The concept of "Day to Night" fashion is quite popular in American magazines. In fact, they usually have this feature every quarter. I've also seen different permutations of the subject. One of my favorites is InStyle's "Wear Now, Wear Later."
In the Philippines, this concept isn't as prevalent or popular. It's probably because we don't have that habit of changing outfits. Whenever people go out after work, they still wear their work clothes and that's perfectly fine.
That said, I like "Day to Night" as a concept. I think it's always good to put some more effort into looking good. When I was in HKG, my colleagues used to do that whenever we'd go out for drinks after work. It could be as simple as changing shoes or subtracting a layer - and the result would be so chic.
It's actually quite simple to do. It takes just one major piece, and two minor pieces and you can get the look. Take for example this orange shift dress from Banana Republic. The cut and construction is very classic, but the color gives it punch. Orange punch, in fact.
During the day, adding a belt in a contrasting color gives it a point of interest and takes it out of plain-land.
For this particular dress, I thought of a lemon yellow belt to create that bright and happy feeling.
At night, lose the belt and exchange it with a chunky necklace. It takes the dress out of the corporate world and takes it to a more chic place.
The necklace is in bronze tones, which again play nicely against orange.
And as simple as that, it looks like you have two outfits in one day. Doing a day-to-night is a simple, fuss-free way of changing things up and putting fun back into dressing.
Besides, as Sheryl Crowe once sang: A change will do you good.
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