Socks With Sandals
Posted: May 12, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black t-straps, blue, mustard wide-leg corduroy pants, navy cableknit sweater, navy floral button-up, socks, yellow Leave a comment
The number of COVID cases in my country is spiking again, so I’m back to working from home (*sighs*), and for the foreseeable future, I’m going to post backlogged outfits. This one is from a few weeks ago, when the weather still couldn’t decide if it wants to be warm or cold (it’s fully warm now). However, the weird in-between weather has given me the chance to try a new look – sandals with socks. I’ve always loved visible socks and have worn them with heels, but socks with sandals always strikes me as a bit dorky, so I’ve never tried it before. These sandals, though, are more like heels anyway, so I think it works.
Back To The Start
Posted: May 7, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black lace-up boots, brown, brown plaid midi skirt, brown tweed blazer, mustard cardigan, suspenders, white short sleeve shirt, yellow Leave a comment
It’s funny how my style is coming back full circle to the vintage-inspired looks of the blog’s early days. Luckily, trends are coming back, too – it’s now all cottagecore and dark academia, which are just different versions of twee (not that my style was ever that twee.) I was looking at my archive and found this outfit, which I’d be happy to wear today (yes, including the big collar, which is trendy again). So here I recreated the outfit with what I have now, and added some current touches – blazer and suspenders. The suspenders are bit much, but the skirt is slightly large for me and the suspenders are the best way to hold it up, plus they added a dark academia/menswear touch to the outfit, so I’m not complaining.
Two Cats
Posted: April 30, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black lace-up boots, brooch, gray, gray cableknit sweater, mustard corduroy pants, white, white scallop collar button-up, yellow 4 Comments
I’ve been trying to cut down on my shopping, since my closet is absolutely bursting and there are things I bought from last year that I haven’t gotten around to wearing yet. But the one thing I cannot resist is a cute brooch, especially if it’s an animal or something vintage-inspired. Take this one, for example: it features cats, a big one and a small one (just like my cats, a mom and a daughter!), and it’s also a chain, meaning I could wear it with my blazers like a watch-chain (a menswear look I’ve always wanted to try), so of course I had to get it. I know, excuses, excuses, but at least it’s just a brooch, it’s not taking up a lot of space (yes, another excuse.)
Anyway, here are some photos of my cats, who don’t look like the brooch much but have the distinct advantage of being real live cats, and therefore, cuter:
Star Student
Posted: March 17, 2021 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black houndstooth skirt, mustard cardigan, saddle shoes, white, white scallop collar button-up, yellow Leave a comment
This outfit is a bit schoolgirl-y, and there are stars on the buttons of my cardigan, hence the title. I’d never been much of a “star” student back in grade school – I did pretty well in school, but I was too quiet, too shy to draw attention to myself. My confidence improved in college and grad school, probably because I was in film schools, where I could be myself. Looking back, though, I’m still surprised that I was better at natural sciences than social sciences and language (my math and chemistry grades were always higher than my English and Vietnamese grades.) I guess that’s because the natural science subjects have clear rules, which for me is easier to understand, while the social science subjects rely too much on memorization and not enough on problem-solving.
Girl With A Pearl Brooch
Posted: January 11, 2021 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: black, black alligator boots, black jeans, blue, blue scarf, brooch, gold blazer, style imitating art, white, white cableknit sweater, yellow 5 Comments
My outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, took some thinking. Not because I don’t have any piece in my closet that fits the painting, but rather because I have too many – blue and black are the two colors I have the most, and yellow is one of my regular accent colors. In the end, I went with this gold taffeta blazer because the color and the shine of the fabric look like the robe of the girl in the painting, and I paired it simply with black jeans, a white sweater, and a blue silk scarf. For the “pearl” part of the paining, this Art Nouveau-esque brooch is the perfect finishing touch.
Don’t forget to check Terri’s blog on Wednesday to see other outfits inspired by this classic painting!
