Belated Christmas
Posted: January 9, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black oxfords, black tee, blue, blue skinny jeans, brooch, christmas, gray, gray plaid blazer Leave a comment
You know that weird limbo week between Christmas and New Year when you don’t know what day it is and what you’re supposed to do? It’s like that for us now, except it’s a whole month between Christmas/New Year and the Lunar New Year. We don’t have an official New Year celebration, but we do get a day off, and then it just kind of bleeds into the preparation for the Lunar New Year. It’s even more confusing at school because that was the end of our fall semester and now the new semester has started but nobody really wants to work because our minds are all on that long break.
Basically, we’re all tired and want a break, is what I’m saying.
Anyway, this was what I actually wore for Christmas – it was a normal working day for us, so I just celebrated by adding a Christmas tree brooch to my blazer.
Speaking of which, check out this awesome tree at our school – can you guess what it’s made of? That’s right, it’s 35mm film! Only at a film school, right?
First Outfit Post Of 2019
Posted: January 2, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black pants, black 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 🙂
Empire Inspired
Posted: December 17, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: black, black ankle boots, brown, brown striped sweatshirt, mustard jeans, style imitating art, white, white button-up, yellow 3 Comments
For this week’s SIA, I took the inspiration from both of the Empire-style dresses in the photo. My mustard jeans are to mimic the yellow dress, my white shirt and striped sweatshirt are to mimic the white dress with the striped spencer jacket (I know, the stripes and dots are green, but I don’t have anything green-striped), and finally, my boots are to mimic the embroidered shoes and the paisley shawl (the appliques on my sweatshirt are a nod to the paisley too). When I first put this together, I was afraid that the pieces are a bit too random, but they ended up going together pretty well, even if I do say so myself.
Don’t forget to check Daenel’s blog on Wednesday for the other interpretations of these lovely dresses. Also, this is the last SIA challenge of the year, as next week is Christmas and then there’s New Year (where did 2018 go?!), but we’ll be back the first Monday of January. See you then!
Actual Boyfriend Jeans
Posted: December 14, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black blazer, black oxfords, blue, blue boyfriend jeans, gray, gray sequin tee 1 Comment
I’ve often complained about the difficulty of finding a good pair of boyfriend jeans – most of the pairs labeled as “boyfriend jeans” I try on are just one tiny step above skinny in terms of fit. So, frustrated, I decide to just buy a pair of men’s jeans and be done with it. And wouldn’t you know, the fit is perfect. The waist is just high enough, the legs are not too tight or too baggy, and the pockets are nice and deep (why are pockets on women’s jeans so small?) I guess I’m just going to buy men’s jeans from now on!
Fashion Outlaw
Posted: December 12, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black striped top, blue, brooch, brown, brown heeled oxfords, navy culottes 1 Comment
Somebody call the fashion police, I’m wearing black, navy and brown together! Breaking all the rules in this outfit! (It’s actually inspired by this outfit). Honestly though, I never understand that particular rule. Any colors can look good together as long as you get the combination and proportion right.
That being said, I do think that a navy-striped top would look better with this than black, but you can hardly tell, so it doesn’t really matter, right?
Plants And Insects
Posted: December 3, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: beige, beige v-neck sweater, black, black ankle boots, brooch, green, green plaid pants, style imitating art, white, white button-up 5 Comments
For this week’s SIA, I knew I’d wear these pants to mimic the color of the watermelon and these boots to mimic the flowers and insects in the painting. What’s left is the background. At first, I thought about bringing out my mustard cardigan or yellow scarf, but the yellow looks garish against the green of my pants, so in the end, I picked a more neutral sweater and added my dragonfly brooch to it. I’m quite happy with the end result – perfect for SIA yet still functional, and that’s what these challenges are all about.
Don’t forget to come back on Wednesday to see other outfits inspired by this painting!
An Outfit And An Experiment
Posted: November 30, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black pumps, blue, blue-and-pink plaid button up, navy button-front skirt, pink 3 Comments
This outfit was actually inspired by an outfit I saw on the street. I saw a lady at a bus stop in a navy plaid shirt and midi dress and I thought, “I love that. I have all of those pieces. Why haven’t I put together an outfit like that?” So here we are. I chose this shirt instead of a blue/navy one (and I have many) because the pink color echoes the pink flowers printed on the buttons of the skirt – a tiny detail, but it ties the outfit together.
In other, more technical news, I’m running out of storage space on WordPress and don’t want to shell out any money for an upgrade (the blog doesn’t bring me any money). I had planned to host my photos on Flickr, which used to offer 1 TB of space, but recently, Flickr has made changes to their free accounts so we’re only allowed 1000 photos each, and the photos over the limit will get deleted. I’m pretty pissed about it since I’ve had Flickr for a while and definitely have more than 1000 photos. And my storage problem on WordPress remains. So, starting with this post, I’m going to try hosting my images on Tumblr. Tumblr doesn’t have a storage limit, only a post limit, so it shouln’t be a problem. We’ll see how it works…
