Apologies for disappearing again! I'll try to get more consistent with my participation, but my illnesses seem determined to thwart me. Hopefully February will go better.

Anyway, these photos are from last week. I fell in love with the Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery show when it first showed up on Netflix; it's set in the Melbourne of the late 1920s and features Miss Phryne Fisher, a 'lady detective' of independent means whose enjoyment of mischief is only equalled by her wish to help people and advance feminist causes. She came into her wealth late in life and now greatly enjoys indulging herself with a beautiful bohemian wardrobe full of drapey fabrics cut impeccably to fit her body. The show is full of sumptuous sets, marvelous acting, and is just a wonderful example of what television can achieve. The second season arrived on Netflix a few months ago, and ever since I've been craving even more silk in my life. So for my November thrifting money, I ended up getting 2 drapier silk blouses from Ebay: this floral one being the first. I thought the pattern and cut leant itself well to boho luxe, and the pattern reminded me of the types of florals Phryne wears (I added a couple of pics).

It's chilly around here, so I paired it with cosy wool trousers. Usually, I'd have tucked it in for extra waist definition, but Phryne Fisher and her 20s silhouettes made me opt for the more subtle option. Now, I love this blouse, and my sister loved it too (I brought it with me on my trip back home), but I don't think it's photographing that well. In real life, the fabric is cut on the bias, and along with the princess seams, it gives me just enough waist definition to be flattering. Movement is tricky to capture in a camera though. As the sleeves don't cover all of my arm, I pulled on some alpaca mitts I knit last year; these came on and off throughout the day depending on how my arms felt: looking at the pictures, I think I should have opted for a more delicate pair of mitts. Luckily I have those for next time! Believe it or not, those sleeves actually fit under some of my cardigans and all of my jackets too, so lots of layering possibilities for the future. I wanted to echo the beautiful colours of the flowers in my socks, but I didn't have any that matched perfectly, so instead I stuck with the jewel tone theme and wore my burgundy ones. The blouse didn't seem to need a brooch, and the mitts made bracelets & rings pointless, so my only accessory was a simple barrette in my hair. I thought I'd lost these in my move, but I recently turned them up, so I'm looking forward to having an option other than bobby pins!

For outerwear, I needed to wear my navy bean boots, so I 'bookendeded' them with my navy coat. Only the burgundy beret really ties into my outfit underneath, but oh well! I was warm, which is the most important thing anyway.

This is a newer silhouette for me; I'm playing around more with drape & wider leg trousers these days, instead of always opting for a cinched waist to balance the volume on bottom. Does this fall into the just-flattering-enough camp or should I tuck it in future? All feedback, criticism, etc. welcome as always!