Styling Summer Trousers in Winter, Over 40 Style #iwillwearwhatilike

Back in August I wore these summer trousers (wide leg pants for my US readers!) with a matching top.

I vowed at the time that I would restyle them for autumn… I’m now restyling them for winter. Better late than never, eh?

As much I loved them as a co-ords set, I wanted to wear the trousers with things that picked out all the colours in the lush palm print: I had blue-grey, black, pale pink, caramel brown, salmon pink and royal blue to choose from, which is heaven for a colour-lover like myself. Though to be fair I need to backtrack… the whole reason that this outfit came to be was because I wanted to get a little more dressed up after wearing pretty much nothing except pyjamas and onesies for a couple of weeks following my operation two weeks ago, and these were one of the loosest (that were also smart) pairs of pants I have.

 

IT’S TRICKY CHOOSING OUTFITS WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE EXTREME COMFORT INTO CONSIDERATION

 

It’s tricky choosing outfits when you have to take extreme comfort into consideration. Not just “potential food baby” or “doing a lot of walking” comfortable, but “anything that even vaguely presses on my belly will hurt” comfortable. So many of you are still sending me lots of love and well wishes which is absolutely LOVELY of you, thank you. Two weeks on I’m pretty much back to normal, I just mustn’t let anything press on my battle wounds by accident – hence super-loose, super-comfy trousers!

I’ve started my daily early morning walks again and will be building up to gentle cardio gradually with the view to be back to running by the time the clocks change at the end of March (gotta build up my fitness levels again). I’ve yet to have my follow-up appointment but that should be happening soon, fingers crossed the results of tests on the cyst will be clear.

SHOP THE LOOK:

My leg isn’t completely back to normal yet which is a slight worry, but a lot of the numbness has gone so I’m thinking the nerves need time to recover after being under stress for so long. All things to chat to the doctor about – don’t worry I’ll report back!

Anyway I’ve digressed somewhat from the subject of my outfit: It started with the nice loose trousers, then I added my comfy low heel burgundy boots (I won’t be prancing about in high heels for a while yet). We had INCREDIBLY mild (13C!) temperatures at the weekend, so a blush pink cashmere sweater and a double-breasted camel blazer (similar) was more than enough to keep me warm. Two finishing touches were the studded bag and the faux fur collar to add some texture and detail.

To get the most out of your summer pants all year round, all you need is boots, knitwear and a coat or jacket – just pile on the layers as needed and it makes no difference that they were meant for hotter days in the sun.

Voilà: I felt more like myself again but thankfully no comfort was sacrificed in the making of this outfit post 😉

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Blazer: Oasis (similar)
Sweater: Boden (similar colour from M&S)
Trousers: Mango (love these)
Boots: Asos (these are almost identical)
Fur collar: Asos (love this faux fur collar scarf)
Necklace: JD Williams c/o (I like this one, UK link)
Bag: JD Williams (UK link) c/o

 

OTHER WIDE LEG PATTERNED TROUSERS YOU MIGHT LIKE (UK LINKS):

 

OTHER WIDE LEG PATTERNED TROUSERS YOU MIGHT LIKE (US LINKS):

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