Friday, December 29, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 12 06 17)



true story (spoiler alert: it is not all that interesting in any way). i wore this outfit to a holiday lunch with one of the "teams" that i belong to.  in the restaurant, we were seated at a table that had a banquette on one side of the table and chairs on the other. i elected (not exactly sure why) to sit on the banquette. and not at the end of the banquette, but in the middle. which meant that it had to slide, not only myself, but also my volumes of clothes along the banquette. at that exact moment i realized that a banquette and wearing volumes of clothes are not compatible. next time that i am wearing volumes of clothes (and, let's face it, when am i not) and have to chose between sitting in the middle of a banquette and a chair, i will opt for sitting on the chair (good view of the other diners in the restaurant be damned). happy new year to all! thanks for stopping (or continuing to stop) by.

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2017 (top, dress, pullover, skirt, trousers and boots).

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 11 29 17)



i have also been fond of khaki (army) green. also forest green. this green i thought a bit too bright for my liking ... to wear. as it has turned out, i can't get enough of this green ... to wear. (i just snapped up another skirt and dress in this colour -- i can't resist a good sale.) i am now ready to add this green to the other greens that i have a fondness for. (now what exactly is this green? emerald green? apple green?)

i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 (shoes) and rundholz dip a/w 2017 (top, pullover and skirt).

Monday, November 20, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 31 17)


this is a very "uniform-ey" look, no?


i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2017 (top, jacket, trousers and boots).

Saturday, November 18, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 30 17)




what do you call something that isn't a piece of clothing but is more than just an accessory ... like this "pouches vest"? (which, by the way, is truly a treasure!)

i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 ("pouches vest" and chelsea boots) and rundholz dip a/w 2017 (dress/tunic, skirt, pullover top and coat).

Sunday, November 12, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 24 17)



more plaid. and more red.

i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 (chelsea boots), rundholz dip a/w 2017 (black jacket) rundholz black label a/w 2017 (dress and red plaid jacket) and rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (harness.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 17 17)





i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 (chelsea boots), rundholz dip a/w 2017 (hand print jacket), rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (sunglasses) and rundholz black label a/w 2016 (dress, trousers and jacket).

Friday, October 27, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 10 12 17)



i cannot express how positively thrilled i was to learn that a plaid print was gracing the front (back and sides) of rundholz black label clothing this a/w. my pre-rundholz days were all about plaids and tartans (and even ginghams). and red! one of my favourite colours. i may be very close to clothing heaven.

i am wearing rundholz black label a/w 2017 (skirt, dress and boots) and rundholz dip a/w 2017 (jacket).

Friday, October 20, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 21 17)


i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 (boots) and rundholz dip a/w 2014 (dress).

Monday, October 16, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 20 17)




sometimes a pair of new shoes can make things better. (p.s. i love the way the harness follows the line where the skirt joins the bodice on the dress at the back.)

i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 (chelsea boots), rundholz dip a/w 2017 (dress and jacket) and rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (trousers and harness).

Monday, October 9, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 19 17)




has anyone seen the french film (from many years ago) titled "amelie"? this colour reminds me of it.

i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 (chelsea boots) and rundholz dip a/w 2017 (top and skirt).

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 09 06 17)



"falling" (or starting to "fall"). the last time that i can remember starting to wear fall/winter clothes this early was when i was in uni. then, i relished starting out the school year with a brand new fall outfit, no matter the weather. i am not sure what it is about this september that has made me want to pull out fall/winter clothes sooner (rather than later). in any event, here i go with another autumn/winter of dressing. starting with some rundholz clothes from last autumn/winter ... and some new rundholz boots.

i am wearing rundholz mainline a/w 2017 (shoes) and rundholz black label a/w 2016 (top, jacket and skirt).

Saturday, September 2, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 28 17)



i waited for the right moment to wear this top: a cooler summer day. it finally arrived.

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (shoes) and rundholz dip s/s 2017 (top and trousers).

Saturday, August 26, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 17 17)



oh no i didn't! oh yes i did! i mean ... how could i not ... get the glasses? and i have to say, made of leather, they feel awesome on! i am looking forward to getting my prescription lenses put in them.

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (glasses and shoes) and rundholz dip s/s 2017 (dress, jacket and trousers).

