Dressing Outside the Box
At the start of the new season I’m thinking of ways I can improve myself, my life and my wardrobe. There are multiple blog posts in there, but today I want to talk about wardrobe…and thinking outside the norm. Maybe not THE norm, but whatever is normal for you. Or in this case, me.
I think it’s good to try new things and not get stuck in a certain look or style for too long. So today I’m really stretching myself. I’m layering sheer over black, plaid over lace, wearing a dress as a duster, oh I’m just stretching myself all over the place!
I wore this plaid dress a couple weeks back in this post and at the time thought I should try wearing it next time in a different way. I’d originally thought it might be cute over faded skinny jeans and a white tee. And I first thought of wearing an oversized belted black longline blazer over this sheer lacy number today, but I liked the dark tartan plaid with the lace peeking out under the collar. It was giving me Wuthering Heights Romantic Scotland On the Moors vibes, so. I think Debbie at Fashion Fairy Dust would be proud. She’s the QUEEN of layering.
And then purely coincidentally when I was moving stuff around on the bookcase while setting up the shoot area, I opened a little box and this antiqued medusa pendant was in it and that seemed to go with the theme…so things were just falling into place.
Ha, please ignore the big floofs of Caleb hair I now see on my left leg. This is real life.
I probably wouldn’t wear this to work, but I could wear it to dinner with friends or to a museum on the weekend. It’s definitely outside my more conservative norm, but…like I said, it’s good to stretch yourself and think outside the box.
What do you think of my new look??
What I’m Wearing:
- Blue/green plaid Plus Size Tie Waist Dress from Old Navy size 3x, sold out. Similar here
- Sheer cream lace pleated vintage slip
- Black flats
- Faded Glory Women’s Essential Leggings in Black Soot, size 22
hee hee hee.
Iris Smale
Bettye, I LOVE the look. Would definitely be outside ‘my’ box, but it’s great for you. I especially love the sheer under the plaid (and the black underneath too). I’m trying to work on some out of the box for me – but it’s difficult to get the lid off my box. 🙂 So, you’re my inspiration!
Fashion Schlub
Oh, Miss Iris! Ha ha, it was an April Fools! You’re a doll to be so complimentary about even my kookiest looks xoxo
Pauline
Guess you were joking.!!
Fashion Schlub
APRIL FOOLS!!! Ha ha ha!
staceykaye
oh thank god –
Fashion Schlub
Ha ha ha! I think some people missed that part and while secretly they were like WHAT THE HECK IS SHE WEARING they were still lovely in their comments 🙂
Anonymous
I love these fresh outside of the box details. I love the sheerness, and the fabulous plaid worn as a jacket.
Beautifully nuanced layering ! Normal is highly overrated.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Elle
https://theellediaries.com/
Fashion Schlub
Oh Elle, you’re so lovely and kind 🙂
Elle
And sincere with my praise,
See you in the Hamptons, that is if summer even appears, since the arrival of spring has been so dubious!
❤️❤️❤️
Elle
https://theellediaries.com/
Nancy
I hope you have a wonderful Easter!
Fashion Schlub
Thanks, you too! Now that it’s over and we’re back to normal life. I’m living in a lovely snowglobe today, so maybe not THAT normal 🙂