What I wore this week
08: We're back in denim and I'm stoked
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How are we back in long-pants weather? We had a brief, week-long heat wave in Vancouver and now suddenly it feels like early fall. I was recently thinking about how I’m always talking about how “time moves too fast”. So many of the conversations I have revolve around what we haven’t done yet versus what we’ve already achieved. Maybe if we stop obsessing over the speed of time, life would start to feel slower again? I’m making it a goal to try this out over the next few months.
Random tangents aside, I am actually kind of thriving because I can wear all my denim again and that makes me happy despite being a lover of summer. I might be attending a short work trip to a hot place in autumn so hopefully that’ll give me once last chance to get all the summer outfits in before I hunker down in wet Vancouver.
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This is by far the most colorful top I own at the moment but the black stripes actually make it quite wearable. I love that primary colors are making it’s way back into everyone’s wardrobes after many years of neutrals, pastels, and other color variations. I think instead of looking at classic jewel tones and fall colours this year, I’d love to shop for a few sweaters or tops in a primary color. Love red and blue but I could be convinced to wear yellow.
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I’ve been following Lizzy Hadfield for her timeless style for years and one of her go-to outfit formulas is a long line shirt with straight leg pants. I might finally invest in a suede option this fall but I’m currently loving this Canadian Tuxedo look. There’s a tougher “work wear” stiffness to this outfit that gives me an unreasonable amount of confidence. Or maybe it’s just because I feel the most comfortable in denim.
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I rarely wear athleisure out and about but i had some errands to run before a workout class and I actually felt really good in this outfit. Last year I decided to only wear black workout clothes, mainly just so everything matches and it’s easy to throw on and honestly an all black workout fit with a trench just tickles my brain in the right way.
I’ve also been loving the slimmer silhouettes of Adidas Tokyos. While sambas tend to wear out and start to look a bit sloppy, the shape of the Tokyos seem to be holding up quite well. They remind me of the Margiela Sprinters that I also find so sleek.
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There was a point in my life where I owned 8 different button down tops (and wore none of them). Now I own 2 and still for some reason, I don’t find myself reaching for it. Don’t get me wrong, I love a crisp white shirt + straight leg jean combo but at some point I decided that I over did it with shirts and cut them out altogether.
This outfit was purely a reminder that button downs will never go out of style and also who cares if they do because it just looks so good.
This top is from Low Classic and unfortunately been discontinued but I’m eyeing this Alexander Wang one (it’s also on sale!!). It’s definitely longer in length but I think the oversized fit would make for the best relaxed outfits.
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In the spirit of trying to wear more color, I did find this Free People top on sale earlier this year and finally brought it out of hibernation. The original vision was to pair it with pedal pushers and kitten heels but I clearly forgot that pedal pushers look awful on my body so there goes that idea.
In typical me fashion, I reached for baggy jeans but I actually think this would look great with long skirts or even a polished jort moment.
