As promised, here are some other recent treasures I purchased in my non-shopping fall (YEAH, RIGHT! FFM- I need an intervention!)
The first, are the Ralph Lauren trousers which I added as they completely filled a hole in my closet - brown tweedy trousers (honestly - they really did fill a hole!). I paired them with the same Joe Fresh blouse I showed you on Tuesday and a new faux leather blazer which I purchased at a local shop. I truly do not mind that this is faux leater - it was a fraction of the cost of real leather, I already have real leather, and I truly loved the burnt caramel colour. Looking at this outfit now I think a lovely royal purple or blue would have been divine, but would love your thoughts!
I really love this look and the trousers make my legs look so tall!
The other thing that I purchased, which was ungodly expensive, was a beaded ivory wool cardigan by Nougat London. When I saw it , I knew I wanted it - it is very luxe and will be lovely for dressy events or interesting when paired with trousers or jeans as below:
In this picture, I am pairing it with the ivory silk tshirt blouse I purchased at the monoprix in Paris. I love this look, probably because it reminds me of Anne of Green Gables and the much bally-hooed "alabaster brow."
A closeup of the detail, including the ivory velvet elbow patches:
This is such an exquisite piece, which I will have to wear lots to get the maximum CPW! I do love a sweater with embellishments and I am not sad that I purchased this. I see that the temperatures are actually expected to hit regular October temperatures this week, so I actually brought out all of my cashmere (jeepers - it sounds like I have a lot - I do not - but I actually have 5 cashmere sweaters to my name!
An even closer look at the beadwork.
Hope all is well and that you are having a wonderful week. It is Friday and I have worked too hard this week. Rhone Valley, take me away... How were your weeks!
Have a great day and stay safe out there!
The first, are the Ralph Lauren trousers which I added as they completely filled a hole in my closet - brown tweedy trousers (honestly - they really did fill a hole!). I paired them with the same Joe Fresh blouse I showed you on Tuesday and a new faux leather blazer which I purchased at a local shop. I truly do not mind that this is faux leater - it was a fraction of the cost of real leather, I already have real leather, and I truly loved the burnt caramel colour. Looking at this outfit now I think a lovely royal purple or blue would have been divine, but would love your thoughts!
I really love this look and the trousers make my legs look so tall!
The other thing that I purchased, which was ungodly expensive, was a beaded ivory wool cardigan by Nougat London. When I saw it , I knew I wanted it - it is very luxe and will be lovely for dressy events or interesting when paired with trousers or jeans as below:
A closeup of the detail, including the ivory velvet elbow patches:
This is such an exquisite piece, which I will have to wear lots to get the maximum CPW! I do love a sweater with embellishments and I am not sad that I purchased this. I see that the temperatures are actually expected to hit regular October temperatures this week, so I actually brought out all of my cashmere (jeepers - it sounds like I have a lot - I do not - but I actually have 5 cashmere sweaters to my name!
An even closer look at the beadwork.
Hope all is well and that you are having a wonderful week. It is Friday and I have worked too hard this week. Rhone Valley, take me away... How were your weeks!
Have a great day and stay safe out there!
