What I Actually Wore #123

Serial #: 0123
Date: 04/06/2013
Weather: 17°C / 62°F
Time Allowed: 15 minutes

Some people love to wear all black; I love to wear all grey. And multiple shades of grey are much more interesting than various tones of black. It’s always a bit dubious with the latter – you wonder if some of the lighter blacks are actually faded, or the warmer blacks look wrong with the cooler variations.  

All these items except for the skirt (a Danish label formerly called Staff, now Nü, it seems), socks and jewellery were bought second hand: the silk blouse, the wool cardigan and the black patent T-bar heels I rhapsodised about recently all came from op shops, or thrift stores.

The vintage 1940s hat I bought on Etsy, from America. This is one of my favourites of that era, because of the wool felt flowers trimming the back. Veils are always fun too: they add a little femme fatale mystery.

Ice grey, smoke and a hint of mauve in the skirt and hat. The skirt was a rather expensive purchase years ago when I was holidaying in Dubai, but I wore it many times, so the cost per wear equation makes it come out cheap. I loved the quilted effect.

I’d definitely still wear these colour combinations, but perhaps not those particular items together; I’d wear a plainer blouse. I’ve never been very keen on ruffle fronts like that – they remind me of men’s 70s dress shirts! But I did love the icy colour of the chiffon. I am still very fond of that haircut too, so this outfit is still mostly a winner.

Photos: September 2013

Items:

Blouse: Very Very
Skirt: Staff (now Nü)
Cardigan: Satch (now defunct)
Hat: vintage 1940s
Socks: ASOS
Earrings: Portobello Lane (now defunct)
Ring: National Gallery of Victoria gift shop
Watch: Kenneth Cole