So, maybe it's cheating to try wearing "winter white" in the spring...or is it? Actually, it's pretty much perfectly suited to my sartorial time confusion.
A leopard skirt with black, white/cream, and gold? I'm on it.
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I waffled on the whole blazer idea (because I was already wearing a sweater) until I came up with a business-casual-in-Coldville compromise: a black quilted vest. Suddenly everything came together.
Leopard skirt (Kohls)
Cream pullover sweater (Kohls)
Black quilted vest (gift from Mom)
*Gold tassel necklace (Kohls)
Black tights
Black wedges (thrifted)
Winter white is a rather confusing concept (even when you don't take the out-of-season aspect into account) but as best I can tell (using the power of the Internet), it's just white with a slightly yellowish tinge. So...like cream or ivory, perhaps? Well, I say, It's April and I'll wear whatever season of white I want to wear. So there.
It was nifty to own a long gold necklace similar to the one in the inspiration photo, and it worked perfectly with the vest. I hope tassels stay in style for a while...though who am I kidding? I'll keep wearing long after all the cool kids have stopped.
Verdict: I'm glad I was wearing my snow boots to work (and to the dentist) because it was crazy chilly outside. It was like 40 degrees when I left work but drizzling and with a stiff wind that just made it feel kind of miserable outside (I was only wearing my lightweight trench coat). Even inside my office, wearing a quilted vest with a sweater was most definitely not too much. I could have happily been wearing sweater tights.
This weekend I caught up a bunch of videos while I was in Headache Land. I had recently put a bunch of the Academy Award nominees on my Netflix DVD queue, and The Grand Budapest Hotel was the first to arrive. I just loved it, even though I did start feeling a little senile because it took me so long to come up with all these famous actors' names. Willem Dafoe was the one that really stumped me for a very long time--like, 45 minutes. I could remember that his first name was an unusual variant on a common name, but that got me nowhere until I suddenly found myself thinking of...that book with the guy who is on the island, what is the name of that book, oh yeah, that's Willem Dafoe.
I also watched Gone Girl. I had enjoyed the book a lot, but the movie, while still interesting, made less of an impact. I guess it hurt that I already knew the basic plot, but I also think that the way events unfolded in the book made for a more surprising and intense story.
The last couple times I'd been to the dentist, my gums had been healthier than they had in a long time. But at this visit, my gums were back to their less awesome state--unsurprisingly, the improvement in gum health is strongly correlated to the period in which I was taking my flaxseed oil regularly. I guess it's time to get back on track with that.
A to Z Challenge Day 7: G is for Gold, Grand Budapest Hotel, Gone Girl, and Gums
2 comments:
I like the leopard skirt outfit. Very put together and the tassel necklace was the perfect touch.
Thanks! I think it's going to be a useful necklace.
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