Carelia Inspired

I’ve felt relatively uninspired by style blogs, lately. The popular bloggers seem to wear nothing but J Crew, Loft, and Mod Cloth. (And take their styling directly from these companies.) While the outfits are lovely, they’ve become too much the same.

Angie, of You Look Fab, recently profiled blogger Carelia Moran of My Small Wardrobe and I instantly had a new favorite. I love her playful style and absolute fearlessness.

I also find her body type much more relatable than the model look-alikes who populate the better-known blogs. Carelia is beautiful, but not impossibly leggy or rail thin

I haven’t found anyone as inspiring (and copy-worthy) as Carelia in a long while. Today, I’ve taken my best shot at recreating an outfit she wore earlier this month. She described her look as nautical, but my take is more French mod.


Cape, Mossimo (thrifted). Shirt, Gap (swap). Trousers, Express. Shoes, Lauren Ralph Lauren. Hat, Nine West. Sunglasses and scarf, Target. Bag, Nicole Lee.

My inspiration:

Offsite

We were told we could dress casually for an all day meeting, so, of course, I wear a short pleather skirt, high-heeled hiking boots, and fur-embellished sweater instead of the suggested jeans. My reasoning was this: I wanted to wear something that would have normally been inappropriate for work (the miniskirt) with something too fancy for a casual day off (the sweater). Because that’s not a combination I get to wear often.


Sweater, vintage. Shirt, INC (thrifted). Skirt, Mossimo. Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Lauren Ralph Lauren. Sunglasses, Target. Cape, Mossimo (thrifted). Bag, Nicole Lee.

Light and Flaky

Today’s outfit is like a crescent roll or maybe baklava: lots of light, thin layers. Individually, they aren’t much, but all together they add up to something substantial enough for a very brisk day.


Poncho, Christopher & Banks (gift). Sweater, Ann Taylor Loft. Sheer dress, Branna Studio San Francisco (thrifted). Peggings, Forever 21. Belt, thrifted. Boots, Vince Camuto. Earrings, vintage. Cape (pictured below), Mossimo (thrifted). Bag (pictured below), Mossimo.

Now, I’m hungry for pastry.