After the last time I wore this skirt I kept thinking of an outfit I had seen in Oscar de la Renta’s spring collection. I found out that it was the perfect outfit to attempt one of my goals: not to obsess too much about matching. Often I need everything to go with each other in a very obvious way while some of the best outfits are actually the ones that look great without matching. You know the outfits where the garments kind of talk together and get along without being best friends. A step in the right direction was to copy something I thought worked. I realize that I didn’t manage to take it all the way since the shoes and bag still match, but when I tried something else I just felt like it was too much too fast. The skirt seem to have been a good investment. When I bought it I wasn’t sure about it, but now I see it works for those garments in the spring collections that had painting-like prints, and it has a little of that DFV black and white print feeling (doesn’t show well on the picture since it’s so small), and now it can be used as a substitute for Oscar de la Renta. What more can a girl ask for?

Skirt: Vintage
T-shirt: Raakmo
Purse: Secondhand, eBay
Shoes: Unisa

The masculine look is still going strong, only I think it looks better now than it did. It’s sexier and more laidback. It shouldn’t look like you borrowed your boyfrieds suit, you’ll need a fitted one. And you can also button down that shirt and show a little skin. I love the little detail in the bowtie. It can make a nice addition to an otherwise feminine outfit to bring in a little of the masculine look.

Bottega Veneta, Stella McCartney, Véronique Branquinho and Lanvin.