What I Actually Wore #0004

Serial #: 0004
Date: 01/10/2008
Weather: Fine and mostly sunny, 24°
Time Allowed: 5 mins

All day everyone was exclaiming how they liked my 1950s look. It began with the skirt, an easy pencil style with asymmetrical stitching in rust brown on a beige background. It was the bright spring weather that dictated once more I must wear some colour, and this sky-blue top seemed particularly appropriate. It’s also a nice combination with beige.

The geometric-print, silk scarf seemed far more interesting than a necklace, and the faux pearl earrings, also vintage, look like a bunch of grapes. I bought those at the Salvos for $4 and have loved them since the instant I saw them. A classic pump style, the shoes are made interesting by their strange colour: a purplish-brown that is really only obvious outdoors. Another vintage accessory: the purple 70s sunglasses with gold arms were bought on eBay.

This outfit is patently all about the accessories, so here’s a close-up below:

Now, back to the scarf. I know these pretty young things today like to be practically strangled by their enormous scarves. The former are simply and loosely wrapped around the neck, but if you are going to wear a thin silk scarf, you need to know how to tie it properly. I wore mine in a basic square knot, but there are dozens of other styles if you want to experiment.

Just don’t get strangled like Isadora Duncan…

Items

Top: Portmans
Skirt: Veronika Maine
Shoes: Zoe Wittner
Scarf: vintage
Sunglasses: vintage
Hair clip: Paris Mode
Earrings: vintage
Watch: Kenneth Cole
Ring: NGV Gallery Shop