Frame Le Garcon jeans
Black Crane Quilted top (small, made in the US) | also, in black at Garmentory , and if you use my referral link you’ll get $20 account credit, since black crane is excluded from need supply’s friends and family…
Robert Clergerie Nalo loafers | on sale at La Garconne
Admonish leather tote | sold out
Whenever I buy something that’s not black, over time, I usually wish it was black; I could list multiple items of clothing/bags/shoes over the years I’ve gotten rid of simply because they weren’t black. And I have definitely thought that about this Black Crane top.
I love the color though, and of course, I could have purchased it in black, but chose this color on purpose. Then, I get it, and cue the second-guessing. Story of my life. Color is still just out of my comfort zone, and I will have to keep pushing myself to get used to it, and wear it, because I WANT to. I’m not giving up yet.
Everything else in this outfit is several years old and I recently hemmed my Le Garcon jeans because I’m sort of over the rolled hem look. I’m not really happy with the way they turned out (I hardly ever am with hemmed jeans), but I don’t wear these jeans as often as I used to anyway; I prefer my 6397 Shorty jeans over anything else nowadays. And anyway, these are a bit big in the waist and I have to hike them up all the time whenever I do wear them. BUT, they’re ridiculously soft, and feel good to wear, like an old friend, so they’ll stay with me.
And these Robert Clergerie shoes are honestly one of my very favorite pairs of shoes; I got them on pretty deep discount a couple years ago, but they have never fit very well. Even with an insole, they’re a bit big. With socks AND an insole, they’re too snug. It’s the heel I think, it’s not deep enough. But I’m trying to figure out a way to wear them because I love them as a sneaker alternative.
As a follow-up to my post (repost) yesterday about surviving sale season, this is one way I do it: I try and wear the things in my closet I love the most, to remind myself I already have what I need/want. In this case, I’ve been wanting a pair of black sneakers, so I’m trying to wear these Robert Clergerie shoes as black sneakers to convince myself I don’t need to buy a pair right now. So far, it’s working…
Another thing I do is when I’m shopping in person I wear the thing I think I need to replace with something “better” or whatever. If I end up finding something that is indeed better, fits me better, looks better, is better quality, then I’ll buy it, but what tends to happen when I do that, is that whatever I’m wearing, what I already OWN, is better than whatever I try on. I love it when that happens 🙂
lol!!!!!!! You crack me up Gretchen. New Def”n of what is colour: Anything no matter how bland that is not black or white. Love it! 😉
I have never gotten tired of wearing black. Colors, no matter how much they felt like basic staples to me, have always come and gone. Dark grey has been in my wardrobe for a while now, so maybe it has some staying power…but only time will tell.
I finally got a pair of those Naloj wedges! On amazon for $300, and still so hard to justify. But I love them. They are a little bit big in the heel, but fit perfectly in the toes (so I can’t go down a half size), so I am trying them with insoles, and maybe very thin socks. I have narrow heels, though.
YES. this is exactly my issue. i will try those sticky things that go inside the heel also, with an insole or without and socks and see if that helps. i wear them, but notice that i walk funny sometimes LOL – i’d like to wear them much more often…
robert clergerie shoes are ALWAYS worth it. unless they don’t fit right 🙁
i still have my oldest pair, which is about 12 years old.
Love this look and top so much! I feel the same way when I wear any color other than balck, dark grey, white or creme.
FYI, Black Crane is excluded from the F&F sale on Need Supply. So bummed.
I do think that black and white are the best colors to wear with blue jeans. Especially black though, as it feels more dressed up. I have the same problem with wearing any color other than white and black and realized that I simply like the graphic contrast that black and white create. Anything else, even neutrals (particularly neutrals?) look too muddy, to undefined to my eye. I just prefer the high contrast, and even if it’s not a popular choice, I’ve come to accept it. There might come a time when I’ll feel an urge to move away from black and white, but it’s not now.
Just wanted to say that I understand! You’re not alone.
that top is incredibly flattering on you, including that color.
Ugh Why?? I took that out of the post. Sorry…didn’t pay close enough attention to the exclusions.
Thank you karina! I love the top and the color…
Yes. Thank you! I always want not black to wear with black but black or white to wear with denim. And honestly i mostly wear denim…so I end up wishing my tops were black…
Gotta say, I’m kind of loving Kathryn’s comment! 😉
But as my 18-yr old daughter reminds me so often, “You do you.”
of course! I totally admire the black and white look but I just never think of them as neutrals, because they are just…..so bold! For me a neutral is soft…..something on the browns and greys and ivories spectrum. That said, the last time I bought a new pair of glasses, being totally frustrated with years of having to change glasses with outfits, I bought purple…….because it goes with everything. (think about it.) So I guess purple is a neutral too!