Edit: I feel betrayed, I thought that WordPress always chooses the first picture as the preview image, but for some reason it has selected one of my "this did not work" photos 😑 After almost 20 years of having my hair the same straight, long, one-length cut, in November 2018 I decided to change things … Continue reading On a year of having bangs
A long post about my shoes. How much I've been wearing them and why, how much I've spent on them, cost-per-wear and wears-per-month, and a look back on my shoes of yesteryear. Current shoes It's been a while since I actually did some good old fashioned Airtable stuff, and given how by far the most … Continue reading State of the Wardrobe: Shoes
Felt inspired to do another virtual capsule wardrobe post, but this one isn't distilled down from a high concept theme like the previous ones, just a basic collection inspired by the concept of walking around a big city in the spring or fall. I went a bit more youthful and tomboyish than I usually go … Continue reading Mini Theme Wardrobe: Lazy Sunday in the City, or “Wears a Kanken Backpack”
This round-up of links features a monetary argument against joining the influencer bubble, Spongebob but make it fashion, an exploration into the origins of the puff sleeves + square neck trend, and more. "The Milkmaid" by Jean-Baptiste Huet, wearing Reformation wait no Articles of Style blog with Advice for Fashion Influencers Dan Trepanier was one … Continue reading Links of the Whatever – November 15th, 2019
I saw the Crewneck Cable Cardigan from Something Navy at Nordstrom (non-affiliate link, as usual) and HAD TO HAVE IT. It combines some of my very favorite things in clothing, which are orange, cable knit, vintage inspired style, and OVERSIZED BUTTONS. I immediately bought it and it's super soft and a nice moderate warmth (it's … Continue reading Styling a 1940s style cropped crew neck cardigan
Last month my partner and I went on a trip to DC and NH. He went to college in DC and I hadn't been there before, so we did all the tourist stuff, ate a lot of great food, and met up with his old friends. I've never seen New England fall before, so we … Continue reading Travel Capsule: 8 days in Washington DC and New Hampshire, October 2019
In continuing my celebration of fall while living somewhere where the temp reaching 75F in the afternoon is common though November, I have two looks that feel very fall but are nice to wear in mild weather. (And without any chunky sweaters!) When adapting a fall aesthetic to less traditionally fall appropriate items, I identify … Continue reading Outfit Feature: Storybook Style, “Fall in California” edition
Introducing a new section in Wardrobe Round-up: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? I've been blogging for a little over a year now, so I can look back and see how old purchases worked out. What things made the cut? Did anything make it to 30 wears in a year? Read on to find out 👀 I've … Continue reading Wardrobe Round-up: October 2019
Starting an Outfit Feature series, where I'll talk about one or two looks, rather than doing big outfit dumps. I still log all my outfits in Airtable and post any with photos to Instagram, but I'm not sure that posting outfit pics every day on Instagram and collecting them all in two-week sets on the … Continue reading Outfit Feature: Sci-fi and fantasy inspired casual outfits
In celebration of the last week of October, aka my favorite week for fashion, I wrote a guide to creating wearable witchy outfits! Yeah, the last one of these theme discussions I did was back in June and also witch themed, but the next couple of posts will be more generic how-I-style-item sorts of things … Continue reading Guide to Creating Wearable Witchy Outfits
