived in them for so long that now it's hard to think outside of the boring jeans-and-tshirt box when I put them on!

Mascara or Motoroil said...

it looks so cute backwards! way to mix it up. :)

Tieka, Selective Potential said...

Same thing here! Used to always always wear jeans.. now I can't figure out how to wear them without being my old boring self! You look great though!

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Anna said...

Well, I think you look fantastic in pants and you have the perfect legs for pants...so I don't know what you're thinking, but you look great in these pictures!