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Faux Silk and Leatherette







jacket(similar here)/blouse(similar here)/wedges-Forever21, pants-Gap, scarf-Modcloth(similar here), bag-Coach, necklace/bracelets-gifted

Even though the blouse here is not real silk, it still feels great and drapes beautifully. Who knows what will happen come laundry day, but at this point I'm okay with not having the real thing.  Same goes for the leatherette sleeves and collar on the jacket.  Yes it'd be great to have real leather, but even though its faux the jacket still has a nice heft to it.  As it starts to get colder I see myself wearing this more so as a blazer under my heavier coats.  Also, this is a great outfit for my office.  Its fairly conservative, (cropped trousers, blouse, blazer), but the mix of materials make it interesting and not just another blah blah cubicle uniform.  Oh and of course the shoes, they are pretty hot! 

My horse scarf was last seen here.

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  1. Those shoes are awesome. As far as the blouse goes, wash it and let it air dry. If you don't have a clothes steamer you should get one. It is well worth the investment. It can steam press that blouse and a real silk one. It can steam press delicate silk to heavy cashmere overcoats. And if you are very careful you can steam velvet (from the back). You can even, with dexterity, put a crease in a pair of pants.

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  2. Thanks belloli, I do have a steamer, but I am such a lazy lou that I rarely use it, but you've given me incentive.

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