What I Wore: End of July 2020

Going For Gold

I’m not super into astrology but the memes are fun, so this year I’ve been embracing the whole Leo Season thing. My best friend is also a Leo, so we egg each other on with the meme game. Anyway, Leo’s are supposed to love yellow and gold, but until recently, I didn’t relate to that at all. Then I realized that I do love yellow … just not the traditional kind. I like the weird ones – mustard, chartreuse, and this shade which I like to call “Antique Gold”. It’s a bit green, a bit brown, and altogether lovely. Especially in velvet, which adds a whole other dimension to it. I love the simplicity of this sack dress; what drew me to it, apart from the colour and texture, was the knowledge that it would serve as a perfect backdrop for a lot of my statement necklaces. Here, I wore it with a matching Rafael necklace, but gave the colour story a surprise twist with purple shoes.

Summer Layers

You guys know how much I love layering, and this outfit is one of my fave layering experiments to date. Summer is not the easier season for layers, but it’s still possible to achieve a cool effect – figuratively and literally – with lightweight pieces like linen and silk. Admittedly, the knit vest came off before noon as the temps rose, but I had to try it on because it just lends some lovely angles to this outfit.

Summer Vibes

It’s still a linen kind of summer, even more so in the last week as temps soared into the 30s Celsius. For a slightly cooler morning, a little white denim jacket is perfect. There is something so quintessentially summer about light blue and white combos, isn’t there? I also added one of my newest handmade necklaces, which I am calling “Daisy”. The yellow also pops against blue, and completes that whole summer-inspired palette.