Orange Crush
I have stayed away from orange for most of my life. As a ginger, fear of looking “too orange” is ingrained in me. Lately, though, I’ve been exploring my “outside comfort zone” colours, and orange (along with hot pink) is an example. This Zara houndstooth skirt jumped out at me, practically, from the rack — I love how graphic and cool it looks in a black/orange combination. The front slit is sexy too, but still wearable. I decided to pair it with blue accents, as a nice contrast. At the last minute, in addition to the peek of blouse cuffs and collar, I added the scarf — another lucky thrift find. A wool Paul Smith scarf for under $10? Yes please. And the abstract floral pattern is so good, especially next to the houndstooth. Love, love, loved this outfit.
The Outfit That Wasn’t
Sometimes I have a great idea for an outfit, but because it’s a little more “extra”, I chicken out at the last minute from wearing it (unless I’m just wearing it around the house). So it was with this outfit … which I loved, but on a day I didn’t feel like dealing with potential comments or stares from strangers. I substituted pants for the skirt and wore that instead, which was also a nice outfit but not as cool (IMO). The socks were definitely winners, though. Poached them from my husband, keeping.
Hot Pink Groove
As I mentioned, I’m slightly obsessed with hot pink at the moment. Something about that degree of saturation that just fires up my neurons. Or something like that. I thrifted these culottes as an experiment; they’re Inc International, nothing fancy, but the cut is very nice and they drape nicely too. I wanted to see if a pair of hot pink pants (not hot pants, to be clear) would be versatile. This outfit was a good starting point. I have lots of other ideas, so the tentative answer is “yes”.
Bathrobe Wrapped in a Blanket
… is how my husband described this outfit, but he was just jealous. Because it really was *that* comfy and cozy. To be fair, this Zero+Maria Cornejo dress I got on Poshmark last year is made out of (fancy, I’m sure) terrycloth-like fabric that feels like it should be a robe, but is cut like a very nice dress. It does need a belt to give it more shape (it’s slightly large on me) but I’m well covered in that department. This Club Monaco belt was a recent thrift find, and worked like a charm.
That first outfit is so undeniably chic! It’s what I imagine either an Art Gallery director or one of those super stylish University Profs wear. I also feel like the scarf is an indispensible part of the outfit.
Lovely scarf! It’s amazing how it changes up what might otherwise be a simple outfit. And I have to say I like the substitute version with pants… it’s fall colors but with the unexpected blue, it’s a whole different level.
I was really pleased with how the blue worked with the rest of the warm colours. I was inspired by the socks, I have to say.