St. Patrick’s Day can be an excellent opportunity to let your unique style shine and be the fashion icon of the day. The theme of the day is green and truly anything goes! It is a great opportunity to get creative and explore your unique fashion sense. This is your day to show just how much you love green and dressing up.
Here are 15 great ideas for this emerald-hued day to get you inspired to reach for a great look.
- A Crafty Ruffled Shirt
This is such a fun look and can easily be done with some simple sewing skills. If you are not the most experienced sewer or don’t have an adult around to supervise, you can cheat with fabric glue. All you need is an Irish-themed scarf and a plain, white or light green T-shirt in your size. This tutorial will show you how to combine the two into a fun look that’s simple and can be easily finished within an afternoon. You can wear this with your favorite pair of jeans or green leggings and a pair of neutral flats to complete the look.
2. Green Pants for a Casual Look
Fashion blogger Jules in Flats loves to play with her look, and St. Patrick’s Day gives her a unique challenge: how to make green pants look fabulous. She solves the color conundrum by pairing a skinny green pant with a textured, white T-shirt and a dark cardigan. Neutral ankle boots round out the look. Altogether she looks comfortable, casual and ready to party.
3. Learn in Style
If you are trying to be festive for a day spent at school, this look lets you be comfortable in layered tees and basic boots. Put a green t-shirt over a long-sleeved shirt in either the same color or a basic white. Then wear a jersey skirt over leggings and tall, leprechaun-worthy leather boots. You can run around all day from your different classes without wearing yourself out, dressed perfectly for the holiday in a comfy and fun outfit!
4. Craft a Crown
If you are much more excited to try some green, shamrock-themed crafts than you are about dressing up for this fun day, this project is for you. All you need is some felt in a couple of shades of green, some scissors and glue and dark green ribbon. These basic materials come together to make a lovely headpiece that will turn any outfit into a St. Patrick’s Day look.
5. Green Themed Party with Friends
If you plan to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day with a group of friends, you want a look that’s a little bit nicer but not over the top. Vivid Gift Ideas has the perfect look for you. Start with bright green skinny jeans to cover the color requirement, then a classic white shirt and soft, dark cardigan.
Accessorize with a piece of emerald jewelry, a green hair clip and a neutral handbag. Match your flats to your blazer to keep the look balanced.
6. Aspiring Designer Hoodie Dress
If you live for your dress form and want to make your own completely unique look for St. Patrick’s Day, the sewing blog Deviant Art has a free, DIY look for you to try. You will have to create an account and watch a video to see how it’s made.
This dress is technically meant to celebrate the band Green Day, but a simple shift in the graphic will make it perfect for the holiday. Swap out the band graphic for a cool shamrock or leprechaun, and you are set. This cute dress has the ease of a hoodie and the style of a trendy dress. It is sure to wow wherever you go.
7. A Little Saint
While you’re sewing, you can add a basic toddler tee to your project pile and make this adorable little shamrock shirt with a tutu for your younger siblings. There is nothing cuter than matching sisters/brothers! You can even make one for your pet! The blog Living the Super Life has a step-by-step tutorial that shows you how to transfer cute shamrocks to a small sized shirt and add a fun, ruffled accessory to the bottom to make it extra special for your little buddy.
8. Fashionably Green
If you shudder at the thought of crafting your outfits and live to peruse the department stores, this look is for you. Take a black skirt and pair it with a luxurious green blouse with a soft, girly style. Add statement shoes— an animal print works well — and accessorize with glitzy earrings and a trendy watch.
Carry your best black handbag to match your skirt and complete this gorgeous outfit.
9. Bohemian Saints
Have a light, flowing blouse in a lovely green that you just do not wear often enough? Get it out for the holiday and get ready to put together a truly lovely look. Fitted jeans and tall, earth-toned boots will balance out the texture of the blouse. Turquoise jewelry and a fun, hippy inspired bag will take it to the next level. This look doesn’t need a lot of jewelry, but a pair of soft green earrings are a nice touch.
10. Celebrate on a Budget
Blogger Kate at The Perpetual Student’s Wife understands that a lot of young girls and even many adult women don’t have the money to go and buy a whole new outfit any time a special occasion rolls around. That’s why she likes to find cheap, easy solutions like this cute outfit that makes the most of what she already has in her closet. A denim blouse and favorite pair of jeans are all she needs to set off a nice green cardigan. An updo, scarf and pair of vintage earrings make it perfect for a party or a stroll alongside a parade.
11. Make a Green Statement
If you do have a decent budget and can’t wait to find a stunning piece in green this spring, look for a jaw-dropper like this unforgettable green fur coat. Wear something basic and black underneath so the coat can speak for itself. Skinny, black leather pants and tall pumps work perfectly to offset the volume and soft texture of this amazing piece. You’ll be the stunner at any party and look like you found your own pot of gold this year.