6. winter attire

I thought I'd show the way I have been wearing for going out all winter, and by the looks of it, will continue wearing in April, too.  Central Europe has been hit by massive snow falls and there are no signs of the weather changing into something more seasonal any time soon.

My trusty winter coat, a black and maroon affair, a poodle hat (or so they say in German), essentially a beanie with a tassel, and my book bag which I usually wear when going to uni.



















Uniformly drab, I hear you say, and of course you are right. But I do feel more comfortable in dark coats and tend save color for small details rather than going for an all-out.  But don't the bag and the gloves match nicely? And both go well with my coat?

coat: Zara 2004 (NY)
bag: Gabor 2012 (Wien)
gloves: knitted by me in 2010 (tweed and alpaca, yum)
hat: knitted by me in 2009 (super thick wool)
shawl: thrifted 2012


I do have to excuse for my lame 'fashion' photos. I have no one to take them for me. You can't very well walk up to a stranger on the street, put a camera in their hand and say, now do a cool fashion shoot of me...

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3. Rescued Cashmere on a Monday

We are having more snowfall after a glorious start of spring. It was warm enough to eat ice cream on the street - and now the world is white again.

To combat the spring-turned-winter blues, I went purple. A strong purple is something I usually wear in summer and fall when I am tanned and can take a strong color. But it just felt right today.

I paired a strong purple s/s shirt with a grey cardigan sweater that I have loved to pieces. I bought it, gosh, over 10 years ago and cannot part with it. It is cashmere (now that's a valid reason, no?), it is styled like a workshirt with collar and cuffs and a rounded hem.

It was on my "to-do or loose" list for ages. Cut up? - no. Remake? -no. Loose? - no no.
Instead I needle felted a circles design on it to cover all the big and small holes. I have a lot of materials so coming up with suitable felt wool colors was not a problem. it took ages to finish, but I am so pleased with it.

Necklace close-up. It's a Midcentury Modern piece from Finland. I have a faible for MidMod jewelry (among other things...)

shirt: thrifted
cardigan: Valerie Stevens (bought in Philadelphia in 2002)
pendant: from Etsy
pants: (not visible really) no-name grey stretch matador style

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regards, juli
xxx