spring impressions tunic and skirt

after the long, miserable winter that i (and many with me) had to endure, i want to savour every single moment of spring and summer (and even fall) because i know that, where i live, spring and summer (and fall) are fleeting. if i am not very mindful of them, before i know it they will be gone and i will be back in winter. that thought just makes me feel so anxious right now. (i am sure the anxiety will pass -- right now, winter is still too real a memory.)

i am wearing the nagoya dress, the l/s akiko top and the amazing skirt by kaliyana. my boots are the pluto boot (closed collection) by trippen.

puffy vest

still dressing like it is winter. sigh. i tried out some of my new spring/summer clothing the other day. just in the house. for kicks. okay ... and to quell a worry. i worry (a little, not a lot) that, given the long, cold winter, i have lost touch with my spring/summer layering self. i worry that when it gets warm enough to bring out the spring/summer clothing (for real), i won't know how to dress. then again, and on a more optimistic note, sometimes a long period of winter layering inspires a "new" approach to spring/summer layering. i not only know how to dress for spring/summer, i am better at it than ever before. see: playing dress-up in the house with my new spring/summer clothing works!

i am wearing the alpen top and the tokyo hat by kaliyana. my pullover and vest are rundholz (black label). my dress and trousers are a local label (motion). i am wearing the rectangle boot (closed collection) by trippen.

spring pleats

i recently discovered a new u.s. label: dressed to kill. known, i am told, for its fabrics as much as for its clothing construction. this dress/tunic is my third piece from the label. from my point of view, there is nothing particularly unusual about the fabric of the dress/tunic -- seems just like linen to me. my other two pieces, which haven't debuted on the blog yet, are definitely unusual both in fabric and in construction (the hem of a dress has a wire in it!).

i am wearing the alpen top, the pleat jacket and the delphi scarf by kaliyana. my trousers are by grizas and my dress/tunic is by dressed to kill. i am wearing the noon boot (box collection) by tripped.

spring forward outfit (because even though it is a fall back outfit i couldn't say fall back outfit)

sometimes i just need to put on something that felt comfortable ... on numerous previous occasions.

i am wearing the outside shirt and the scarf sweater by kaliyana. my trousers are by grizas. i am wearing the noon boot (box collection) by tripped.