Overeager
Posted: November 22, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: beige, black, black chelsea boots, blue, brooch, navy skinny jeans, oatmeal sweater Leave a comment
Despite the rain you see in the photos, it was actually a bit too warm for this sweater, but I’ve been waiting to wear it since I got it, so excuse me for being a little overeager. What I really like about it is the neckline – it’s not a turtleneck (which should be fitted around the neck), and it’s not a boatneck, but more like a combination of the two. It’s a small detail but it adds a lot of interest, I think. I can’t wait to wear it more when it gets properly cold.
Sock It To Me
Posted: November 13, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brown, brown oxfords, green, green sweatshirt, navy skinny jeans, socks Leave a comment
What’s this? A sweatshirt? Jeans? Socks?!!! That’s right, friends, fall weather has truly arrived in Hanoi. It’s been hovering around the edge of the days for a while now, but this past week, after some heavy rain, we can put away our fans and summer clothes and finally enjoy the cooler weather. It means I can bring out the fun socks I’ve been saving since the summer – I got a bunch of them in an end-of-season sale, so expect to see a lot of them in the weeks to come!
My socks have cats on them, so I figured it made sense to feature a photo of my dog (my cats are lazy and hid in my blanket at the first hint of the cold)
Inspired By Sing Street
Posted: April 19, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brown, brown loafers, navy skinny jeans, oatmeal cardigan, socks, white, white button-up Leave a comment
I was watching Sing Street again a few weeks ago (such an underrated movie) and was suddenly inspired by the outfit of one of the characters. It wasn’t the first time I was inspired by Sing Street, but it was the first time I recreated an actual outfit from the movie.
Now, most of the clothes in the movie are in gloriously over-the-top 80s style, but the main character’s sister, Anne, has a utilitarian style that I really like – lots of cable-knit sweaters and grandpa cardigans in neutral shades. When I first watched the movie, I thought Anne was a pointless character, but after watching it again and looking at her style, I realized that she serves as a kind of foil for Raphina, the love interest – Anne is all serious and straitlaced while Raphina is colorful and quirky (though Raphina is not quirky in an obvious “manic pixie dream girl” kind of way; she is more nuanced than that.) Just another proof of how good the movie is, that this one minor character is also well thought-out and developed.
For The ‘Gram
Posted: April 17, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black chelsea boots, blue, gray, gray layered sweatshirt, leather jacket, navy skinny jeans 1 Comment
I’m still posting backlogged cold-weather outfits, and this particular one is nothing to write home about, so I’m going to use this post for a bit of shameless self-promotion… although, is it shameless self-promotion when you do it on your own blog? I guess not.
Anyway, here it is, shameless or not: I have an Instagram now. Actually, I’ve had it for a while, but I only use it to stalk other people (my Instagram feed is mostly travel photos, art, food, and personal style, in that order), and I’ve only been posting regularly for about a month or so. Right now it’s only an extension of the blog; I will try to post more stuff if possible. It’s just that I can barely remember to use Instagram in the first place, plus my life is not very interesting, so my Instagram would probably be mostly pet, book & garden photos (if I remember to post at all!) But if that’s what you’re interested in, drop by and say hello!
Dreams Of Winter
Posted: April 12, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brooch, brown, brown cut-out ankle boots, gray, gray plaid blazer, navy skinny jeans, socks, watch, white, white cableknit sweater Leave a comment
The weather has warmed up for real now, but I still have a bunch of outfits backlogged, so here is one of them. Even though I’m liking my experiments with new silhouettes, they’re mostly for warm weather (loose-fitting tops + wide-leg pants), so I still turn to this classic look of sweater/blazer (or both) + jeans + boots when the weather is cooler. It would be interesting to see how the new approach to my personal style would turn out next winter (or if I’m still interested in it), but for now, I still have 6+ months of warm weather to get through… *sighs*
Make Like A Tree
Posted: February 20, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brooch, brown, brown cut-out ankle boots, green, green sweater, navy skinny jeans 1 Comment
This outfit was from before the Lunar New Year, when it was still cool enough for sweaters and boots (seriously, it’s like summer here right now.) Again, it was my attempt to wear some more colors – well, more colors than black and gray, since my sweater’s shade of green is still considered a neutral. But then when it came to accessorizing, I was stumped, until I decided to take the green of the sweater and ran with the “tree” theme – my boots are like the tree trunk/roots, and of course, I also added a tree brooch. Too literal? I don’t care 😛
Silvery Vines
Posted: January 23, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brooch, brown, brown suede ankle boots, gray, gray sweater, navy skinny jeans, white, white eyelet button-up Leave a comment
I’ve been wearing a lot of gray lately (this outfit is nothing, as you shall see). I tried to liven this outfit up with a brooch, but then none of my colored brooches look right with this sweater, so I ended up using this silver brooch, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of adding a pop of color in the first place. But I don’t mind. I guess I’m just in the mood for gray.
