What I Wore: Early September, 2020

Punk Princess

Someone on IG called this “punk princess” and I was, like, “hello, my new best friend.” But seriously. I would like to think I have a bit of punk spirit in me, but the reality is that I am a white, middle class, suburban working mom which doesn’t exactly scream “punk”. The best I can hope for is a slightly edgier take on a basic fall outfit; add a tulle skirt to a leather jacket/sweater combo, boots with a bit of attitude, and call it punk-adjacent. Speaking of the skirt, I am quite confident that this will be the Statement Skirt Fall, because I’ve suddenly acquired half a dozen interesting skirts in the last few weeks, to add to an already full roster, and I need to give them a chance to shine. Not coincidentally, I’m sure, fewer and fewer of my pants fit. As they say: one door closes, one door opens.

I Heart Marni

Along with Dries Van Noten, Marni is my number 1 designer brand to stalk obsessively on Poshmark. I love their aesthetic; like Dries, they do really cool things with prints and silhouettes. I pounced on this blouse when it came up on Posh for a great price, because it’s everything I love about Marni. Interesting colour palette, mixed patterns, slightly unusual design (it’s cut almost like a boxy jacket, but wears like a blouse). I kept things simple with the rest of the outfit here, but I am planning to see how I can take that pattern mixing up another notch.

I Also Heart Gap

Sometime in the last year, I fell into the habit of collecting Gap novelty sweaters. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not the strangest collection I own, and you only have to look at this sweater to see why it’s a fun collection to have. Long time readers are well familiar with my Gap rainbow stripe sweater (I actually own 3 different versions now), which is a shockingly versatile piece. I think the same is true for this rainbow heart sweater. It’s a simple but eye-catching graphic design that adds a pop of colour – and a bit of whimsy – to an otherwise fairly plain outfit. The playfulness also works well with the exaggerated balloon shape of this COS skirt (a recent Poshmark purhase). I am really pleased with the overall silhouette, which is a slightly different take on my regular midi skirt formula.

Eye of the Tiger

Um, did I mention how much I love Gap novelty sweaters? I did? Thirty seconds ago? Well, good. Here’s another one. This reminded me of Kenzo’s signature tiger design, without being a total knock-off. I like that this tiger is a lot more cuddly-looking, and I appreciate the juxtaposition against the stripes. The little stars are just chef’s kiss All in all, it’s one very photogenic sweater. That’s actually a distinction; I have plenty of beautiful garments that photograph “meh”. Not this sweater. And it really makes this otherwise basic outfit totally memorable.