Wearing All The Clothes
Thursday, October 11, 2018A lot of words come to mind when trying to describe today's outfit. Not quite athleisure? Wearing all the trends? At least everything is color coordinated in neutrals. Definitely looks comfortable. I will take all of the above because this outfit was born out of my determination to make the most of a regrettable purchase.
The item in question is this sweatshirt with wrist bow ties. Looking back, I was so excited to jump on the wrist bow ties bandwagon that I didn't pay enough attention to the shortcomings. While the wrist ties may be pretty to look at, they sure got in the way of everyday life. The ends would get wet after washing my hands normally. Bows come undone too easily. The sweatshirt was also a bit too short on me.
To fix the first two issues, I ended up wearing the sweatshirt with 3/4 sleeves. No more consciously restricting hand movements throughout the day! For the last issue, I simply wore layers. In hindsight, can't believe I didn't think of this earlier. A longer layer underneath worked well proportionally with the nearly cropped length.
lips: MAKE UP FOR EVER Rouge Artist Natural in N9 (sold here)
top: Ann Taylor tie sleeve sweatshirt (similar - on sale; similar - on sale)
top (layered): Massimo Dutti (similar; similar)
ring: Etsy milegem morganite ring (sold here)
bracelet: David Yurman cable classics bracelet with pearls and diamonds, 5mm - sz S (sold at DY / Saks / Nordstrom)
pants: LOFT slim tie waist pants in whisper white - sz 00 (sold here - $20)
bag: Chanel reissue in 226 (similar; similar)
shoes: Zara (this season's sold here; similar; similar; similar)
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