DoodleBob
Posted: January 20, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brooch, brown, brown cut-out ankle boots, brown plaid bomber jacket, navy skinny jeans, white, white button-up Leave a comment
It’s obvious that brooches are my go-to accessories, my signature even. And although I tend to stick to the vintage-style brooches, being the nerd that I am, occasionally, I can’t resist a more modern novelty pin. Take this pin, for example – I literally shrieked out “DoodleBob! Mee hoy minoy!” when I saw it at my favorite secondhand watch & jewelry shop. The owner mistakenly labeled it as a “paper and pencil” pin, but I guess she isn’t as well-versed in SpongeBob Squarepants lore as I am.
And of course, with a modern pin, I kept the outfit modern too. This bomber jacket is a vintage find – I’m guessing it’s from the 80s or 90s – but I paired it with jeans and a white button-up to avoid making it look too outdated.
Dressing For The Weather
Posted: May 20, 2020 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black-and-silver oxfords, blue, brooch, gray, gray v-neck tee, navy blazer, navy skinny jeans Leave a comment
Have you ever had to scrap your planned outfit because of a sudden change in the weather? As I was changing for work this morning, there was a massive storm cloud on the horizon, so I had to put together an entirely new outfit. First I had to change into these jeans instead of wide-leg pants (so I could put rain pants over them), and these shoes instead of loafers because they’re patent leather and therefore waterproof, and because I’d changed my pants and my shoes, I had to change my top too, and by that time I was running late, so I threw on a T-shirt and blazer and a brooch, for some interest (it’s another of my souvenirs from Russia) and called it a day.
Sometimes, when I just throw things together like that, it works, but this was one of the times when I wasn’t entirely happy with the end result. But hey, with a storm on the way, it was the best I could do.
Experimenting
Posted: April 15, 2020 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black turtleneck, blue, brooch, brown, brown cut-out ankle boots, navy skinny jeans, tan linen dress 2 Comments
One of the things I want to do with my closet during this whole quarantine is to try out different silhouettes and figure out how to style pieces that I don’t often wear – like this linen dress, for example. The heavy linen makes it too warm for summer but not warm enough for winter, plus it’s too loose on me. So far I’ve only worn it twice, once as a jacket and once with a sweater layered on top. This is another attempt to layer it in a jacket-like manner, but I don’t think it works – some people can pull off the loose silhouette, while I just look like a fancier version of The Dude. I guess I’m just going to wear it as a skirt from now on, or maybe take it to a tailor to get the top taken in (after the pandemic is over, of course.)
Uniform Variant
Posted: January 22, 2020 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brooch, brown, brown riding boots, gray, gray turtleneck, gray tweed blazer, navy skinny jeans 2 Comments
So here’s a variation on my “cold weather uniform” – it still consists of a turtleneck, jeans, blazer, and boots, but because we just had a cold snap, the turtleneck is a sweater and the boots are taller. I wasn’t happy with the blazer – I should’ve gone with an actual jacket – but it gets the job done. And because of the boots, which are kind of equestrian to me, I had to add my Western brooch.
I just realized that I tend to go seasonal with not just my clothes but my jewelry as well. Take this brooch, for example – I almost never wear in during the warmer month (mostly because it’s too heavy for my summer clothes, but also something about the Western theme makes me only want to pair it with jeans and boots.) In the fall, I’d wear my leaf brooches, and I’d wear my flower brooches more often during spring and summer. I guess it makes sense to me because most of my brooches usually have clear “themes” to them, but does anyone else do this?
Cookie Monster
Posted: January 17, 2020 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black striped sweatshirt, blue, navy fleece jacket, navy skinny jeans, red, red sneakers, white Leave a comment
Don’t let the sunshine fool you, it’s colder than it looks. Which is why I decided to bring out this jacket, which I dubbed my “Cookie Monster” jacket due to its navy fleece material. I bought it earlier this season, but it’s a little casual for my work clothes (I wore this to a book fair last weekend) so it hasn’t made its appearance on the blog yet. I wish there were some ways to dress it up, because it’s really warm and comfy and I want to wear it more, but I don’t want to be mistaken for a student again. Any ideas?
