19 March 2009

Posted on | March 19, 2009 | 5 Comments

19 March 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

Blue and white striped top – Banana Republic
Red cardi – thrifted
Blue skinny belt – Banana Republic, remixed
Black and white striped skirt – Talbots, remixed
Yellow pumps – Gianni Bini, remixed
Bird brooch – Etsy, remixed
Mug – Anthropologie

Endnotes:

Earlier this week, when I wore this, a professor of mine saw me and exclaimed: “You’re looking spring-y!”. I was a bit baffled since an all-black outfit does little to suggest spring to me. Today’s look, however, is all about waving spring over. This outfit is screaming “I’m ready for spring”, which I more than am.

I’m still working on our Pattern Mixing module and have mixed patterns by wearing a striped skirt with a striped top together; a combination I would have never paired before our module. But since both are of thin stripes and soft colors, I love the effect that putting them together has achieved.

Pattern mixing, originally uploaded by academichic.

I also realized that I have unintentionally created a triadic color scheme as well, which explains why the shoes, belt, and cardi all play so well off each other. To really drive the spring look home, I added this bird brooch I recently bought on Etsy, and now I’m all but ready to frolic around campus, inviting small birds to perch on my shoulders and deer to feed from my palm. Or something to that effect… S.

19 March 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Category: Color Combinations, Mixing Patterns, Reaching New Heights, Skirting the Issue, Teaching Outfits
Tags: academic fashion > belted > cardigan > color theory > pattern > skirt length > triads

Comments

5 Responses to “19 March 2009”

Sal
March 19th, 2009 @ 10:26 am

Seriously coveting that lovely full skirt, S.
Diana
March 19th, 2009 @ 10:32 am

That outfit looks great and I really love how the colors play off each other. Which Etsy shop did the bird brooch come from? It’s so cute!
S.
March 19th, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

Thanks, you two!

Diana – the brooch comes from a lovely seller called “cocobeans” – she makes really cute things and I’m coveting a few other items right now, like the owl and the damask heart pins.

Her shop is here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6207088

Happy browsing!
ili
March 19th, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

you know what-the light soft stripes go very goot together and I never have though of it.The bright red cardigan with the thin belt finish all perfectly.
LeeHovey (Kendra)
March 19th, 2009 @ 5:38 pm

Love the yellow shoes with this one and the brooch is adorably artsy chic!