2025: it’s a start

welcoming in the new year with sore muscles (from yardwork & dancing.) echoes sent into the void (will anyone read this, & does it matter to me either way?) dreading work as usual tomorrow (but what is new?) I spent a stupid amount of money on journaling supplies that aren’t arriving until the 3rd, so getting my thoughts/life together analog-style will be fashionably late. 2024 was a year I bought too many clothes, & none of them were a magical talisman against anxiety & depression. to begin this year, I’m jumping into mandy lee’s 75 hard style challenge, setting low-buy intentions, & working on my ephemeral novel.

Here’s a few outfits I’ve loved recently:

worn on a particularly chilly day (for nc). Love the color & texture pairings here — something that brings true joy to getting dressed.

• rayon striped mockneck, thrifted (originally from uo)

• 1960s mayo spruce lucy sweat, chopped in another life but it was cheaper than a pristine one, from luckyguessvintage on insta

• surrealist newsprint slit skirt, hades wool (one of my favorite brands!)

• cable knit tights, calzedonia

• angora socks, ebay

• patent maryjanes, cos

• 1960s mohair checkerboard coat, rumorsdsm on insta

always love a good chartreuse/slime moment, especially when paired with pastel pink!

• the substance tee, handscreened by emptyyisland on insta

• simone rocha sheer babydoll dress, secondhand from vestiaire

• simone rocha mohair crop cardi, secondhand from vestiaire

• lime tights, calzedonia

• cashmere socks, hansel from basel

• sandy liang chartreuse pointe flats, scored during the bfcm sale!

my nye ensemble, to be repeated shamelessly! ice blue + burgundy is a favorite winter combo, & while it’s trending hard now, I’ll wear it til the end of time.

• cecilie bahnsen alexa dress, secondhand from posh (I love this silhouette so much I ended up buying the black version direct from cb’s site on massive sale last night 🙈 )

• baserange lettuce hem longsleeve, ssense sale

• velvet bow tights, tezenis

• pastel blue socks & oxblood patent flats, cos

• 1960s mohair striped cardi, eBay

marni trunk bag (which I stuff til it can’t close), found on baltini for cheapish

today’s new years fit for wednesday scaries, & day one of 75 hard style challenge!

• 1950s kids redwoods souvenir tee, solidgoodsvintage on insta

• brushed cashmere v-neck sweater, j crew on massive sale

• cupcake mini skirt, homeofhai

• lilac tights, welovecolors (literally had these for 10 years!)

• her socks, le bon shoppe

• doc mary janes, doc martens

• 1990s wilson leather rabbit fur crop jacket, posh

• loewe amazona decked out with lots of friendos, secondhand from vestiaire

and to cap this lengthy first post, here’s virginia woolf’s 1931 resolutions:

“to have none. not to be tied. to be free & kindly with myself. sometimes to read, sometimes not to read. to go out, yes—but stay at home in spite of being asked. as for clothes, I think to buy good ones.”