What to Wear: Sporty Mom

Joanne, a reader from Canada, wrote in with this request:

I am a 40 plus mom who lives in power suits 50 hours a week. Lululemon yoga wear is the weekend staple. What do I wear to my son’s sporting events? I don’t want my rear hanging out of designer jeans. It’s as though I have some pieces but can’t put a “look” together. Shoes are especially challenging. My chunky track shoes look sloppy and ballet flats fall off my narrow feet. It doesn’t help that I live in the Canadian North. HELP!

Layering! Start with a basic pair of jeans and a long sleeved shirt, and then just keep adding pieces until you’ve hit the right mix:

Sweater – A fancy version of a hoodie in lovely sage.Wear the hood outside the trench.
Shirt – Basic while long sleeved tee from Old Navy.
Jeans – From Old Navy for $25.
Boots– There are so many cute flat boots on sale right now. I just wish finding the perfect pair wasn’t such a chore.
Earrings – Pretty little gold drops from Anthropologie.
Sunglasses – Aviators from Old Navy.
Trench – From Old Navy. They make really adorable coats sometimes.

Casual and put together, Joanne will shine from the sidelines next weekend!