20 June 2009 – Gallery Opening, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
All remixed.
- Black tunic: worn backwards, gift from brothers
- Gray skirt: Target
- Red wedges: Naturalizers, from DSW
End Notes:
A friend’s work was included in a local juried exhibition, and my husband and I went out to show our support at the Saturday evening opening. As I’ve mentioned before, choosing what to wear to an art opening is fraught for art history grad students. There is always a sea of all sorts of fabulousness at these events and I wanted to remain true to my own relatively understated style while still making a statement. I stuck with a classic black, gray, and red color palette, but rather than simply trying to gussy up my jersey pieces with lots of sparkly jewelry I wanted to play with interesting shapes and proportions that would make the whole look more appropriate for an evening out.
S. has worn some of her dresses backwards before and I wondered if I could do something similar with this black tunic. The pleated, scooped neckline became a sexier scooped back, and by unbuttoning the small row of buttons that created a keyhole in the official “back” of the top, I ended up with a new, split neckline. And, rather than wearing the tunic over pants or shorts, I tried it out over a skirt. This is a really unexpected proportion for me, but I love the kind of drop-waist flapper vibe it creates.
As the bump gets bigger, it seems like the ways I can wear items also grows increasingly limited. So I was thrilled to get a little bit of my experimental creativity out in this look and I’m encouraged to look at some of my other maternity gear in new ways. After all, with only four weeks or so left I might as well squeeze out all the wear I can, right?
20 June 2009 – Gallery Opening, originally uploaded by academichic.
I never though of wearing something backwards before, but I love how this turned out. Very chic. And I am totally in love with those red wedges!
Great idea, I must try that one of these days.
I love this tunic backwards!! And seriously, every time you wear those Naturalizer wedges I swoon with jealousy! Such a great ensemble!
I’m excited for baby e. to come for many reasons, not least of which is that you’ll have a baby!! But I feel like I primarily know your “preggers style”, and I’m looking forward to getting to know “E.’s Momma Style”!
You look great! I’ve worn stuff backwards too, a little surprise sexy low back is nice. Four more weeks!!!
I absolutely LOVE this voluminous top on you! It’s one of the most flattering tops you own! KILLER.
But I’d have preferred to see it with a sleeker bottom like a pencil skirt, skinnies, straight legs, boot cut jeans, clamdiggers or leggings. That way, you’d have kept the volume isolated to one part of the outfit, which I personally feel works best. Hope you know what I mean, jellybean.
Oh! And it’s genius worn backwards too.!
I like the layering look here and the pop of color with the shoes (and what a novel idea to wear the dress/top backwards… now I’ll have to go into my wardrobe and experiment…)!
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