Jacket and a Skirt, Rinse and Repeat

Bored now.

Monday:

Brown linen Talbot's jacket, chiffon Loft sleeveless top, ivory linen Talbot's skirt, red born flats. I do love that skirt. I bought it at the tail end of October last year, and this is the first time I've worn it. It has horizontal raw edge tucks, which are interesting in their own right, and also conceal the inevitable wrinkles. (Ben took this picture, which is why both my head AND my feet are visible. The limits of where you can put a tripod in my kitchen are apparent.)

Tuesday: the exciting PANTS variation!

Yellow Talbot's cardigan, white L & T tee, white RL jeans, cognac Chiang sandals, Alexander McQueen knockoff scarf. I adore the scarf; not just leopard spots but little skulls!

$29 via Shopstyleinch on eBay!

Wednesday: I didn't even bother photographing that ensemble. Brown denim jacket, green and brown floral skirt, green drape-neck tank, brown sandals. Perfectly presentable, just not very interesting.

Thursday: 

Black linen Talbot's jacket, polka dot RL top, orange silk Talbot's skirt, black suede kitten heels.  This outfit is a spin on this orange and navy combo, which in turn is an interpretation/happy coincidence of this magazine cover:

Relatively few of my choices are influenced by library literature. Nonetheless, someday I will achieve this look, circa 1972:

 








 

 

What's in the Box, Vanna?

Many of those boxes on my kitchen counter represented an attempt to find a pair of comfortable, but not sneaker-ish, red flats. I ordered five different pairs, and here are the winners! Born Adele, courtesy of Amazon, about 25% off. They're very comfy, very cute without having bows or other whimsy, and being Born, will probably last another ten years. 

Now, not ALL of the boxes had red shoes in them. There were some deals at 6PM that I could not resist, and they are being put through their paces indoors before I make any decisions.

Is this a reasonable practice, to order and return shoes in mass quantities? I find that if I ask a shoe salesperson to find me every pair of red flats in the store, I will feel guilty enough to buy one - even if I don't love them. Trying them on in my home makes the rejection process easier.