And I read through Kayla's list of suggestions with mounting concern about my ability to meet the prompt. I rejected trend after trend basically because I owned no clothes that fit the bill. And nail polish wasn't going to happen. Fun fact: I don't mind toe nail polish, but I can't stand how it feels on my fingernails. My options seemed pretty limited.
But then at the bottom of the list was ”Tangerine.” And I thought, "Oh, yeah. Orange!” I knew all about the Pantone color of the year. And because I'm so in tune with the zeitgeist, I bought this orange shirt at a thrift store at the beginning of November, before the color was even announced. It's been in my special needs laundry pile ever since. So last night I gathered some other delicates and washed it.
Being as it's cold here, I layered it with this cream colored sweater. I decided to wear it with this blue skirt, because thanks to my knowledge of the color wheel, I knew pairing the orange with its complementary color would play up its orangeness. And you can't tell in the picture, despite the fact that I forgot to zip my boots, but my tights have a chevron pattern. So I believe that's actually two trends in one outfit, even if chevrons are like, so totally 2011.
Shirt, thrifted. Sweater, hand-me-down. Skirt, Stein Mart. Belt, Kohls. Tights, Target. Boots, TJ Maxx
found this lovely and with a nice touch of humour. blessing on January; always a bit hard to get through I think...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elizabeth. January can be tough--it's so gloomy here. Glad you liked the humor. I'm always a little nervous about trying to be funny on the blog since you never know how the tone will come off to people.
DeleteProbably my favorite look considering we were virtual twins yesterday :) Thanks for stopping by my blog, looking forward to more of what you come up with over the next week or so!
ReplyDeleteChevrons are everywhere! So yes, you did 2 trends in one.
ReplyDeleteYeah, they were even bigger as a decor trend then a clothing trend this past year.
DeleteWhen I was putting on my outfit yesterday, I decided to get out a belt and put it over the sweater (something I'd not usually do) and thought to myself, "Sarah would be so proud" :)
ReplyDeleteKayla should be super proud! Her influence is spreading in ripples. My belt wearing is all due to her prompting :) To give a fair representation of how I dress, I should get James to randomly take a picture on a typidal, unprompted day.
DeleteI love the cream sweater layered under the orange. :) And chevron tights are a great way to mix in a good pattern! :)
ReplyDeleteLOL @ "special needs laundry" I have a small pile of those, but I always feel like I have to wait until they build up otherwise I'm wasting water!
Thanks, Cortney. I feel the same way about the delicates. That's exactly why it took so long for me to get around to washing this shirt. Usually when I have new clothes, I wash them right away, because I can't wait to wear them.
DeleteNot quite inspired enough to join in on the challenge (as mother of a 2-month-old, I'm just happy to have a clean, spit-less shirt every morning), but it's interesting to see what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteI also like the "special needs" laundry pile line.
(another) Elizabeth
Yay orange!
ReplyDeleteI was worried about this prompt..I'm sure a lot of people were in the same boat you were. I didn't want anyone to have to buy anything but it seems like everyone made it work. Phew.
Kayla
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