Outfit: 13th January 2012

13/01/12

In the spirit of trying to actually wear the things I make, and to wear more handmade things in general, here’s what I wore to work last Friday. (I don’t know why Paul, who is a good photographer, is incapable of taking a decent picture of me, but never mind.)

Cardigan: Colinette “Cate” in Rowan Polar. I love the style, but the yarn’s gone a bit bobbly and horrible. And it has an annoying tendency to fall off my shoulders.
Brooches: You can’t see them in this picture, but I used two little brooches to fasten the cardigan at either side of the waist. A Christmas gift from Miss Alice, they’re about the size of scrabble tiles, with pictures of bees on them. 🙂
Skirt: the herringbone one I made last week. Apparently it doesn’t photograph well with a flash.
Petticoat: Long lilac elasticated petticoat, with matching broderie anglais trim.
Lace shawl: Made by Lettice. I wear this A LOT.
Earrings: I made these for our wedding, from vintage beads given to me by Paul’s Mum.
Glasses: Gok Wan at Specsavers
Boots: Christmas gift from Paul, Dr Martens “Mel Martine”, limited edition colour from Schuh.
T-shirt: H&M, a few years ago.

I also arrived at work wearing a handmade coat and hat. Apparently I don’t have a picture of my pink silk Wurm hat. I should probably rectify this, given that I’m wearing it every day at the moment!

Comments from my colleagues ranged from “I had an outfit just like that in the 1970s” to “you look more Victorian than my daughter, who’s gone to school dressed like a Victorian for the day!”

I’d wondered whether wearing such a long skirt might be annoying at work, but it was fine. Bit of a nuisance going up all the stairs, but I escaped unscathed from the mess of the salt-dough-making (I wore a home-made apron…), and felt thoroughly comfortable. I think I can make the outfit look smarter by wearing a tailored shirt rather than a t-shirt, and I want to dig out my waistcoat patterns, and maybe knit a tank top or two. Useful when you roll up your sleeves a lot at work!

So, that was an enormously waffly way of saying that I mostly made and wore an outfit that I really liked. I feel a little bit better for that. Hooray!

0 thoughts on “Outfit: 13th January 2012”

  1. I think you look ace! I quite often wear things that you have made for me (in the summer in particular, as they are all lightweight cotton), and I always feel great when I do.
    N.

  2. It’s a fab outfit! Like N, I also was often wearing the things you made for me… but I’ve put weight on and I’m not doing them justice! Will have to skinnify so I can wear them again!

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