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!
Buna Adina,
Imi place mult stilul tau, mai ales cum combini culorile si stilurile in moduri mai neobisnuite iar rezultatul este intotdeauna fenomenal.
Stiind ca te pricepi, intrebarea mea este daca iti faci haine singura (crosetate, tricotate) si cand faci o postare in care sa le arati.
Poate faci o postare si cu bijuteriile facute de tine.
Nu in ultimul rand: felicitari pentru carte!
Simona
Hi Simona – I don’t make clothes (knit, crochet, or sew), though I wish I did. I would love to be able to upcycle and re-work thrifted clothes but, unfortunately, it’s a skill I don’t have and am too intimidated to try to learn. Maybe some day!
I have written/posted some of my selfmade jewelry from time to time, but I’ll think about your suggestion and see if there’s an interesting angle to chat more about it.
Thanks!