Speaking or drapes… the whole drapey thing… I just love it. And not just in pixels either… in real life too. After a week of wearing sweats and working madly on ungodly nerdy things like CSS and PHP and a couple of other acronyms I care not to repeat. I’ve decided to get dressed properly, then go back to the CSS business. What a glamourous life, no?
Anyway, today, I decided to pull out a dress from NastyGal circa last summer. I hadn’t known how to incorporate it into my wardrobe completely, but I would often visit my closet to for a ruffley watercolor dress viewing. This morning in my bathrobe, i decided to cut a hole in the seam to allow for my arm and make a one shoulder dress. You cant tell here, but it’s a one shoulder dress… I swear. I just don’t have the arms to prove it.
The cardi, is another upside-down thing, only this one is a long sweater-coat thing so it give a more drapey effect. Perhaps next time I stand by a window, I’ll blend right in.
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I’ve been wearing things backward a lot lately, but haven’t found a way to wear something upside down until now! You look gorgeous and I’m definitely going to try this!
I am in LOVE with those shoes!
I love that dress, and it looks so good with the purple shoes to brighten it up.
I’m also very jealous of your fringe as mine keeps splitting in the middle and it’s making me quite cross!
I like how you turned the dress into a one-shouldered piece. It looks great. And the cardigan is cute too, especially upsidedown!
I love your look and the fresh ideas you bring to your old clothes. I need to start looking at my closet in a whole new way.
For now I will have to vicariously dress through you because I work with all men and they tease me relentlessly about my wardrobe. They are good natured about it but I can’t give them more fodder, and I know it would tickle them to no end if I wore a cardigan upside down. But you go girl! LOVE YOU
i’m loving one-shoulder dresses! this is a great idea jennine!!
That upside-down cardi trick is such fun!
❤ jordana..that’s awesome… ihave a few things that look better backwards, so i’m right there with you.
❤ retro…hhahaha you know what my fringe normally looks like (i sent you a pic)
❤ meg…thankyou!
❤ morgan..thanks love, it really comes more from being broke than anything…as for the guys, i know what you mean, i live with all dudes, and my old job was mostly with dudes. they do like to tease, but only if they like you.
❤ voiletville…ooh, i hope to see you in a oneshoulder piece soon, you totally have the arms for it.
❤ sal… ha.. i would stop doing it soon, but you keep encouraging me!
I love Nasty Gal!
Anything drapey = good
J: Of course we look entirely different – but I really relate to your love of the drape (and asymmetry in general). I always enjoy what you’re wearing because I’d happily wear it myself. Thanks for these lovely photos!
Jennine, you’re a bloody genius! x
Gorgeous!
Gracie.
Beautiful outfit. I need to try the upside-down thing. I love draping and ever since I moved to France, I noticed how crazy the French are about layering and draping.
this is great. the colour mix is perfect. the watery and the solid solid purple. everything. niceness. and i like that you are all pale. and your hair. whoa. long list. anyway, i’m on a i’m-not-gonna-tan-this-summer kick. ya.
i love what you’ve done with dress, the colours are so dreamy too
You’ve done it once again-brilliant!