What a month. It started out great – two weeks of vacation – and ended with a bit of a whimper – two stressful weeks at work plus miserable weather. I hate seeing the days get shorter, not only because it’s a reminder of the coming winter but also just for the impact on my mood. I must be one of those people who are susceptible to vitamin D deficiency or something (though I’ve taken supplements and not noticed a huge improvement). Dark, grey days or days where I don’t get to see any natural light are tough for me. Anyway, so the calendar goes, but friends – I am not ready for the last quarter of the year.
That being said, I am excited for the sartorial possibilities of fall and looking forward to be reunited with all my knits. For now, let’s look back at August:
As I mentioned, I was only at work for 2 weeks, hence the small number of outfits. The month felt really fragmented, which is probably why I feel like the “collection” here is not super cohesive. I did debut my favourite dress of all time, the black Issey Miyake number in the middle row. It’s making me reconsider some of my other dresses, like the black COS dress in the first row (left side); do I need two sleeveless black dresses? On one hand, yes. On the other hand, let’s be serious: no. I should just wear the best one. I won’t lie, though, there is a part of me that’s afraid of “wearing out” the Miyake dress. I don’t usually feel that way about my “best” clothes, but this one is special. Sigh.
Coming up this September (next week, in fact) is the next Wardrobe Exchange pop up market. My BFF and I have booked a vendor booth and will be bringing a ton of very cool pieces. Pretty much everything is from our own closets, so you can expect lots of contemporary designer stuff (Theory, DVF, Rag & Bone, Vince, Maje, Isabel Marant, and more) along with perennial favourites like Aritzia and Anthropologie. The event will run Friday, September 13 (6-9PM) and Saturday, September 14 (10-4PM) at EPCOR Tower. Tickets can be purchased in advanced on the Wardrobe Exchange website, or purchased at the door for the Saturday event. Hope to see some of you there!
Personally, I think the dresses are different and am a firm believer in having multiple black dresses for different vibes. Some dresses work better with certain shoes and accessories than others. Perhaps I am an enabler but I would definitely keep both Good luck/have fun at the Wardrobe Exchange! 🙂
I hear you on the sadness of shortening of daylight! I think it also has to do with the way fall and winter are sort of mortality reminders (compared to spring and summer as birth/youth)–not to be too much of a downer. Hope that you find ways to feel better–maybe certain seasonal activities/traditions, or if it’s possible to take a walk outside during the daytime (that’s one I have a hard time remembering to do during the work week).
And I’d say–keep the second (upper corner) black dress–it looks great!
Hi there, just found you via m gets dressed and am enjoying your blog very much! On the Issey dress, I can attest to having steadily worn my oldest Issey pleated dress for the past nine years and it’s pretty much good as new. His stuff is unbelievably hard wearing. So I think you’re probably safe to wear it as often as you like!
Ah thank you! I would expect Issey stuff to be well made so I am not surprised by your experience. And normally I am totally a “wear it, don’t save it” person but this is so beautiful (it’s my first one) that I feel more protective of it than any of my other clothes.