One of the Boys.

Yay, the rainy spell finally broke in SoCal today, and I think the bunnies and I were happy to see the sun!

Zara jacket, Junya Watanabe top, Zara wrap pants, Maud buckle boots

I woke up late this morning and this was the outfit I threw on. Surprisingly I like the effect of my Zara jacket with my Junya top as the draping and excess fabric made me worry that this would be a difficult top to pick out a jacket for. Yet it was also the draping that made me fall in love with this top. Half of the top is covered in a floral print as you can see in one of the photos. When worn with the jacket, the floral portion creates a tie/cravat like appearance which made me feel like a dandy. I wore flat boots so that it would be easier to run from my manager when I see her ;)

Junyay!

Junya Watanabe cape, AA tee, Ksubi jeans, Ann Demeulemester boots

I promise I won't gush.


Ok, I will! Especially when it involves a piece by Junya Watanabe ;)
I am awed by the thought and engineering that goes into the cape/top that I am wearing.
The cape drapes the torso in a certain manner, and there's a built-in half vest inside the cape which fulfills this purpose. The vest literally pulls the front of the cape back to skim the torso and is attached to the back of the cape via a black cloth strip, which frees the rest of the cape to flow out in the shape of a bubble behind.
So this construction allows the garment to fit like a blazer in front and a cape behind - sounds bizarre but the execution is just pure genius!

A couple more pictures of how the cape fits from various angles:

With a pair of my trusty boots on, I'm ready to start being a weekend warrior!

Balenciaga F/W 08 wedge boots

Courtesy of jakandjil.com

These hoof boots........

My take:

Junya Watanabe shrug, AA dress, AA leggings, Balenciaga wedge boots, Chanel baby cabas.

P.S. It's true they do make you stomp around like a horse!

Ann, please meet Junya

Ann Demeulemeester boots, Mary Meyer drop-crotch pants, American Apparel long-sleeve tee, Junya Watanabe shrug.

This outfit pretty much sums up how I dress, fashion-wise, nowadays.

A lot of black, and layers to keep me warm.
Oh and pants definitely, especially drop-crotch for that little extra swagger ;)

My favourite pair of boots from Ann Demeulemeester, the triple rows of laces, the slight faded black leather, it’s all a little goth-meets-mad Maxine! (kudos to luckyme@TFS for coining the last phrase ) These are so iconic and seem to make everything I wear it with, so much better to me. I would have never imagined that it would be possible to be in awe of a pair of boots, but with this pair, I most definitely am!

And my Junya shrug, it’s so incredibly soft and warm with a faux fur collar, which I am so happy with because I just cannot wear real fur. Mostly because of my bunnies and mostly because I am not comfortable with the idea of wearing real fur. It’s really a stylish blanket of sorts and I say this because the fluctuating weather in California has given me a bout of flu and it’s just so comforting to have something cosy to cuddle up to in the car, at the office, at Starbucks..you get the idea. In fact the shrug is laying on my lap right now and I am sporadically squeezing it and sniffing it as I type :P