converse black high tops

last year, i reacquainted myself with wearing converse high tops. first came the white platform high tops. then followed the denim blue and khaki tan high tops. this year, i put red and silver high tops into circulation. i have wanted a pair of converse black high tops for as long as i can remember. but no pair that i have ever owned felt quite right. then comes this pair of converse black high tops -- converse by rick owens (dark shadow). i am hopeful that they will make this story end, "and they lived happily ever after".

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 07-20-30 21)

my first rundholz purchase was a black label piece. my second, a dip one. after that, for a few seasons, the bulk of my purchases came from the black label line, with a sampling of dip pieces. at some point, that flipped -- the bulk of my purchases came from the dip line, with a sampling of black label pieces. more recently, the purchases have been split evenly between the black label and dip lines, and i have started sampling from the mainline -- mostly when that collection has really intrigued me or called out to me. i have to say that, for the upcoming a/w, the mainline collection is, not just calling out to me, it is down right screaming at me. from what i can tell, at this point in time, it seems to be screaming at a lot of rundholz fans. which means, given the scarcity of the pieces (overall, and in particular in my size) among the retailers that are accessible to me, i am not sure what i will end up in this a/w. mainline, dip or black label. i just have to keep breathing.

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2021 (top, trousers, jumpsuits/overalls, jacket, sneaker boots and oxfords) and rundholz mainline s/s 2018 (hand bracelet).

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

some favourites from s/s 2015. the second s/s of purchasing rundholz (s/s 2014 was the very first season of purchasing rundholz) and probably the season, not only when the sparks really started to fly, but also when i started to think that a lifelong bond might form (that i had found my clothing kindred spirit). i love that i still have rundholz pieces from every season starting with s/s 2014, and that i continue to enjoy them. truth be told, i am not sure how much longer i will be able to continue holding on to all (or most) of my rundholz purchases -- i am nearing storage capacity. i may have to start picking favourites (real favourites -- yikes!) and keeping only those. fortunately, while that time will come, it isn't today -- phew!

i am wearing rundholz mainline s/s 2016 (silver boots), rundholz black label s/s 2015 (dresses, trousers, jacket and cardi) and converse (silver high tops).

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 01 21)

berry lonely in june. and speaking of loneliness ... . being a monochromatic dresser, using bright colours like red and green (as opposed to using black), i am often asked what my religion is, the assumption being that some religion drives my clothing choices (why else would someone wear head to toe red or green). i always answer honestly -- that my way of dressing is not because of a religion. reflecting on my devotion to rundholz over the past few years, i have started to wonder whether i could describe myself as belonging to, definitely not a religion, but some sort of "system of faith/adherence". i tried to see if the sort of relationship that i have with rundholz has been explored. there appears to be only one designer who inspires people in the way that rundholz inspires me -- that is to wear nothing but the designer and to wear the designer head to toe. that designer is rick owens. and his devotees are collectively known as the "tribe". not sure why that label hasn't transcended the situation in which it originated to apply to other similar situations. but it hasn't. perhaps some mass of devotees would be necessary. not sure whether that exists outside of the rick owens situation. not sure how many devotees of rundholz there are. i certainly don't know of any. oh well, nothing new there. perhaps some day a rundholz tribe will emerge. or not. either way, i am good.

i am wearing rundholz black label s/s 2021 (dresses and boots) and rundholz mainline s/s 2018 (hand bracelet). 

seventy weeks at home

today is the last day of seventy weeks of "living" at home. very little and so much has happened in that time. there are friends (and colleagues) i haven't seen or spoken to in person. i have logged countless hours in zoom meetings. i haven't been in the office for (what will soon be) a year. i have been given an award (i am still waiting for the statue to arrive -- certain things aren't easily accomplished during a pandemic, engraving being one of them -- but that's okay). i haven't trained with anyone in person. in fact, i haven't trained outside my home. my dumbbell collection has grown -- slowly, since i have been competing with many others for them. places that used to be like second homes to me have vanished. i haven't been to a theatre, any kind of theatre. i haven't seen a live performance. i haven't eaten out -- where someone other than me has prepared and served the meal. i haven't been to a gallery or museum. i haven't been to a craft show or sale. i haven't been to a fair. i haven't been clothes shopping in a bricks and mortar sense -- i haven't touched or tried on clothes before purchasing them. i have sorted through all my worldly possessions and parted company with well over half of them -- i think my home breathes more easily now. i have moved the furniture in my tiny apartment many times. i have broken furniture (and lamps and faucets) -- not intentionally of course. i have watched fictional tv series from around the world (korea, france, norway, sweden, finland, iceland, turkey, brazil, italy, scotland, wales, to name a few). i have started studying a few things -- acting, fashion illustration. i have tried to keep the creative sparks from extinguishing. something a bit different for the blog today. i have often described living in my little jewel box apartment as living in a walk-in closet -- i don't think that any part of it escapes my love of clothing, footwear and accessories. so, today, on the last day of seventy weeks of being on very close terms with it, i offer a peek at my walk-in closet. 

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (no. 20 06 13-14-15-16-28 21)

june was not dominated by one colour story. there was a green story, a red story and an assortment of neutrals story (neutrals as they are defined by most -- black, grey, etc.). i loved all the stories. today, i am doing a photo dump of the green (and green themed) clothing that i wore last month. i cannot believe how fast summer is flying by -- i mean, here we are past the middle of july, a third of summer gone. one good thing about this: autumn/winter clothes will soon start preoccupying my thoughts -- the happy times of studying lookbooks and selecting some new autumn/winter outfits. recently, i bought a few spring/summer pieces from the summer sales (online). when they arrived, as much as i was happy to see them, i was even happier to see the autumn/winter lookbooks that came with them. and, of course, the very next day, the rundholz website was updated with the autumn/winter lookbooks for the label's three lines. i would not be honest if i said that i didn't (almost immediately) take a peek at what will be on offer for autumn/winter. but the period of serious study, well that is not quite upon me yet. but soon.

i am wearing rundholz dip s/s 2021 (all clothes and sneakers) and rundholz mainline s/s 2018 (hand bracelet).

from the wardrobetales rundholz repository (20 05 01-04-08-16-24 21)

may looks. it was all about green.

i am wearing rundholz dip s/s 2021 (clothes, bag and sneakers) and rundholz mainline s/s 2018 (hand bracelet).