20 October 2009 – Degas Cool, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
- Purple cardi: Gap Outlet
- Belt: from another dress
- Gray nursing cami: Target
- Brown skirt: BR Outlet
- Blue-gray tights: Target
- Brown wedges: thrifted
End Notes:
For whatever reason, this morning I felt like wearing this new pair of blueish-greyish-purplish tights. And then, once I had them on, inspiration sort of left. I wasn’t completely sure what colors to pair with them, and I felt like I should be heading off to ballet class.
So, I decided to run with the ballet class notion and riff a little off of Degas’s Blue Dancers from 1890 with an analogous color scheme of blues and purples and a full skirt. I’m an art history grad student, after all.
If this outfit looks familiar…well, it should. It is essentially the “mom uniform” I blogged about a month ago. But wouldn’t you agree that the addition of tights and the tight blue-purple color combination give it an entirely different feel than the more punchy red wedges I wore back then? I think this little comparison suggests a fruitful avenue for a future academichic workshop on how tights can change an outfit, particularly during transitional weather. What do you say?
20 October 2009 – Degas Cool, originally uploaded by academichic.
This is a lovely outfit, E. I really like the colors, and the silhouette is so dancer-esque. Perfect “mom uniform”!
I say . . . you’re so right about tights! Looking forward to the workshop.
you look great! I am learning a lot with academichic!!
I agree! The feel is definitely different, though essentially the same. Combination deemed a success in my book. (I love how you’ve drawn inspiration from a piece of art! I’m tucking this idea away for the future.)
Love the outfit!! And the last photo is a nice tribute to Degas as well =]
Those tights are a really lovely colour.
Amazing photos! I’m a ballet teacher, so I always feel a bit self-conscious about dressing in a ballet-inspired way when I’m not at work, but this is a great, subtle, beautiful look. (I LOVE purple and brown together. One of my all-time favourite colour combos.)
Can I show you the same dress with two different pairs of tights?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22775726@N04/3789926021/in/set-72157612585169106/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22775726@N04/3794173444/in/set-72157612585169106/
Changing the tights led to a flow-on effect with all my other components of each outfit.
Lovely ensemble! I second the idea of a tights workshop. I feel like I had haphazard luck with them, though I couldn’t live without them in the cold months.
As a Canadian, we’ve been having tights and heavy jacket weather for almost a month now, and I’m going through the seasonal discovery that I need at least four more pairs to replace the ones that have gone missing since last winter or have snags/etc. I’d love a workshop on tights!
I’d love a workshop on the transformative properties of tights.
I would also love a workshop about tights. As a native Texan, I never had a need for tights, even in the winter (I just wore pants). But now as a transplanted New Englander, tights have become a necessity to extend my wardrobe…but I’m perplexed with how to wear anything but black tights. Help! :)
Like Kristin, I have problems with anything but black tights! And even they can look so heavy and grounding when the rest of the outfit is snuggly and cheery. I’d love to see a workshop!
I would love a tights workshop!
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