The Updated Wardrobe List

I have been madly scribbling away in my carnet du style in all the different tabbed areas – especially the Wishes/Gifts tab. There are a lot of things I will never own written in there in there now (exhibit a: a Celine Duo-Coloured Micro Luggage Bag) but there are other things too, both sensible and not so sensible.


For example, I have an intense inexplicable desire for a denim shirt. Which, admittedly, is odd for a girl who lives in her jeans and avoids the whole Canadian tuxedo/denim onesy look like the plague. I am loath to invest in a denim shirt because I think it ultimately boils down to a ‘trend’ item and I am way to old for that whole dumpster-chic thing that all the people wearing the aforementioned shirt around my town seem to have going on. I am also not a waif – far from it in the chest department – so I am wary of resembling some sort of cowgirl-hooker as I am also blonde and have a penchant for a bright pink lip. So, alas, I think this is one item I think I will have to consign to the style scrapheap. Sigh. On the other hand I spotted a lovely khaki silk shirt that fits well with my colour scheme and I am still on the look out for the perfect pale blue linen shirt. Any ideas?

source: style scrapbook

Time for a quick list update as it is now completed for Autumn:
-leather skirt
-leather shorts
-black loafers
-long sleeve Breton tops
-taupe suede booties

source: country road

The suede boots were admittedly a total impulse buy. There is no way around it. I walked in, they were on sale for one night only – I hate sales like that as they force you into either instant purchase or lengthy regret – I tried them on and when they fit like a glove I bought them. My justification is that I don’t have any dressy boots that I can throw on with pants or a skirt for a night out. I have the ubiquitous black knee-highs but they are off to eBay soon because they are just so not me. On any level. I love them on others but am way more comfortable in my short charcoal suede biker boots and, now, my taupe suede booties. While, after much consideration, I thought that I would make my very first designer shoe purchase and buy Marant’s Dicker boots, my long consideration and elephantine shoe size meant that they were all sold out. Sigh. But help was here in the form of a local brand who does lovely all-leather shoes and who have done their own version – albeit slightly less cowboy-esque, a good thing in light of my above revelation. So, long live the boots.


For the record, in the staples department I have bought:
-pale blue legging jeans
-dark skinnies (that I am going to crop to the perfect length)
-white cotton tee
-gray marle cotton tee
All of which were insanely cheap for the quality and all were bought in Singapore.


How are everyone’s seasonal shopping lists going?