While I love the feet-friendly convenience of shopping online, there are still times when I end up with items that I never, for the life of me, know how to wear. One good example was this perfectly tailored rust blouse. It looked good online and it looked wonderful when a friend fit it when it arrived by mail. Unfortunately, I could not shake the feeling that I looked like a teacher off to give a pop quiz when I wore it. My nerdy glasses and standard messy bun did not help.
Big shirt. Blazer. Skinny jeans.
Lots of tissue in the handbag because I know I will cry.
Dark Blue Blazer – Penshoppe :: Shirt – Threadless :: Jeans – Metro Ayala :: Silver glittery ballet flats – Unionbay (bought brand new on eBay for $12)
UPDATE: Spoiler after the jump…
First of all, thanks to those who loved my espadrille obsession post. My Sunday was pretty laidback, except for the hormonal weepy episodes (it’s that time of the month and I cannot control my tears).
I had lunch with the boyfriend’s family because it’s his mom’s birthday. Then we had coffee and took these photos before going home. We had dinner again at the boyfriend’s family’s house and went thrift shopping after. The shopping was very successful. I bought a dainty eyelet blouse. I have been looking for one for the longest time, too. I also bought a tube dress with cat prints.
It may have begun with the brief glances I paid to the paparazzi photos of Eva Longoria last spring, with her short smocked dresses and espadrilles. Perhaps it began with my desire to wear summer dresses all year long. Or maybe even with my unlikely reasoning that wedges got to be more comfortable to wear than heels. But it is highly likely that a combination of those things fired off neurons in my brain and instilled this desire to own a pair of 3-inch yellow espadrille wedges.
After 8 months, I can happily say that my search has ended.
