Fashion Cents: What to Wear to a Picnic

--By Kimberly Turner

At picnics, I somehow always end up close to the grill and thus grill marks or that bite into my turkey burger leaves barbecue sauce running down my shirt. So I want to answer, "What to wear to a picnic?" with cool and classy but if you are like me, MESSY, you might want to go with a look that keeps you barbecue free. So here are three tips that will help you feel stylish and yet keep you clean:

1. Layer it -- make a mistake on one layer, you have a clean layer underneath.
   
2. Wedge it -- stilettos in the dirt can leave you flat on your face, try a wedge if you need some height but balanced footing.
   
3. Cross it -- that's your bag over your shoulder. How else will you balance your burger, drink and purse?

Now check out the video for some picnic looks.

Enjoy!

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on July 28, 2010.
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Kimberly Turner, your personal style guru, is a contributing writer for Adventures in the Stiletto Jungle. Kimberly has an MBA from the University of Michigan and an Image Consulting Certification from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Kimberly lives in the Windy city of Chicago and is the host of FashionCents.tv.