This outfit was directly inspired by an outfit that I saw in Lucky Magazine a couple of months ago. And by a trick of Catherine’s at Not Dressed as Lamb:
A couple of months ago, Lucky suggested pairing a super-full skirt with a turtleneck layered under a printed shirt. I knew immediately that I wanted to try to recreate the look but didn’t have a suitable skirt. And then, a couple of weeks later, I found this skirt so I thought I’d give it a whirl:
And I love how it turned out. In spite of it’s awkward length, this skirt has become one of my favorites to wear and today’s outfit is no exception. I paired the skirt (Ralph Lauren via Goodwill) with a burgundy turtleneck (Gap) layered under a houndstooth shirt (vintage via Vintage by the Pound). I also added a tie belt (DIY with belts from St. Vincent de Paul), tights (Hue via Nordstrom Rack), booties (Nine West Darsy) and a neon necklace (Target).
Although I do love the skirt, I was a bit iffy about the shirt. It’s vintage and therefore has an appropriately crazy collar. Which is where Catherine’s trick comes in; in this post here, she pins the collar of a shirt into a stand-up collar. I did something similar with today’s shirt. My collar wasn’t robust enough to pin behind my neck, so I folded the collar inside the shirt and used a stick pin to keep in place, creating a sort of mandarin collar:
And I think it worked.
So, thank you, Lucky. And thank you, Catherine. Also, a special thanks to my friend, Jeanne from I Dream of...{by Jeanne}. She was with me when I bought this shirt and swore I could rock it. Best enabler ever.
Happy Tuesday, All!
Gracey
