Watermelon For Summer
Posted: May 17, 2024 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: brooch, brown, brown flat sandals, green, green wide-leg pants, pink, pink linen top 1 Comment
We just had our first heatwave of the year, and it’s become a tradition now for me, when the weather turns hot and the desert roses in our front yard start blooming, I would have to dress as a watermelon (aka pairing pink with green, to match the background) at least once. Granted, the color combo in this outfit is more like a peach than a watermelon, but at least I’m keeping the tradition alive.
Matchy Panda
Posted: May 15, 2024 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: brooch, brown, canvas monk shoes, green, green tee, navy plaid skirt 1 Comment
If you’ve been reading the blog for the past 10-12 years (gosh! Has it really been as long as that?), you know how I love matchy-matchy outfits. Sometimes, when I got it into my head to match something, I would not stop at just matching the clothes but the accessories too. Like there, for example – I matched the T-shirt to the skirt, obviously, but then I wanted to add some shades of brown to match the plaid as well, so I went with these shoes and my red panda/raccoon brooch (I’m still not sure if it’s a raccoon or a red panda. They both have striped tails, and the markings on the face are pretty stylized so who knows. It’s Japanese so I’m tempted to say red panda though).
Pendleton
Posted: April 12, 2024 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: beige, beige peter pan collar short-sleeve sweater, brooch, brown, brown lace-up boots, green, mustard wide-leg corduroy pants, plaid pendleton jacket 2 Comments
This outfit is a bit mismatched, but I wanted to post it anyway because it’s been a while since I last wore this jacket. It’s one of the first vintage jackets I thrifted (over 10 years ago!!!) – I remember being so stoked to see the Pendleton label – but it’s unlined, which makes it a little less comfy to wear. When it was one of my few jackets/blazers, I didn’t mind it, but now when I have other blazers to wear, I kind of forget about it. But for some reason, I wanted to wear a green jacket today (probably because spring is in the air), and my other green jacket is too thick, so I dug this out. I’m just happy it still fits me. I must remember to wear it more often.
One Woman
Posted: April 8, 2024 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: brooch, brown, brown spectator shoes, green, green polka dot dress, style imitating art 3 Comments
Here’s my outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Fernando Botero’s “Four Women” (hence the post title, hilarious, I know.) We had some warmer days last week, so I brought out one of my spring dresses. I went with my mint green dress because the lady in the green dress in the painting (the one with her boob out, for no reason at all) caught my attention, and also because it’s the color I can most easily replicate. But my outfit wasn’t solely inspired by her – the lady on the far left has on a polka dot dress, and I added my flower brooch as a nod to the lady in the yellow dress with the red floral print as well. All in all, I’m happy with how the outfit turned out.
Don’t forget to check out Shelbee’s blog on Wednesday to see other outfits inspired by this painting!
Top O’ The Morning To Ya
Posted: April 3, 2024 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: brown, brown lace-up boots, burnt orange wide-leg pants, green, green jacket, green patterned vest, orange, white, white cutout embroidered button-up Leave a comment
I wore this on St. Patrick’s Day but I forgot to post it on the day, so here we are, about 2 weeks late. I was going for the Irish flag rather than just a generic “green” outfit, hence the mix of white, orange, and green. I was afraid it was going to look garish, but the combination works quite well, doesn’t it?
14 Shades Of Grey 