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.
One Klutz With A Dog
Posted: June 18, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: black, black pumps, blue, gray, gray plaid pants, navy blouse, necklace, style imitating art 3 Comments
This is my outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Picasso’s “Two Acrobats with a Dog”. I’m the furthest thing away from an acrobat as you can imagine, hence the title. As for the dog, I couldn’t get mine to pose properly, so I had to make do with a photo of her from the back (maybe she’s camera shy.)
The outfit is self-explanatory, as you can see – blue, gray, and plaid in place of the harlequin pattern. I also tried to mimic the same pattern in my triangle necklace. I was only a little bummed out when I realized that I’d forgotten about the touch of tan/yellow in the painting. My tan oxford heels would have been perfect… but then again there are black diamonds in the harlequin pattern too, so maybe my black pumps aren’t so bad after all.
If you haven’t sent me your outfit photos, you still have until tomorrow. Otherwise, remember to come back on Wednesday for the full round-up. See ya!
Belt Or No Belt
Posted: September 23, 2014 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: beige, belt, blue, brooch, brown mary-janes, khaki skirt, navy blouse 3 Comments
Confession: I actually wore this without the belt throughout the day, but when I took the pictures, I thought the empty belt loops looked weird so I put this belt on. Then it looked too fussy so I took it off again 😛 The brooch and the pleats on the blouse and the heels are fussy enough without the bow on the belt too.
I am trying to move away from all of these “girly girl” details and go for “feminine but streamlined”, but occasionally I still had a moment of over-thinking and put together something like this… Well, hopefully three months of capsule wardrobe will flush all that fussiness out of my system!
Top: Mango (hand-me-down), Skirt & Heels: thrifted, Belt: Wet Seal, Brooch: vintage
Heirloom
Posted: May 8, 2014 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: animal print flats, blue, navy blouse, necklace, white, white jeans 4 Comments
After my question about jewelry on the blog last week (big thanks to Jen, by the way, for putting together an entire Pinterest board of suggestions for me), I asked my mom whether she knows where I can buy pieces like those in Hanoi. Most of the costume jewelry stores around here mostly sell the huge statement necklaces and stuff like that, and their simpler pieces are really boring. So my mom’s answer is to offer me some of her own necklaces that she doesn’t wear much. If I want proof that my taste has changed, this is it – a few years ago I wouldn’t even consider wearing my mom’s jewelry, but now I’ve found a couple of pieces that I think would work really well with my new style, like this amber pendant (OK, my sister and I actually bought it for my mom in Poland, so I definitely like it, I just didn’t like it for myself back then.)
Shirt: Mango (hand-me-down), Jeans: Calvin Klein, Flats: LA Fashion District, Necklace: hand-me-down
Polyester Time
Posted: September 10, 2013 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: belt, blue, brooch, brown mary-janes, navy blouse, pink, pink midi skirt 7 Comments
Even though it’s still close to 90 degrees here, the weather has gotten to that weird phase when it’s sweater weather in the morning, but at noon if you’re wearing a sweater, you’ll die of a heatstroke. So my solution is wear all the polyester. I mean, when else can I wear it? It’s warm enough in the morning, and light enough so that the ceiling fan in the teacher’s lounge can keep me cool. This outfit could also be called “raid the closets” too, because only the shoes and accessories are mine. There’s a reason why most of the polyester things in my closet are hand-me-down. I try not to buy them, since there is only a brief window of time when you can wear them and not drown in your own sweat.
… And on that lovely image, I’ll end the post.
Shirt: Mango (on temporary loan from my sister), Skirt: hand-me-down, Brooch: vintage, Shoes: thrifted, Belt: Vietnamese shop
