OUTFIT DETAILS:
Activity: Volunteer ministry
Jacket: J. Crew schoolboy jacket, thrifted (similar)
Top: LOFT (similar)
Skirt: DKNY (similar up to size 12, similar in more inclusive size range)
Shoes: Madewell (similar - 70% off in sizes 37-41)
Bag: unbranded, thrifted (similar)
Sunglasses: SF surf shop (similar)
Earrings: Renegade craft fair, Chicago (similar)
I love outfits that feel timeless and classic enough to be worn in any decade. I feel like this outfit is a look I'll be able to turn to, even 10 years in the future, and it will still look just as classic. I could choose to add a trendy detail to make it more "of the moment", or leave it as it is, and it will work either way. In this case, I feel like the key is the classic schoolboy blazer. It's been one of those "bucket list" wardrobe items I'm always on the lookout for while thrifting, and when I stumbled across this one, I was thrilled. (So thrilled, apparently that I didn't notice 3 sleeve buttons were missing - I'm usually better at noting the details that that. However, either way, I would have bought this - buttons are easy to fix, as opposed to a fit or stain issue.) I previously had a navy blue version by Gap, but it just wasn't the right color - and a really dark navy just doesn't combine as easily with black as gray does. So, that version went out of the closet and this version came in.
The other components of this outfit are also quite timeless - a light blue chambray shirt, black maxi skirt and cognac oxfords. These are also all items I mix and remix again and again and would never be without in my wardrobe.
What are your wardrobe basics? Do share! (And would you like a wardrobe basics post someday? Let me know!)
No comments:
Post a Comment