Wednesday 24 August 2011

Day 227: Not nautical



            • Striped T: Gap
            • Navy cardi: Marks and Spencer
            • Red skirt: Primark
            • Tan wedges: Clarks
            • Wooden beads: Primark

This linen skirt has been lurking in my wardrobe for a couple of years and never worn. I decided to create an outfit round it today so I could get the labels of it and give it a shot. Typically it is now a bit big for me so it hangs a bit lower than it should. The material is also quite stiff and as it is fully lined it sticks out rather. I wonder if it will hang differently after the first wash. 

So I created this look and although the skirt is pretty bright I liked it. I was only in work five minutes, however when someone asked me if I was going sailing. Now I agree the look has a bit of a nautical theme and whilst I am happy with a bit of constructive criticism I thought this was a bit rude! I have definitely worn the navy stripes on the top half before and I am not sure a red linen skirt screams seafaring so I am a touch perplexed and I must confess felt a little self consious for the rest of the day.


3 comments:

  1. You look absolutely adorable! You shouldn't be self conscious at all! The nautical trend is very popular and you can never go wrong with stripes and a red skirt!

    Heather

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  2. thanks for stopping by my blog! i agree with you, this outfit has the nautical shirt element but the entire outfit has a bit more swedish flair to me. if you switched the skirt to cropped khaki pants and boat shoes you'd be set for the boat!

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  3. Those wedges are adorable! I'd be wearing them all the time!
    -Meagan
    http://spunkychateau.blogspot.com

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