What I Actually Wore #0047

Serial #: 0047
Date: 29/09/2010
Weather: 15° and hail
Time Allowed: 7 minutes

When I’m in a hurry to dress for work, I usually build my outfits with colour. So I had chosen this pale blue-green-grey A-line skirt, and it was a cold spring day: I quickly pulled out a black wool jumper with a shawl collar and tie on the side. A friend had given the jumper to me. The shawl collar didn’t suit her – it broadened her shoulders. I don’t suffer from that affliction so I have worn it many times. It does make me wear my hair in a bun though, as it all looks too fussy with my hair down.

I hauled on black stockings for warmth, and for some fun and colour I put on a new purple necklace of fabric flowers, and a pair of platform ankle boots to counteract the sweetness of the 50s style skirt. I was disgusted that it hailed as soon as I stepped out of the house – not the moment to be wearing suede boots!

Items:

Top: David Lawrence
Skirt: Veronica Maine
Necklace: Diva
Bracelet: eBay
Earrings: made by myself
Rings: Dittoday
Watch: Kenneth Cole
Boots: Zoe Wittner

I like the several tones of green here: the cool watery hue of the skirt contrasted with the warm celadon green of the book’s binding. (‘Helen with a High Hand’ by Arnold Bennett, 1910. I am not sure why my sister thought it was highly amusing to give me this book – I am not at all high-handed!)