24 February 2009 – Tone on Tone

Posted on | February 24, 2009 | 2 Comments

24 February 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

Tunic: Forever 21
Blouse: Forever 21, with belt converted to neck-tie
Pants: Old Navy Maternity, remixed
Ballet flats: Old Navy

End Notes:

(I’m pulling a page from the fabulous megankills with my smirky face this morning.)

I’m completely cheating on this supposedly red-violet monochrome look today by adding these patterned shoes. But, A. and S., I was having a wardrobe meltdown this morning and these flats were the only way I could make myself not utterly hateful towards this outfit as a whole.

I’m having more of these days now, where nothing I grab fits the same way I remember it and where the silhouettes that I do put together seem very alien to my body. That said, I like this outfit slightly better on camera than I did in the mirror — the added level of mediation helps — and I’m thankful that this project is making me look more objectively and more creatively at the clothes in my closet that remain. So I’m telling myself, “Self, own this look today. And remember that you’re wearing cute shoes.”

A good shoe can always save the day.

Patterned Flats, originally uploaded by academichic.

19 week bump, originally uploaded by academichic.

Category: Beltless, Color Combinations, Our Best Flatware, Pants Please, Preggers, Teaching Outfits

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2 Responses to “24 February 2009 – Tone on Tone”

25 February 2009 - Splitting My Compliments Take 2 : academichic
February 25th, 2009 @ 10:22 am

[...] E. was worried that her shoes made her a cheater yesterday, I’ve found shoes to be the best way to complete a split complimentary look. I am very much [...]
13 May 2009 : academichic
May 13th, 2009 @ 6:24 am

[...] written before about how a pair of shoes can save an outfit for me. My patterned flats have done so numerous times, but another go-to pair for “blah” days [...]