twirl skirt

the look:

shirt - old gap
tie and skirt - old h&m
tunic and cardi - zara
trousers - old navy
hat - old lillie & cohoe
boots - old cydwoq

the tale:

i really like black and white (or black and cream) houndstooth. but i don't think that i have ever been able to make black and white (or black and cream) houndstooth work for me. and i am very much cognizant of this. all the same, i can't always resist buying black and white (or black and cream) houndstooth clothing. case in point: recently, i tried on the best black and white houndstooth skirt. (the trying on almost didn't happen. for some reason, i couldn't get the zipper undone. i had to ask for help from the shop clerk stationed in the fitting room. after about ten minutes of trying to pry the zipper undone, he succeeded.) i was really attracted to the skirt's silhouette. and the skirt was on sale. i was trying on the skirt with grey, and i started thinking how, maybe, i could make this black and white houndstooth skirt work for me by not pairing it (ever) with black or white. next thing i knew i was outside the store, carrying the store's shopping bag, with the skirt wrapped tightly inside. as i said, i can't always resist buying black and white (or black and cream) houndstooth clothing, notwithstanding that, to date, i haven't been able to make black and white (or black and cream) houndstooth work for me.