blouse: forever21skirt: vintage
belt: vintage
sweater: french connection
shoes: michael kors
necklace: nervous system
i found this skirt at a thrift store about a month ago and have been really torn on what to wear with it. i'm not really comfortable with styling black things - crazy, i know. i'm better with other neutrals, like browns and grays, but everything that i pair black with looks a little...off to me. the skirt has a very tweed-like feel, and there are little flecks of white scattered throughout. i was holding the skirt and staring blankly at my closet, trying to figure out what the hell i was going to pair it with - there's no excuse for having something in your closet that long without wearing it, and goddamn it i was going to wear it today. i pulled out three shirts; two very typical "veronika" (mint green angora and pale pink chiffon) and this bright kelly green shirt. i laid out everything on the floor and kind of squinted and stared what i'd assembled. natural choice? pale pink, easy. i asked bryan for his opinion (he insists that he doesn't have one, everything "looks the same" to him), and he said, "wear the green one. you always wear pink."
so i did.
these michael kors slingbacks haven't seen the light of day for a long time, and i thought the honey-brown tones might pop against the green. definitely not in my comfort zone, but i kind of like how it all came together. it's hard to stay away from colors that you're so used to (hello, pastels) but it's refreshing to try out shades that you wouldn't normally choose.
tonight's going to be hectic. bernadette and i are heading out to dinner, and then going to a party that anthropologie is throwing (she works there as a knits designer, and i'm lucky enough to be her date). there's a couple of parties scattered all over the city and i'm wondering if i'm going to be brave enough to deal with the insane wind and frigid cold to stop by. probably not.
