I love the whole prep aesthetic, and especially anything nautical, but I always feel a bit of a fraud when I try to borrow it. My ancestors were not exactly the sailing type. I get nauseous on small watercraft. Still, I can’t help but love me a good anchor motif. This skirt was a foregone conclusion as soon as I clapped eyes on it at Value Village. Even though it’s a straight/A-line style, which I normally avoid.
It happens to be my first LL Bean piece, and colour me impressed. You can see that a lot of thought went into the details (the striped piping is a particularly nice touch), which makes the skirt seem more expensive than it (likely) was. Definitely more expensive than the $10 I spent on it.
I really didn’t want to go overboard with the nautical theme (the post title is more than enough), so I nixed pairing the skirt with anything stripey. Chambray goes with everything, and I tend to think of it as a “style neutral” – it complements any number of styles, without drawing extra attention to itself – so it seemed like a good bet. Red shoes because I never don’t love a good red shoe … plus, I don’t have a pair of white ones. (Note to self: why is that?) And there you have it.
Overboard, haha! I’m with you on this whole topic. I love nautical style, but I live smack dab in the middle of the continent, with no water nearby. And yeah, I get sick on small boats. But I do like cruises, so I tell myself it’s okay to wear anchors.
I love anchors! I don’t think we need excuses. (Mostly because I don’t have any … I’ve never even been on a cruise.)
The yellow polish with red shoes is adorable!
Thank you 🙂
I agree, the skirt details are pretty amazing!
I’ve had a crush on all of the cute anchor prints that have been coming out lately – and I’m not nautical either! I do have a cautionary tale about white shoes – I had a pair some time ago (actually, they didn’t have my size in red so I went for white instead) and I found them hard to mix and match with other things. But if anyone can crack the code that is white shoes, it’s you!
Well, I got a pair of white pumps this summer, so we’ll see what I can do with them once I’m back at work 🙂