Wore this outfit last March 2009, and decided to revive it today, but in a different way.
What one year does, indeed. While I was looking for my first job years ago, I hated ties and felt they were too cumbersome for everyday wear. Blame this blog and more than a little boredom I guess.
Now, I would have rolled my pants up to my knees just for you to notice my argyle socks!
I think this must have also been the last time I wore these leather hybrid lace-ups. Notice that this is the same window backdrop in my last post.
Sheer sweater, Zara; shirt, Gap; jeans, Two Percent; shoes, Giordano Concepts; tie, thrifted
I'm still going through the recent Milan and Paris shows. Reviews soon. Besides reminiscing on the good old days of cameo picture-taking, I also sort of miss Tim Blanks's commentary. He disappeared when men.style.com became gq.com. Now the reviews are cheeky, and I suppose targeted at a younger audience with less cultural memory.
Amazingly, I find that looking at the shows in between my other activities clears my mind. Even if fashion history and reference-making are more complicated and cross-hatched than simple plaid.
Cardigan and tie: both thrifted; shirt, Gap; jeans, Bossini; shoes, Giordano Concepts
Photos by Patricia Suzara