Thursday 22 May 2008

An exercise in anti-shopping

On tuesday I went shopping. On wednesday I got my credit card bill. So I am looking at what I bought and trying to convince myself to return things. First is a grey marl dress, that is actually meant to be nightwear. It's basically a very long t'shirt, nothing special but might be a useful basic. There is also a grey vest underneath that again is an unexciting basic:



Item number 2 is this pink/nude skirt. I have this in black as well that I'm saving for A/W and I was thinking of this version for summer. I do love it, but I wasn't sure how I would wear it, especially given that I do not do bare legs above the knee (not a pretty sight!). So I tried to think of summery ways of wearing it, kind of hoping that I wouldn't come up with any and so be able to return it without regret. This is what I came up with, they do all involve tights and so would have to be for chillier summer days, which there are a lot of here in the north east UK:



This has backfired as I now like it even more! It has a knackered ballerina air and makes me think of Degas' Little dancer.



Maybe I should return the black version instead? What d'you think?

7 comments:

Michelle said...

I really like how you layer the mustard scarf with the shirt dress, and the pink tulle skirt in the second outfit is very chic indeed! :)

geri hirsch said...

that ballerina skirt is dreamy! all the looks are totally adorable! id love to see the juxtaposition of that skirt with converse!

karla deras said...

i love the simple gray dress paired with the mustard scarf. DON'T RETURN ANYTHING! haha, don't listen to me

Unknown said...

I love it! I love ballet type skirts.
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yiqin; said...

I love all the shoes & that skirt is really pretty!

Cordelia said...

im so jealous i wanna cry! love the skirt!!!

Sarah said...

I'm hoping that you kept the skirt it looks amazing.