Today's Outfit: Romper Bloom

Ok, so maybe I was a bit hasty in bidding farewell to Summer just yet. It was a gorgeous day today with temperatures reaching the upper 80's and the same forcasted for tomorrow. Since it was too warm for most of my new finds, I decided to pull out the ol' romper.

With the above Built by Wendy dress in mind, I searched my closet to no avail for a suitable skirt to layer over the bottom half of the romper. Then I gave this vintage skirt with the crazy bright flowers and confetti(?) print a second look because it happens to be the only black skirt I own. I was in no way expecting it to work.

To my surprise, when I put it on, the whole thing ended up looking like a dress! I added the Guatemalan belt because the colors were so similar to those in the skirt and I think it helps with the whole dress illusion, distracting from the separation of the two pieces. Again, these Rocketdogs are the only black flats I own and the colors in the embroidery just happened to be right.

This made me think about how this methodology comes into play for me often when I'm putting together an outfit. I usually start out with a particular article of clothing (in this case the romper) and then go from there. Unexpected combinations often come about because I simply don't own what I would originally think to pair with something and end up trying whatever I happen to have that might work based on color, texture, or shape.

For example, in my last outfit post, I started off with the tapestry skirt and that Pixies tee shirt was the only top I could find with a color and fit that would work with the skirt. By no means did I wake up that morning and think, hmm... I'd like to wear my new tapestry skirt today, I think it would be really cool paired with my old Pixies tee that I haven't worn in years.

So there's a little peak into my sartorial thought process. It's the old "necessity is the mother of invention" method that usually leads to my more creative outfits, which often turn out better than what I would have come up with if only I owned things like a basic black pencil skirt... though I really should get one of those ;)