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November 2024, part three – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: Club Monaco sweater, Levi’s jacket, Kate Hewko skirt (all thrifted), Chicwish tulle skirt (Poshmark), MbMJ bag (swap), Laredo boots (consignment) Thoughts: This outfit is so my jam, I don’t think I need to say more. What I discovered in …

November 2024, part two – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: J. Crew sweater, LizSport vest, Ralph Lauren blazer, Fossil belt, Coach bag (all secondhand), Zara pants (retail) Thoughts: This ended up being one of my fave outfits of the season. I thrifted the sweater and vest on the same …

Period Drama Boyfriends – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

If you are a dedicated watcher of British film and television, I guarantee that you know who Samuel West is, even if you don’t recognize the name. The man has an impressively extensive and diverse filmography, to put it lightly. …

November 2024, part one – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: Ralph Lauren sweater & skirt, Tommy Hilfiger jacket, Laredo boots (all secondhand) Thoughts: I love watching other people’s thrifting reels on Instagrams, which has only served to reinforce the appeal of the 90s revival. Everyone is into it! Seeing …

Style Flashback 2011 – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

The current 90s revival has kicked my nostalgia into high gear again. To be fair, it doesn’t take much to do that. If something like immutable character traits exist, susceptibility to nostalgia is surely one of mine. Indeed, I consider …

End of October 2024 – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: J. Crew shirt, vintage vest, Gap jacket & belt, Twik skirt, Tommy Hilfiger bag (all thrifted), Mia shoes (retail) Thoughts: I don’t wear a lot of black these days but I do enjoy a black-and-brown combo. Whiskey, in particular, …

Scent Stories: Old, New, and Everything In Between

As much as I enjoy wearing perfume and am fascinated by the science and art behind it, I made the decision earlier this year to step back from the fraghead community and the constant exposure to new fragrances. I have …

October 2024, part four – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: Bozzolo top (retail), Pelican Cover shirt, Jil Sander coat, Emmanuel belt, Ralph Lauren skirt, Storey’s shoes (all thrifted), Dooney bag (Poshmark) Thoughts: Trying out olive green paired with camel, and I think I’m a fan. Layered outfits like this …

Closet for Two – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

As an only child, I experienced a not-insignificant amount of wistful longing for a sibling while growing up. Above all, I wanted a sister – though, in truth, what I wanted was a built-in best friend. Because it’s hard to …

October 2024, part three – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: Rixo dress, Amaryllis jacket, Chloe shoes, Anna Paola bag (all secondhand) Thoughts: My social life is only occasionally exciting, so I make the most of my opportunities to dress up. A dinner with friends, with a side of drag …

Period Drama Boyfriends – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

If you watch as many period dramas as I do, it’s inevitable that you will start to have favourites. Favourite actors, that is. Or as I like to call them: period drama boyfriends. Period dramas are the reason I am …

What I Wore: October 2024, part two

Details: Tommy Hilfiger sweater, Kate Hewko skirt, Ralph Lauren coat, Coach bag, Ann Marino shoes (all thrifted) Thoughts: I thrifted this amazing blazer-coat in 2021, back when vintage Ralph Lauren wasn’t yet as rare as hen’s teeth at the thrifts. …

October 2024, part one – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: Club Monaco sweater, Liz Claiborne pants, Mexx belt, Ralph Lauren shoes, vintage bag (all thrifted) Thoughts: It is very brave — or very foolhardy — for someone as klutzy as me to wear head-to-toe white. Sometimes hubris pays off, …

Jane Eyre Times Three – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

After going through an intense reading phase at the end of the summer, my brain decided to switch gears suddenly and very dramatically — as it is wont to do — and became completely engrossed in period dramas. A quick …

September 2024, part four – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

Details: vintage sweater, Ralph Lauren skirt, Coach bag (all secondhand), Mia shoes (retail) Thoughts: I have been looking to add some brown to my sweater collection — at this point, the only part of the wardrobe where that colour isn’t …

Mystery Bag Adventures – Blue Collar Red Lipstick

While my style has remained relatively consistent in recent years, subtle shifts are still happening all the time. That is the nature of any creative pursuit; it is not a sealed vacuum where everything remains perfectly static. Small changes can …

What I Wore: September 2024, part three

Details: Tommy Hilfiger sweater, Do+Be skirt, Pelle blazer, Louis Vuitton bag (all secondhand), Mia shoes (retail) Thoughts: Isn’t this vintage leather blazer just the best? Can you believe I only paid $20 for it, and it’s in mint condition. Well, …
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