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.

2 Comments on What I Wore: end of January 2025

  1. 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!

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