Details: United Colours of Benetton sweater, LAMB coat, Commando leggings (all thrifted), Josef Seibel boots (retail, old).
Thoughts: I’ve gotten burnt before buying vintage sweaters because the fit is usually boxy and oversized, which is *fine* except that it has to be the RIGHT kind of boxy and oversized for my body. I almost passed on this Benetton sweater for that reason, but the colours and charm (those wee little houses!) pulled me in, along with the fact that it was only $5 which is an acceptable level of risk to assume. But it turned out great! I love it. And this was a good outfit all around.
Details: vintage cardigan (secondhand), Zero+Maria Cornejo dress (via Poshmark), Club Monaco belt, Free People shoes (both thrifted)
Thoughts: I tried this outfit with and without the belt, thinking I would prefer the former, and … actually, I liked both. I will never not love a statement belt, but the unbelted fit has its appeal too. Plus, oversized and chunky fits like this are still all over the runways so it’s fashion too 😉
Details: Wilfred dress, Linda Lundstrom pants (both thrifted)
Thoughts: Speaking of runways, this was my take on that Giambattista Valli outfit I posted last week. Quite happy with how it turned out. I had to belt the dress to “hike up” the slit so that more of the pants could show, but ended up draping the excess material over the belt so it can’t be seen — which is a shame because the belt also matched.
Details: Kenzo top (via consignment), Wilfred cardigan (thrifted), Rachel Comey skirt (via Poshmark).
Thoughts: Just playing around with patterns and silhouettes.
Details: Love Moschino dress, J. Crew vest (both thrifted), Obakki jacket (swap); Hue tights (retail, old), Chelsea Crew shoes (thrifted).
Thoughts: I was drawn to the pairing of what I call a full-bodied floral (kind like a full-bodied wine, but also I know nothing about wines, don’t mind me) dress and the neutral check vest. Then I was stumped for the third piece. It could have worked without too, but I am always up for a style challenge so I kept trying different things. Settling on this Obakki jacket was a stroke of inspiration — the colour is similar to the vest, but it has a (subtle) pattern that is different which adds some more visual depth to the outfit.
Details: MaxMara sweater (via Poshmark), H&M skirt (thrifted).
Details: Debew poncho, William Morris x H&M dress, Club Monaco belt (all thrifted).
Love the Benetton sweater – what a great find and the whole outfit is superb. I have a question – do you wear these outfits to work / out and about? What sorts of reactions do you get, esp for some of the more out there pattern mixes?
I work from home so most days, I don’t leave my house. The outfits I wear outside, I usually photograph outside so you can easily get a sense of that if it’s of interest.
I’ve only ever had positive responses from people at work, though to be fair – they usually only see the top half of my outfit 😉
I don’t often clock people looking at my outfits in real life, but I’ve received the occasional compliment.
Thank you! These are all definitely amazing outfits for video calls.
As always, your imaginative outfits are so inspiring! I’ve had so little interest in (my own) clothes recently and I’ve been in a (very boring) rut with my choices. Hopefully this will provide some indirect inspiration to get me to explore interesting combinations again.
And speaking of interesting combinations – the vest with the Obakki jacket is great. The shapes are so intriguing together, and I like how the colors/patterns of the two pieces coordinate but don’t match.
I often find myself in a rut with clothes around this time of year, which I blame on winter blues. Sometimes, all it takes for me is seeing some cool inspo or maybe thrifting something I’m excited to wear, and that gets the creative juices flowing again.