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on THE CLOSETMar 15, 2016

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When Taylor Swift first made it big, I remember falling head-over-heels in love with her style before falling in love with her music.

Yes, eventually I did fall in love with her SWIFT tunes, but there was just something about the Taylor Swift style that really stood out. It was prim. It was “proper.” It was so simple, and yet it spoke volumes.

At the time, she was one of the only pop stars not marketed as half-naked. Kesha was sexy in all her bad-girl glory. So was Queen Gaga. But I thought Taylor was sexy, too, which surprised me, because she was always sporting knee-length dresses. You’d never find that girl in booty shorts and a leather top.

And I have to say it was a breath of fresh air, because anyone hardly thinks “sexy” when thinking of frilly skirts and tutus. Yes, half-naked is hot, but it isn’t the only way to be hot.

I grew up with Taylor and began taking style cues from her. These days, I hardly wear bodycon. My closet is filled with girly dresses and Keds sneakers and denim onesies.

Now, I’m not saying bodycon isn’t sexy; what it really comes down to is how confident the girl wearing the outfit is. A confident girl could be wearing a paper bag and still be sexy. But there are different kinds of sexy. There’s a time and place for a bodycon dress, and that time and place is definitely not 2 pm on a Saturday during a casual stroll through the park. So most of the time, you’re gonna want to find ways to be cute-sexy, aka low-key hot, aka suggesting a lot without showing too much. Just like my muse Ms. Swift.

So let me walk you through what it means to dress “cute-sexy.”

A-Line Anything

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Rule number one, according to Miz Swift: make a beeline for A-line. If it isn’t super girly, short and flouncy, it isn’t worth buying. A short A-Line is sexy because it’s stylish and shows some leg, but it still leaves a ton to the imagination.

Since you’re showing off a lot of a leg, you want to be conservative on top to even it all out, so wear a shirt that isn’t too cleavage-baring, like this Topshop V-neck. For a nighttime look, just switch out the black on top for white. Complete your princess look with ballerina flats and a simple gold choker, because that’s the perfect amount of regal.

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Skin-tight Overalls

The trick to pulling off overalls in a sexy, non-farmer way is to make sure they’re fitted correctly. DO NOT buy a pair of overalls if they’re not skin-tight; if you do, you WILL look like a redneck. The right overalls will hug you in all the right places (read: your ass and hips). Cut-outs on the sides are an added bonus, because unexpected skin is subtly sexy AF, so wear a crop top underneath those ‘ralls. Finish off your farmer-girl chic look with a pair of wedges.