Visions In Black

I love skirts but my default is always pants and leggings.  So my much loved skirts often end up hanging alone in the closet. 

poncho  :  local store
grey jersey top  :  piper

skirt  :  Kmart!

boots  :  bon bons

  

I decided today was skirt day so I started with this jersey skirt and tall leather boots and built the outfit from there.  Added a long sleeve 'blouson' top, which mimics a 'semi tuck' for a hint of grey between the black and topped it with a poncho, worn with the longer lengths to the side to create a symmetric hem at the front.

 The grey long sleeve 'blouson' top is recent purchase from the Piper range within Myer.  It is proving to be a very good laying piece.  The 'semi tuck' look is part of the design and makes it very easy to wear.

Tell me what's in your wardrobe that you love but don't reach for as often you should:)

xxx Deborah


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Favourite

I find it difficult to play favourites in my wardrobe!  As I have honed my style and farewelled many items, new pieces are being carefully considered and only allowed in if they tick all my boxes.

 

I could easily wear this dress daily!

 

The dress is the Short Sleeve Plaza Drape Dress by Metalicus.  It is a viscose/elastane blend and the fabric is substantial, and has just the right amount of stretch.  I shared the dress with you in my Metalicus post but this is the first outfit post featuring it.  By the time I had decided I wanted the dress, it had sold out almost everywhere in the black.  I finally found it at a boutique in Sydney where the lovely owner took my purchase over the phone and mailed the dress to me.

 

blazer : katies

dress : metalicus

suede boots : rivers

 

 

This is the dress as worn for the office in quite a conservative styling.   While it definitely has a dressy vibe with the gorgeous drape, it can be dressed up or down quite easily.  As with much of their range, the dress is transeasonal and can be worn alone or layered over.

 

The suede boots would not be my perfect choice for this outfit, but I hadn't received my new leather boots at the time, which I would now wear instead of these.

 

 

Long story short... I am besotted with this dress, so do expect to see more of it. 

 

Do you have an item like this in your wardrobe at the moment?  One that you have to stop yourself reaching for too often?  And how much trouble do you go to, to find that desired piece?

 

 

xxx Deborah

 

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