new looks in december: more lava

here is what i wore "new" in december. happy new year all!

i am wearing rundholz dip 222 and rundholz black label 222 (the coat).

archive looks in november

i will confess that when in september and october i starting reaching for archive clothing more often, i wasn't sure that it would last. i based this thinking on past experience -- while i often reached for and wore archive clothing at the beginning of a clothing season, that behaviour didn't carry through the clothing season -- i usually abandoned it a few weeks into the season. but, this time, the behaviour seems to be continuing -- two months into the fall clothing season and i am still reaching for and wearing archive clothing . and, not only is the behaviour continuing, but it is also feeling good -- so being positively reinforced. here are the archive looks that i wore in november.

i am wearing rundholz dip 220 clothing (socks excluded -- although i believe socks are technically not clothing) and rundholz dip 222 sneakers/shoes -- yes, i am very much attached to the "new" sneakers/shoes".

 

new looks in november: mixing colours and patterns

the highlights of the new looks that came into my wardrobe in november were these. first, the surprise (to me) appearance of a new colour into the 222 colour palette -- lava. i really thought it was just going to be vulcano. this happened because i bought a cardi that didn't come in vulcano -- it didn't really come in lava either but in the lava-like grey melange. something about the cardi really appealed to me and so i got it even though it meant straying from the vulcano colour palette. of course then i needed some grey pieces to go with the cardi and before too long lava came into the picture. after then, well, i fell in love with the colour and helped myself to a few more lava pieces. shades of grey are really tricky colours for me, so this foray into lava clothing was unexpected. but it was a pleasant surprise. the other highlight of the november new looks is that i did something with styling that i haven't done for a few years. i wore an outfit of more than one colour with a pattern thrown it. i used to do this regularly several years back, then i went all monochrome. i don't know what made me resurrect this past practice now. i also don't know whether this is the start of something "new" (well, more like a return to something old) or just a one-off anomalous occurrence.

i am wearing rundholz dip 222.

archive looks in october

one of the consequences (?) of finding clarity around what clothes truly reflect who i am and make me happy is an even greater appreciation of the clothes that i have collected over the years. starting at the end of september, i found myself, organically, reaching for archive clothing more often than in the recent past. here are the archive looks that i wore in october. that black dress is one of the first rundholz dip a/w pieces that i bought. i still remember almost not getting it -- something drove me back to it and i am so grateful that i followed by gut. if i were to pick "all-time favourite pieces" from the line, this dress would definitely make the cut. the red and wine pieces are also firsts in my rundholz dip journey -- the first time i bought that colour palette from rundholz dip and the beginning of a bit of an obsession with the colour palette. i guess i could say the same about the green pieces. but i can also say this about the particular rundholz dip collection to which those green pieces belong -- the 217 collection. probably the first full collection that i fell in love with. so if i were to pick "all-time favourite collections" from the line, this collection would be one of my picks.

photo no. 1: i am wearing rundholz dip 214 (dress) and rundholz dip 222 (sneakers/shoes).

photo nos. 2 and 3: i am wearing rundholz dip 215 (dress and trousers), rundholz dip 219 (cardi) and rundholz dip 222 (sneakers/shoes).

photo nos. 4 to 8: i am wearing rundholz dip 217 (top, sweat pullover, sweat dress, skirts and coat) and rundholz dip 222 (sneakers/shoes).

new looks in october: the only wine i consume?

it has been an entire season (clothing-wise -- two seasons in "real life") since i last came into this space. the messages that were waiting for me when i came back really touched me -- thank you so very much. my vanishing was organic -- it felt right to step away and it would have felt forced to stay. i followed my gut. on the other side now, i know i made the right move. having this blog has taught me a lot about dressing/styling myself to my liking. seeing my reflection in the mirror is not the same as seeing an image of myself. i have come to value images of myself as teaching tools. but dressing/styling myself has always been about a little bit more than just physical appearance. during my season away from the blog, i really tapped into that side of dressing/styling. the past three years have been about paring down in most aspects of my life. to what really makes me me. and happy. dressing/styling was the last hold out. in that space, i think i got lost at some point. forgetting what makes me me and happy. forgetting that liking something doesn't necessarily mean that i should wear it. because i like fashion so much, it is sometimes hard to distinguish between liking something and liking something for me. the past 8 months have been about relearning this distinction. the good news: i still like rundholz. although a bit more selectively. and, as i hope i will be able to show you, i have reacquainted myself with some past traits. that said, i know that it is december, but here are some of the new looks that came into my closet in october.

p.s. i am well. i had intended to return to this space a little sooner, but, unfortunately, covid finally caught up with me, despite my best efforts to evade it. i never expected the crushing fatigue that followed for several weeks after i recovered from the acute phase of having the virus, making the journey to a full recovery from the illness a prolonged experience. but, i am well. again, thank you so very, very much for the messages of support and concern. they truly meant a great deal to me.

everything i am wearing (except for the socks) is rundholz dip 222.