A couple of weeks ago Colleen asked me this question for the Style Sketches™ series:
I want to buy a jacket (blazer). What’s the one style that is most useful/versatile? A boyfriend jacket? Something more fitted? Something shorter or longer? What color would get the most use? I guess I’m looking for that one piece that every closet should have. Continue Reading →
Summer will officially begin on Tuesday the 21st of June. Before I say goodbye to the cool, foggy days of Spring and embrace the heat of the Summer season I’d like to post some photos of what I wore over the last 3 months. There are lots of layers, jackets and scarves – thing I probably won’t be wearing again until November.
Goodbye sweet Spring!
On June 31st my blog will be 3 months old. Thank you so much for all your comments and support! I love working on this blog, but it wouldn’t be any fun without friends to share it with.
I recently was able to clean up some of my old fashion illustrations from the 90′s on Adobe Photoshop and posted them up on my portfolio. If you would like to see some bold black and red combinations, gold trim, crop tops and other blasts from the not so distant past, check it out here: Fashion Illustrations from the 90′s.
Much love,
Heather
Clothes – they mean so much to me – but why? Perhaps it’s that they allow me to express myself visually, perhaps it’s the memories they carry with them, or maybe I’m just hopelessly shallow. When I look in my closet I see skirts, dresses, jackets, accessories and shoes, but I also see the stories attached to the clothing. I love my little collection of garments, and can tell you just where I purchased them and the mood I was in at the time as well.
Almost everything I’m wearing in this post was a gift. It’s these pieces that have the most meaning to me and I am especially fond of this dress and jacket because of how they came to be in my closet.
Last summer I was truly low on cash. I would have loved a few new clothes, but it just wasn’t reasonable with my budget at the time. Then my a good friend gave me a big bag filled with garments that she no longer wore. It was the best gift anyone could have ever given me!
She bought this pretty ruffle trimmed wrap dress in Spain. I always think of it as “Ann’s Spanish Dress”.
Is there such a thing as a high-end hand-me-down? If there is then this lightweight cotton Marni jacket fits the description.
It’s made of a rather heavy-weight cotton but the open cut and multiple pleats make it comfortable. On the inside every seam has been piped. I’m the sort of person who loves looking at beautiful workmanship. It makes me happy.
The scarf was a gift from my Aunt, who has worked in the designer apparel department at the Macy’s in downtown San Francisco for many years. It’s such a beautiful thing: a sheer, floaty, paisley print in denim blues. Sometimes I just take it out and gaze at it. The tiny dots are gold glitter, printed on top of the chiffon.
But this outfit is more than just memories. The weather here in LA is heating up. We’re in the midst of yet another Spring heat wave, and what better way to stay cool but to wear clothes the color of water? A lightweight, ruffly dress like this is perfect on a hot day. When it gets cooler in the evening I can put on the jacket and the scarf to stay warm.
Jacket – Marni
Dress – Cotelac
Scarf – Etro
Shoes – Nine West
Do you have any hand-me-downs? How do you feel about them?
