What I’m Wearing…
* Jewel tone maxi dress with puff sleeves by ADAM – I think I bought this way back in 2010 and have worn it at least once a year ever since. It’s lovely for fall and extremely long so I have to wear it with a heel, but here I wore my chunky boots and loved it just the same.
* Mark Jacobs knee high combat boots (I have the short version of these as well because I loved them so much and they’re comfy AF) I wore them a lot when I was working at Dogwood in 2018… I think I bought them in 2016
* Leather moto jacket by Helmut Lang – I’ve been wearing this jacket for years as well. It’s a classic and the leather is so soft and buttery and I love that it’s cropped because it ads a cinched waist to this dress, which has an empire waist (comfy and great for certain times of month) BUT, the shorter/waist-length jacket gives the look a little more form. – Seen here in 2016 – see ALL THE WAYS I’ve worn it here
* Barton Perreira sunglasses. Oh man, these had such a chokehold on me for so many years and you know what? I just started wearing them again the other day when I misplaced the others I’ve been wearing for while too. I’m still on the fence about what sunglasses style I’m into at the moment, so I kind of just fall back on some version of the cat-eye because they’re the most flattering on my face.
* And my Marc Jacobs pillow bag, which I’m still using because I haven’t found a better option in years!
* Title: Madonna, Maluma – Medellín – I was 8 years old when I was first mesmerized by this woman. She has been inspiring me for 40 years… and she still inspires. At the beginning of the video she whispers… “Dear God, how can I trust anyone after years of disappointment and betrayal? I will never be what society expects me to be… and yet I still have hope, I still believe in the goodness of humans. Thank God for nature, for the angels around me.”
I LOVE a leather jacket with a soft/flowy feminine dress. I’m not sure if it’s the 80s in me or the 90s grunge, but either way, I love the mix of textures and contrasting hard/soft – masculine/feminine play.
I was reminded of this outfit last Friday Fashion, when I pulled looks from Spring 2025 Paris street style and noted this trend reemerging. I, for one, never think it goes out of style, but surely there are different versions of it that feel more modern than others. Anyway, I wore this back in October 2021 – the same time frame as my last outfit post – and another look I never shared here. I think I may have used it for an IG reel, and I’m going to again now, because the colors of the dress and the leave and the setting sun are just too magical to keep hidden away on my phone, so there’s that.
“The sun was caressing my skin… another me could now begin” ~ Madonna (the queen of reinvention)
I still haven’t quite felt comfortable in my new life actually getting dressed beyond shorts and t-shirts and workout clothes… one, because I haven’t really “needed” to get dressed any differently, but also I’m still having a bit of an identity crisis (even though I hate that word) and am still trying to figure out who I am on some level, and my outfits will help me establish this. I spoke about it at length in my last YouTube video, which I’m going to continue doing even though YouTube isn’t really acknowledging them or pushing them out, it’s okay, because I’m still figuring it out too, but hopefully they’re helpful or at least entertaining on some level. I have had multiple comments and emails about my hair though, so it makes me think I should just go back to posting hair videos and tutorials – 100 years later 🤪
If you notice here, my hair is shorter, because well, it was shorter in 2021. I bobbed it for a season and then grew it back out, so there’s that.
I hope you’re having a lovely week! 🧡
Happy Hump Day Lovecats!
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