May Of The Penguin
Posted: May 13, 2022 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black gingham ruffle blouse, black loafers, black pleated skirt, brooch Leave a commentLast week I talked about matching my brooches to the season, and here I am, going completely against my own rule. Not only I’m wearing a penguin brooch, which is more appropriate for winter than spring, but the penguin is wearing a scarf too. However, I’m wearing all black and white, and that makes me think of a penguin, so to hell with the rule. I’ve never cared much for fashion rules anyway, let alone something I made up myself. (The post title, of course, is a terrible pun on “March of the Penguins”.)
Leftovers
Posted: November 12, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: beige, beige embroidered linen blouse, black, black loafers, blue, blue wide-leg jeans, brown, brown plaid blazer Leave a commentEven though I’m still working from home these days, I still try to dress up every day – it makes me feel like I’m still “going in” to work and helps with productivity. Of course, working from home means that my clothes don’t get dirty as quickly as when I commute to work, and at the end of the week, I would’ve accumulated a bunch of clothes that haven’t been worn long enough for the laundry (I tend to wash shirts after one wear, but jeans and sweaters take longer.) So what I do is to put together an outfit of “leftovers” – they don’t always work, and even when they do, they still kind of look randomly thrown together, like here, but at least it’s a way to use up the clothes.
The Witching Hour
Posted: October 29, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black gingham skirt, black loafers, black short-sleeve turtleneck, brooch 2 CommentsI haven’t dressed up for Halloween in a while (mostly because I couldn’t find a recognizable costume that I can put together with things from my closet. Sure, I can dress up as Miss Marple all I want, but how many people are going to recognize it?) I still want to give a nod to Halloween though, and decided to put together this all-black outfit with a witch’s hat brooch – although, with all the stars on it, it looks more like the wizard’s hat in Discworld. All is missing is “Wizzard” written across it.
P/S: Yes, I already have this skirt in navy, so when I saw this one in the thrift store, of course I had to snatch it up. I love gingham, and this has pockets – what’s not to like?
Fully Vaxxed
Posted: October 8, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: beige, black, black loafers, black sleeveless top, brooch, khaki paperbag pants 1 CommentI wore this to get my second dose of vaccine. Just like last time, I built the outfit around a sleeveless top and kept the rest of the outfit simple and comfy. It was such a relief to be fully vaccinated. Considering how I’m prone to the flu and colds, I was prepared for the effects of the vaccine, yet funnily enough, I had almost no reaction to either dose – just a bit of pain and stiffness at the injection site, nothing more. My mom also got her first dose a couple of days ago, so it was one less thing to worry about. Things are slowly improving around here too. The number of new cases is still high, but it’s on the decline, and the lockdown has eased up a bit, so fingers crossed!