Friday, December 30, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 12 14 16)




i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2016 (dress, sweater hoodie, jumper, trousers, hat and boots), rundholz black label a/w 2015 (coat and scarf), rundholz dip a/w 2015 (gloves) and rundholz a/w 2015 (bag).

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 12 12 16)




i call the skirt that i am wearing here my camo skirt. at the time that i got it, i had no idea that, some time later, a camo jacket would come into my life. stay tuned for the camo jacket.

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2016 (top, skirt, cardi, hat and boots), rundholz black label a/w 2014 (puffy vest) and rundholz dip a/w 2015 (gloves).

Sunday, December 25, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 11 30 16)



i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2016 (jacket and skirt) and rundholz a/w 2016 (blouse and shoes).

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

trying not to step on it one piece



i am wearing the marco dress, the jumpsuit and the delphi scarf by kaliyana. i am also wearing a pullover and a jacket by moyuru. my boots are the noon boot (box collection) by trippen.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

bring on the wool pullover


i am wearing the cortile dress, the escape skirt and the woollen long side top by kaliyana. my boots are the noon boot (box collection) by trippen.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

a pause tunic, skirt and pullover



brand spanking new boots or boots that are a little worn. i can't decide which i prefer ... visually. sometimes i like the look of a very worn boot. but never on me.

i am wearing the anemone dress, the milan skirt and the delphi scarf by kaliyana. i am also wearing a pullover by moyuru. my boots are the pluto boot (closed collection) by trippen.

Monday, December 5, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 11 28 16)



this has become a new favourite outfit. in part, it is because i love the shapes of the individual pieces and the shape they create when together. in part, it is because i love the fabric the clothes are made of ... french terry. in part, it is because i love the colour of the clothes ... ash. then there are the shoes. i call them my frankenstein shoes. clunky and chunky ... my favourite kind of shoes. yep ... definitely a new favourite outfit.

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2016 (dress, coat and trousers) and rundholz a/w 2016 (shoes).

Saturday, December 3, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 11 25 16)


not tarnished yet.

i am wearing rundholz a/w 2016 (dress and shoes) and rundholz black label a/w 2014 (jacket and trousers).

Sunday, November 20, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 11 07 16)


i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2015 (dress, jacket and skirt) and rundholz a/w 2016 (shoes).

Sunday, November 13, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 11 03 16)



i like to turn up the collars on jackets. but i am learning to wear them flat.

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2016 (top, jacket, skirt and boots).

Friday, November 11, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 28 16)



it isn't too often that i lose something. luckily, on the few occasions i have lost something, it hasn't been something of significant monetary (or, for that matter, non-monetary) value to me. still, no matter the value to me of the thing lost, i have always felt somewhat violated by the loss. a piece of me is out there ... without my consent ... against my wishes. i don't know if the thing is safe and in good hands ... or not. i would like to think that everything that i have ever lost has found a good and deserving home and one in need of the thing more than me.

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2014 (dress, sweater dress, jacket and scarf) and rundholz black label s/s 2016 (trousers and boots).

Monday, November 7, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 27 16)


strange thing happened to me on the way home the other day. it was after nightfall and i was walking. just as i started crossing a street, a car started to make a left turn onto the street. i stopped ... of course ... to avoid being run over. but so did the car ... to avoid running me over. hanging out of the back windows of the car were two individuals in guy fawkes masks. i got an apology from the guy fawkes closest to me ... for scaring me.  not with his (and his friend's) appearance but with the close call. of course, all i could think of ... with their masks and my buzz cut ... was "v for vendetta".

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2015 (dress, hoodie, jacket and leggings) and rundholz black label a/w 2016 (boots).

Monday, October 31, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 31 16)


as autumn marches on and winter starts approaching, i may be adding layers of clothing, but i decided that it was time to take the hair off! i started thinking about a buzz cut last summer (summer 2015, to be exact). more than a year later, i did it. this isn't my first time with a buzz cut. but it feels different this time. i am definitely owning it! now, of course, i will need an appropriate hat to get through the cooler late autumn days, winter and (even) the beginning of next spring!

i am wearing rundholz dip s/s 2015 (skirt), rundholz dip a/w 2015 (jacket) and rundholz black label a/w 2016 (top, trousers and shoes).

Thursday, October 27, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 21 16)



everywhere i walked outside dressed in this outfit i kept spotting red leaves on the ground.

i am wearing rundholz dip a/w 2015 (dress and trousers), rundholz black label s/s 2016 (cardi) and rundholz black label a/w 2016 (chukkas).

Friday, October 14, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 09 16)


i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2016 (top, trousers and boots).

Monday, October 10, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 27 16)


a favourite dress from the rundholz dip a/w collection from two years ago. an old-ie that is definitely a good-ie.

i am wearing rundholz dip a/w 2014 (dress) and rundholz black label a/w 2016 (boots).

Saturday, October 8, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 26 16)



these trousers earned top marks, not only from me, but also from everyone in my life who takes notice of what i wear.

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2016 (top, jacket, trousers and shoes).

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 22 16)


something old (the clothes). something new (the shoes). nothing borrowed. and, nothing blue. the day that i wore this was forecast as the last day of (unbearably) hot and (unbearably) humid weather. i kept my fingers (and everything else that i could cross) crossed all day that the following day would bear this forecast out.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2016 (dress and jacket) and rundholz a/w 2016 (shoes).