Thursday, August 24, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 16 17)


a week or so ago, i rearranged my "closets". (i say "closets" because i have multiple locations in my place where i store clothing. sadly, for me, i don't have one "storeroom" where all my clothes, shoes, bags, etc. reside). i used to store my "wardrobe" by season (a/w and s/s) and within seasons by colour. if i had multiple "seasons" of one label (within a season), these were not stored separately. the recent reorganization was driven by the fact that, now, i own mostly rundholz clothing (very little else) and mostly black rundholz clothing. so here is how my "wardrobe" is now arranged: by "rundholz season" -- all s/s 2017 is together, regardless of colour, all a/w 2016 is together, regardless of colour, all s/s 2016 is together, regardless of colour, etc., all the way back to s/s 2014. maybe it's irrational, but i feel like, now, it is so much easier to get dressed.

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (shoes) and rundholz black label s/s 2017 (dress).

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 08 17)


feeling seaworthy.

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (harness and shoes) and rundholz black label s/s 2017 (top, sweater vest, jacket and trousers).

Sunday, August 20, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 19 17)



some time ago, i may have mentioned that i have embarked on a campaign to make myself "more buff". this has entailed working out four times a week more than previously (which was four times a week) and adding different workouts than i did previously. working out as often as this means i spend a lot of time wearing (not to mention, laundering) workout clothes and "athleisure" (which for me means clothes that are like workout clothes (e.g., "track pants", "track jackets" and skirts and dresses made of "workout friendly" material) that i wear to and from my workouts). super comfortable. but there is this one small problem: when i get used to wearing workout gear and "athleisure", i seem to forget how to dress casually wearing my "regular" clothing. this was outfit number four for a trip to the "summer fair" (and one of the four outfits was an "athleisure" one). now, i am not saying that one can't wear "athleisure" other than to take one to and from a workout. but, radical though i am when it comes to the look of my clothing, i still like to compartmentalize my outfits in a fairly traditional manner. maybe because i have so many clothes -- it seems a waste, for example, to have denim (which i can't wear to work, nor can i workout in it) and not take the opportunity to wear it on a casual weekend outing because i would rather live in my workout clothes.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2017 (overalls, cardi and shoes).

Thursday, August 17, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 10 17)



bugging out a little these days. or at least i hope so.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2017 (top, cardi, trousers and sneaks).

Thursday, August 10, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 08 01 17)



to the extent that i live for clothes, the arrival of august brings with it that dance between continuing to enjoy the current season's crop of clothes and imagining what i might be wearing in several weeks' time from next season's crop of clothes. i survive the dance by repeating to myself the phrase "live in the present". it's my end of season mantra. (helping with the "live in the present" sentiment, end of season sales -- picked me up some more shoes and specs.)

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2017 (dress, cardi and sneaks).

Saturday, July 29, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 07 11 17)


if i were to rank the rundholz spring/summer clothes that i have acquired this spring/summer, in terms of their "feels-like-i-am-wearing-nothing" quality, this dress would come in first (or second, just behind this overall).

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (shoes) and rundholz dip s/s 2017 (dress).

Monday, July 10, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 26 17)


fashion has an interesting relationship with time. some fashion is clearly connected to a moment in time. some fashion is described as timeless. some say that the goal of fashion is to keep advancing. sometimes those advancements are inspired by things past. as much as i love to wear the latest rundholz collections, i also have many favourite pieces from past collections. when i bring out these favourites amid the new, i find that they feel just as new as the new. but in a different way.

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2016 (shoes), rundholz black label s/s 2016 (jacket) and rundholz black label s/s 2015 (dresses).

Friday, July 7, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 21 17)



i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2017 (harness and shoes) and rundholz dip s/s 2017 (top, jacket and trousers).

Monday, July 3, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 15 17)




continuing to work out all the bugs!

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2017 (dress, cardi, trousers and sneaks).

Thursday, June 29, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 14 17)





working out all the bugs!

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2017 (top, jumper dress, cardi, trousers and sneaks).

Saturday, June 24, 2017

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 11 17)



remember how i said that i shudder to think how i almost missed out on a love affair with "atlantic"? well, i also almost missed out on enjoying being "bugged". rundholz black label s/s 2017 features bug prints. i am not big on bugs. i am not neutral about bugs. it has taken me many years to learn to co-exist with bugs. so when i first laid eyes on the bug prints, i didn't think that i could do it. wear bugs. but within a week or so, i worked up the courage to put on some bug prints. given my devotion to rundholz, how could i have not indulged in a few bug prints, when they are a part of a collection?

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2017 (dress, jacket, leggings and sneaks).