I’m Wearing: Copycat (w/ New Toys!)

Some call it “inspired by”, some call it “copycat”… I call it “What I’m Wearing”.

Months ago, I fell deeply in love with lack of color. I don’t know how it happened. My closet slowly started to grow pale with creams and ivory whites, and deep with black and graphite. The brightly colored tops and dresses slowly moved to the wall-end of the closet bar – you know, where all the crap you don’t wear lives. I was questioning my newfound passion for a while… Is it okay to be a fashion blogger who never wears color? Is it a sign? Am I fashion depressed?

Maybe.

With all the spandex mini-dresses, ultra-80s styles, and the ever-present homeless chic… Who wouldn’t be depressed? We’ve hit a strange, anachronistic period of fashion that doesn’t know if it’s going foward, or sticking around to appreciate the past. Are we going modern, or vintage? Daring, or conservative? Americana, or international eclectic? In no way is this a new discussion… Fashion is cyclical and, hey – bad decades are inevitable. If anything, naysayers of certain trends are almost forced to explore their own personal style. If all the inventory in the stores blows, what are you going to do – run around naked? No, make the best of it, and the best of this crap fashion period we’ve hit, for me, is returning to my monochromatic roots.

Realizing this, I returned to the world of “fashion inspiration”, and the 700 blogs that live there. With my newfound quest for personal style in hand, and a magnetic draw to high contrast, I happened to come upon this photograph:

My love was solidified on the spot. So perfect, so easy, so absolutely chic. 3-4 garments of utter simplicity – colorless, highlighting the textures and shapes… Zero distractions.

I had to have it.

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I know. Here, after my gigantic diatribe about boring, useless, full length outfit photos… I post one. But it’s not bad comparatively, right? It’s actually really, really comfortable to wear a trench coat and leggings and nude pumps… all. day. long. In fact, I’m still wearing it right now at 1:43am after a full day of working, dining, and socializing.

This trench coat (aww, remember when it was a new toy?) is on its last legs. I need to invest in one… As much as I love Old Navy wares, I need longevity. Also, because leggings are not pants, I threw on an old, gold dress I had sitting in the back of my closet. It was five dollars (and actually, also from Old Navy – I swear I don’t shop there as much as it seems like I do…) and extremely long and loose, so I tied a ribbon around my lower waist, and bloused (word?) the top a little, creating a really relaxed, but structured feel.

Back to your regularly scheduled program.

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