winter wardrobe

Phillip Lim cropped sweater, Bassike asymmetrical white dress, Burberry Prorsum coat, Henry Holland for Pretty Polly super suspender tights, Fleet Ilya clutch, Made Her Think earrings, Barbara Bui mary janes, Alexander Wang goddess dress, Fleet Ilya belt, Mark Fast hot shorts, Lanvin ring, Miu Miu embellished knee socks, Ann D. earrings, Ann D. triple-laced boots, Bottega Veneta scarab ring, Ann D. bracelet

I've already got the black dress and the tights, I have some black knee socks I can embellish. I have a plain white t-shirt dress but it might be too transparent for winter, especially over black tights, and I refuse to wear a slip.

What I need is the super tight, cropped ski sweater (I've been stalking that grey Phillip Lim number for like four years), and those delicious Ann Demeulemeester triple-lace boots (if I can ever find them...). I'd take the Burberry coat, but I have a pretty sweet Rag & Bone equestrian coat that could stand in for it. My plan would be to wear the cropped sweater over the white dress with tights and boots, and the black dress with the mary janes. The knee socks I'd probably just wear over plain black tights with the mary janes or flats.

In reality, what I'll be wearing this winter is exactly what I wore last winter - black on black on black, with my Alexander Wang hobo jacket over it and Chucks. But I have good news - yesterday I wore a dress that was NOT black, so things maybe changing, one infinitesimal bit at a time.

yum

Yukie Deuxpoints necklace, Proenza Schouler PS1 bag, VPL bra, Glynneth B bracelet, Eddie Borgo earrings, Falconiere epaulets, Givenchy studded flats, Ann D. buckle boots, Bijules ring, Fleet Ilya belt, Sigerson Morrison Gladiators, Madison Marcus buckle mini, YSL cuff, Darcy Miro for Unholy Matrimony cuff, Helmut Lang printed tank

I am so into buckles right now, it hurts. That and crazy, geological-looking jewelry. I wonder if the straps on the mini go all the way around, or are just sewn on the front. I'd feel gypped if they were.

shoes

I've made no secret that shoes just aren't my bag (, baby), but I must admit that I do like these few recent styles. It's a bit heavy on the Kirkwoods, and the shoes all share a few common elements: lacing, buckles, wedges, platforms, and the colors black and blue. And I'm okay with that.

From top: Kirkwood, Kirkwood, Jil Sander, Kirkwood, Ann D., Chloe Sevigny x Opening Ceremony, Ann D., YSL, Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Kirkwood, YSL

wishlist

LuisaViaRoma has Spring 2010 items up. Lust.

Ann D. zip vest (absurdly easy DIY), Rick Owens dress, Ann D. belt

winter wishlist

unknown sleeveless cardigan from browns, preen skeleton vest, unknown black dress from browns, miu miu flats, ann d. belt corset thing, balenciaga print scarf, rodarte skirt, miu miu embellished flats, black thigh-high socks, made her think cuff, gareth pugh leather jacket

basic black

ann demeulemeester asymmetrical shirt, alexander wang cutout jersey skirt, comme des garçons asymmetrical wool top, alexander wang sheer top, y's asymmetrical cardigan, alexander wang cage skirt, gareth pugh top, thakoon sheer dress

bad day

top: demeulemeester, leggings: rag and bone, ring: demeulemeester, earrings: a.wang, shoes: demeulemeester

i want i want

just a few things i wouldn't mind owning. clockwise: preen gray lace-up jacket (the closest thing i can find to the runway version), j dauphin chain necklace, ileana makri safety pin earrings (actually, i have a huge problem that these have the spring and so will sit funny in your ear), ann d lace up sandals, cropped leather jacket from oak, delfina delettrez skeleton bracelet/ring, the alexander wang goddess dress that i never god around to buying (fuuuuuck), ysl platforms (no one else will like these, but i don't care), persol sunglasses (frames should be rounder though, like the 914s), and rodarte slashed shirt.

source: polyvore

which shoes?

Gary Graham leather jacket, Hope Merry cropped t-shirt, J Dauphin gold necklace, Iosselliani pendant necklace thing, Marios Schwab leather sandals, Etro gladiators, Ann Demeulemeester sandals, Pamela Love cuff, and, most importantly, Philip Lim skirt.

Phillip Lim's designs are generally a little too feminine for me, but when he does it right (i.e. according to my particular aesthetic) it makes me weak in the knees. [Side note: I'm beginning to wonder if I haven't replaced romantic relationships with a tortured lust for clothing?] A lot of people are playing around with the idea of athletic gray sweatshirts and how to dress them up/make them more interesting - par example, Alexander Wang's version, which I love from the front, but am not quite as enamored of the back. Phillip Lim's take on classic athletic heather gray is easily the freshest of the lot, and I want it. I want something that could potentially be described as having ruffles (wtf).

I also have to admit that I'm liking the return of crop-tops. I'm not advocating a return to the 90s custom of perpetually-bared midriffs, but frankly most of my shirts are so long I could sit on them. Whenever I contemplate wearing a pencil skirt my pool of tops shrinks drastically because so many of them are too long or too lumpy to tuck in. Of course, I'm not going to go out and buy a cache of cropped shirts, I'll just cut some down to size and re-hem them. As soon as I re-learn to operate a sewing machine. Actually, I could just buy American Apparel's scrimmage shirt, which I've been eyeing for a while, on TrendyBlanks and be done with it.

So anyway, which shoes? I'm leaning towards the Ann D's myself.

i want to look this fresh all spring

I love me some Ann Demeulemeester. And I would love to wear dresses/skirts this fresh but knowing the weather here I'd wilt in about thirty seconds and be reduced to a sweaty, ice cream-stained mess.

source: style.com