I wore this outfit to work recently and it’s not really me because maxi skirts often make me feel a bit frumpy, even though I like them on other people. Then for a long time I went through a serious anti-poloneck phase, they made me feel claustrophobic, but for some reason now they make me feel a bit like Audrey Hepburn… Or a swan. I find a lot of stores are selling really thin polonecks that are bad quality and ranging from R250 up, yet ironically I got this one at a Chinese clothing store for R100. So basically I never really felt like my typical self in this look. However, I couldn’t wait to wear these long gloves this winter which I picked up in London about a year ago, and along with my old faithful River Island boots and this vintage yellow belt, I had enough leather to make me feel like myself in these not-very-me threads.
Are there any items of clothing or colours you tend to avoid?
xx
Primark leather gloves, China shop polo neck, Mango skirt, vintage belt, River Island boots, MAC Viva Glam lipstick
Photographs by Lisa Gabriel
