Pink Dome
Posted: September 24, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: blue, blue oxfords, brooch, navy skinny jeans, pink, pink button-up, style imitating art, white, white eyelet top 4 Comments
This week’s inspiration for SIA – the dome of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri – is gorgeous, but I had no idea how I could interpret it in an outfit. When I’m stuck in SIA, I would usually look at the piece’s color scheme as a starting point. In this case, I picked out pink, white, and blue as the main colors, so I knew I would wear this pink button-up and the blue oxfords. Luckily, the weather was cool enough that I could layer the button-up over my white eyelet top (it did get warmer at noon, but still), and I added my gold brooch to mimic the intriciate gold decorations on the dome. Then I finished the outfit with jeans because… well, they went well with the rest. Sometimes you just have to forget the inspiration and choose what looks good.
Remember to stop by Daenel’s blog on Wednesday to see other outfits inspired by this beautiful dome!
Silver And Gold
Posted: September 21, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black flats, black midi skirt, black printed blouse, brooch 2 Comments
Earlier this week we had some rain, and it finally felt like summer has ended. Note that I said “summer has ended”, not “fall has begun”. It’s still quite warm, but the heat is no longer muggy or oppressive, and in the morning and at night, there is a certain crispness in the air, which prompts me to bring this top out again. I don’t know why I associate it with fall so much – it’s certainly a summer-weight top, but the color and the print always make me think “fall” rather than summer.
I’m being a little cheeky with my jewelry in this outfit too. See if you can find my brooch!
Tiny Glasses
Posted: September 14, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black pumps, brooch, cream khaki pants, pink, pink gingham button-up, white 2 Comments
I’ve noticed that I haven’t worn a lot of jewelry lately. One reason is that not a lot of my summer clothes go well with brooches, which is my jewelry of choice, but a bigger reason is that I’ve been feeling burned out on jewelry. I don’t buy them anymore, and I tend to focus mostly on the silhouette and proportion of my outfits instead of accessories. I’m sure when the weather cools down and I wear more layers, I would start wearing jewelry more, but for now, I’m keeping it simple. But that doesn’t mean I’m not having fun with it too – like with this eyeglasses brooch. Usually I would wear it horizontally like a normal brooch, but this time I decided to wear it like how you would put glasses into your pocket.
Casual Madame X
Posted: August 13, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: black, black culottes, brooch, brown, brown flat sandals, style imitating art, white, white sleeveless blouse 3 Comments
This week’s SIA inspiration, “Portrait of Madame X” by John Singer Sargent, should be an easy one to interpret, but because I don’t have an LBD, it took me a while to come up with an appropriate outfit. One of the highlights of the portrait is the contrast between the model’s pale skin and her black dress, so I decided to use that as the jumping-off point. Once I figured out a black-and-white theme, the outfit came together pretty quickly. I wore my sleeveless blouse again (I wore it for the last SIA) not just because we’re in the middle of another heat wave, but also because it echoes the strapped dress. I then included my pearl brooch to mimic the jeweled straps and my brown sandals for the brown details in the portrait. All in all, I’m happy with the outfit – it’s casual and comfy, but it still pays homage to the inspiration.
Don’t forget to stop by Daenel’s blog on Wednesday to see other looks inspired by this classic portrait!
Loosey Goosey
Posted: July 11, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black pumps, blue, brooch, brown, navy blouse, tan wide-leg pants 5 Comments
This is the last of my work outfits from the semester. I almost didn’t post this because I wasn’t wild about the outfit, but I’m running out of material to post, so I figure beggars can’t be choosers. See, I was going for this kind of loose silhouette I see on so many Japanese fashion blogs, but I don’t think I pulled it off with my body type. I guess I’ll just stick to the more classic “loose + fitted” silhouette from now on.
Stripes & Leaf
Posted: July 6, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: beige heeled sandals, blue, brooch, green, green striped tee, navy culottes, white Leave a comment
Another work outfit straggler here. This was taken a while ago, so I didn’t remember why I added a brooch to this outfit. Oh wait, I think it was the day we had some important meeting or something, but it was too hot to wear a more formal shirt, so I added a brooch to make my T-shirt look less casual. And because my shirt has green stripes, a leaf brooch seemed like a good choice.
Hot as it was back then, it was probably still blessedly cool compared to this past week. Yesterday the heat index was nearly 120F! Thankfully school was out so I no longer have to come into work. Even if I still had to work, I don’t think I could bike in this heat. I would be cooked alive.
Last Day Of The Semester
Posted: June 8, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black sandals, blue, brooch, navy culottes, navy print sleeveless blouse Leave a comment
As I said last week, I had to sit in on the screenwriting thesis committee, so this is what I wore. At our school, the thesis defense is just a formality – the thesis is a script, which is judged by its own merits and not by how well the student defends it – but the students can still be quite nervous, so we try to keep it light and not too nerve-racking for them. Which is why I wore something simple, so it’d look like just another day in the classroom… if the classroom is actually a conference room and there are 5 teachers instead of one. Yeah, I don’t blame the students for being nervous.
