what I bought (and wanted!) in April
gambling on yet another pair of final-sale wool pants
This is an incomplete account of everything I bought in April, because I’m saving the purchases I made for and on my trip to France for a later post!
But before I share the things I bought with you… here are all the things I wanted to get:
Baserange cotton poplin pants: I saw these in the Strategist or Secret Strategist… love a track pant made out of poplin rather than sweaty nylon or polyester! If these show up on the RealReal, I’ll try them out.
MEALS Clothing chef pants: When I realized that I would not feel drawn to these at all if the drawstring weren’t a fun contrasting color, I moved them further down my list. Still cute.
Madewell linen track pants: It seems as though there is a natural fiber track pant renaissance! (Or just a naissance, because we haven’t had one before?) Finally. But they’re sold out of most colors/sizes right now, and I’d want to try these on before buying.
Vintage Ambiance black lace shirt: I have this in off-white (thrifted in Florida), and I’ve just figured out that I can style it for colder weather as an underlayer. They’re all over Poshmark, so they’re not in short supply.
As for what I did buy in April…some of it you’ve already seen (the Isabel Marant coat), and some you will see (what I bought pre-France trip and in France will be in an upcoming post!). So here are the three other things I bought last month:
It all started with a green blazer from Maryam Nassir Zadeh that I ultimately didn’t buy (it’s still available on the RealReal right now!) This isn’t a color I wear often, but something about it was calling my name. I ended up poking around the rest of the Maryam Nassir Zadeh offerings on the RealReal and finding two other items I liked, and once I put them all together in my head, I couldn’t let it go. The shoes I knew would fit—I have two similar pairs from MNZ, and both of them are comfortable enough to wear for an entire evening. The pants had no similar guarantee, but the last pair of wool trousers I bought final sale on the RealReal fit me perfectly (totally different brand, no correlation), and I had a feeling these would, too. The blazer was more than I wanted to spend, however, and I wasn’t certain it would give me the oversized look I was hoping for. I bought the brown pants and pink shoes, but now I needed an oversized green silk blazer (if you give a mouse a cookie vibes), which I eventually found in the form of a Saks brand one on eBay for forty dollars.
And look at everything together! Exactly what I was picturing. So rarely does that happen.
What I’m eyeing for next month… not much! No weddings, no events, and I’ve got a big move coming up (more on that later…) so I’m trying to shed, rather than accumulate. We’ll see if that holds.
I have some silk and linen donni track pants I wear a ton, got them secondhand/onsale!
unrelated but your hair looks so pretty