I ended Austere August with a number of online orders -- not so austere, as it turns out. I'm trying to get my wardrobe ready for lots of work and person travel in Sept/Oct. The major holes I have identified are tops and shoes -- especially shoes that will accommodate my increasingly fussy feet.
Although I recently got positive YLF feedback on black JCrew Turner pants, I think I am going to return them. I'm pretty sure I can work with a small capsule of work bottoms and I'd like to resist building up a huge collection of black pants again. (Thanks, ClearlyClaire!)
But tops (especially sweaters, and tops for going out) and shoes (especially for work) are still high on my list.
Today's Zara delivery holds two items of promise. The patent leather booties did not work, right off the bat --- they run small and narrow. But the ink loafers are a good possibility (very, very similar to the JCrew ones, and at less than half the price). Also, I may love this top, but I am a little uncertain about the proportions. Is it cut weirdly narrow in the torso? It's definitely the right size - a M. So, does it work, or not?
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