a rose by any other name ... dress

i don't think that i have ever known the name of a dress to cause such a kerfuffle. personally, i had no problems with the name. in fact, i thought that it described the dress perfectly. i was in the minority. the dress was renamed. once. and, then, again. no matter, i will forever think of it by its first name. and, now that the dress is mine, i can call it whatever i want.

i am wearing the ono dress, the amazing skirt and the brilliant jacket by kaliyana. my boots are the pluto boot (closed collection) by trippen. around my neck hangs the vertical five necklace by itsomi. 

quick change artist dress

after inspiration hits, reality sometimes sets in. i may have liked the dress, hoodie and jacket mix, but on the day that i wore the outfit, i ran, not only cold (permitting me to keep the entire outfit on -- hurray), but also hot (forcing me to pare the outfit down to just the dress) and lukewarm (wearing the dress and hoodie for a casual look and the dress and jacket for a more dressed-up look). how lucky that the dress, hoodie and jacket mix offered so many ways for me to adapt to different levels of personal discomfort.

i am wearing the diamond dress, the hoodie jacket and the string jacket by kaliyana. my boots are the cylinder boot (box collection) by trippen.

inspiration hits hoodie

sometimes, after numerous attempts at building an outfit, all such attempts ending, in my estimation, in failure*, inspiration hits and success follows. success usually results from the addition (but, in some cases, the subtraction) of a layer**. here: success followed from the addition of a layer, namely, the hoodie***.

*failure here doesn't mean failure by some objective standard. failure here is purely subjective. meaning i just don't like the resulting outfit. of course, this could also be failure by some objective standard.

**since success following failure can result from the addition or subtraction of a layer, is it no wonder that building an outfit can sometimes be so difficult for me?

***considering how may times adding the hoodie to an outfit has made for, in my estimation, a far superior outfit, compared to one sans the hoodie, i would have to say that the hoodie has, not only paid for itself several times over by now, but also has turned out to be worth its weight (if not more than its weight) in gold!

i am wearing the diamond dress, the hood jacket and the string jacket by kaliyana. my boots are the cylinder boot (box collection) by trippen.

a match pullover

so far i have found that the pullover that best matches a kaliyana piece is a rundholz black label pullover. i am now the proud and happy owner of two rundholz black label pullovers.

i am wearing the diamond dress by kaliyana and a pullover by rundholz black label. my boots are the cylinder boot (box collection) by trippen.

swaddle hoodie

while i didn't feel swaddled wearing the complete outfit (top photo), looking at the photo of myself wearing the complete outfit, i think i certainly look swaddled.

i am wearing the manifold dress, the best vest, the hood jacket, the circle scarf and the balloon pant by kaliyana. my shoes are the till boot (cup collection) by trippen.

(another) box companion tunic

a couple of days after i transported my big box (containing a garment steamer) home via public transit, i found myself on the same bus route. the bus was crowded when i embarked, so i stood near the rear doors. two stops after i embarked, a seat freed up near the doors and i claimed it. it was a two-seater and there was a woman sitting on the other seat. no sooner did i sit down than the woman asked me how my big box worked out (or something like that). it took me awhile to realize that she was on the bus that day when i was transporting my big box (containing a garment steamer) home (and someone else was transporting another big box (containing a window air conditioner) home -- my box companion). we had a lovely conversation -- the woman and i. it was interesting that she remembered me. it was more interesting that she felt comfortable enough to start up a conversation with me.

i am wearing the horizon jacket (x 2) and the amazing skirt by kaliyana. my shoes are the loipe shoe (closed collection) by trippen.

camo dress and skirt

i don't usually talk about my hair, but here goes: i decided to try a new hairdo. mostly because i don't want to give up on growing the long part longer; without a lot of styling (namely, curling), i am not comfortable wearing it "long" (at least not at its current length); and, i am getting tired of the single topknot. i am not sure why the double topknot look didn't occur to me before. (moving from top to bottom: my shoes are new. i want to get something similar from the trippen cup collection.)

i am wearing the nagoya dress, the amazing skirt and the hood jacket by kaliyana. i am also wearing a pullover by rundholz black label. my shoes are the sisters shoe (box collection) by trippen.