22 September 2009 – Wonder Wrap, originally uploaded by academichic.Sources:
All remixed except Wonder Wrap:
- Wonder Wrap – Blue Onion Marketplace
- Black top – thrifted
- Sunglasses – H&M
- Jeans – Flirt jean from ON
- Gray wedges – Report, via Solestruck.com
- Brown Satchel – HOBO
- Necklace – Anthropologie
Endnotes:
First of, thank you all for your kind words and well wishes for my grandparents yesterday! They’re slowly getting back on their feet and we’re enjoying our time together here, despite the reason for our visit. My grandpa returned from the hospital today, so now we’re all reunited.
This morning, before his return, my mom and I went into town to pick up a few things for dinner. This gave me the perfect opportunity to pull out some fun fall items that I’ve been itching to wear. Unlike back at academichic central, it’s much cooler here and I get to enjoy my favorite season of the year – fall.
One item I’ve been dying to wear is this charcoal jersey Wonder Wrap from Blue Onion Marketplace. Similar to the Moth Possibilities sweater found at Athropologie, this garment comes with an abundance of fabric and just as many options in how to style it.
I love this violet gray color and the soft jersey fabric and have yet to play around with it and find more ways to style it. I’m thinking of throwing this one longer end over my shoulder for a drapey evening look, what do you think?
For a snugger day time look, I experimented with different ways to wrap it and tie it around my waist. I settled on wrapping the longer end around, while placing the shorter end over the wrapped end and bringing both ends together at the side.
The loose ends are then tied together on the side, creating a closed yet still drapey finished look.
I’ve recently developed a penchant for drapey and asymmetrically cut garments, such as the Possibilities sweater mentioned above, the Banana Republic asymmetrical cardi I’ve experimented with this summer, and now this one-sleeved fabric-abundant piece that puts a smile on my face.
And now I leave you with a gratuitous shot of my grandparents’ street here in Romania. S.
Romania, originally uploaded by academichic.
Love the wrap! And the site (I’ve recently found you guys and can’t seem to get enough)! I like the way you are wearing it but, I’m curious to know whether if one would be able to type and such with the wrap around the one arm or if it’s more of a cocoon fit? Thanks!
I’m fascinated by multi-purpose (or multi-wear) garments like that wrap top. Can you wear this one undone, or does it just look goofy? Appears asymmetric, but that might look really cool!
S, so nice to see you posting again! That wonder wrap is so interesting. Can’t wait to see the other ways you will wear it!
I love the wrap too – it reminds me of my Joe Brown’s one. Great pictures – lovely to hear about your family story.
Wow, that wrap looks so elegant on you. Now, I’m thinking I need to add one to my closet as well. Glad to hear your grandfather is doing better. Loved the shot of your grandparents street – so cute!!
That wrap is so awesome!
I love the way you styled the wrap, but for such a delicate and drapey garment, I feel like the knot is a little bulky. What about closing it with a brooch at the side?
Thanks for the comments, everyone!
@danielle – the wrap does indeed hinder a ton of movement of the one arm when worn this way, but I don’t think it’s a problem for typing. It’s more so when I lift my arm higher then waist height. The jersey is also fairly elastic so it works perfectly well for typing, or walking about town, reading, etc.(activities of more limited arm movement)
@Sal – I tried that but it’s rather long on the one side so I’ve not liked the way it looks just worn open. I’m looking for other ideas though, so keep ‘em coming!
@Brande – great idea with the brooch! I will have to try that one!
S.
I went to the Blue Onion site to check out the price of the wrap and you’re their featured model for the product! How cool is that?
I think I’m going to grow up and live on that street…….
Love the drapey look you’ve given your wonder wrap. Looks casual, yet elegant.
Wow, I’ve always wondered how to wear a wrap like that, but now I know! You are wearing that wrap beautifully! It looks very cozy. I’m envious that you are actually getting to wear fall clothes and enjoy fall for real. Fall is also my favorite season, but I live in Austin, Texas, which means that I rarely get to experience true fall weather.
Ooh, love the color and stylistic potential of the wrap!
It is gorgeous. Would also be a very easy DIY. But I would definitely need the sleeve on the side my dominant hand, as I write on the black board above head level.
I love this look and would love to have that wrap in my wardrobe, but have a suspicion that I couldn’t pull it off. I need to master just plain draping scarves first… :)
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