Black & White Galaxy
Posted: October 7, 2020 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black pants, black printed button-up, black sleeveless top, black t-straps, black-and-silver oxfords, brooch, socks, white, white striped culottes 1 Comment
If my spring/summer wardrobe this year has been all about embroideries and botanical theme, then another theme is emerging for my fall/winter clothes – celestial. I guess it’s just an extension of my “nature” aesthetics, and in the fall/winter, when flowers and plants are withering, stars and moons just make more sense to me. I’ve found a couple of galaxy-themed sweaters at the thrift stores, but while it’s still too warm to bring them out, I’m experimenting with my accessories first – like this Big Dipper brooch or these star socks. Gods, when is sweater weather going to get here?!
Working From Home
Posted: April 8, 2020 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black pants, blue oxfords, brown loafers, gray fleece-lined pants, gray sweater, gray turtleneck, socks 2 Comments
I hope everybody is still doing well in isolation. I guess I’m luckier than most people – luckier than most of my co-workers, even – that I can work from home easily (it’s not easy teaching a class on cinematography from home, that’s for sure) and that I’m used to it. However, working from home by choice is different from being forced to work from home, so I still feel a little stir-crazy after a while. In an attempt to liven things up, I decided to add some funky socks to my work-from-home outfits, making them more blog-worthy. The colorful socks lifted my spirits, and taking photos got me out of the house (even if it’s only into the garden) and making the days seem more normal.
Unplanned
Posted: November 8, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black pants, black-and-silver oxfords, blue, chambray polka dot popover Leave a comment
I had an outfit planned for today, but then it started raining right before I left, so I had to put together an entirely different outfit – these pants because they’re going to dry quickly if they get wet, these shoes because the patent leather is waterproof, and this top because it was the only thing I had left that doesn’t require ironing. Of course, taking outfit photos is out of the question, but when I got to work and glanced at the hallway mirror, I thought the outfit didn’t look half bad, considering I literally threw it on five minutes before I left home. So when I got back in the afternoon, I decided to grab a few quick photos. I guess sometimes it’s best not to overthink an outfit.
I Shall Wear Midnight
Posted: October 4, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black loafers, black pants, black star-print blouse 1 Comment
This is a really simple outfit, but it’s been a while since I wear this silhouette – lately I’m all about the wide-leg pants and loose-fitting tops – so I quite like it. I’d like to think that it is a modern, real-world version of the witches’ all-black look in Discworld – hence the title, which, incidentally, is one of the last four Discworld books that I still have in my to-read pile (but I’m planning on rereading them in anticipation for the Watch mini series, so it’s OK.) It’s October, so a witch-inspired outfit is appropriate, right?
First Outfit Post Of 2019
Posted: January 2, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black pants, black suede pumps, gray, gray polka dot sweatshirt, white, white button-up 2 Comments
Happy New Year! The past few years have been tough, and 2019 looks to be more or less the same, but at least we’re still here and still kicking it, right?
I was going to post some sort of retrospective about the last year and the state of blogging in general, given that many of my favorite blogs are getting shut down or moved to different platforms (Instagram, for example), but in the spirit of moving forward and not looking back, I decided to just go ahead with an outfit post, as usual. The truth is that, this blog has always been just a personal thing for me, so I never feel any pressure to make it more than what it is. During the heights of style blogging, about a year or so after I started the blog, I did try to expand it, but that quickly passed. I’m happy with the blog as it is right now – a documentation of my life – and if it helps me to be more mindful of what I wear, all the better 🙂
14 Shades Of Grey 