Crunchy

Posted: April 21, 2023 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: belt, blue, blue wide-leg jeans, brooch, brown, brown clogs, mustard cable knit cardigan, navy striped top, socks, yellow | 1 Comment

As much as I love 1930s- and 1940s-inspired fashion, sometimes it can be a bit of a hassle to decide what to pair together, especially when winter is winding down but it’s not warm enough for summer clothes yet. So when I’m not feeling excited about my vintage clothes, I’d reach for my comfier, “at-home” clothes – things like these wide-leg jeans, this striped top, and this grandpa cardigan. When put together, they look vaguely 1970s in a rustic, hippie-ish kind of way (hence the title), so I paired them with my clogs and my wooden cat brooch to fit with that aesthetic. I don’t often list the 1970s as part of my fashion inspiration, but now that I think about it, I actually do get inspired by it a lot!

Don’t Mesh With Me

Posted: November 27, 2020 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, navy striped top, navy wide-leg pants, pink, pink loafers, socks | Leave a comment

I’m sorry for that terrible pun of a title. It sounds like a bad Sean Connery (RIP) impression. Anyway, the reason for the pun is, of course, I’m wearing mesh socks. This year, my fall/winter style is leaning decidedly toward a more vintage look, I still haven’t forgotten some of my favorite pairings from last season, especially the funky socks looks. So here is another outfit with socks, except I’m experimenting with mesh socks this time. They’re not especially comfortable to wear (maybe because I got the cheap kind), but they’re fun and different from my usual printed socks, so I’ll give them a few more tries.

Holding On To Winter

Posted: March 18, 2020 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black chelsea boots, leather jacket, mustard wide-leg pants, navy striped top, tights, yellow | 1 Comment

I don’t have a lot of new outfits to post these days, as I’ve been working mostly from home in the past month or so due to the coronavirus (yeah, Vietnam has closed schools and canceled events since February to prevent the spread of the virus, and everything is still fine over here, so for those of you whose countries are only beginning to shut things down – don’t worry, you’ll be OK.)

Thankfully, I still have a bunch of backlogged outfits from way back in January, which is why you’ll find that they’re a lot more appropriate for winter than spring, especially in their colors – like this outfit, for example. But then again, traditional spring colors like pastels and bright colors don’t look good on me. I’m much more of a fall/winter (both in terms of my coloring and my preference), so I’m holding on to winter as long as I can.

Capsule Outfit #8

Posted: October 14, 2014 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: black, black flats, black jeans, brooch, capsule fall/winter 2014, navy striped top | 3 Comments

I was debating whether to post this outfit on its own or combine it into one big post with other outfits, because it’s really simple. But then I figure if I don’t give an outfit its own post just because it’s simple, then I would probably not post at all for three months and just have a big round-up post once I’m done with this capsule. Plus I wanted to participate in Bri’s Third Thursday Thread link-up, whose theme is pink (for Breast Cancer Awareness), and I figured my anemone brooch qualifies, even though it’s kind of more magenta than pink.

P/S: The top + brooch combination almost looks like those Comme des Garcons striped shirts, doesn’t it?

Top: Zara, Jeans: Hermes, Flats: Vagabond, Brooch: vintage

Colors With Silly Names

Posted: April 15, 2014 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brown heeled sandals, navy polka dot scarf, navy striped top, purple, purple F21 cardigan, white, white jeans | 7 Comments

I just spent the last four days giving the entire tag system of the blog an overhaul. My shoulders are screaming from too much computer, but at least it’s done. Now you can use the tag to see how I’ve worn a certain item, or find a look by colors. It was interesting to go back to the earlier posts (there is so much WTF in some of those early outfits, like seriously, what the fuck was I thinking?) and see how my style has changed. One thing I’ve noticed is that once I moved home, I don’t wear a lot of colors anymore, it’s mostly black and blue and gray. Of course the main reason for that is my changing style and taste, but ideally, I’d like to be able to put together grown-up outfits without sacrificing colors too.

And on that note, I’m taking part in Heidi and Marissa‘s semi-annual Pantone-inspired Color challenge, or as I like to call it, the Colors with Silly Names challenge. Yesterday’s color was Radian Orchid, which is kind of a soft purple, and my cardigan is perfect for it. The weather is warming up, but very slowly, so I resisted the temptation of dressing like it’s still winter by wearing white jeans, to make the outfit more spring-appropriate.

ETA: The white jeans might be my own decision but I can’t take credit for top half of the outfit, which is lifted directly from this pin.