Cozy

Posted: January 9, 2018 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brown, brown oxfords, gray, gray cableknit sweater, mustard scarf, navy skinny jeans, socks, watch | 1 Comment

This week was absolutely crazy in terms of work, so I couldn’t maintain a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule and had to make do with Tuesday-Thursday instead. Oh, and if you’re looking for SIA, it’s coming back next week with Jen’s pick, so stay tuned!

Anyway, about the outfit – it was actually built around the socks. It’s all about the socks for me this season. In winters past, I always left my ankles bare when I wore oxfords and ankle boots, but the no-show socks I wore with them are thin and tend to slide down my heels, which is super annoying. Plus my ankles got really cold. So this year I stocked up on some colorful socks. They’re cozy, and they can add some interest to an outfit. No more cold ankles for me!

Very, Very, Very, Very, Very, Very, Very Dark Blue Tights

Posted: January 7, 2016 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black heeled boots, black wool dress, brooch, mustard scarf, tights, yellow | 5 Comments

That’s a Father Ted reference in the title, in case you’re wondering (my third favorite sitcom, after The IT Crowd and Black Books.) I chose that because my tights are actually not black but very, very, very dark blue. Not that anyone can tell, since my dress is long enough and the boots high enough that the tights are barely visible. Usually I hate it when the colors in my outfit are close in shade but do not match – blacks that don’t match are one of my biggest sartorial pet peeves – but these are fleece-lined, and with the recent drop in the temperature, I wouldn’t wear anything else.

Dress: tailor, Scarf: Forever 21, Boots: Esprit (hand-me-down), Brooch: Bijou Brigitte

Weekly Capsule 10.4: Skirt Edition

Posted: March 13, 2015 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: belt, black, black heeled boots, black pleated skirt, capsule winter/spring 2015, gray, gray sweatshirt, mustard scarf, yellow | 3 Comments

Well, I said I was going to try these boots with skirt, so here we are. I… like them here better than in yesterday’s outfit, but now the rest of the outfit looks kind of frumpy, no? I don’t know. I guess I’m just in a cranky mood today because it’s been raining for too long, plus it’s that time of the year again when my script reading job gets super busy and my brain hurts from reading too much. I would want to say that it’s going to be better next week, but the weather is warming up, and for us that means terrible humidity (I’m talking about the-walls-are-sweating-the-floor-is-sweating-everything-is-sweating level of humidity here), so… no. It won’t be better.

Anyway, this was my last chance to try these boots before putting them away until next winter (again: warming up next week), but I haven’t decided if they’re a keeper yet. Thoughts?

Sweatshirt: Next, Skirt & Boots: hand-me-down, Scarf: Forever21, Belt: thrifted via Buffalo Exchange

And here are my looks this week (wow, you can really see the ground getting more and more rain-soaked as the week passed):

Capsule Outfit #38

Posted: December 23, 2014 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: black, black pleated skirt, blue, blue striped sweatshirt, brown, brown riding boots, capsule fall/winter 2014, mustard scarf, yellow | Leave a comment

You can tell I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel because this is the kind of clumsy outfit that I came up with toward the end of the capsule. I mean, I like the idea – striped sweater, skirt, boots, scarf – that sounds all right, doesn’t it? Except this sweatshirt doesn’t really go well with being tucked into a skirt, and for this skirt + boots combo to work, my skirt should be an A-line, not pleated, and my boots could do with a bit more of a heel too. Oh well. At least now I know what doesn’t work.

Sweatshirt & Scarf: Forever21, Skirt: hand-me-down, Boots: Aldo

Capsule Outfit #34/At the Piano

Posted: December 15, 2014 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Capsule, Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: black, black jeans, black riding boots, capsule fall/winter 2014, maroon cardigan, mustard scarf, red, style imitating art, white, white button-up, yellow | 1 Comment

Yes, this is a new cardigan. Yes, I’m still categorizing this as a capsule outfit because I’m using this cardigan to replace… something. I don’t know, something I haven’t worn yet. If my memory is correct, there are at least three pieces in this capsule I haven’t worn, and it doesn’t look like I will wear them in the foreseeable future, so it doesn’t matter which one I’m replacing. And it’s a nice and warm cardigan, and I don’t have anything maroon/burgundy in my closet (I refuse to call it “oxblood”, which is so 2012 anyway), so I think it’s a justified purchase, don’t you?

Of course, this is also my outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Whistler’s “At the Piano”. It’s pretty self-explanatory: the cardigan reflects the deep red of the carpet and the piano, the jeans and boots are for the lady’s black gown, the shirt for the little girl’s white dress, and the scarf and the brooch are for the picture frames and the details on the wall. I am very thorough when it comes to SIA 🙂

Don’t forget to check out Jess’ blog for more interpretation of this painting!