what I wore 007

the velvet vest makes its debut

This past week was full of lovely weather and time spent outside with friends, as well as lots of layering practice for spring. I mentally sort all of my outerwear by acceptable temperature range, and I’ve got the winter jackets down: Aritzia puffer is for 35° and below; grey wool coat is for 45-55°(with Uniqlo puffer layer brings it down another 10 degrees to 35-45°; Tibi Liam is for 50-60°, leather is 55-65° (or 45-55° with Uniqlo layer, etc.) Remembering and revising temperature ranges for my spring jackets now!

Occasion: Joint birthday dinner w/my husband (new restaurant! gift card!)
Details: Rented Missoma necklace, secondhand here; velvet vest from Pickwick Vintage Show in LA, similar here here here; rented Mansur Gavriel bag, similar here; rented Monse pants, very similar here and similar here here; cow print Bass loafers, exact pair here, similar here here.
Notes: The velvet vest! I was so worried about how to style it (fearful of pirate or “alt tux guy” vibes)… turns out I just needed to wear it on its own.

Occasion: WFH
Details: Thrifted men’s blue button-up, similar here; braided leather belt, similar here here; Apiece Apart pants, secondhand here, similar here; burgundy Bass loafers, secondhand here.
Notes: I will never not feel comfortable in an outfit like this.

Occasion: Cheese plate dinner!
Details: Silk/linen quilted Eileen Fisher jacket via Poshmark, similar here; Met tank top, similar here; rented Holzweiler sweater/dickey, similar (somewhat) here; rented Missoma necklace again; rented Monse pants again; cow print loafers again.
Notes: This was a quickchange outfit—I was coming home from a workout class and did a two-minute shower and eyebrow gel on my way out the door. Really wanted to wear this newly rented sweater vest thing but if I’d had a few more minutes to think about my outfit I would have chosen a different jacket or pants, something denim. This was probably one of the best weeks to wear it, though—there’s a very narrow temperature/humidity window when a sleeveless, sideless sweater makes sense, but it did this week!

Occasion: Work and dentist (no cavities! just grinding my teeth into nubs!)
Details: Thrifted denim barn jacket, similar here here; rented Holzweiler sweater vest again; white oversized Proenza Schouler button-up shirt via TRR, similar here; rented Apiece Apart pants again; Nike Blazers, secondhand here.
Notes: Liking the dickey better with this outfit than the previous one! Needs longer, looser layers over it.

Occasion: Monthly quilt guild meeting and some time outside appreciating the unequivocally lovely weather (even an ice queen like me can acknowledge a perfect spring day!)
Details: Wrangler denim jacket from a denim store in Brooklyn in 2011ish that I lost and re-found on Etsy, exact one secondhand here; Monster Jam shirt via Poshmark, secondhand here; Ashley Park x RTR pants, similar here here here and here (or you can buy them from me… lol I bought the wrong size first so I currently own two pairs and I’m selling the 4); Nike Blazers again, rented Missoma necklace again.
Notes: I am not the youngest Eleanor in the quilt guild SOMEHOW, but I can say with certainty that I was the only person wearing a Monster Jam t-shirt to the meeting.

Occasion: “Field trip” to Russ and Daughters and multiple candy stores in the city with a friend who is moving back to London this summer
Details: Thrifted barn jacket again; Coach beanie via eBay, same beanie here.; braided leather belt again; men’s striped polo shirt via Beacon’s closet, similar here; Apiece Apart pants again; Nike Blazers again; vintage Coach bag via Etsy, similar here.
Notes: Broke my no-buy March on this field trip, but in an intentional way that I don’t feel guilty about! Will share more in no-buy post at the end of the month.

Occasion: Laundromat (this trip’s book was About Ed by Robert Gluck) + WFH
Details: Coach beanie again; white button-up via TRR, similar here here; Ganni sweater vest, in stock new from Ganni still but similar secondhand here here; Apiece Apart pants again; Nike Blazers again.
Notes: This was one of the rare non-secondhand garments I bought recently (on a trip in December.) Not making a habit of it, but it definitely feels better to do that in-store while shopping with a friend as opposed to ordering something new online!

If you missed the previous installments of weekly outfit posts, here you go:
week 01
week 02
week 03
week 04
week 05
week 06