Among the celebrity attendees dressed to impress at this year’s Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego, Jessica Biel caught many an eye with her take on dressy summer casual.
Biel attended the four-day meet to promote her new film "Total Recall," director Len Wiseman’s remake of the 1990 cult classic, which is due for release in August 2012.
She has come quite a long way from her days playing Mary Camden on the hit WB show "7th Heaven." The 29-year-old, who once sported spaghetti straps, flannel shirts and baggy jeans -- yes, we all went through thats phase in the ’90s -- is now a chic, trendsetting figure on the fashion scene.
When she appeared on the "At the Drive-In" panel at Comic-Con, Biel wore a pair of high-waisted textured shorts, a midriff-bearing cropped tank and a pair of strappy high heel sandals. Crop tops are very ’80s-’90s and can typically go one of two ways: exercise video queen or trendy vixen. Biel, achieving the latter look, has been wearing crop tops for years. With a toned tummy like hers, who wouldn’t want to show it off? And with the high-waisted shorts, shine and texture, the ensemble is definitely dressy enough for a festival appearance.
For a similar look, get a pair of high-waisted shorts with a fun pattern or texture such as the Jade animal print shorts from Topshop.com for $70 or the scalloped hem lace short from Freepeople.com for $78. For a more conservative design but a pop of colour, get the Odelia Linen short Rugby by Ralph Lauren for $44.99 at Rugby.com or the pink pleat front silk shorts from Topshop.com for $66.
To get Biel’s cropped look, go for a top with some shine, such as the nude embellished sleeveless lace crop top from Topshop.com for $70. For a simpler style with a pattern, get the Printed crop top from Delias.com for $34.50 or the conservative button-front crop top from Freepeople.com for $58 to pair with patterned shorts. And if you’re looking to make a statement with something different, snag the hot pink lace three-quarter sleeve scallop crop top from Topshop.com for $60.
Any pair of high heel strappy sandals or espadrilles would work with this look but if you want a new pair, a few that would work are the Bucco peep-toe platform high heel for $44.99 from Kohls.com, M. Melissa jeans high-heeled sandal from Yoox.com for $35 or the Dyle sandal from Aldoshoes.com for $49.98.