Thanks for the great feedback on yesterday’s Baby Steps post, on Instagram and those of you who commented on the blog. It thrills me to meet and hear about other people who are excited about making positive changes in the apparel industry.
Now, on to today’s look: there are my ankles again! This is kind of a lot of ankle for January but I really like the way these pants looked cuffed and I haven’t quite figured out how to wear them all the way straight down. They are bootcut and I am just not feeling the bootcut look quite yet.
[shirt, Everlane / jeans, thrifted (vintage Calvin Klein) / jacket, old (I want this one) / shoes, Frye / bag, Cuyana tall tote]
I don’t typically ‘copy’ a look verbatim, but I love when the inspiration juices are flowing! My favorite two places for inspiration are street style (there’s loads of it in Portland!) and Pinterest. I am not a super avid Pinterest user, but I have found some good stuff on there. This look was inspired in part by these images I previously pinned. Even looking at them again now for the zillionth time, I kind of want to be those girls.
Okay, I don’t want to be them but I want to own/ooze their chicness. Anyone with me??
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why I care about clothes so much. Mostly I am hoping I am not just totally shallow. And I’m not. But I think I am a little obsessed with putting myself together these days because it’s a form of control. (I am a class-A, type A, control freak. Anyone else with me???) There is so much in my life that is out of my control right now. Mostly the daily chaos that ensues when meeting the needs of three, small, demanding individuals. And I actually function in the chaos really well. I might even contribute to some of it. But you know how if you have one small area of a big mess under control, it makes the rest feel liveable? Take for example the clean freak and his overly tidy desk. Well, maybe that’s why I am a little OCD about clothes/outfits/my closet. It’s the one area in my life I can totally dominate.
How’s that for a little armchair psychology? Probably more than you wanted to hear. I promise I’ll go easy on you guys next time.
Peace out. Happy Friday!!!
xo
andrea
Yes! I am so like you – whenever I get obsessive or hyper-focused on one thing, I know it’s because something else is out of my control. Everyone I know has always described me as a control-freak ;)
Also love this outfit. I’ll be on the hunt for a white button-down for spring. I haven’t had the best of luck in the past!
Ha! Glad we can relate to each other. ;)
I had been looking for one for awhile too! I was trying to find one that was not poplin material, and more of a woven cloth. So far I really like this one, even though it’s from the men’s dept!
I have basically always been obsessed with clothing and outfits for the same reason. I was a high strung child with anxious parents and it was freeing to be able to choose what I wanted and wear it and feel like it was all mine. As a teenager, I was really underweight (just lots of growing in only one direction for awhile) and I appreciated high fashion and skinny models because they made me feel like I wasn’t a freak.
I think it’s ok to think of our interest in clothes as a fun hobby as long as we do it in moderation. How is what we do so different from someone’s obsession with knitting or puzzles or whatever?
Great points Leah!
Plus, as Stacy London says, ‘Style is visual currency.’
This outfit is spot on!! You look so good. And yes to closet control. The whole capsule thing really started to appeal to me during my pregnancy with Brynn (surprise)! I felt like our house is so chaotic and filled with a lot of stuff that we can’t totally purge and I just wanted to regain control of one small thing, so my wardrobe/closet it was.
Yes, to all of that :) my closet and my kitchen are the two areas of my life I have control over… My kids, etc, not so much, haha! What size did you get in the shirt? Just wondering how the sizing compares to women’s.
Hi Brandi! My shirt is a size XS and it’s a men’s slim fit. It fits me very nicely but th last button doesn’t really button over my hips and jeans. Which is fine by me. I am 5’7″ usually about a size 6, and small chested, in case that helps!
Love that you can relate! I think j could do a better job controlling my kitchen. ? My counters are tidy, but my cupboards, not so much.
I think you’re armchair physiology is spot on. When I feel my worst, I put on the most make-up.. When I have a really hard exam I try to look spot on. Even if it is a written exam. Control and then self-expression ;)