005 fashion experiment
5 February 2007
a week back i played around with my dad's white collared long sleeved shirt. the original plan was to wear it as a slouchy shirtdress, cinched at the waist with a belt, but alas it was too short. so i did a Marc Jacobs take on my "big loose" shirt instead..
inspiration:
my outfit:
white shirt - Van Heusen men's size 15 & a 1/2 (39cm)
navy culottes - part of a school uniform ;)
leather obi belt - Far East Plaza, $35
red patent pointy heels - Tinkerbelle Exclusive, $29.90
closeup of shirt:
sideview of culottes:
you'll notice the collar of the shirt is asymmetrical. that's because i buttoned the buttons one hole down from their original positions. i love asymmetry. there's also a practical reason -- this method of buttoning makes the shirt tighter.
bag to carry with this outfit:
clutch - Pierre Cardin, $109
7 February 2007
some days you wonder if a d&d dress is really worth your money when you can only ever wear it a few times in your life. and then one day while looking through archives of runway collections, creativity suddenly hits you bam! like a bolt in the blue and you'll say, why haven't i thought of that before?
the original dress
dress from chinatown, $48
inspiration:
Paul & Joe for limited edition; editorial from unknown magazine
here goes several outfits, all with the top part of the dress above the cute pleats folded in to form a pseudo high waisted skirt:
1. because i'm in love with monochrome.. this retains more or less the same silhouette, but in black and white for a chanelesque feel.
white sleeveless top - Mango, has cap sleeves which i folded in, $18
2. as you can see, i love big loose shirts :)
white collared shirt, unbuttoned, panels folded back and wrapped one over the other - brandless. probably a school shirt.
dark red belt - OG
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originally posted at runwaycity.
thanks for all the lovely comments! i will experiment more :)
a week back i played around with my dad's white collared long sleeved shirt. the original plan was to wear it as a slouchy shirtdress, cinched at the waist with a belt, but alas it was too short. so i did a Marc Jacobs take on my "big loose" shirt instead..
inspiration:
my outfit:
white shirt - Van Heusen men's size 15 & a 1/2 (39cm)
navy culottes - part of a school uniform ;)
leather obi belt - Far East Plaza, $35
red patent pointy heels - Tinkerbelle Exclusive, $29.90
closeup of shirt:
sideview of culottes:
you'll notice the collar of the shirt is asymmetrical. that's because i buttoned the buttons one hole down from their original positions. i love asymmetry. there's also a practical reason -- this method of buttoning makes the shirt tighter.
bag to carry with this outfit:
clutch - Pierre Cardin, $109
7 February 2007
some days you wonder if a d&d dress is really worth your money when you can only ever wear it a few times in your life. and then one day while looking through archives of runway collections, creativity suddenly hits you bam! like a bolt in the blue and you'll say, why haven't i thought of that before?
the original dress
dress from chinatown, $48
inspiration:
Paul & Joe for limited edition; editorial from unknown magazine
here goes several outfits, all with the top part of the dress above the cute pleats folded in to form a pseudo high waisted skirt:
1. because i'm in love with monochrome.. this retains more or less the same silhouette, but in black and white for a chanelesque feel.
white sleeveless top - Mango, has cap sleeves which i folded in, $18
2. as you can see, i love big loose shirts :)
white collared shirt, unbuttoned, panels folded back and wrapped one over the other - brandless. probably a school shirt.
dark red belt - OG
____________________________________
originally posted at runwaycity.
thanks for all the lovely comments! i will experiment more :)