Relaxed Vest

 Cardigan Vest $12.50

Menswear is getting looser and longer and its just in time for the fall layering!! Pop it over a top with a close-to-the-body cut, and pair it with a slim skirt or pants!

This lapel-collar vest keeps a plaid pencil skirt casual.

Sweater, $48, August Silk; Loehmann's nationwide. Skirt, $15, available at Burlington Coat Factory

Ruffles and a coat-like length fancy up tailored trousers.

Vest, $37, Dressbarn; dressbarn.com. Sweater, $58, Cable & Gauge; cableandgauge.com. Pants, $25, Attention; kmart.com. Necklace, $12, Forever 21; forever21.com. Purse, $35, Dakine; dakine.com.

Show off a purple knit's sportier side with laid-back jeans and low-key ballet-style flats. 

Vest, $23, Old Navy; oldnavy.com. Tee, $34, Boden; bodenusa.com.

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