AdinaJ

08
Dec
2014

The Impossible Skirt

categories: style

Pleated skirt; pink plaid skirt; pink plaid pleated skirt — Skirt, consignment; sweater, J. Crew Factory; shoes, Prada; bag, Marc Jacobs (swap)

I love this skirt. A lot. As a bonus, it still fits, even though I bought it two years and a lot of pounds ago. Yay for A-lines.

But.

It’s a pain in the butt to accessorize. Matching is basically impossible. This pinky mauvey colour is a chameleon; every time I think I’ve found a match for it, it morphs into something different. Finding a complementary colour has proven difficult too. I don’t know why, but it stumps me every time. I usually wear it with black, so this time I tried my “new black”: burgundy. ‘S alright. I think it would work better with a more purple-leaning burgundy.

J. Crew melody tassel necklace — necklace, J. Crew

This necklace was my only retail purchase over the Black Friday weekend, and I love it. The length is adjustable (by a lot), which makes it really versatile. And it fits right in with my current burgundy obsession.

07
Dec
2014

What I Wore: November Work Capsule

categories: Capsule Wardrobe

November was a short month, work-wise, but it was stressful enough for two. Oof. I’m wiped, you guys. I’ve got nothing interesting to write; if I was a drinker, I’d say “pour me a double and let’s pretend this month never happened, mkay?” So, no deep thoughts from Adina on this month’s capsule – lucky you!

The details: 24 pieces for 17 outfits. I was away at a conference for 2 days in November, but I’ll (hopefully) cover that in a separate post. Here are the outfits:

work capsule; work wear capsule; office wear capsule — one, two, three

work style capsule; office clothes capsule; work capsule; office capsule; capsule dressing — seven, eight, nine

office wardrobe capsule; work capsule; capsule dressing; capsule office wear — ten, eleven, twelve

work wardrobe capsule; work capsule; office capsule; office wear — thirteen, fourteen, fifteen

work wardrobe capsule; work capsule; office wear; office outfits; office capsule — sixteen, seventeen

Wow, that was a lot of blue! To be honest, I felt indifferent to most of my outfits this month; you could say I hit a little style slump. I’m sure a lot of that had to do with the weather, which took a sharp turn towards winter. Maybe it was also capsule fatigue – totally a real thing, you guys. I’ve been re-working my December capsule to make sure it includes more “wow” pieces – things that really make my heart sing. Yeah, I just wrote that. About clothes. Sorry.

Anyway, my fave outfits for November were #13 and #15. Fave piece? That floral Ralph Lauren dress (#3 and #16). How about yours?

05
Dec
2014

The New Uniform

categories: Uncategorized

MaxMara Ragni coat; Lilka purple print dress — Dress, Lilka (thrifted); sweater, J. Crew Factory; scarf, consignment; boots, Target; coat, MaxMara; bag, Marc Jacobs (swap)

So, this is basically my new weekend uniform: dress + sweater + tights + coat + scarf. Anything (and everything) to avoid pants. I missed last weekend’s deep freeze – when the temps dipped to something utterly preposterous like -18F – but this formula has gotten through everything else. So far. I really shouldn’t tempt Mother Nature.

I have to say, this is perhaps not my favourite iteration of the uniform. It looked better in my head. I hate when that happens.

sparkly gel manicure — a manicure any Frozen-obsessed 6-year old would love

Speaking of questionable choices, how ridiculous is this manicure on a 34-year old? A French woman somewhere just threw up in her mouth a little bit, and the poor thing doesn’t even know why. It’s like the butterfly effect, except for tacky (awesome) manicures.

Author: AdinaJ