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My Minimalism Style: Double the Denim

February 13, 2017

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Toddlers are messy. Really messy. I legitimately have some form of peanut butter, ketchup or some other remnants of a meal on my clothes in some way, shape or form on the daily. And that’s where the trusty denim comes in…

Denim is lovely for a couple reasons: 1) it’s fairly stain resistant and 2) it’s also machine washable, and it gets better with time. Besides being super durable, it can remixed in a variety of ways: pants, tops, around the waist, you name it.

What else can you do? Wear denim with denim. At first I was hesitant about the “Canadian Tuxedo” look, but adding the vest helped ease me into this whole double the denim idea. But you know what? I think it works. It’s easy, practical and chic…because celebrities and bloggers alike are doing it. And if they are, it has to be cool right?

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  1. Yasmin says

    February 13, 2017 at 4:05 pm

    Approve of the Canadian tuxedo look! So casual chic! Have a great week gorgeous :)

    xo, Yasmin
    http://www.iamyasmin.ca

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    • Valerie says

      February 23, 2017 at 6:02 am

      Thanks Yasmin!

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  2. Stephanie says

    February 13, 2017 at 8:30 pm

    Definitely think the vest helps break up the blues, like you said. That’s how I’d do it! Nice work, Momma!

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    • Valerie says

      February 23, 2017 at 6:02 am

      Thanks Steph. Yeah, it definitely needed something– wasn’t fully prepared to do a true Canadian tuxedo :-)

      Reply
  3. Betsy says

    February 14, 2017 at 8:54 pm

    Very cute look. I got that vest but in the black and white. Still have to style it and actually wear it haha.

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    • Valerie says

      February 23, 2017 at 6:01 am

      I saw that color at my local Sam’s and was tempted…so cute.

      Reply

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