Sunday, September 25, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 16 16)


another new pair of rundholz shoes have made their way to my home! unlike the previous pair ... too "fall-y" to wear until it feels like fall outside ... this pair i can wear immediately. i can't wait to show them off! my experience buying rundholz shoes is so bittersweet. on the one hand, i would kill (well maybe not kill ... exactly) to have access to all styles available each season. on the other hand, i am grateful that i don't have access to all styles available each season ... for how would i ever choose!

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2015 (top, pullover and trousers) and rundholz black label s/s 2016 (shoes).

Sunday, September 18, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 03 16)



it's september. and, aside from the prospect of new autumn/winter clothes, september has for me always meant fresh starts. i guess i have never come around to putting a school schedule behind me. so ... fresh starts ... i am not sure what this means for my wardrobe ... aside (of course) for new autumn/winter clothes. but, didn't i sort of say that already?

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2016 (top, jacket, trousers and shoes).

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 04 16)



the black top worked so well over the tunic and trousers that i figured that the identical top in grey gingham would work equally well. and, yes, i was blown away by this as well.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2015 (top, tunic and trousers) and rundholz black label s/s 2016 (shoes).

Saturday, September 10, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 30 16)




some new clothes and shoes have made their way into my house. the first pickings of the autumn/winter crop. of course, it is still way too hot to even think about wearing any of them. even the shoes, which aren't really any different from those that i have been wearing all summer long ... except perhaps that their material and colour (suede and a rich, deep wine) i associate with autumn not summer ... so i can't bring myself to wear them yet. i am just lovingly gazing upon these new deposits to the rundholz repository. and, once in a while, stroking them, as i pass them over to pull out the summer clothes. so difficult sometimes to live in the present. sigh.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2016 (tops, trousers and shoes).

Thursday, September 8, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 26 16)


sometimes i add a layer to an outfit that i never thought to add before ... and it works ... and i am blown away.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2015 (tops and trousers) and rundholz black label s/s 2016 (shoes).

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 22 16)



yep, i am back in rundholz. since i usually shop for (and wear) rundholz first in a new season, i thought i would make doing so somewhat easier this autumn, by going out of summer 2016 with rundholz. and speaking of making things easier, it was not easy to go back to wearing red, after so many weeks of mostly wearing black. it didn't feel like me to be wearing red. but i grinned and bore it, and, after some time, it did feel like me.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2016 (tops, trousers and shoes).

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

a lbd* that is a lbd** (no. 20 08 16 16)


one of my life's mysteries: why is it that every time i clean my closets i come down with a cold? why?

*little black dress ... obvious.

**little bit different ... not so obvious.

i am wearing a dress by motion (a local label) and the vitali boot (box collection) by trippen.

Monday, August 29, 2016

a lbd* that is a lbd** (no. 20 08 15 16)


i read somewhere that clothes are often reminders of events. this is certainly true for me ...  which is why i sometimes buy inexpensive "disposable" clothes to wear when i fear creating a negative association between an event and clothes. i don't want any of my beloved clothes to be tainted by the event. interestingly, for me, as much as clothes can remind me of events, events can also remind me of clothes ... even if the clothes themselves won't remind me of the events. this is particularly the case with pleasant events. for example, as i write this post, i am recalling an evening some years back when i returned home after a night class at uni. it was fall and i was living in my own apartment for the very first time. i don't remember what the class was, but i do remember walking through my front door, turning on the lights in entry hallway, hanging up my coat in one of two large closets located there, closing the closet door and just standing in the entry hallway absorbing the warmth of my apartment, the quiet of my apartment and the comfort of my apartment. i also remember thinking how lucky i was at that exact moment ... because i could do whatever i wanted to do: study or read for my class ... or not. i also remember what i was wearing: these wide legged cuffed corduroy trousers in a dark olive green colour, a ribbed woollen turtleneck sweater (remember poor boy sweaters), and black chunky (very chunky) brogue doc martens. i had a short (pixie) haircut. such a nice memory for me. come to think of it, that outfit accompanies many nice memories for me ... like the first time i ordered room service on my own and how that came about ... but that's another story.

*little black dress ... obvious.

**little bit different ... not so obvious.

i am wearing a dress by motion (a local label) and the vitali boot (box collection) by trippen.

Friday, August 26, 2016

making peace tunic



it never ceases to amaze me how a different pair of shoes transforms an outfit for me. here i am wearing my other go-to trippens this summer.

i am wearing the bora-bora top, the seville trousers and the hood jacket by kaliyana. my boots are the vitali boot (box collection) by trippen.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

something old is something new top



the skirt and n/s top i have already worn this summer. the l/s top i have also worn this summer ... with a lot of clothes ... but not with this skirt and n/s top. so something old can make something new.

i am wearing the oggi top, the giant pocket skirt and the wing top by kaliyana. my shoes are the cosmos shoe (closed collection) by trippen.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

everything is all white ... top, top and skirt



i wore the black version of this outfit (minus the cardi) near the beginning of summer. it was a lot cooler then.

i am wearing the meteor top, the pelican top and the amazing skirt by kaliyana. my cardi is by skif. i am wearing the service booties (x + os collection) by trippen.

Monday, August 22, 2016

not the plan top and skirt



my plan was to break into colour with this outfit. black with multi-coloured dots. it seemed like an appropriate transition from black. but as plans sometimes go, this plan didn't work out. instead of wading into the pool through the shallow end, i jumped headlong into the deep end. with that red dress that i wore a few days back. maybe i shocked myself ... enough to retreat ... but not all the way.

i am wearing the honolulu dress, the amazing skirt and the maggio top by kaliyana. my shoes are the vitali shoe (box collection) by trippen.