Vintage Ombre

I’ve been “saving” this skirt since February, after my initial plans to wear it upon return from our beach vacation in Mexico were, ahem, rearranged in the wake of COVID. It took me a long time to come around to the idea that it’s okay to wear “nice” clothes at home, and even longer to get comfortable with wearing fancy ones. Like … a wool pencil skirt? Would have been unthinkable back in April. But here we are. Why not a beautiful wool pencil skirt? It has a looser fit, so it’s comfortable even by my relaxed WFH standards. And did I mention beautiful? The fabric is unlike anything I’ve seen before and I love it so, so much. You guys know how much I love rainbows and the muted colours of this one are perfect for me.

Birthday Party Ready

Speaking of perfect, I present you: my outfit for my daughter’s 7th birthday party. “Party” is a loose term here – it was a family only affair – but we sure embodied the spirit of it. There was ice cream cake, and presents, and dancing, and even a pinata. My daughter, like someone else you know, adores sparkly things (and pink) so I wore this skirt to make her happy. Ahem. Yep, a regular maternal sacrifice that one. Ok, fine, who are we kidding: a cupcake pink sequin midi skirt is very much Adina’s Current Season of Life material. Also on that season? This “glitchy Mickey” Zara shirt I Poshed recently. [Is Posh(mark)ing a verb? I’m gonna go with yes.] It fits this new style I’m exploring, a sartorial marriage of sorts between kitsch and noir. Whimsy and darkness. Oddly fitting for the Black Mirror version of reality that 2020 has turned into.

Fall Hues

This is more like the kind of outfit you’d expect to see here, and you WILL continue to see here. A mix of high (Dries Van Noten skirt) and low (Zara top); interesting shapes and proportions; pattern mixing (need to get back into that more); statement jewelry. This all still works for me, and remains the core of my style expression, even as I experiment with new inspirations. I also feel like it’s worth noting that this brick-ish brown colour is surprising me; brown is not really a colour I think about often, unless we’re talking about something like beige (y’all know I love my oatmeal-coloured sacks), but this particular shade is really versatile, and looks amazing with blues (my fave colour). Don’t trust me; Dries thinks so too – just look at that beautiful skirt.

4 Comments on What I Wore: It’s Beginning to Look Like Fall, 2020 Edition

  1. All three of your outfits are showstoppers. Those skirts make me swoon…especially the first one.

    When quarantine hit I hit Poshmark hard. I justify by only spending my credits from whatever I sell. “Free” money!

  2. I love every one of these outfits! You continue to be inspiring through this Covid mess, and I always look forward to seeing what you’re wearing. Thanks for providing some brightness!