The Favourite
Umm, what the title says. There are a few pieces in my closet that I consider truly special, and this is one at the top of that short list. I cannot tell you how much I adore this skirt, and how wonderful it feels to wear it. Yes, even working from home. There is something so decadent and luxurious about wearing something so beautiful even if no one else but you can see it. I like to think it makes me more confident for important meetings too, hah!
The construction is fantastic, and I appreciate how much thought went into the design details. I am thinking of doing a whole separate post to show you everything with close-ups because it’s a good study in quality-spotting. But beyond all that, it just speaks to my (sartorial) soul. The length, the draping, the colours and prints — if we went back to the idea of a Platonic skirt, for me this would be it.
Short Story, pt. 2
These shorts are really pushing me to test the boundaries of my personal style. They make me a little uncomfortable, for lack of a better word, but I think they are on the border of the Venn diagram of my style influences, so it’s just a matter of exploring those edges and seeing how I can incorporate them into outfits that feel like “me”. This effort is not a bad attempt; I feel like the shorts rein in the top combo – which I love, but which could easily go into the opposite direction from where I currently want to be, style-wise. It’s “boho” with a dash of “grandma”, but the shorts stop it from going all the way into “kooky-ville”.
Minimally Sporty Spice
Y’all know that “sporty” in no way, shape or form describes yours truly, but I like to flirty with sportwear-adjacent looks. Fashion sneakers and an Adidas bag is my flirtation here. The rest of the outfit — “cool mom” jeans and a graphic sweater — is much more my usual speed. Well, apart from the cool part. I’m still not sure how I really feel about there high waist Madewell jeans — or all jeans, to be honest — but they’re super popular with the Millennial crowd, and I am not immune to some social influencing. Millennial “cool” still feels attainable to this cusp-Gen Xer; Gen Z cool – forget about it! And get off my lawn, too!
Great idea – would love to see a post where you show what makes a garment ‘good quality’ (as we all know it isn’t necessarily the price).