So you can probably tell by my windswept hair in this photo that the weather today is a blustery foretaste of winter to come here in Perth!
On a whim this morning while trying to decide what to wear, I put this op shop skirt on under the purple heather dress and it felt so warm and cosy I kept it on. And I really like how the three striped layers of colour looks from top to bottom of this outfit. Previously I wouldn’t have thought of wearing a skirt under a dress but I think it works in this case when both are straight and plain and in lovely toning colours. They look a little off-parallel here, but trust me, that is the wind effect and the hems actually line up quite well indoors!
And remember when I announced I would be replacing the lining of this skirt because of its annoying tendency to cling to my legs? Well today being so brisk and all, the lining-clinging-to-the-legs feature of this skirt turned out to be a plus. Toasty warm legs! The lining’s going to stay after all!
Details:
Dress; Burda 8511 with minor adjustments, purple hessian silk
Skirt; Salvation Army op shop ($2!)
Cardigan; Country Road
Boots; Enrico Antinori
Bag; Gucci
sounds like the weather we are having in southern Ontario! love the colours of your outfit. funny how the best outfits can come together on a whim!
Hmmm, I like the layering – the dress ends up being a bit like a tunic. Will have to investigate this possibility. So fun to see opposite seasons, as we are gearing up for some oppressive heat, you're headed to winter. I'm having a fun geography (that includes climate too, right?) lesson reading your blog …
I love the colours! The whole outfit totally works!
So simple but with a lot of impact. I love it!
I love the layering x
Yes this layered outfit looks wonderful. Hard to believe you are heading into winter….do you get snow too? must go Google that 🙂
Looks great! 🙂 Colors, layering… just perfect!
Anne, no it's never snowed here in the entire history of Perth!! I saw snow for the first time in my life when I went to Victoria (state on the east coast of Australia) at the age of 27! Here we think we are freezing to death if the temperature drops below about 5C…
Love the layering and color combinations.