The mellow golden leaves this year were the perfect backdrop for a new styling of my "practically vintage skirt" and it was just begging for a trip to the woods for photos!
I posted about this skirt in the spring here and one of the reasons I was so excited about this fabric is that I'm totally in love with every one of these colors. <3 After styling it toward the blue range over the spring, I was excited to pull out my best autumnal hues this fall! My sister gave me this sweater as a "hand-me-up" since it ended up being a color she doesn't really wear. Happily for me it's just perfect for my skirt!
The skirt was made from vintage cotton that we found at an estate sale a couple years ago. Inside the folded pile of fabric were clippings from a 1950s catalog with plaid dresses. I dearly wanted to be able to recreate one of them, but there was only enough fabric to barely squeeze out a skirt. :-/ Oh well! Maybe that's why it was never made. ;-)
This outfit is a pretty good example of everyday attire for me- my faithful Mary Jane shoes, bobby socks, hat, and no brooches. I need to remedy that last part and make it a habit! I do love a dear little brooch!
Those welt pockets were a self-designed feature and the fact that there wasn't a pattern almost drove me bonkers! But it's good to be stretched a bit. ;-)
This blouse shows up in just about *every* skirt/blouse/cardigan post I put up, with good reason. I love it. Although I think a few more blouses might not go amiss either. ;-)
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Such a pretty outfit, Lily!! The colors are heavenly, and the backdrop is perfect for it. Reminds me of a local nature preserve that my family and I frequent! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the everyday look of the whole outfit; still super classy, but very much wearable. Just lovely!! :)
Nice combination! I need to work on my everyday style! It is definitely not this classy.
ReplyDeleteSarah
It's amazing how fresh and different the skirt looks with two different colors on top. I like both, though the yellow is a more unusual color which makes me like it just a bit more. :)
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Quinn
Thanks Quinn! I agree about loving the yellow more- it definitely feels more "me". :-)
DeleteI love this outfit - it is a style I could so easily wear "everyday"
ReplyDeleteThe colours are great for this time of the year.
Such amazing style always Lily! <3 Love seeing this skirt paired with the autumnal colorway <3
ReplyDeleteOooooh! I love the colors of your skirt! That blue is such a lovely shade and works so well with the other three colors. Your sweater is so lovely too!
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Oh all of those colors just make me ridiculously happy! You look utterly adorable! <3
ReplyDeleteCarla, Tiny Angry Crafts
Beautiful outfit- so perfectly autumnal! And the sweater is the perfect colour to go with the skirt too. Good thing your sister passed it on to you ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Artyologist
This outfit is just darling! That sweater is one of my favorite colors to work with in fall. Also, this skirt! So cute! I love the pocket detail!
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-Janey
Thank you all so much!! :-)
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