what I bought (and wanted!) in March

thrifted suede and a silk tie

I only bought one non-secondhand item this month and successfully resisted both a potential Uniqlo purchase and a Weird Sneaker!

Before I share the things I bought with you… here are all the things I wanted to get:

Adidas lace skirt: Saw this on a really cool girl at Anne Warren’s impeccably decorated apartment when she and Robyn T. Davies hosted a sweater swap! (You’ll see the item I walked away with in my next ‘what I wore’ post.)

Sloppy Seconds James shirt (button-up with tie sewn on it): Aja Frost and Aliza Sir linked to this brand in a recent Platonic Love and I would have bought it immediately if it hadn’t been a couple hundred dollars. (It’s now sold out/doesn’t seem to be on their website anymore.) Had the sometimes worthwhile/sometimes toxic “I could do this myself” thought… stay tuned.

Crinkly COS bag: Stopped into COS before a doctor’s appointment around the corner. Very satisfying texture, love a faux-brown paper bag look, but I don’t know if I would actually use this in place of a canvas tote.

Bloomers from My Mum Made It: Still stuck on the idea of bloomers, even though I know I’d never wear them.

Uniqlo cotton barrel pants: Yes, like everyone else, I read about these on the Strategist. Though I (still) don’t need any more pants in this silhouette, I loved the idea of a brown cotton canvas pant, and I caved and went to Uniqlo to try them on. They just didn’t look great on me! (Thank goodness.)

Adidas: Have to say… Adidas is really killing it in the Weird Shoes department ( Sheila (of Ephemera) knows what I’m talking about!). I was able to talk myself out of these by remembering how dirty white shoes get and I think the fastening is Velcro, which I cannot abide by. (Velcro is unfortunately equivalent to nails on a chalkboard to me.)

As for what I did buy…

Vintage Armani trench coat via Depop: I’ve been talking about wanting a trench coat for years but I am so picky (my requirements: belted, single-breasted, cotton and unlined, and a very specific shade of khaki, not beige) and after literal years of browsing I figured this would need to be an in-person acquisition. However, once Viv Chen wrote about finding her own Armani trench, I used that brand as a jumping-off point, and soon Depop delivered this trench to me in my ‘Suggested for you’ section.

Pocari Sweat baseball cap via Depop: This was a gift for my husband—I love finding him strange baseball caps (other hits include one from The Villages, whose logo font is unexpectedly so good, and a Raytheon-branded one from eBay).

Madewell t-shirt (partially with gift card): Madewell sent out a $25 birthday month code, and the minimum spend was $26, so I decided it was worth using. I waited for a sale, and combined with the free shipping from the, paid maybe ten bucks total for a shirt I knew would fit and I would wear. Not bad!

Jessi Lee tan suede jacket: Took a last-minute long weekend trip back to Florida and thrifted this while I was there.

Ralph Lauren silk tie via eBay: Remember that shirt I wanted (yep, the one from about three scrolls up)? I decided to try making a version on my own. (Still haven’t tried yet… please encourage me to actually give this a shot!)

Anne Fontaine shirt via eBay (with a gift card): I tried on this exact same shirt in Berlin at the vintage store where I got two other shirts, and wanted this one too but the shoulders felt juuuust a tiny bit too constricting. I told myself if I found it in the next size up I’d get it. Lo and behold, my Anne Fontaine saved search turned it up, in the size up, about five months later, for about half of what I would have paid in Berlin! Unfortunately, something still feels off about the fit now… I fear that it’s what Hey Mrs. Solomon on Style would consider something that fits too well (in the boring space). I’ll start with layering it under sweaters and see how I feel.

What I’m eyeing for next month… not much! Just took a big pile to Beacon’s closet and the free store in my neighborhood. Feels good to make some room.