Week 4: Audrey Hepburn

This was a fun week. Audrey is obviously a fashion icon and wore things that are still staples today, which made this week pretty easy for me.

I tried to focus on keeping the silhouette of the outfits close to hers. I have a more athletic body-type than hers, but at least have a straight shape so the clothing choices both felt like Audrey and I was physically/mentally comfortable in them.

Researching for this week, I noticed Audrey doesn’t wear a ton of jewelry (apart from the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany look everyone knows), so you’ll notice I’m sparse on accessories.

Another short 4-day week for you.

Monday

The sweater neckline and straight leg pants seem very Audrey to me.

Sweater: Anthropologie, Pants: J.Crew; Shoes: Madewell

Tuesday

A lot of the looks I planned this week have a masculine feel to them. Audrey was a classically beautiful woman, but she tended to wear a lot of pants/flats/simple tops. This was definitely inspired by the softer side of her.

Top: Truly 4 You; Skirt: no idea but purchased at Dillard’s Clearance; Shoes: G.H Bass and Co; Belt: J.Crew

Wednesday

I think probably the most “Audrey” of all days. This is definitely where her and my body type is most noticeably different, but I still think the shape looks good on me.

Top: J.Crew; Pants: Everlane; Shoes: Report Signature

Thursday

This outfit felt very golf-forward. I think it has to be the combination of shoes and pants. I don’t think it was as much Audrey Hepburn as it was Caddyshack. Oh well, can’t win ’em all. Super, insanely comfortable outfit, though.

Cardigan: Banana Republic; Shirt: New Look; Pants: Frank and Oak; Shoes: Com+sens, Belt: no clue

Week 3: Green

Again, very short 3-day week. It was Thanksgiving and not a lot going on at work, so I only needed to go into the office Mon-Wed. Chose a really simple theme! Just wear green.

Green is a color I don’t necessarily love, but I seem to own a lot of it, and I think I look good in most of its tones.

Monday

I really enjoy these shoes. They’re very cute and extremely feminine, which isn’t something I normally gravitate towards. They’re a blue and green hounds tooth pattern.

The shirt is 100% silk. Which means I’ve never washed it. I bought it at a boutique in Blackstone in Omaha that unfortunately no longer exists. The shirt itself was a plain solid color and then “artistically splattered” with black paint by a local artist, according to the person working in the store when I bought it. The green is kind of bright teal with a metallic shine to it.

Blazer: Gianni Bini, Top: Kleveland boutique, Pants: Everlane, Shoes: Antonio Melani, Necklace: My grandmother’s

Tuesday

It doesn’t show amazingly well in this photo, but all my greens in this photo (the cardigan, the shoes, and the belt) all are this lovely cool-toned dark green. Feels like a nice on-trend color for 2018 winter palette.

Cardigan: Thrifted, Dress: Forever 21, Shoes: Calvin Klein, Belt: J.Crew

Wednesday

Crazy casual. Those are actually jeans. My office was a ghost town Wednesday, so I felt like it wouldn’t matter that I was hearkening back to my glorious TDA casual days.

Again, my green was a nice jewel-toned deep green. Very pretty, with some nice detail at the neck.

Blazer: Doc & Amelia, Top: Sugar + Lips, Jeans: Alexa Chung for AG, Shoes: Kelsi Dagger

Week 2: Contrasts

4-day week this time. I chose to do contrasting colors. Super straight forward color-theory rules here: yellow/purple, blue/orange, red/green.

I haven’t told anyone at work what I’m doing, but I’ve been getting pretty consistently positive feedback on my outfits, which is good! No one seems to think I’m being unprofessional or dressing too flashy. This week was, in my opinion, the first true test of how much I could get away with in a traditional, formal business environment. I wore a lot of bright colors and the contrasts definitely stood out against what my co-workers wear.

Here they are!

Tuesday

Top: J.Crew, Skirt: J.Crew, Shoes: Tahari

I’m very J.Crew, apparently.

Wednesday

I tried really hard not to be incredibly Christmas with this particular contrast. I *think* it went okay.

Goddamn Cape: J.Crew, Top: New Look, Skirt: No idea but bought at Dillard’s Clearance, Shoes: Dr. Scholl’s, Necklace: No idea

Thursday

This was my favorite outfit of the week. Also the one that got the most compliments.

Top: J. Crew, Skirt: No idea but purchased at Dillard’s Clearance, Shoes: Calvin Klein, Earrings: J.Crew, Necklace: Chelsea Market NYC

Friday

Woohoo! Slightly more casual Friday. But not really. I went with black and white for my final day of contrast, an always classic color combo.

Top: Southern Lady, Pants: Gap, Shoes: Kelsi Dagger, Necklace: Chelsea Market NYC

Week 1: Same shoes, who dis?

To start, my first week of this experiment went fairly well, except for the actual documentation. I chose a single pair of heels to wear every day of the week. A pair of neutral, suede block heels.

But I forgot to save pictures of outfits from every day that week. I will post what I have from that week, and I’ll try to at least identify the location from which I bought the pieces. We’ll see how it goes.

Let’s begin. Here are the shoes in question.

Brand: 1.State, Purchased: Dillard’s Clearance (Council Bluffs, IA)

These seemed like an easy pair of shoes to match with lots of outfits. I only kept pictures of 3 of 5 outfits that week.

Monday

Pants: Everlane, Button-up: J.Crew, Sweater: Thrifted, Necklace: Chelsea Market NYC

Thursday

Skirt: No idea on brand but purchased at Dillard’s Clearance, Cardigan: Thrifted, Top: Max Studio, Watch: Skagen

Friday

Skirt: Anthropologie, Blazer: Ann Taylor, Top: Ann Taylor, Necklace: francesca’s

Week went pretty well. I told my co-worker I was doing it. She seemed a little concerned for my shoes, wearing them every day that week. She seemed to come around by the final day, though.

This project is really more for my own sanity/creative expression than anything else. But I’m hoping the documentation can be helpful to others, whether it can maybe inspire others for a little more creative outfit choices or work as a ‘what no to do’. Hopefully there’s value for someone.

Fashion and Fun for business professional environment

I moved to Atlanta September 2018. With that came a new job; I’m now working at a formal bank. My clothing needs to be dressed up considerably -as compared to the intensely casual atmosphere of my TDA job back in Omaha.

As a general rule, I dislike being told what I have to wear. So I’ve created a new hobby. Weekly themes on clothing. Each week, I’m going to try and come up with a theme for my clothes to follow. I will be documenting each week’s theme with this blog. That’s the hope, anyway.