Saturday, June 30, 2012

ruffle jacket




the look:

dress - kaliyana
dhotti pants - old
jacket - from a local arts and crafts import shop (#2)
cap - old
boots - old, from an army surplus store

the tale:

laziness struck this morning. but not completely. i did manage to grab a different jacket.

Friday, June 29, 2012

test me dress





the look:

dress - kaliyana
dhotti pants - old
jacket - from a local arts and crafts import shop (#2)
cap - old
boots - old, from an army surplus store

the tale:

i am discovering how hard it is to wear black when it is hot. no, that is not right. i am discovering that it doesn't help to keep oneself cool to wear black when it is hot. yes, that is more accurate. and yet i feel most comfortable -- psychologically - when i wear black. so i can't let go, physical discomfort notwithstanding. it has been a very long week. it is time for the weekend to begin

Thursday, June 28, 2012

procrastinate no longer cap







the look:

top, skirt and jacket - kaliyana
hat - old
chelsea boots - cydwoq

the tale:

i keep forgetting that i have a boot in with the cobbler for repair -- it was missing a tongue (stabilizer) loop. my forgetting about retrieving the boot is probably because it isn't a boot that i would wear right now. in other words, i don't miss it. still, i should retrieve it. i shouldn't risk it going astray. then i would be one boot short of a pair of boots. what would i do then? no doubt rue the day(s) that i kept procrastinating.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

green meadows dress




the look:

dress - old april cornell
cropped trousers - old, from a local arts and crafts import shop
cardi - old anthropologie
hat - old nine west
oxfords - old cydwoq
bag - the cambridge satchel company

the tale:

adding a little colour into the wardrobe. like old times.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

long sleeves cardi





the look:

top - kaliyana
cardi - roots
dhotti pants - old, from a local arts and crafts import shop (#1)
hat - old
boots - old, from an army surplus store

the tale:

i adore long sleeves. the longer the better. long enough to cover my knuckles is good.  long enough to reach my finger tips is better. the best? hanging well past the finger tips.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

a touch of the nautical shoes




the look:

top and skirts - kaliyana
jacket - old zara
hat - old nine west
shoes - old jump

the tale:

(i am not sure why i think "nautical" when i consider the shoes that i wore today, but i do.) you know how, sometimes, you are advised just to trust your instincts? lately, this advice just keeps coming back to me, as, time after time, instinctive purchases (old and new) are turning out to be some of my best purchases.  the "nautical" shoes are one such purchase. hearing the advice and being reminded of it time and again are one thing. heeding the advice is another thing. i am trying. the difficulty for me: recognizing when my instincts are speaking to me and when my conscious mind is speaking to me, trying to override my instincts.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

caught out wearing brown vest











the look:

shirt - old jacob
tie - old gap
tunic - from a local arts and crafts import shop (#2)
skirt and jacket - kaliyana
hat - old nine west
boots - john fluevog

the tale:

i got caught out wearing brown today.  yes, i have already said that the brown and black vest was a mistake.  and, yes, i have already said that i like the brown and black vest, notwithstanding that it is brown and black and not black. but i never thought that i would be called on it -- the mistake, the fact that the vest isn't black. but it's okay. the black one arrived today. strange coincidence huh?

Sunday, June 10, 2012

just the dress ... dress







the look:

dress and top - kaliyana
hat - old nine west
shoes - old john fluevog

the tale:

i love a dress that works as a dress and as a jumper dress. that's all that i have to say about my adventures in dressing (cue laughter) today. i am drained. as much as i needed this weekend, i now need a work week to recover from this weekend.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

fall back dress








the look:

dress - melow by melissa bolduc
skirt (worn under dress) - kaliyana
pullover - lululemon
hat - old nine west
shoes - old marsell

the tale:

this morning, when i woke up, the only things on my mind were that i had to get up and that because i had to get up i wanted to wear lulu (what i call any clothing from lululemon). of course, once i got up and started putting on lulu (head to toe), recent acceptance of certain realizations made me change my mind. (one of these realizations is that i don't always like how i look when i wear "lounging clothes" for anything other than lounging, meaning that when i wear "lounging clothes" for anything other than lounging, while my intent may have been to make myself comfortable, because i don't like how i look, i quickly start feeling very uncomfortable, quite the opposite of what i had intended.) so i put lulu away (but for one token piece) and threw on a dress. immediately i started feeling much better. it was a long work week, so i am ready for a do-absolutely-nothing-but-what-i-want-to-do weekend.

Friday, June 8, 2012

all sharp edges and angles dress










the look:

blouse - april cornell
dress and jacket - kaliyana
hat - old nine west
shoes - old john fluevog

the tale:

after work today, i went into another local arts and crafts import shop (i.e., not the one that i usually frequent and purchase clothes from). this other shop carries more clothes than my usual shop. but it is a bit less convenient to get to than my usual shop, so i don't usually make the effort to visit the shop anything close to regularly. and, truth be told, the clothes aren't quite as interesting as the ones that i find in my usual shop. that said, today, i found the most interesting style of jumper dress there. i didn't get it, but i am seriously considering returning there and given the jumper dress a try. (there was also a nice blouse there. so while i am there, i might also give the blouse a try as well. i might as well right?)