Punk Princess
Someone on IG called this “punk princess” and I was, like, “hello, my new best friend.” But seriously. I would like to think I have a bit of punk spirit in me, but the reality is that I am a white, middle class, suburban working mom which doesn’t exactly scream “punk”. The best I can hope for is a slightly edgier take on a basic fall outfit; add a tulle skirt to a leather jacket/sweater combo, boots with a bit of attitude, and call it punk-adjacent. Speaking of the skirt, I am quite confident that this will be the Statement Skirt Fall, because I’ve suddenly acquired half a dozen interesting skirts in the last few weeks, to add to an already full roster, and I need to give them a chance to shine. Not coincidentally, I’m sure, fewer and fewer of my pants fit. As they say: one door closes, one door opens.
I Heart Marni
Along with Dries Van Noten, Marni is my number 1 designer brand to stalk obsessively on Poshmark. I love their aesthetic; like Dries, they do really cool things with prints and silhouettes. I pounced on this blouse when it came up on Posh for a great price, because it’s everything I love about Marni. Interesting colour palette, mixed patterns, slightly unusual design (it’s cut almost like a boxy jacket, but wears like a blouse). I kept things simple with the rest of the outfit here, but I am planning to see how I can take that pattern mixing up another notch.
I Also Heart Gap
Sometime in the last year, I fell into the habit of collecting Gap novelty sweaters. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not the strangest collection I own, and you only have to look at this sweater to see why it’s a fun collection to have. Long time readers are well familiar with my Gap rainbow stripe sweater (I actually own 3 different versions now), which is a shockingly versatile piece. I think the same is true for this rainbow heart sweater. It’s a simple but eye-catching graphic design that adds a pop of colour – and a bit of whimsy – to an otherwise fairly plain outfit. The playfulness also works well with the exaggerated balloon shape of this COS skirt (a recent Poshmark purhase). I am really pleased with the overall silhouette, which is a slightly different take on my regular midi skirt formula.
Eye of the Tiger
Um, did I mention how much I love Gap novelty sweaters? I did? Thirty seconds ago? Well, good. Here’s another one. This reminded me of Kenzo’s signature tiger design, without being a total knock-off. I like that this tiger is a lot more cuddly-looking, and I appreciate the juxtaposition against the stripes. The little stars are just chef’s kiss All in all, it’s one very photogenic sweater. That’s actually a distinction; I have plenty of beautiful garments that photograph “meh”. Not this sweater. And it really makes this otherwise basic outfit totally memorable.
Love both the Gap sweaters, but that sparkly tiger striped version is just SO FREAKING COOL!
It really is … almost can’t believe it’s Gap.
Looooove punk princess.
It’s a fun look to play up 🙂