if you want to wear pants and you want to appear ‘girlier’ than usual for the event I suggest you pair the pants with a blouse. if you don’t mind appearing tomboy, you could pair it with a simple button-down. The pants should be long to your ankles and not khakis, capris, or denim jeans to lean onto the formal side. The darker the pants, the easier to match with the top.

Here are some example of blouses; you can see how they have more pattern and color than normal Ts and buttoned downs which makes it appear ‘girlier’ and slightly casual. you don’t necessarily need to tuck in blouses.

Button-downs are more plain but the color depends on your choice. these will appear more formal but easier to match with anything. If the bottom of the shirt is not cut straight and hangs with a curve you should tuck it in or it will appear sloppy. you could add on a distinct belt to make it appear more styled.

for shoes, you can wear flats for the girly touch or brogues/oxfords for a more tomboy touch. sneakers might appear too casual

to the asker before! thanks again

Hi. I hope you don’t mind me publishing this? I was going to answer privately but your ask is disabled. Do tell me if you want me to delete this.

Alright. So listen, you remind me of me way back when. I was like that some years ago when I hung out with the preppy girls who had beautiful long hair, skinny bods and perfect manicures. I just felt like a fool being around them wearing casual jeans and baggy shirts. I even started to get sick just telling myself “ew why did I wear those things? I’m never going to have short hair again and these flats are way fashionable than sneakers”. I didn’t do it because I liked it at all. I felt uncomfortable inside but I thought I’d feel worse if I didn’t try to wear what they did. Boy was that wrong. It took the right time, sense of independence, growth, and the most supportive friends I ever had to notice.

You seem to have already figured out what you want. You know it. Even asking for advice, you said it yourself, “it’s so not me”. All you gotta do is have the confidence to stick to that thought and not let your doubts put you down. I know it’ll take a lot of courage to walk in a group of miniskirts in jeans, but there are so many other girls in those miniskirts who just wish they had the guts to be in jeans too, trust me. And maybe it takes just one person for you to see wearing jeans for you to feel comfortable enough and you don’t see any. Well, you might be that person to someone else. 

So what if the majority aren’t tomboys? Right now you think being a tomboy will make you not identify, feel exposed, feel “different”. It’s understandable. But ask yourself if you would feel so much better after you get over that anxiousness and wear what you like. Why be another clone and fall into kitsch? You know you’ve heard it a hundred times: be yourself. I still see a lot of tomboy girls who wear girly clothes and I can see that they’re unhappy with it. They do it because they’re embarassed to be judged as a tomboy as their first impression. but it’s not embarassing and it certainly isn’t something any girl should be ashamed about. That’s not the point of dressing up. Dress up to please yourself not the bitches who will see you as a foreign creature because they fail to understand how to be an individual. You dress up to feel good being you and what you wear says something. In fact I don’t understand why people don’t accentuate what they wear differently more. Have you seen people who get your attention? It’s the ones that wear something different from everyone else. It fascinates you. It tells you who they are. The only people who are repulsed because someone dresses out of the norm are people you wouldn’t want to bother caring much about anyway. You wear your heart on your sleeve. And if your personality isn’t manicures, makeup, and miniskirts, chuck it.

If you’re looking for stores to buy what will fit you-

I’ve never tested this yet, but I heard that TOPMAN does men’s shirts that are petite (recommended by a petite Sara Quin who wears awesome clothes btw) so girls can wear them and they won’t look oversized. Check it out? Also, look for teen boys/young adult clothes and not men’s. There are a lot of tight shirts for young male adults nowadays, considering the trend. Don’t worry about it being too tight because the S male size is most likely still an M compared to female.

If I’m right, you don’t want to wear women’s shirts because they emphasize the curves and often have designs? If that’s the case, and you still can’t find men’s clothes that fit, really try women’s again. There will be stores that have what you want. Especially with the androgynous look booming nowadays, try in-trend brands that have a variety of shirts such as H&M, Forever 21, Topshop. They will have tomboy shirts for petite women that are loose enough to not show curves but not as loose as to look baggy. Now this, I can say I’ve tried. Personally I really like these shops because of the variety. The problem is just how expensive they can be.

Besides buying from new stores, I suggest adjusting the baggy ones you already have by tucking it in (makes a big difference), for example, or rolling up the sleeves. I would suggest not to wear something on top to “cover it up” because all that will do is emphasize how big it is from your actual body size. I really can’t think of other ways to adjust the shirt but to tailor it which will be difficult and unnecessary.

Thank you! Well, my top tags are people- Freja Beha Erichsen and Coco Sumner, because it’s on my personal. I don’t have tags I follow for tomboy style (although Freja and Coco have awesome style). Instead I follow some great tomboy-esque blogs like:

http://vvood.tumblr.com/ 

http://boyishpercent.tumblr.com

http://shampooplanets.tumblr.com

and more which I have recommended before that you can find in my “asked questions” tab :)

I usually hop from one tomboy blog to the next to the next and follow them instead of following tags. check them out!

(I understand completely)

Finding the pants you like depends a lot of what type of pants (the way they’re shaped) and the material they are made of. Example, if you feel uncomfortable with them because they hug your thighs and waist (which is the issue in most cases) I suggest you try harem pants and chinos and basically any type of pants that are loose around the thigh area. If you don’t like it to look too baggy or wide and flowy, I suggest chinos that narrow from the knee down. Cotton and polyester and corduroy are stretchable material.

And thanks! I will post a video on finding the right pair of pants soon. 

Yep!

One article of clothing I think is so simple to wear to an office/work environment is the blazer. To look casual/formal you can wear a t-shirt underneath it and to to look more formal you can wear a buttoned-down shirt underneath. The thing is you can take it off anytime you like and it’s just one thing that changes a whole lot. A patterned shirt that alone would look too casual could go well with a plain blazer that would make a fashionable pair. If you’re wearing long sleeves underneath, peeking it a bit over the blazer can be fashionable too. I prefer wearing white/cream/black/grey-colored blazers to look more formal but it also depends on where you work!

Tucking in your top to your pants can also look formal and even better when you wear a belt. Roll up your sleeves for a rough look or button it by your wrists for a clean look.

Another thing- vests. A vest would look well with a buttoned-down shirt and you won’t look too overdressed if you don’t wear a tux over it. 

One more thing- accessories. Try strapping on a watch instead of a playful bracelet. It can indicate that you’re in track of time.

thank you so much! but I didn’t write it, someone submitted it- lolastone.tumblr.com :) (click for post)

Sooner or later I will post about hair! Although I may have few advice on long hair because I have short hair…but I will try nevertheless. I’m quite obsessed with always cutting and styling my hair actually so this will be fun.

I may also start posting videos on youtube too since it’s more visual, in which case I will announce.

you can submit some tips yourself too! cheers :)