What I Wore: Sequin Sundays

To keep myself entertained during these trying times, one of the things I started was a feature on my IG account called Sequin Sunday. As the name suggests, every Sunday I put together an outfit featuring a piece of clothing with sequins. It was a nice way to reunite with clothes from my wardrobe that are not getting much wear these days, and exercise some wishful thinking – planning outfits for social occasions that, in the short term at least, don’t exist anymore.

Weekend Brunch

This top is a navy velvet (!) sweatshirt embroidered with iridescent (!) sequins(!) in a floral pattern. It’s a lot and, yet, because of the style it can be dressed down. I mean, you will never blend into the crowd with this top, but worn with casual pants it can read as “casual fancy”. At least in my books … but you guys know that I lean “extra” when it comes to clothes. I loved the way the iridescent colours of the top paired with the marigold yellow of the pants. Dark navy as a grounding neutral is perfect here.

Date Night

Ok, so even at the best of times, my date nights are probably not exciting enough to justify this skirt. Speaking of extra … this is EXTRA AF. I tried to “tone it down” with a very traditional, menswear-cut cashmere sweater. The contrast pleased me greatly. Adding the OTK slouchy boots probably doesn’t help pare back on the extra-ness, but they are undeniably cool. Maybe I just need to gather my courage and just go for it, next time the opportunity comes along.

Dinner Party

I definitely don’t attend dinner parties that are fancy enough for this outfit, but let’s imagine me as a “lady who lunches”. She would wear this outfit SOMEwhere, possibly to a gallery opening or something equally fab. I was originally going to pair this sequin-embroidered wrap jacket with jeans or something super casual (juxtaposition FTW) but I am glad that I leaned all the way into the Ralph-Lauren-80s-safari-look instead. Then again, I probably have been reading too many back issues of Vogue lately.

Black Tie Gala

This is the point where I went ALL IN. This vintage skirt is technically beaded not sequined, but I included it in the line-up anyway. It’s too stunning not to. I wanted to pair with an equally statement piece, so I pulled a Sharon-Stone-at-the-Oscars move (that reference is probably way too old for some of you, sorry) and went with a button-down shirt. But instead of using a men’s shirt, I used a Yohji Yamamoto asymmetrical shirt that I bought from a fellow thrifter on IG (in the Before Times). The construction is out of this world, and you will have to take my word for it, sadly, since I can’t photograph black garments for sh*t. I added my trusty Greta Constantine x Danier belt as a finishing piece, along with some sparkly dangly thrifted earrings. I felt ready for my close-up!

40th Birthday Party

This was not a hypothetical. This was what I had planned to wear this year for my 40th birthday party. I don’t usually throw parties, but I was going to make an exception because, well, milestone. Now, who knows? My birthday is not until August which might as well be 2 years away at the rate life seems to be moving these days. Maybe we will all be partying in the streets come August. But I somehow doubt it. I’m sure I will get to wear this dress at some point – it would be a crying shame otherwise – but probably not as originally planned. So I’m glad that I got the chance to wear it, even for a short while, now.