What I Actually Wore #0071
Serial #: 0071
Date: 18/07/2012
Weather: forecast a chilly 14°C, but doesn’t even reach 9°C by midday
Time Allowed: 8 minutes
I am not a brown lover, but I will make an exception for a classic beige or camel, though usually I will not wear it near my face. I particularly love to pair a neutral beige with an eye-popping pink, such as this basic long-sleeved merino tee by Kookaï. Kookaï has great basics for winter in dozens of colours: 100% merino wool tees of all cuts, with a great variation on necklines, which is important to me since I hate a crew neck. (I am sure I have said before I think a tight neckline makes me look like a pinhead. I prefer a scoop.)
No red with pink? Pooh! Blue and green should never be seen? Balderdash! No white after Labour Day? Poppycock!
With the addition of the frosted pink scarf (an old designer favourite, threaded through with ribbon and tinkling shells on the fringed ends) and the vanilla vintage hat, I feel a bit like an icecream. To offset this toothache effect, I add cable knit stockings in charcoal for warmth, and deliberately wear red shoes, just to break the rules. No red with pink? Pooh! Blue and green should never be seen? Balderdash! No white after Labour Day? Poppycock! Pearl jewellery finishes the look: vintage grape earrings and a bold ring.
Items:
Top: Kookaï
Skirt: Chine Collection
Hat: Valerie Modes, vintage
Scarf: Pony Clothing
Earrings: vintage
Ring: Autore
Watch: Kenneth Cole
Stockings: Columbine
Shoes: Wittner