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I can actually see my elegant mother boppin' around in these in Monteagle, where our summer home was, with Tretorns and a pretty cotton voile blouse. But I'll admit, today frayed hem jeans have a more sophisticated boho vibe than swan in the summer. But you can change that by pairing them with a fun jacket and chic lady pumps.

I took a white blazer and put it with my frayed hem jeans, which are faded. So it feels springy, and a bit dressier for an office that is cool-casual. I firmly believe in over-dressing for a casual Friday office day. No flip-flops and t-shirts!

I'm really into wearing dress pumps with jeans lately. I see women doing this in Europe and it just makes so much sense because you get multiple uses out of a pair of oft-relegated-to-weekend jeans.

A silk blouse makes every outfit prettier. And a loose blouse feels gracious and easy, not trying too hard (great for pear-shapes and apples, too). Your frayed hem jeans need this feeling to keep them out of the boho house. Navy is a great choice for all skin tones and hair colors, too.

Add a sparkly flat or sandal - it's the juxtaposition of textures that makes an outfit modern and interesting, and all yours.

Style Vault Insiders, you can shop a few blouses like this one, and a tassel necklace, inside the March Style Notes.

Somedays you just want to look cute without trying. Well, maybe most days! So grab a white blouse or tunic (opt for a longer tunic if you're disguising the mid-section), your frayed hem jeans and espadrilles. Voila. Your friends will start calling you Jane (as in Birkin, take a look here).

Afraid of white? That's ok, most people are, especially if you are prone to spill or have little hands grabbing at you all day. But white looks so fresh on blondes, brunettes and redheads! Which is one reason I feature white so often. All you need is this stain remover by Roux Maison. I swear by it. It is magic science. Check out their swimsuit detergent, too, just in time for spring break!

Aren't you so happy espadrilles are still the it spring and summer shoe! I have been collecting them for years and years when I could find them (so Jackie O), and now you barely have to walk in a store and boom there are all sorts. So keep wearing yours from last season, and if you see a cute pair, snatch them up before they go into hibernation again for the next fashion cycle. The ones I'm wearing are Valentino knock-offs from Target, last season, and here's a similar pair. The reason you see us recycling the same pieces over and over in new, fresh ways on the blog is because this is how we shop for ourselves - we buy things that have mileage, and never overspend on trends that have a short shelf life. No one can buy new stuff all the time! Not even other bloggers! (What you see here are my own clothes.) We're like you - making do with what we have and reinventing each season! Which is what makes us "the Consumer Reports of fashion" (one Style Vault Insider recently said this and we loved it!).

You can make your own frayed hem jeans by just cutting the bottoms off your jeans right above the hem, and using your hands to fray them a bit more, or take the hem out with a seam ripper, and let the ends just fall. They'll fray naturally.