Wonder years

My first step towards re-curating my individual style: wearing color (again).

 
 Urban Outfitters top, Zara jeans, Swedish Hasbeens clogs, Casio watch
A few weeks ago, I did a huge overhaul of my closet – not necessarily a full-on Kondo, but close – and in doing so, I realized my wardrobe basically consisted of nothing but blues, browns, and blacks. While I do love neutrals, I don't remember making a conscious choice to do away with color forever, so it came as a small surprise. That said, I'm slowly trying to reincorporate color back into my wardrobe while also resisting the pull of impulse buys that'll end up replacing all the clothes I've just given away. It's hard.

So, full disclosure: this shirt was kind of a gut-reaction purchase. But I think I'll make an exception, because it was on sale (thanks, Urban), it makes me feel like Winnie Cooper (which is a good thing, I mean, look at my FACE), and it reminds me of the little boys' t-shirts I used to thrift back in college (a totally acceptable practice).

That reminds me, I've been thrifting more lately, the act of which still brings me tons of enjoyment and much-needed therapy (browsing through racks can be weirdly calming). I've found a few awesome and functional pieces, which I'll share in my next post. Please hold me accountable.


 

I'm back (again)

 
 
Uniqlo top, Uniqlo jeans, ASOS mules, vintage Coach bucket bag
I never claimed to be a blogger.

In other words, this year-long hiatus has been for absolutely no good reason, but because I've been hit with a recent surge of inspiration, not to mention more free time, I thought I'd give blogging another shot. Can't hurt, right? In all honesty, I probably wouldn't have had anything worthwhile to share anyway – I feel like I've spent the past year (probably longer) just trying to keep up with all of the fashion trends I saw on Instagram instead of curating my individual style. And though there were lots of fads that didn't quite suit me (pajama-inspired coordinates... I still don't get it), there were also a few that I genuinely enjoyed and plan to revisit over and over again (see: frayed hems, bucket bags, and mules).

On a related note: I'm a huge fan of this frayed hem trend. I know distressed jeans have been a thing for a very long time, but the act of distressing my old jeans by hand gave me a new appreciation to what I previously deemed as simply, "dumb, intentional holes in pants." Consequently, I've made two pairs of old jeans relevant again. So I've converted. Please accept me.


 

Until next time.