Details: Free People sweater, vintage jacket, Ralph Lauren skirt (all secondhand), Mia shoes (retail)
Thoughts: Listen, I need another skirt like I need a headache BUT … this skirt was an offer I couldn’t refuse, okay? Vintage Ralph Lauren skirts have me in a chokehold, as do wool blanket skirts, so you put those things together and slap a $40 price on the thing, and I am going to add to cart. And also: just look at those colours! They’re sooooo good. Poshmark got me, and I regret nothing. The day I wore this outfit, four (4) different people stopped me to tell me my skirt was awesome. If that’s not a return on investment, I don’t know what is. [That’s just a figure of speech, kids. ROI does not apply to clothes, because clothes are not an investment. Though, to be fair, neither is the stock market currently. Ba-tum-tish!]
Details: Club Monaco sweater, Abound jacket, Auxiliary belt, Asos boots, Coach bag (all secondhand), Chepe dress (retail)
Thoughts: Winterized one of my fave summer dresses, hopefully for the last time this season. Never sleep on brown/black as a total banger of a colour combo, especially with some white and leopard in the mix. As someone who doesn’t love animal prints as a general rule, this feels very fresh and fun to me. I also loved the proportions of this outfit. Volume on top + volume on the bottom might seem like a lot of volume, but keeping the top part cropped, and adding a belt, keeps it all under control.
Details: Tommy Hilfiger shirt, Ralph Lauren vest, Ricki’s pants, Ferragamo shoes (all thrifted)
Thoughts: Just your basic Ralph Lauren cosplay in a brown and navy palette. What else is there to say? It ain’t broke, I ain’t fixing it.
Details: Banana Republic turtleneck, unlabeled tee, Old Navy cardigan, Babaton skirt (all thrifted), Dr. Martens shoes (Poshmark)
Thoughts: Elementary school art teacher meets the 90s in the closet … and they lived happily ever after. My daughter totally tried to steal this outfit, which you’ll either think is cute (I do!) or weird (boo!). I love the primary colour combo of blue and yellow. I guess that Van Gogh guy was onto something …
Details: H&M tee, Frank & Oak blazer, Calvin Klein jeans, Miz Mooz shoes (all thrifted)
Thoughts: Finally found some vintage, relaxed fit Calvins and I’m thrilled. Now, I can pretend to be an off-duty 90s model walking through an airport. IYKYK. And before you get too salty, I said “pretend”. The key thing is that the outfit evokes a vibe, and the vibe makes me feel good and confident. Other people can think I look like a hobbit coming off a 6-month hibernation, I don’t care. In my head, I’m a hobbit who looks like Linda Evangelista on her way to jump on a Paris-bound Concorde.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again…your hair (and your style) are stunning!
Ahhh, thank you so much!