Socks, Sandals, and Boho Stripes

I have been wanting to try the socks and sandals trend, but I was a bit nervous about whether I could pull it off. So I kept it simple for a cool Fall day with dark earthy tones. I actually planned this outfit from the feet up!

I started with my super long, thick, warm, and cozy burgundy socks paired with my very comfortable footbed sandals in deep brown. Keeping with the autumnal hues, I went with darker wash jeans. I have seen this trend of socks and footbed sandals with skinny jeans, but I just wasn’t feeling skinny jeans this day. I tried it with boyfriend jeans, but it looked too frumpy for me and I needed a slimmer fit in my pants to balance the chunkiness of the sandals. So straight leg jeans seemed the perfect in-between way to go!

This short sleeve flowy open front kimono style cardigan in earthy-toned stripes was a match made in heaven in sticking with this sort of 90’s hippie boho vibe created by the socks and sandals. I really wanted to layer the sweater over a brown shirt, but I didn’t have one with long sleeves (and browns are really difficult to find this season for some reason. I guess brown is out!). But I had this adorable tie neck blousy tunic in black which also has a bit of boho feel. And why not pair black with brown?! I added a simple mother-of-pearl pendant on a short silver chain and a chunky chocolate brown knit scarf for some extra warmth.

It definitely didn’t turn out to be my favorite outfit of all time, but I was comfortable and cozy all day. I felt sort of collegiate in this combination probably because this trend was in style when I was in college in the 90’s. However, in the 90’s, I definitely was not cool enough to pull off this look although I stared at my boho chic classmates with envy! Perhaps I’m not cool enough now either, but I suppose I don’t really care anymore about my coolness factor! Anyhow, I will definitely wear socks with sandals again when the boho mood strikes!