I had the cami straps all hidden, but couldn't manage to get a photo where they didn't show...
A Gatsby-inspired get-up to build on LHR’s Midnight In Paris post.
I wore this last week and it got rave reviews. Which is odd. Here’s why: I have had this skirt for a few years. I got in in the post-Christmas sales on a mall extravaganza with LHR. It is too big. At the time, I was wearing stuff low on my hips, so the too-big-ness was not an issue. But now it is. Now I find that the fact that the skirt sits so low on my hips not only precludes me from wearing it with most of the tops I own (because my tights come up a good 4 inches above the waist of the skirt…makes for a super sexy look, I assure you), but it also means that the skirt looks, well, too big. It looks kinda shapeless and baggy and like I am wearing a skirt belonging to someone else.
So, you are wondering, why don’t I just donate it to charity? Gentle Reader, here’s the thing: I like the potential of this skirt to be fabulous. IF it fit me properly, it would be a Very Useful and Timeless Item. Which is why I trot it out one or two times a winter; I wear it in honour of the skirt it could be, of the outfit it could create.
And then I see the photos of it. And swear to myself that I will bin it.
And then I lack the strength to follow through. I think of the ways in which it could be perfect, the Cute Looks of which it could be part, and I just can’t let it go.
This is totally counter to the ruthless advice I give my mother, LFS, everyone else.
Physician, heal thyself.
Skirt: Jacob
Tights: Erm, Costco.
(Yeah, yeah, I KNOW, LFS. Cut me some slack– do as I say, not as I do.)
Lace Top: Zara
Cami: Smart Set
Necklace: Accessorize
Shoes: Rodarte for Opening Ceremony
This one is here for the background scenery- playful P!
And now, for your Friday post-related flashback. You can thank me later.
