To borrow a famous phrase, it was the best of times, and the worst of times. February, that is. In the weeks leading up to our trip to Mexico, our family got hit with just about every variety of the plague (cold viruses, norovirus, regular food poisoning, you name it). That coincided with a busy period at work for both me and my husband and, well, you get the picture. The woooorst. But the vacation at the tail end of the month was amazing, and gave a chance to regroup as a family and to reconnect with dear friends. The best.
Because it was a short month, and because of sick days and vacation days, I don’t have a lot of work outfits to show you. Here we are:
I liked how every came together, both in individual outfits and as a collection. I know that, as a whole, my style is moving away from what has defined this blog in the past — lots of colours, prints, Anthro-cute aesthetic — and that this may be a less welcome change for some than others. That’s the weird thing about style blogging: having to consider the question, do you give people what they have come to expect/want, or do you just dress for yourself? In my case, the fact that I don’t make any money from the blog simplifies things. As much as I want to have lots of readers, there is really no incentive for me to do anything except wear whatever I like. So I’ll just … keep on keeping on.
March is a long month (and a busy one by the looks of my work calendar) so there will hopefully be more for us to talk about next time.
I love them all, especially 2, 12, 16, and 18.
Your style might be evolving, but to me, it still quite pretty and unstuffy.
I still have many of the same pieces of old, so the “bones” are the same. It’s just tweaking the formulas here and there 🙂
After reading your post last week I downloaded Shroud for a Nightingale onto my kindle. I love detective novels, and for some reason am specifically drawn to British ones. I’ve just started reading it, but so far I’m enjoying it. Thank you.
I hope you end up liking it! If you do, definitely check out the rest of her novels.
I think it would be unreasonable to expect someone’s style aesthetic to remain static even as their life around them changes over time. It happens. If readers can’t accept that, that’s their issue. Personally, I love that you’re willing to dive headfirst into trying new things. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t work, but it’s always interesting.
I do like trying new things … it keeps life interesting 😉 I think the key is to take a balanced approach, and wait to see what sticks before jumping full-on into anything (trend, style direction, etc.). I tend to get very enthusiastic about things very quickly, but that interest isn’t always long-lived. I just have to remember that.
I say..totally dress for yourself! After all who are we trying to please when we get dressed…..ourselves right? At least I do. If readers can’t handle the slight change..then it’s time for them to move on.
Thanks, Clarisa!
I like all your dark colours with pops of floral/stripes/brights. I’m interested to see where your wardrobe goes as we move into spring (hopefully!).
Oh man, this weather is killing me. I’m ready for lighter layers, but the light at the end of the (snowy) tunnel isn’t getting any closer 🙁
I enjoy reading about the “why” and “how” of style choices – especially when the writing is good. Looking forward to reading about the most recent transition.
I haven’t really thought about writing stuff down. Perhaps later, once everything “settles” as it were. I’m really interested in doing a Personal colour analysis, and debating the cost right now. If I end up going for it, I will probably write about the experience.