What I Wore: April 13-19, 2019

Texture Play

Back when I first started blogging, I was a big fan of wearing complimentary colour combos – the more striking, the better. Now, I prefer the play around with different textures instead. An outfit like this makes me so happy because, look at all those textures! There is (faux) fur and leather, wool, lace, and silk-satin! The colours are subtle and muted; gray, green, black. But beyond the juxtaposition of textures, there is something about this outfit that made me feel like a million bucks. On one hand, it’s a feminine take on my Adventurer persona, and I generally feel extra sassy when I’m in Adventurer mode. On the other hand, I feel like there is a kind of 1940s femme fatale undercurrent to the outfit – maybe because of the fur collar and skirt silhouette? – which feeds my delusions of coolness. Basically, this outfit makes me want to strut my stuff with Billie Eilish’ “Bad Guy” as my own personal soundtrack. I mean, as if … but it’s nice to pretend sometimes.

Short Lengths

My hair is getting longer and my skirts are getting shorter. I am really feeling this season of my sartorial evolution, friends. Emboldened by the print of this Isabel Marant dress, I went with more colour than usual for this outfit. I did ground everything with black tights because one still needs a little comfort zone. A nice thing about short skirts (once you stop worrying about accidentally exposing your business to the world) is that you can wear them with flat ankle boots. So French chic, so comfortable.

Colour Explosion

You know how I was just saying that I don’t wear striking colour combinations anymore? Oops. Well, to be fair, this outfit is really an exception more than the current rule. But when I thrifted this Floreat top, I immediately knew that I wanted to try pairing it with these marigold pants. The silhouette and details are Bohemian, but there is something of Old School Adina in the mix.