I’m not sure where tummy control has been all my life, but wow it makes a difference. Until last year, I never really wore tummy control this, or thigh-smoothing that. I just purchased around what I was trying to camouflage… including my often bloated belly. I realized last year that a little hidden help hurts no one and let’s be honest, can make a huge impact!
Enter these leggings and skirt by new-to-me brand, Lysse. Genius that you can eliminate wearing all the “control” undergarments when your actual clothes fit the right way. This brand was created by a women battling the same issues as all us girls; the fabrics by Lysse focus on flattering, accentuating and minimizing anything distracting. The leggings for example have a higher waist with tummy control. They sit perfectly on my waist, minimizing chance of the dreaded muffin top, and they didn’t roll all day. I love, love, love the leather side panel which as I styled below as a sample fall outfit, can go from sneakers to heels quite quickly! I will be living in these. They’re leggings, they’re cool black pants. And, most importantly: they’re flattering. High five! I know they’re on the pricier side for “leggings” but consider them much more. They’re really black pants you can wear to work, weekends, nights out, anytime
The Lysse skirt is another winner. I’ve admittedly tried on lots of skirts like this — cozy cotton pencil skirts seem like they’ll be the best closet staple — yet they always failed… too thin, they ride up on my waist, they’re an awkward length, or they didn’t flatter. While I recommend sizing up if you’re in between sizes, this skirt eliminated all my issues with other brands and is also ultra cozy. I can see my slipping this on for work, and then also for errands on the weekends.
More photos from each of these looks, after the jump…
leggings: ℅ lysse // sweatshirt: gap (last year; love this similar metallic grey/silver steal) // denim button-down: nordstrom (last year; similar) // sneakers: dv by dolce vita // heels: madewell // tote: ℅ ann taylor (this year’s version)
How easy is this outfit by the way? I just got these heels to jazz up a plain outfit — my closet was lacking in comfortable yet cool pointy heels — and otherwise, this is a cozy skirt and sweater. Even the jewelry is just my classics. So easy and looks professional. Swap out the heels for sneakers for an on-the-go look.
skirt: ℅ lysse // sweater: j. crew (last season; similar) // heels: michael kors // necklace: ℅ i love jewelry (just $32!)
Thank you to Lysse for sponsoring this post!
