28 Feb 2013

WhatIWore:

When: February 26, 2013

What:

THE STATEMENTS:
Caramel Colored Leather Jacket: Tracy Reese
Cobalt Blue Skirt: Self Made 

THE BASICS:
Turtleneck: MNG for MANGO via JCP
Shoes: Zara

THE ACCESSORIES:
Lipstick: NARS Schiap
Belt: kate spade new york
Tights: Zara

Where: Lunch

Why: First off - sorry for the radio silence over the past few days. I was hit hard with a nasty cold and have been stuck indoors and in bed. Luckily I have these photos from earlier in the week! 

I’ve been working on making a cobalt blue skirt for the past couple of weeks. My first attempt was with a fabric that was way to stretchy for the pattern.  Next I used a twill with a slight stretch and it didn’t work either. Frustrated, I looked to my own closet and my favorite skirt and  then made a pattern on my own from that… and this is the final result! It’s so simple, but I can’t wait to bang this out in lots of different colors and patterns. It only too a few hours to sew and I’m so happy with the result! Next time I’ll add a slip (I didn’t line it), so it flows a little easier. 

Cobalt is, without a doubt, one of my top colors for spring - but it still looks great for winter. I have a feeling I’ll be pairing it with this camel colored jacket a lot this season! 

I’ve also gotten a lot of good out of this black and blue striped turtleneck (one, two, three, four)

See Also: The same cobalt and caramel combo from a few weeks ago.