you’ll have to excuse me if i look a little disheveled… these photos were snapped on a particularly hot and sweaty day, but i wanted to show you an example of a look that’s very similar to my last outfit, but that feels so much more “me” these days. the only real difference between the two looks is that this dress is much longer in length. just add some inches and suddenly it feels so much more sophisticated and grown-up, don’t you think? and i like the very simple elegance of such a luxurious silk dress paired with a crisp white t-shirt. i kinda wish i had three of this same dress in different colors and fabrics to switch out with different tops!

marlena midi dress and silk noil headwrap (worn as a neck tie) courtesy of elizabeth suzann
everlane box cut tee
peep toe high in black courtesy of swedish hasbeens
j.w. hulme legacy handbag
jasper sunglasses courtesy of warby parker

looking at this outfit, i can definitely say that it’s one of those looks that has really become a signature of my style. but putting it on this weekend, i noticed that it didn’t quite feel like “me” anymore. i looked at myself in the mirror and thought something that i’ve never thought before: i think this dress is too short for me! before my pregnancy, i always wore ridiculously, dangerously short dresses and skirts with little bloomers and pettipants underneath. i mean, i’ve worn this particular pinafore a million times and never thought twice about it! but for the first time in my life, i’m much more interested in longer hemlines. part of that is just the cyclical nature of trends; you can only bring your hemline up so far before you get bored, and then back you go to longer lengths before starting the cycle all over again. but a bigger part of it just has to do with what’s practical nowadays.

i’ve talked a lot lately about how my style has been changing and i’ve been rethinking my wardrobe, and looking at this outfit really drives it home. it’s interesting how it’s basically something that i still love, but a simple alteration, maybe a midi length hem, would make me feel much more comfortable and more like myself.

wearing: vintage pinafore courtesy of skinny bitch apparel, lauren moffatt daylily pintuck top, swedish hasbeens braided high, coach classics shoulder bag