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I’m inspired by kkards to try to up wears this month on some slightly lesser worn clothing. Often it’s clothing I loved when I bought it but wearing the items is not as convenient as one would have expected.
So today this is to do an airport pickup of Canadian brother-in-law (Neil’s brother) who is escaping a Saskatoon winter for 2 weeks and seeing his 93 year old Dad and 88 year old Mum.
I don’t wear the beautiful 2021 embroidered jacket quite enough (24th wear today in just over 3 years) because I found a lot of necklines clashed so I prefer it only with singlets/tanks. And I don’t want to work in just those but don’t want to work with the jacket on either. Today in the car with aircon the jacket was off but later after socialising it was on in the cold supermarket aircon buying food for dinner with him. NZ salmon not Canadian salmon!
Jacket 2021 24th wear
Apple gold Sabatini singlet/tank 2022 26th wear (this was a $10 outlet store exact dupe for my earlier one). NZ made.
Verge white jeans 2021 75th wear
Green sandals 2016 103rd wear!
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Suz

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Beautiful embroidery on the jacket, Jenni -- i can see why it appealed to you but also why it might be tricky to wear. Necklines can be extremely fussy sometimes! I've had that problem a few times with collarless jackets over the years.

Have you ever tried it with a light turtleneck or mock neck underneath in cooler temps? I might try it with blue denim, too, but I'm not sure if you have any blue jeans any more? Anyway, for your season the white is probably better.

Glad you got an opportunity to give it an outing and hope you have a good visit with the B-i-L!

Sal

You look fab in your white look. I love the jacket too but do agree that these collars are tricky at times. However you nailed it here.

I am going to join in with a couple of pieces I don't wear as much as I would like to either. It is rather warm today.....

The Cat

What a beautiful jacket! The whole outfit is VERY nice, Jenni. Summer-ish, lovely, and elegant casual.

Star

Gorgeous jacket and perfect with the pants. Such a pity you struggle with the neckline.

Jenni NZ

Thanks Suz, I don’t own any blue jeans any more, just the white ones. I do have a thin crew neck merino in a bronze colour I could possibly try under it for cooler weather, good idea for a try-on anyway. It would be a good colour.
Thank you Sal, The Cat and Star.
We enjoyed our NZ salmon and sweetcorn and salad dinner and then strawberries/raspberries for dessert.

kkards

Beautiful jacket! And so good with the white/cream jeans.
I hate it when you realize that something is so close but one thing just throws it off.

How lovely that your husband is getting to see his brother again!

Dee

Oh that is a lovely jacket. I get the challenge of competing necklines. It looks perfect with your tank, but you probably had hoped to wear with many more items in your closet except for this issue. All the same, it's a fab outfit just the way you've styled it.

Sisi

You look fab in this column of light colours. You should wear this outfit more often!

Angie

Fashion Stylist

Pretty jacket, Jenni! I like the way it complements your silver hair, and get why you were attracted to it

Have you tried a boat neck top underneath? That neckline might work too.

The sage sandals are a perfect match with the sage in the embroidery. Nicely done!

NancyW

So lovely, calm, pretty, and surprisingly powerful. I think a column of black or dark clothing projects a kind of gravitas and is certainly chic, but a column of light (to me) projects a grace and self assurance that puts others at ease. Were I in your examining room your outfit would have put me at ease.

Lisa

What a beautiful embroidered jacket. It's lovely paired with white and I bet would also be nice paired with light blue denim too.

I have many pieces in my closet I do not wear often, but enjoy when I do wear them. I think wardrobe's are a balancing act, too many pieces and I forget what I have, too few pieces and I get tired of wearing the same thing everyday. As long as I have room to store everything and I'm not overwhelmed with how much I own, I figure my wardrobe is in a good place, even when the wears for some items might be on the lower side.

Thank you kkards, Dee, Sisi, Angie, NancyW and Lisa. You are right Lisa, wardrobes are a balancing act. I feel the wears for this jacket are not too bad at 24 after 3 years but it’s just that annoyance at thinking I loved it so much when I bought it that I would wear it “all the time”- and I didn’t because of this issue. And I have become much more aware of these things in recent years. I think way harder about adding anything now!

slim cat

Beautiful embroidered jacket - fab on you!

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Very pretty! And honestly it seems you’ve gotten a great deal of wear out of it. It seems rather special and not something you’d wear every week, right?

Thanks slim cat and Cookie. I guess I don’t think 8 wears a year is that many, Cookie? A true workhorse would be over 10 wears a year, sometimes up to 30?
I wore a lesser worn dress to work today as well. I think this 2013 dress was probably a mistake. I realised when I bought it that the deep V neckline must have a camisole. This is pretty much the only camisole I wear with it. The dress is from 2013 and only hit 20 wears in over 11 years today! More wears since I decided it was OK for work. I guess otherwise I mainly wear dresses to social events. I like the dress OK but not my fave. 2 compliments today though. One on dress, one on sandals.

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Eight wears in a year is not that bad for such a unique piece. I think that if you make an effort to find a few tops that work with the neckline, you will wear that fabulous jacket more often. Glad you found a way to wear the dress more. The orange sandals are fab!

RobinF

Pretty jacket! I agree with Sisi, such a unique piece doesn't need to be a workhorse for me. But it's always useful to experiment with different ways to wear it.

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