22 Things I Wore In May

Hello and welcome to my wardrobe. It’s messy in here but a good time.

I started taking daily outfit selfies a few months ago and I found that it’s really helped me get dressed more thoughtfully. Why though?
Well, I think it’s because I have made sure to take photos of various versions of an outfit as I build it - sometimes dismantle it - and the rebuild it, slightly tweaked. A different top. Swap out a jacket. Switch bags. Try a different shoe. Tuck in. Tuck out. Half tuck. Undie-tuck.
Looking back I can see some themes (the most expensive items in my wardrobe aren’t the ones I wear the most) and I can also try and break down why certain outfits just don’t feel or look right. In the moment, that can be harder.
DISCLAIMER: most of the clothes I wear are not currently available because I am a person not a shop. And so while I’ve tried hard to remember and share the labels of each item, I haven’t linked to them because most are no longer on sale but you may be able to find something similar by the same label or in the same store.
Mostly though, I share these outfits as inspo not as a shopping guide. Spend more, spend less, spend nothing and mix things up that you already own. You do you and we will agree not to judge each other’s fashion choices. Deal

In no particular order, here are 22 of the outfits I wore in May.

1. Grey Maxi Dress With Sparkles

This dress is from SJC Made For Travel which is the small independent label started by Sarah Jane Clarke who was one half of Sass & Bide before she and her co-founder Heidi Middleton sold their label to Myer. It was exxy and I like to counter program my fancy clothes by wearing them casually. Slides by Bassike and a white singlet does the job here but I couldn’t quite land on whether to belt it (it came with a belt) or just tuck it into my undies which can sometimes help give something shape.

2. Jeans But Make Them Pants Pls

These look like jeans but they’re actually linen pants from Zara that are meant to look like faded jeans. I tried it with a couple different tops; at first I tried a LMND striped shirt with an Among Equals bag that lifted it a bit and gave the outfit some personality. In the end, I decided on a graphic t-shirt. Bassike slides again.

3. Burgundy Pants

I bought these pants from Cue because I really liked the colour and I also bought the matching shell top which I then returned because it just looked shapeless on me and I couldn’t make it work. I wasn’t sure what colour to wear with it and surprisingly, lots of different colours popped. The green top was an old Seed knit and the shirt was LMND in one of my Autumn colours.

4. Jeans And A Tee

I like wearing my jeans long. I can’t remember where these are from but I liked mixing this colour of mid-denim with this dark teal Bassike tank which is surprisingly good for seasonal Autumns. And the blue tie-dye tee is also Bassike. How fun is the pink bag - it’s Mon Milou from my local boutique Dutch Hideout. 

5. Green Skirt On Crack A Bit

I always feel most myself when I’m totally mismatched. Make of that what you will. The feminine skirt (I can’t remember where it came from) clashes horribly with the purple trainers and gold socks? WTF. I like the Autumn coloured tee and the coat is an old one I got in a no-name store years ago.

6. Sparkle Wrap Mini But Make It Corporate

High-low. Casual-formal. Warm-cold colours. I like a contrast. If this skirt looks familiar, yes, it’s also from SJC Made For Travel and is part of the same range as the dress (I also bought the shirt and I will love all three of them forever). Instead of wearing it with the matching shirt  - which I wore to the Strife premiere last year) I chucked on my LMND shirt with some Birkenstocks and then swapped them out for these Zara kitten heels. And I had to play around with tuck-or-untuck. Also: the bag! It’s a magazine bag that I bought from a vintage store 25 years ago when I worked in magazines. I bring it out for special occasions. Continue reading on Mamamia…….