Oops, I Did It Again
Posted: November 7, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black culottes, black sandals, white, white eyelet button-up 1 Comment
“It” here means repeating an outfit, that is. I always find that it is one of the difficulties of running a personal style blog. In theory, you don’t have to worry about repeating outfits because your blog provides you with an archive of all your outfits, but in practice, you rarely think to check if you’ve worn the same outfit before, and usually don’t realize it’s a repeat until it’s up on the blog.
To be fair, it’s not an exact copy in this case – the shirt is different – but otherwise, it’s just like this outfit, even down to the belt. What can I say? These culottes work well with a white shirt and black sandals, and in my defence, I wore the other outfit over a year ago, so who can remember it, right?
Cool As A Cucumber
Posted: November 2, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black loafers, green, green linen pants, white, white short sleeve shirt 1 Comment
After an overenthusiastic cold snap earlier in the month, the weather has turned warm, so my straggler outfits (yes, I’m still posting them) suddenly make sense again. Thankfully, now “warm” really means “warm” and not “scorching hot”, and with an outfit like this – linen pants and shirt – you may actually be a bit cold in the morning and at night. But I’m committed to posting all of these leftover outfits (I’m nearly caught up now), so here we are.
P/S: I’m rubbish at thinking up post titles, and given how I’m talking about cold weather and wearing green pants in this post, this is the only phrase I could come up with. Maybe I should just give up thinking of snappy post titles and just go with something simple and to the point, like “White button-up shirt & green linen pants”.
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?
Windowpanes
Posted: October 19, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, blue suede loafers, gray, gray plaid pants, necklace, white, white eyelet top 2 Comments
The weather has been cooling down considerably over the last few weeks, but I’m still posting stragglers from late September – early October, so please bear with me through some very unseasonal outfits.
Anyway, this outfit looks like it’s been matched very carefully, right? The eyelets on my top match the plaid on my pants, and the blue pendant matches the blue loafers. The truth, though, is that I put almost no thoughts into it at all, other than, “Oh yeah, those will go together.” It’s one of those outfits that just came about naturally, which goes to show, sometimes it’s best to go with your instincts and not to overthink 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!
Prepster
Posted: September 28, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, blue suede loafers, blue-and-pink plaid button up, cream khaki pants, white Leave a comment
Though I wear a lot of preppy things – button-up shirts, stripes, loafers, oxfords, etc. – I never describe my style as “preppy”. To be honest, I find preppy style a bit boring, and I’d like to think my style is more eclectic than that (which is another way of saying I don’t like to confine myself to a rigidly defined “style”; I just wear whatever the hell I want). However, occasionally I do put together a pretty straightforward preppy outfit, like this one. I mean, all that’s missing is a pearl necklace, right?
Pink Dome
Posted: September 24, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: blue, blue oxfords, brooch, navy skinny jeans, pink, pink button-up, style imitating art, white, white eyelet top 4 Comments
This week’s inspiration for SIA – the dome of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri – is gorgeous, but I had no idea how I could interpret it in an outfit. When I’m stuck in SIA, I would usually look at the piece’s color scheme as a starting point. In this case, I picked out pink, white, and blue as the main colors, so I knew I would wear this pink button-up and the blue oxfords. Luckily, the weather was cool enough that I could layer the button-up over my white eyelet top (it did get warmer at noon, but still), and I added my gold brooch to mimic the intriciate gold decorations on the dome. Then I finished the outfit with jeans because… well, they went well with the rest. Sometimes you just have to forget the inspiration and choose what looks good.
Remember to stop by Daenel’s blog on Wednesday to see other outfits inspired by this beautiful dome!
