What I Actually Wore #0059

Serial #: 0059
Date: 03/11/2011
Weather: forecast 18°
Time Allowed: 10 minutes

It was Melbourne Cup Day, and as usual, it was cold and overcoast. Rather than gambling my finances away, I was heading out with friends for brunch. Even if we were not going to the races, I was going to wear a hat, come what may. I had not yet had a chance to wear a striped silk confection from Tarnished Past Vintage Hats, one of my favourite eBay stores, so that – and the rain – decided the theme for my outfit.

1930s silk striped tilt hat, from The Vintage Hat SeriesI pulled out my vintage shocking pink silk raincoat (another of my favourite eBay purchases), and accessorised with ditto pink heels. With all that pink, I thought the remainder of my garments ought to be plain as can be. I went monochrome, with my new antique white lace blouse from Barcelona, and a pair of wide-legged black pants. In fact, everything I am wearing (no, not my undies! … or my shoes) is vintage.

Fortunately I remembered to carry my umbrella too – the frilled pink one – for true to form for the holiday, it rained.

NB I am sure I carried a handbag, but for the life of me I can’t recall which, nor did it seem to occur to me to include it at the time of the photoshoot. I would hazard a guess that it was either black or white.

I love the bow at the back of the hat that sits just above my French roll

Items:

Top: vintage
Pants: Dizingof
Hat: vintage, from Tarnished Past Vintage Hats
Earrings: handmade sterling silver baubles
Ring: Autore
Shoes: Zoe Wittner