
Details: Gap turtleneck & shirt, Abound jacket, Ralph Lauren skirt, Fossil belt, Laredo boots, Coach bag (all secondhand)
Thoughts: I loved the subtle pattern mixing – the turtleneck is black with thin brown stripes – and the colour palette. This wash of denim is a perfect pairing for black & brown. Instead of my usual over-the-knee boots, I tried this mini skirt with my beloved kiltie lace-ups … and I didn’t hate it. At all. In fact, I’m a big fan. It stirred up memories of 1995 – Empire Records, anyone? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, fellow gen Xers, but that movie turns 30 this year. Which is strange, because 1995 was only, like, 18 years ago … surely?

Details: Nomi turtleneck, Levi’s jacket, Atlantic Pacific x Halogen skirt, BR belt, Laredo boots (all secondhand)
Thoughts: I call this pretty princess meets pretty goth. Sometimes you just want to go about your business looking like a cupcake in combat boots. And by “business” I mean thrifting, of course. We are at that stage of winter when I avoid leaving the house at all costs unless I’m on my way to (a) a thrift store, (b) a library, or (c) both of the above. I also see my friends, sometimes. Luckily, I hang with a bunch of lovely hermit introverts just like me, so when winter rolls around, we mostly just text each other memes and random heart emojis.

Details: J. Crew shirt, Free People sweater, Club Monaco skirt, Browns shoes (all thrifted)
Thoughts: It’s the little bow tie thingie that makes the outfit, isn’t it? Watch me put a bow on everything from now on. No, you think I’m joking, but I’m not. The number of bow tie listings I’m currently watching on Poshmark: not zero. I can’t be more specific because I don’t want to start a panic 😉

Details: H&M shirt, Tabi vest, Ralph Lauren jacket, Babaton pants, Fossil belt, Ferragamo shoes (all secondhand)
Thoughts: Sometimes I feel like a princess, sometimes I feel like your grandpa. Isn’t self-expression a wonderful thing? You know what the drill is here: layers, textures, layers, subtle patterns, layers. I’m in a weird place with pants right now, where I don’t love some of the older silhouettes I have – like this kick flare cords – anymore, but I am not sure what direction I want to go now. I like straight leg jeans a lot, but regular pants are harder to figure out. Well, I know what I want, actually: more pants like my vintage white Liz Claiborne chinos. But good luck trying to find that. I need alternatives … which have not manifested yet 🙁

Details: Babaton turtleneck, Jones NY cardigan, Ricki’s skirt, vintage belt, Browns shoes (all thrifted)
Thoughts: Speaking of classics, any Practical Magic fans out here? Because I definitely feel like this outfit is an (unintentional) homage. I’m obsessed with – you’ll never guess – the colours and textures of these pieces, the cardigan and skirt especially. Both vintage, natch. I paid FIFTEEN whole dollars (but they were Canadian so, like, $3.50 USD) for this cardigan because I love the cottage-witch vibe of it all.

Details: Pendleton tee, Limited cardigan, BDG jeans, Fossil belt (all thrifted)
Thoughts: This tee-cardigan combo is pure *chef’s kiss*. The jeans were a no-brainer for that 70s boho vibe. Not much else to say here, except that the pattern on the Pendleton tee (Chief Joseph) is the same one on the blanket I thrifted last year. I like that little bit of symmetry from the universe-slash-thrift-gods.

Details: Babaton turtleneck, United Colours of Benetton sweater, unlabelled skirt, Suzy Shier coat, Ricki’s bag (all thrifted)
Thoughts: Nothing fancy here – in fact, I debated posting this outfit at all. I feel like it looked really cute in real life, but I’m not sure it looks that way in photos. With a lot of stuff I’m wearing these days, the beauty is in details that are hard to capture in a still image; the movement, the texture, the feel of the pieces.
As awesome as always!!!
Have to thank you for the chuckle about what you paid for the cardigan sweater (where you provided US$ conversion for the Cdn$ you paid 🤣)
I never tire of seeing what your spirit and your wardrobe will offer next!
Awww, thanks Teresa!