Details: Tahari shirt, Ralph Lauren sweater, Ports jacket, Ricki’s pants, Fossil belt, Pedro Mirailles shoes (all secondhand)
Thoughts: Favourite recent outfit by a significant margin, and I hope you can understand why. I’m very happy to have found these (a) pants, and (b) shoes recently, because I think both of them fit in very nicely with my current wardrobe. Ricki’s isn’t a brand I normally look for, but after a good experience last year (my white skirt, purchased new), it’s one I’m now open to considering. At the end of the day, if the style and quality are good, I’m not fussed about the brand. Sadly, a friend told me that Ricki’s is now going out of business. My intent is to not buy any clothing items at retail this year, but if you are shopping at the mall, you may be able to stock up on some solid workwear during their liquidation sales.
Details: Babaton turtleneck, Ralph Lauren sweater, Dalmys skirt, vintage shoes (all secondhand)
Thoughts: We love this sweater, but how do we feel about this skirt? The colour is perfect and, yes, I am saying that about grey oatmeal. Listen, it’s a good neutral for other colours I’m feeling lately (red, white, blue in particular), ok? This is a pretty monochromatic outfit, but the sweater is interesting enough on its own. Getting back to the skirt, I am also a fan of the length and faux-wrap style, but I am not sure about the material. It has a tendency to wrinkle, I think, and I don’t typically have patience for that. I may have been a bit over-hasty in thrifting this skirt, rather than wait for an even better option. On the other hand, maybe I’m too picky, lol! I’ll def be giving it a few more spins — I have several outfits already in mind — before I decide whether it’s worth going back to the drawing board thrift store or sticking with what I already have.
Details: Michigan Rag Co jacket, Club Monaco sweater, Tabi skirt, Coach bag (all thrifted)
Thoughts: Micro-trends keep getting churned out, and I keep mostly tuning them out … except when they happen to align with my own interests. Case in point: fisherman core. I hear that, and I think Ralph Lauren meets Jessica Fletcher and I am immediately DOWN. I mean, this outfit took me all of 10 seconds to put together, and most of that time was spent debating which Coach bag I wanted to wear with it. In the end, the decision was made via the tried-and-true methodology of “eeny, meeny, miny, moe”.
Details: Ralph Lauren shirt, Eddie Bauer cardigan, Anne Klein belt, Levi’s jeans, Brown’s shoes (all thrifted)
Thoughts: I could call this “dressy fisherman core” but that would be just silly. I think both Ralph and Jessica would approve of this outfit, though, and that’s all that matters. Well, that, and the fact that I liked it. OBVI.
Details: Ricki’s skirt (retail), Mexx cardigan, BR belt, Zara shoes (all thrifted)
Thoughts: Another micro-trend I’m seeing a lot lately on IG is the white, long, full skirts. Again, I approve the message, as I am very fond of my own white, long, full skirt that I spent month and months trying to find. A combo that’s been speaking a lot to me is this type of skirt paired with black (and silver) pieces … so, voila! Option #1, straight from my closet. Needless to say, I have a few other combinations in mind, and I feel confident in saying that this skirt is going to see even more action this year than last.
Details: Ricki’s turtleneck, Ralph Lauren sweater & jacket, BR jeans, Fossil belt, Coach bag (all secondhand)
Thoughts: I got so fed up with the weather recently that I went to dig out this (lighter) jacket from my off-season closet and proceeded to put on eleventy layers of clothing so I could wear it. I just needed some joy in my life, ok? Also, I was outside for exactly the 90 seconds it took to secure these photos, plus the walk to and from the car and (a) the thrift store, (b) the library, and (c) A&W, our family’s weekly “dining out” treat. These are the only acceptable reasons for which I will leave a warm house on a Saturday in February in the middle of a -30 C cold snap.
Details: Gucci blouse, Uniqlo sweater, unlabelled skirt (all thrifted), Zara shoes (retail)
Thoughts: I really liked this sweater/shirt combo last time I wore … so I wore it again, this time with a totally matchy matchy skirt. And a matchy matchy necklace. The end.