I’m just going to stop apologizing for taking too long to post this or that. So what if it’s been two months since the last Style Dispatch? You’ll take it when you can get it and you will love it. YEAHH! Wait… Where are you going? I was just joking. Please, come back. I took some photos of an outfit for you and everything! Was saving them for the holidays, but here they be now because I will have bigger news to share later in the week, anyway.
I call this look, The Chimney Sweep’s Daughter.
[the filth is on the inside]
The draped funnel neck shape I hold so dear is acquired here by draping and pinning of a light cloak over a thin sweater, mixed with a skirt+sock combo and rounded off with a pair of sturdy Victorian-era-inspired ankle boots.
This silhouette is fun and relaxed, but still allows for a glimpse of femininity. The loose cloak shows the body’s shape by revealing tight sleeves and part of the torso. Wearing this combination with a skirt and heeled boots highlights the legs and balances the purposely-lumpy top. It’s a nice break from formfitting garb on colder days, when oft-eschewed comfort appeals more than ever.
The Components
- knit cloak [draped and pinned into obedience]
- off the shoulder sweater
- Anglomania asymmetrical pocket nylon skirt, Vivienne Westwood
- pattern socks
- Rococo Dame Agnes boots, John Fluevog
The shoes and socks are both unbelievably amazing!
Blacken yer boots, guvnah? Just fer ‘alf a tuppence!~ Ow.
(Great gettup)
jm d
This outfit is near perfection. I’m totally in love with the skirt you have going on here.
WORTH THE WAIIIT :D!
Ohh.. I really love the tights and the whole outfit.
Those boots are amazing.
Fantastic!
I love those boots, i love more that they dont have a pointed toe. Not entirely foot friendly to us with expansive treads.
xox
I’m in looooove with those boots! <3
Great set! Nicely put together as always.
The boots! Le sighhhhh
Those boots are hot. Hell. The whole outfit is.
Those heels are FANTASTIC.
Agreed. Those boots are incredible.
I have those boots! They do, indeed, rock, and I carry a small seed of hope in my heart that Fluevog will someday undiscontinue them so I can snag a mid-calf version as well.
Also, your closet sounds like my closet, which is currently spread among four hanging spaces over three floors, making daily dressing an aerobic activity. Best of luck with your resolution; I’ve been contemplating the same, but with an exception for tights & shoes, because a girl can only handle so much deprivation.
It…it’s true. I’ll these Style Dispatches when I can get them and be happy with it!
Amazing work with the top. I’d never know it was constructed and not produced like that!
Love your drapey black layers! You do it all so well!
Hi Zoetica – Tell me where did you get your curtains? Thx – F
Your makeup in this shot is hella impressive. Love the black with a little bit of silver. Very precise.