Duchess Inspired
Posted: August 21, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: mustard wide-leg pants, red, red slingbacks, white, white eyelet button-up, yellow 1 Comment
When I saw these photos of Kate Middleton back in May, I knew I had to put together something inspired by it. The culottes are cute, but what really drew me to the outfit is the shirt. I’m a sucker for broderie anglaise (I have, at last count, four tops with some on them – it’s part of my Anglophilia, I guess) but I never thought to pair them with my culottes, so here we are.
At first, I thought about wearing my sneakers to mimic the Duchess’ outfit completely, but then I found sneakers make it slightly too casual – Kate Middleton may have pulled them off, but I couldn’t – so in the end, I decided to wear my red heels because there is a bit of red on my shirt.
Try Again
Posted: June 12, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, blue striped popover, brooch, navy paperbag pants, red, red slingbacks 2 Comments
This is my second attempt at the “blue outfit with paper bag pants and red accents” after my first try didn’t turn out so well. I like it better because the vertical stripes make this shirt look less billowy that the other one, but it’s still a little looser than I’d like, and by the end of the work day, it had pretty much come untucked.
I have never seen the appeal of the bodysuit before, but now I’m seriously considering buying one because it drove me crazy trying to fix the tuck all day long. Unfortunately (or, fortunately, if you look at it from a financial standpoint, because I do not need more clothes), all the bodysuits I see in store look like swimsuits and not like normal tops, so I don’t think I’ll be buying one yet.
Different But Same
Posted: May 10, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: beige, blue, hot-air balloon shirt, khaki paperbag pants, red, red slingbacks 1 Comment
I think one of the reasons I’m so excited about these new paperbag pants is because they are a basic color, so they go with almost everything in my closet, but their silhouette is different enough that they can make the outfits look new and fresh. Take this outfit, for example. This is certainly not the first time I paired this shirt with wide-leg pants, but because of the exaggerated silhouette, it doesn’t look repetitive.
In other news, I feel I’m going to have to retire this shirt soon. It’s rayon, so despite my best effort (wash in cold water and hang dry), it’s been shrinking over the past 4 yearsto the point it doesn’t fit me right anymore. It’s sad because I love novelty print shirts like this and they’re hard to find here, but at least it’s had a good run.
A Perfect Match
Posted: October 26, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brooch, navy culottes, red, red slingbacks, white, white colorblock blouse 2 Comments
This is another “duh” outfit, one that seems like a no-brainer but I didn’t think of for the longest time. I mean, the navy stripe on this top matches the navy of my culottes perfectly – it’s not often that two of my items are a perfect match like that – so naturally, I had to pair them together. Then, when it came to accessories, I know I wear this brooch with this top a lot, and these shoes with these culottes a lot too, but again, they go so well together, so why change it, right?
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Posted: October 5, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, navy boyfriend jeans, navy linen tee, red, red slingbacks 1 Comment
I saw this linen tee on sale last week, and even though the weather has cooled down considerably, it is still warm enough for a T-shirt, so of course I had to snatch it up. (In Vietnam, “cooling down” generally means “you’re going to wear the same summer clothes except you’re not going to sweat through them in 10 minutes”. And then, snap! Winter is here! There is no in-between.)
I think it’s not just any old boat but actually a Chinese junk embroidered on the T-shirt, but “Row, row, row your Chinese junk” doesn’t have the same ring to it, does it?
Skirting It
Posted: October 3, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, navy button-front skirt, red, red slingbacks, white, white eyelet top 2 Comments
I’ve been neglecting my dresses and skirts these past few months. It’s not just because of the weather – though I’m always disinclined to wear skirts and dresses during the warmer months. I know, I know, most people say a dress is the easiest thing to reach for when it’s hot, but for me a dress is always fussier than pants, plus almost all of my dresses have a cinched waist, and that would be terrible in the heat.
Anyway, it’s cooler now, but I still prefer to wear pants, because I feel much more comfortable in them. I notice that I’ve been picking “comfort” over “fashion” a lot more now – I wear less jewelry, more loose-fitting clothes, and more comfy shoes. I guess I’m moving toward that age when I want to wear only PJs and slippers all day. And there is nothing wrong with that!
1930’s Vibe
Posted: September 7, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: gray, gray wide-leg pants, red, red slingbacks, white, white short sleeve shirt 1 Comment
With this outfit, I was trying to emulate a kind of 1930’s, Katharine Hepburn type of look. Of course, my pants are not structured enough and the shirt is a bit too casual, but it’s pretty close, isn’t it? I think a pair of white sandals may be more appropriate too, but a) I don’t have white sandals and b) I had to add a bit of color somewhere.
In other sad news, I stupidly threw these pants into the washing machine – I’ve machine-washed linen before and never thought twice about it – and now they’ve shrunk beyond recognition. Apparently the shop didn’t bother pre-shrinking their linen. I’ve tried to stretch them out as best as I could, and I’ll see if they can be salvaged with some ironing, but at best, they’re still going to look cropped. Just my luck. I’ve been looking for a good pair of wide-leg pants forever, and I managed to ruin the one pair that I found.
