...or yesterday. Technicalities aside, this post is an excuse for me to post some pictures on the blog to enliven it a little bit. Monday happened to be a fairly bitter and drafty day, so I decided to break out a full winter ensemble. Here it is:
You'll have to excuse my crappy camera, my shoddy skills in photography, and the mess of a backdrop. I'm really not going to do any better than that. Anyway, this chesterfield coat from +J is the newest addition in my rotation of four, and I often pair it with the track-pants-lookalike from Rag & Bone seen above. I think only one person ever pointed out that they were faux tux-trim pants; unsurprisingly, he's from Europe. The scarf you'll never find anywhere else, because my Mom made it - and I'll have a story about that. I can be spotted wearing this outfit to work with regularity, mostly because I love walking into the office looking like I forgot to change my pants from my morning run (I don't do morning runs).
Taking off the coat and the scarf after warming up:
Ah, the wardrobe staple that is the grey cashmere v-neck. Trusty little sweater. I've thrown it over pretty much every dress shirt I have in my closet (and I have quite a few). So versatile. Here I have a slightly loud pink-with-thin-white-stripes French-cuff number from Charles Tyrwhitt - notice how I rolled up the sweater sleeves just so you could catch a glimpse of the cuff links - and I quite like the combination. Harmony, I say.
Then, well, off goes another layer:
Check out that little "belt". An awesome detail that I love about this pair of pants. It fastens, so it's functional, and its black trims complete the whole over-the-top contrast. Bonus: it's entirely removable so if I want to slap on a formal leather belt when the occasion calls for it, I can. Very cool.
Just before dinner (because pita bread, hummus, and French cuffs don't always play well together):
I'm not sure if it's obvious, but that's my 29" waist. No, I will never stop talking about it, at least not until I get fat. By the way, the heather grey basic tee from Uniqlo was 3 for $10. No wonder I have like 20 undershirts from these guys in eight different colours.
Finally, a little secret eccentricity that no one but me knew:
No comment needed for this one, methinks.
So there you go: what I wore yesterday. Could be considered trying-too-hard with all the colour coordination and what not. Maybe I could put on some chocolate-brown gloves next time.
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ReplyDeleteok after seeing your blog.. i have to comment.. just becuz i know a bit more fahsion than you (i still suck but yes still a lil better than you)
ReplyDelete1) first off.. don't ever put a thicky scarf in ur freaking jacket... i see europeans do that but only with lighter softer ones
2) ur belt blends into ur pants... that's a big nono, unless it's black and black.. or else no other blends are acceptable.. you always make it contrast…
3) don’t wear any tanks underneath… if you do.. don’t unbutton so low so ppl can see it…
4) rag and bone is fine.. but I’d say it’s sth you can’t handle yet.. you need way better shoes for those pants that you got now.. or else it would be a joke.. and a white shirt will be a much better choice for your pants.. ordinary pink and grey match won’t match your pants
Dude, don’t talk about clothes no more on blogs… you need a lot more experience in mix and match before you talk about it.. you just don’t have the necessary taste that has to be developed from your young age to talk about this now… you will get better for sure tho eventually.. one step at a time.. don’t try to randomly put on brand names on your body and post on blogs as a noob… just dress normal for now laa.. don’t go OVER.. mix and match takes time and skills and a lot of experience…
Dammit, now I'm curious about what you posted at 10:58AM.
ReplyDeleteSince I already replied to your email, I'm not gonna re-post it here. But while I'm at it - if you had a dark tan (let's just say dark brown) suit, light wool with a bit of sheen, what shirt/tie/shoes would you wear with it?