I can’t believe
it has taken me so long to get back into writing mode. I have two good excuses though, one - I was
away for ten days on a holiday and two – a few days after we got back, I fell
quite ill and it took me more than a week to shake off a nasty cold but I have
since run out of excuses, so I thought that I’d better get back into it before
I totally lose the ability to write something more exciting than a comment on
Facebook or Instagram.
As the seasons
change, I usually go through my clothes trying to establish my options for the
upcoming season: what will be good, what
should be changed and what is this old dress is doing in my closet? I like to be prepared because as is happens
quite often, one day the weather is still cold and you need to wear something
warm and the next morning you wake up and it is so hot that you can’t wear yesterday’s
clothes any more and you panic thinking, OMG, I have nothing to wear!!!
It is during one
of these inspections, that I noticed that the number of multi-coloured skirts
and pants in my wardrobe far outnumber the amount of solid coloured tops and I
need something preferably in neutral colour that can be worn with almost
everything thus utilising my existing wardrobe to the max and I decided to
rectify the situation immediately and went shopping.
This time of the
year, I am talking Australian spring, the shops are full of new season’s
clothes representing all trends and fads possible which makes the process of
choosing very difficult and sometimes borderline impossible. I like to have a clear vision of what I am
after, otherwise I would come home empty-handed. What caught my
attention, while wandering from store to store, is the strong presence of warm
caramel and earthy tones of neutral colours. Not only are they very
gentle on pasty skin tones (the result of being out of the sun for the last
four months) but what these hues lack in intensity and volume are greatly
compensated by the richness of textures of the fabric, in the unfinished hems
of dresses and tops and thick seams intentionally turned inside out.
I also noticed the new trend in sleeves: almost every blouse or top have flared or bell-bottom like shape (just like the jeans I used to wear). And while the latter looked very hot right now, I was leaning towards something more moderate and more adaptable to my working part of the closet.
I also noticed the new trend in sleeves: almost every blouse or top have flared or bell-bottom like shape (just like the jeans I used to wear). And while the latter looked very hot right now, I was leaning towards something more moderate and more adaptable to my working part of the closet.
Today
I am wearing it with my animal print pencil skirt that I wore here. As for accessories, I find a
way to make simple looking clothes look more interesting is to adorn it with
strong statement pieces like oversized necklaces, thick chains or bright scarfs.
My choice of shoes for today's outfit is Louis Vuitton high heel shoes that I bought while on
holiday in Paris few years back. Interestingly enough but somehow a pencil-skirt-flats combo does
not work for me, hence high heels.
Top - Country Road
Shoes: Louis Vuitton (I wore them here)
Handbag: Louis Vuitton (as before)
Necklace: Gala CuriousRing: Uterque
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