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.
Fourth Of July Fireworks
Posted: July 4, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, navy pants, navy print blouse, red, red slingbacks Leave a comment
Happy Fourth of July to my US readers! I haven’t taken outfit photos in a while (since school is out, I haven’t gone anywhere; plus it’s too hot for outfit photos), but I still have some straggling work outfits that I haven’t posted yet, and here is one of them. I figure that between the red-and-blue color scheme and the pattern on my blouse, which looks like fireworks on the night sky, this would be appropriate for an Independence Day post. Do you guys have any plans for today? I hope you have fun!
Gauchos Or Culottes?
Posted: December 1, 2017 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black culottes, black striped sweatshirt, red, red slingbacks, white 1 Comment
The outfit is simple, but I still want to post it to document how crazy the weather has been. It just warmed up unexpectedly last week, to the point it almost feels like summer. I’m not complaining though; it’s usually a sign that we’re in for a cold snap soon, so I just have to hang on for a little longer.
These pants are really comfortable, except they’re a pain to bike in, so I don’t wear them as often as I’d like. Besides, I don’t quite know what to call them. I guess they’re culottes, but I’ve been disinclined to use that ever since I found out it means underpants in French. They’re not quite gaucho pants either, which are usually knee-length. But who cares what they’re called, right? They’re cute, and that’s what matters.
Tricolor
Posted: October 4, 2017 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, navy pants, red, red slingbacks, white, white short sleeve shirt 2 Comments
When it comes to color combinations, red, white, and blue is pretty much a classic, isn’t it? As I was putting this outfit together (well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. “Putting this outfit together” mostly consists of me ironing the shirt), I was struck by how many countries have red, white, and blue flags. I know that the flag of France, for instance, was official adopted after the French Revolution, so the three colors stand for Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, but I have no idea about the other countries. And, even in the case the French flag, how did those colors come to symbolize these ideas? I did some Googling, but there is no definitive answer. The only thing I could glean is that there are so many tricolor flags because of colonization (for example, all the former British and Dutch colonies also have red, white, and blue flags).
You know what, I bet it’s just a case of some person looking at these colors and thinking, “Hey, they look nice together.” Like I did with this outfit 🙂
