I'm a Little Bit Country
The plaid or check, as we call it, shirt fits in very well into our New Zealand lifestyle.
It is a fantastic piece for achieving that effortlessly relaxed, off-duty look without feeling too overdressed. I have a few easy styling tips to share that will keep your look chic, modern, and beautifully put together. Check shirts are perfectly timeless, instantly saying casual, off-duty vibe that suits our New Zealand climate and lifestyle perfectly.
Firstly, I am going to touch base on our shackets. As the name suggests, a shacket sits right in between a shirt and a jacket, depending on how you would like to style it on the day. We have two styles of brushed check shackets in store, and the main difference between them is the length. The longer style is a little longer than a standard shirt. Because it has a longer line and a slightly thicker fabrication, it can add a bit of visual weight. When wearing this style, I suggest keeping everything else you wear streamlined to create proportion and balance to your overall end look. The simplest way to do this is to wear the same colour all the way through underneath,
perhaps choosing a nice neutral like brown, black, or navy, and leaving your Shacket open. Ideally, a slimmer-looking jean would be great, perhaps worn with boots to maintain a slim silhouette underneath. For example, you could wear a navy merino polo neck top with a dark indigo pair of slim style jeans, a belt, and boots, while leaving the fabulous Check Shacket open to highlight your shape.
Our other shacket style is quite a bit shorter, so the same guidelines do not apply as strictly. These jackets finish near the waistline, making them ideal if you are on the shorter side yourself. They look fantastic worn open over any slim-fitting top, which again shows off your shape. You can style them in much the same way you would wear a classic shirt, which I will talk about next. These shorter shackets come in some gorgeous check patterns and lovely colour combinations that will brighten up any dull winter day. The longer shacket is $99.99 and the shorter style is only $89.99. Both are exceptionally well priced if you’re popping them in the jacket category, making them an easy addition to your winter wardrobe.
Recently arriving instore, we have some lighter weight brushed check shirts. These feature a traditional shirt style and are incredibly easy to wear on an everyday basis. In fact, these little numbers are bound to become those cosy, go-to garments you reach for when you are at home and want to feel that comfortable country-chic vibe. These shirts can easily be dressed up with a pair of
jeans, cords, or even tucked into a skirt and styled with a belt for a fabulous look. On another day, they can just as easily become a comfortable favourite at home, worn open over a simple t-shirt alongside joggers, leggings, or your favourite denim. These come in sizes 10 to 22 and sell for $69.99 dollars, with a wonderful variety of checks and colours available to suit your own style.