Comfort food: outfit version.

This outfit exemplifies the perfect combination of comfy and stylish, in my own couch-lounging sartorial opinion. These are my favourite pair of jeans. Sadly, just last evening I managed to spill candle wax all over a friend's floor, with the last few spats landing on the bottom trim of my jeans. We later read that ironing them with a paper bag between the iron and material will draw the wax from the jean to the paper, rendering the jean wax- and stain-free. If you see them in a future outfit post, you will instantly know that this home remedy was a success!

Jeans Le Chateau

Scarf gift (purchased in Switzerland)

Sweater thrifted

Earrings kiosk, University campus

Accidental click that gave me time to do something silly

Saddle shoes Shopruche

These are some of my favourite outfit pictures. Natural light is so much more appealing! More where these came from come in Spring.

Built up from the shoes.

This was an outfit that started with the shoes - brogues purchased in the fashion capital of the world: Milan. These were worth the wait; I had a vision of brogues/oxfords, and I found them!

Shoes Milan, Italy

Jacket Mod Cloth

Leather green bracelet market in Florence
Renegade cluster bracelet Stella and Dot

 

Socks Mod Cloth

Bulky scarf thrifted

Dec. 20 - P.S.

I failed to acknowledge the gap between posts that just.. err.. happened here. Its not that I've lost interest. I have set a bit of a precedent though, and I am not confident I'll be able to keep up the same effort in posts come the new year.

You see, when one is not a natural writer, it can become a teeny bit of a chore - which blogging should not be. The 'chore' label stems more from the time than the task itself. Time is going to become quite valuable come January, when I return to school full time to complete my Doctorate, but continue working my current job full time.

In the interest of continuing to keep up the blog (at a reasonable rate of posting, ie. more than once a month and hopefully more than once a week), some posts time forward may just be the outfit itself. Perhaps a short blurb on where I wore it or why I like it, but I'm not going to put the pressure on myself for any more than that. With that said, one Nov. and one Dec. outfit post, coming soon! (evidence I haven't lost the interest in wardrobe-blogging, just the time to have creative descriptions alongside).

Drowned in brown.

Sweater Smart Set

Well this outfit definitely is an expression of Kim. Again, you see browns unveiling themselves on a fairly regular basis in my wardrobe. It's funny how these habits develop. I know I've already touched on how my love for brown was born, but I think that part of it now is a nostalgia thing, maybe even an identity thing. The time during which I discovered my taste for brown (sartorially) brings back many fond memories. It was a time in my life in which I began thinking (shopping, and dressing) independently. Growing up in a fairly sheltered home, independent thought wasn't entirely encouraged, although it wasn't actively discouraged either. Being a natural introvert, it took some time once I was out on my own to distinguish between my own tastes and preferences and that which was inherited from my home environment. With regard to the brown in my closet posing as a piece of my identity, there may be some truth to this. Friends and family know I love brown, so it has almost become expected: if the coat comes in 2 colours, I'll always choose brown. I am okay with this expectation; it is part of me and it is not a common taste to be so consistently drawn to. Is that to say I would change my taste if it were less distinguishable from common fashion and fads? Maybe. I have always liked being a little bit different from the mainstream.

Corduroy skirt Urban Outfitters

Another reason this outfit is quite idiosyncratic for me: the total value of the outfit comes in at under $50. I am a bargain girl. (Which partly explains why I have too many clothes; the cheaper they are, the more your pocket can support). Excuse me while I tally up the bill (these things bring me great joy - sometimes I'll even keep the price tag as a reminder of how great the find was!).

Sweater: $4

Skirt: $10 (it was missing all but 2 buttons at the time of purchase)

Shoes: $22

Necklace: free

Tights: not sure, but tights typically aren't expensive anyway

P.S. This necklace was one of my rewards for hosting the Stella and Dot party previously mentioned.

P.P.S. This is Canadian dollars.

Stella and Dot mixed chain lariat, knot worn hidden

Stella and Dot mixed chain lariat, knot worn frontward

Ballet flats Aldo