It's such an obvious combination, it's a little surprising I haven't gone there before, but I have a large wardrobe so there are a lot of obvious combination I haven't gotten around to quite yet. But this one is just absolutely pleasing. It started when I saw this May 2013 (!) blog post on blazer style, featuring a coral blazer with white piping.
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| From anneinresidence.com |
I kind of liked her high contrast shirt + blazer combo than my subtle burgundy with black and white, but the main thing is how the white skirt and scarf work with the white piping on the blazer. I love the how it ties the whole look together. And the darker palette feels appropriate to these wintry days.
Burgundy tipped blazer (JNY), $4.54/wear
White skirt (Walmart), $1.33/wear
Black and white paisley top (thrifted, Rafaella), $1.00/wear
White lace scarf (Walmart), $1.03/wear
Black leggings
Tall black boots by Fitzwell, $2.14/wear
Outfit total: $10.04/wear
I didn't realize how much I needed a plain white scarf (though this one was some textural interest with the lace insets) until I ordered this one to get free shipping on a Walmart.com order.
Continuing the theme, I offer you a big white duck from the state fair. Why a duck? you ask. That is a question that is challenging to answer. (Maybe because I haven't photographed a piping plover.)
In other news...To take advantage of the last night of the Pokemon Valentine's event, we went out walking at a park--a different one from the usual Pokemon park because a hockey game had turned parking in that entire area a madhouse. We had a successful time, but bejeezus it was cold! Only 32-34 F in temperature but with a frigid wind. And I had dressed expecting a cold level like last night, so that was inadequate. Brrr. To borrow Robert's pun, we were walking in a winter candyland.
***The post title is, of course, a reference to Groucho's response to the eternal question, Why a duck?
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