Winter is officially here! Since I don’t live where is snows, transitioning from an autumn to winter wardrobe is actually pretty easy. It usually just involves adding more layers.
If I were to wear this outfit in the fall, I’d just be wearing this secondhand sweater from The Kooples via The RealReal, my Classic Wayfarers from Ray Ban (as always), the Ava Studded Hem Straight High-Rise Jeansfrom AllSaints, and some little ankle boots or mules. My camera bag from AllSaints is also a must. Since it’s winter, I’m layering up.
I added this secondhand studded cap from The Kooples and a tall platform boot that was secondhand from Schutz, both via The RealReal. I kept it on-trend for winter with a leather jacket from AllSaints.
For a very, very brief moment in Arizona, it’s sweater weather. It’s time to break out the knitwear, leather, and boots. I am in my optimal form.
Vinyl pants are my new obsession, especially since I recently got these vinyl pants from Raey. I really love how edgy vinyl pants look with something softer like a white sweater. I’m always into the mixture of hard and soft pieces and I think combining the two textures makes this black and white outfit more interesting. Of course, I also had to throw in my croc-embossed platform boots. I got them secondhand from The Real Real and I am also totally obsessed with them.
For accessories, I had to go with my classic Ray-Ban wayfarers (which you can get prescription lenses for from LensCrafters by the way), an olive suede camera bag from AllSaints, and a leather signature choker from Zana Bayne. Nothing says “I’m edgy and cool” like wearing fetish-inspired accessories out in public.
So far, 2020 has sucked, but that doesn’t mean our outfits have to. Even though I haven’t actually gone out in since March, I couldn’t resist breaking out my favorite velvet suit. Plus, who doesn’t like some 70s-inspired suiting?
Originally, I bought this suit before everything shut down thinking I would be able to wear it around the holidays, but it looks like socializing in 2020 has been cancelled. Still, I couldn’t just let this beautiful golden-olive velvet suit just sit in my closet for a year.
One thing that’s been pretty nice about being stuck inside is that I don’t have to worry about dressing practically anymore. I can wear a ball gown one day and sweatpants the next. I can wear a full suit on a casual Saturday and no one stares at me for being overdressed. I really hope that, once we can all safely go outside again, we’ll stop caring about being “overdressed” and just wear what we love.
I got this velvet suit from Rag & Bone (jacket here, trousers here) as part of a seasonal sale right at end of February. Originally, the suit would have cost around $1100, but I only paid about $150 with shipping. If you’re looking for an affordable way to pick up great designer pieces, I highly suggest skipping Black Friday and shopping seasonal sales instead.
I did pay a little more for my studded western booties from Givenchy, but I still got them on sale. I first became obsessed with them when they first came out a couple of years ago. I didn’t want to buy them for full price, but years later I was still thinking about those boots, and I found them on sale. While it’s pretty hard to find them new anywhere online, I was able to find some secondhand ones in amazing condition here and here.
My strappy tank top is from Scotch & Soda. And my clutch bag was a present for my 21st birthday.
PS: Some of the pictures look pretty close up, but the photographer and I were 6+ feet apart the entire time, she wore a mask, and we purposely chose to shoot inside my home where I would be able to keep everything totally sanitized. COVID sucks, but it hasn’t magically disappeared. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Get tested when you can. Don’t be an asshole.
