No sooner had I realized that I was sick to death of my autumn
wardrobe, than I immediately also realized what would help cheer me up: a
fashion challenge! Even if I've worn all my transitional garments a
hundred times, they'll still feel fresh and fun when they represent a
theme! Compression Sock Chic notwithstanding (it doesn't count because
it was forced upon me), I haven't issued myself a fashion challenge
since 2014, when I attempted to channel 5 countries in 5 days...and failed because one of the days I was sick!
I've
been toying for months with the idea of theming a series of outfits
around the letters of the alphabet, and now, with nothing to lose except
a case of the doldrums, I'm going to go for it! For 26 days,
I'll be wearing an outfit that strongly features something beginning
with a different letter each day. I may not post every day, and I may
postpone a day (life happens, and sometimes funky knee socks have to
take a backseat to more practical concerns) but I hereby vow to get
through every letter before I quit!
The
inaugural outfit of this challenge is built around a pair of blue
argyle knee socks. Speaking of challenge, these socks are quite
difficult to coordinate. I honestly can't recall if I've ever worn them
since the first time I posted an outfit with them nearly 5 years ago—which also happened to be during my first ever
published fashion challenge—Unfashion a Day! This might be the last
time I wear them, since they're starting to sprout an unmanageable
number of loose threads.
I almost
wore them with the same blue shirt I wore them with last time, but it
was just too long to look good with the long blue skirt I wanted to pair
it with. I gave up on the long blue skirt, switched to a short aqua
skirt, found that the hue no longer worked with the original blue shirt,
and switched to this blue sweater. A short skirt and short sleeves
sound like a terrible choice in November, but I did it for fashion!
Fortunately I have a space heater in my office!
When all was said and done, I had a completely tonal outfit in shades of blue and blue-green. Apparently A is also for Aqua!
M is for Miami! D is for Dolphins! Just in case you need some help in the coming days...
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