Let me relieve your (likely) confusion right now, and tell you that the title is a reference to the Sherlock Holmes exhibit I saw recently at the Telus World of Science … wearing this outfit, natch. Before I spam you with photos of the exhibit — so, so cool — lets talk a little bit about the clothes.
These Cartonnier pants were a total gamble. They’re so far outside my comfort zone, I may need a passport to wear them. (Ba-dum-tish) However, since I thrifted them for $6, I figured it was a gamble worth taking. I did have to invest an extra $20 to have them hemmed, but I still think I came out ahead. While this silhouette will never be my go-to, I can see myself wearing these pants every now and then. They’re a nice wool fabric, and lined, and they fit quite well for being high waisted and all.
I paired them with my yellow cardigan, because I’m all about yellow at the moment as you know, and added a homemade pansy pin because why not.
Ok, on to the interesting stuff. I highly recommend going to check out the Sherlock Holmes exhibit if you’re in Edmonton. It offers a little bit of everything — biographical background about Arthur Conan Doyle and his inspiration for Sherlock, historical info about the Sherlockian era and I’m particular its forensic science, and stuff about all the various incarnations of the most famous of private detectives in media over the last 100+ years. There is also a murder mystery to solve! I would say that the exhibit is geared more to adults, but older kids might enjoy it too. Definitely not the under 5 crowd, in my opinion. Here’s a whack of photos — the exhibit is beautifully set up, and I could hardly do it justice.
Wide legged pants are supposed to be “my thing” considering my body shape so my resolution this year is to wear more of what I have in my wardrobe. Navy Tencel wide legs and my jean wide legs..
I honestly think you can pull off any silhouette — you’re way more critical of your proportions than any bystander would be. I know what that’s like — we all tend to do it to some extent — but you have such a lovely figure, I say wear whatever you want!
Well, I don’t think I could pull the wide-leg pants look off, but you are doing beautifully.
I must say your makeup is beautiful! Whatever foundation you’re using (or not) makes your complexion flawless. Very pretty lipstick too.
Thank you, Jeri! I use a L’Oreal foundation, with e.l.f. Tone Correcting powder (it’s colorless on pasty people like me) to set.
And, of course, a LOT of filters on my photos 😉
Both you and the Sherlock exhibit look amazing! Love the wide-leg and the multi-colour stripes. I’m pretty sure I have a skirt in a similar fabric. I’m looking forward to going to the Sherlock exhibit.
It’s fab — I think you will love it!