Outfits Not Just Clothes

For those of us who follow such things, the Resort, formerly known as Cruise Collections have been showing this past month. I've been browsing through some of the runway/lookbook pics and was quite taken by Ports 1961's showing. If you follow my Outfit Ideas board on Pinterest you may have seem some of the looks I pinned.  Ports 1961   Look 17 was the inspiration for yesterday's office outfit!  culottes-Everlane(similar here ), vest- H&M , blouse-Urban Outfitters(more options here ), loafers-Zara(similar here ), necklace-Etsy(similar here ) Of course, not an exact replica of the Ports 1961 design, but that's the beauty of inspiration--take what works and make it your own. From the above pic I started with culottes and loafers, then thinking about interested tops I picked our this abstract-printed blouse, and used the vest to provide cinching and structure.  Inspiration doesn't just come from the Runway. Check b...

The "arrow" necklace used to be my Dad's from the 70's. He asked if I wanted it in the box of other trinkets, like pins and cuff links. Me: "Of course!" Dad: "Well what are you going to do with it?" Me: "Wear it, duh." Dad: "You know this is a man's necklace?" Me: "So, my neck is as good as any man's, I think I can handle it."  blazer- J.Crew via Threadflip (similar here ), shirt-J.Crew Factory(similar here ), tee- Style Mint , pants- Gap , loafers-Zara(similar here ), necklace- chloe + isabel c/o Angela B , other necklace-gifted/vintage This outfit was inspired by Burberry Spring 2014 Men's runway, featured here . Pics from the collection: I interpreted these runway ensembles as black pants on the bottom to ground the look, then having mixed color etc. up top.  I've explored a variety of outfit inspirations in posts like here and here . For me inspi...