I’m the worst fashion blogger in the world. I used totter around on these enormous heels and wear skin tight jeans to my desk job back in 2008. Then I taught at special needs schools for a few years. The grottiest places on earth – I’d come home every afternoon covered in dirt, glitter, glue, paint, pancake mix and a whole lot of other stuff I won’t mention unless you get me drunk enough.
So I basically looked like a homeless farmer for a few years. Now I work for myself, technically back to a desk job, I kind of assumed I’d go all badass business owner with my style but if anything I’ve kind of slipped sideways into sensible-but-trying-to-be-stylish person.
Dress from Marimekko * Shoes from Merryl * Bag from Nancy Bird
This is my current state of fashion…
– Pretty much everything I buy has to be stretchy. I’ve been roughly the same size for the last decade but I’m just over wearing anything tight. Jersey gal all the way.
– I need to be able to jump a fence/comfortably have a nap in every outfit. I’m inherently an extremely fomo person and if I was wearing high heels when spontaneously everyone decided to go go-karting and I couldn’t do it because of my shoes, I’d be really sad.
– I don’t wear any where near as much black. I’ve been a black lover for my entire life but it’s just not tooting my horn anymore. I haven’t worn head to toe black in about a year. And I like it.
– I must be able to walk all day in every pair of shoes I wear, even if I’m going out for a fancy dinner. I walk everywhere so it’s totally not-negotiable.
– My only weird thing is that I won’t wear yoga pants in real life. I don’t even own yoga pants. When I exercise it’s pretty hardcore so I need to wear super tight skins – yoga pants just fall down when I jump around. When I relax at home I wear Peter Alexander loose PJ pants.
What about you? What’s your go to comfy outfit? Something that feels like a full body ugg-boot?
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10 Comments
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Love your style Smags … it was what connected me with you way back when. I was drawn to your confidence in what you wore. That confidence in your own style has just got even greater as it’s evolved over the years. I LOVE that.
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Thank you Nikki that’s so lovely of you! You’ve made me HEAPS scared of colour. Massive inspo. x
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Yep, I’m with you on stretchy clothes – most comfy invention ever. Love my leggings tunics and Earthies chara boots to wear to work in winter. Like going to work in uggs and trackie dacks xx
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I just googled them – they look amazing! Might just have to purchase some them…
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I’m with you on the shoes. I find even walking to and from the car I need to feel comfy!
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The rebuilding of Sydney has added a 15 minute walk twice a day to my commute and as a result comfortable shoes are an absolute necessity. Basically I’m dressing around my shoes.
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I actually have zero tolerance for anything uncomfortable these days. I also own like 2 pairs of shoes that get worn every day because I don’t want to risk wearing uncomfortable ones! 🙂
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The older I get, the less fucks I give about how flattering something is, in favour of how comfortable it is. I’m so much happier having switched from wearing 1950s stuff to the 1920s, these days I just throw on an oversized drop waist cotton dress and I’m good! I look back at my early 20s and shudder at the diet plans I stuck to and the uncomfortable clothes I wore. I still love wearing heels though, however I always carry a pair of plain flats in my bag for when plans change. Also, you look like a total bad ass who just got off those bikes in the background to take this photo.
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Ha! I didn’t even notice! My hair has kind of changed it’s curly so I do look a bit more rocker these days. Can’t say I hate it! I love heels too – just never seem to have to chance to wear them! I love your 20s look – it’s gorgeous!
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I just found “Smaggle” and I’m so glad I did. What a lovely corner of the internet. You brighten up any topic – even one as sad as not being able to wear yoga pants on a daily basis…
