What I Wore | Handicrafts

WhatIWore: I did it! I finally finished my fall striped sweater and got to wear it last week. My color palette came from my 70s Art Teacher inspiration boards including black, cream, charcoal, a heathered rusty cinnamon red and a lighter shade of navy. It’s going to look great with denim and black pants and hopefully the rust colored trousers I want to make soon.  I will type up the details for Ravelry when I get a chance!

For this outfit, I wanted to lean a little more modern and slightly Parisian. The hair and red lip achieve the French feel and the white moto jacket keeps the look from being too stuck in the past. I do think it’ll look cute styled in a more seventies way - with with a leather skirt and boots?

When: September 29, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker
Sweater: Self Made
Moto Jacket: MICHAEL Michael Kors (similar)
Jeans: Frame Denim
Boots: Rag and Bone

Where: Errands with the kids

What I Wore | Old School

WhatIWore: Dang. I love this outfit. It’s the kind of thing that almost has a thrifted vibe and reminds me so much of my old school days shopping Beacon’s Closet in Brooklyn. And I say thrifted because it feels a little more creative - a little less off the mannequin that the outfits that seem to get pinned or complimented online. And I like that! 

This dress is a silhouette Old Navy puts out in different patterns over and over again (case in point - I’ve bought two other prints here and here). I like the white because it’s cute on it’s own but I also kind of like it for fall. It’s not a crisp blueish shade, but it’s not cream either. Just a good milky tone that looks pretty with black (I think it’ll look so cute with tights and a turtleneck too! 

The jacket was a splurge I bought during the Nordstrom sale and I foresee myself wearing it many ways over the next ten or twenty years! Now if it would be cool enough I could keep it on all day….

When: September 25, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker
Dress: Old Navy (similar)
Jacket: Blank NYC
Belt: Vintage, thrifted
Booties: Rag + Bone Newbury 

Where: Bookstore with the kiddos

What I Wore | Basic

WhatIWore: Mama always told me if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. This outfit is alright, but my mood is… moody. I’ll let this one be short and sweet… like my skirt! Hope your week is going a little bit better than mine, as I cohabitate with a leaping toddler. 

When: November 16, 2015

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Lips: Tom Ford Matte Lipstick in Black Dahila
Sweater: Lands’ End
Jean Jacket: Mavi (similar)
Skirt: Old Navy
Tights: Not sure
Quilted Backpack: Vera Bradley, gift
Boots: Modern Vintage (old)

Where: Morning working out of the house

See Also: I wear cream sweaters a lot in the fall and winter! See examples: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!

What I Wore | Creature Comforts

WhatIWore: After two days of gloominess and rain rain rain, I was excited to get up and get dressed this morning. I’ve been wearing these boots a lot - they’re surprisingly wearable with comfy sweaters or layered flannels and scarves. Next week I’m going to try them out with a skirt too! 

I’ve been doing a ton of knitting lately and someday I hope to have shelves full of homemade sweaters, but this one is a piece I picked up from ModCloth in my last order. It was about 50 degrees out when Felix and I went for our walk this morning and layered with a thinner v-neck underneath, I was pretty comfy! 

When: October 29, 2015

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Sweater: ModCloth
Jeans: Rag and Bone
Boots: Rockport, gift

Where: Coffee Shop walk with Felix and then a bang trim at the salon (these photos were taken on our way!)