Lucky Color
Posted: January 24, 2013 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: forever21, hand-me-down, outfit, payless, stripe, thrift, vintage 3 Comments »
I actually wore this last weekend when my sister and I went back to our hometown for a cousin’s engagement party. It was a very casual affair, not to mention we had to spend nearly 6 hours in the car, round-trip, hence the jeans. I still wanted to look celebratory though, so I picked my red coat – after all, it’s a color associated with good luck and celebration in most Eastern culture. In fact, in Vietnam, when somebody is lucky, we say that they have “red fortune.” Also, I’ve been wearing a lot of neutrals lately, so some color is good. As it turned out, the day was too warm for a heavy coat. Good thing I was wearing my red striped shirt too.
Coat: Forever21 (thrifted), Top: thrifted
Jeans: hand-me-down, Heels: Payless, Brooch: vintage
I really love this mix of decades. The flared jeans (70sish) and the silhouette of the coat (50s, I think) play well with each other but they create a really interesting (in a good way!) look. I just really like it.
I love that coat! And the striped shirt, and the jeans on you. Super cute. And that vintage brooch, as always, is really cute. I love all of your brooches!
girl, those shoes! they are so cute (and from payless?!) what a great find