What I Actually Wore #112
Serial #: 0112
Date: 29/03/2013
Weather: 17°C / 62.6°F
Time Allowed: 10 minutes
This afternoon I was going to visit my friend at her home on the other side of the city from me. It was a cool day, and quite a long journey, and I knew I would probably be heading home in the early evening, so I should be prepared for a chill. I took my favourite coat of the moment, a vintage 1960s plush black velvet pile that has been treated to emulate sealskin. The fur collar is real however (although I’m not sure what kind of fur it is).
I wear a rather quirky outfit, based around the gold velvet polka dot skirt by Anthropologie and an ethnic-looking wooden bead necklace I had bought in Lisbon a couple of years earlier. The blue ruched top is a nice contrast against the yellow, and the neutral grey socks complement them both.
I decide black mary-janes would be too obviously matchy, so I wear a pair of taupe suede and patent shoes instead. They are quite comfortable to walk in, but when I arrive at my friend’s, she suggests going for a walk, and insists I must borrow a pair of her shoes so I don’t wreck my new patent mary-janes. She wants me to wear her heeled boots so I don’t ruin my outfit (which is gorgeous of her), but I settle on a pair of comfortably worn-in ballet flats.
The outfit makes me smile now because it is so whimsical.
The outfit makes me smile now because it is so whimsical. There are no Anthropologie stores in Australia (still!), and I had bought both pieces on eBay; the skirt was new, but the top second hand; both have since been culled from my wardrobe. I have never been definite about my feelings for ruching, but I think that top finally convinced me it was not for me, and while I still admire the skirt because it’s amusing, it just didn’t fit with my current 70s-influenced minimalist leanings, so out it also went.
I’ve just noticed I forgot to photograph a bag, but I suspect I may have carried my old standby, a little 60s black patent bag which I have owned for years. The earrings, which were a birthday gift from the friend I was visiting in fact, are Moyou, a label by designer Amy Kerr-Menz who now seems to have moved into textile design. A few of her earrings are still available in her Etsy shop.
Items:
Top: Anthropologie
Camisole: Diesel
Skirt: Anthropologie
Coat: vintage 60s, from Salvos
Beret: vintage 90s, Melbourne boutique
Socks: ASOS
Necklace: Portuguese souvenir
Earrings: Moyou, from Design a Space (a gift)
Ring: NGV Gallery giftshop (another gift)
Watch: Kenneth Cole
Shoes: John Lewis Women
Photos: April 2013